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Freddie Jones
AKA: Фредди Джонс · Frederick Charles Jones · فردی جونز
Acting
Born: 1927
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
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Freddie Jones was an English character actor.
Jones was born in the town of Longton in the city of Stoke-on-Trent. He became an actor after ten years of working as a laboratory assistant with a firm making ceramic products, when his hobby of acting took over. He was trained at the prestigious Rose Bruford College and became famous for his role as Claudius in the 1968 British television series The Caesars. He often played eccentric characters.
He narrated the award-winning video Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind: Pollination. He plays the character Sandy Thomas in ITV’s soap opera Emmerdale.
He was also something of a David Lynch regular, appearing in The Elephant Man (1980), Dune (1984), Wild At Heart (1990), his short-lived TV series On The Air (1992) and the short film Hotel Room (1993).
Jones was the father of actor Toby Jones. He died on the 9th July, 2019 following a short illness.
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Freddie Jones was an English character actor.
Jones was born in the town of Longton in the city of Stoke-on-Trent. He became an actor after ten years of working as a laboratory assistant with a firm making ceramic products, when his hobby of acting took over. He was trained at the prestigious Rose Bruford College and became famous for his role as Claudius in the 1968 British television series The Caesars. He often played eccentric characters.
He narrated the award-winning video Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind: Pollination. He plays the character Sandy Thomas in ITV’s soap opera Emmerdale.
He was also something of a David Lynch regular, appearing in The Elephant Man (1980), Dune (1984), Wild At Heart (1990), his short-lived TV series On The Air (1992) and the short film Hotel Room (1993).
Jones was the father of actor Toby Jones. He died on the 9th July, 2019 following a short illness.
Description the Wikipedia article Freddie Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| David Copperfield | 2000 | Barkis |
| Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | 2000 | Contributor |
| Midsomer Murders | 1997 | Benbow |
| Neverwhere | 1996 | The Earl |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | 1996 | French |
| Inspector Morse | 1987 | Harry Field Senior |
| Casualty | 1986 | Henry Wallowski |
| Lovejoy | 1986 | Arnold Tapie |
| BBC2 Play of the Week | 1977 | Vollard |
| Children of the Stones | 1977 | Dai |
| The Ghosts of Motley Hall | 1976 | Sir George Uproar |
| Space: 1999 | 1975 | Charles Logan |
| Centre Play | 1973 | Tiny |
| Thriller | 1973 | Arnold Tully |
| Emmerdale | 1972 | Sandy Thomas |
| The Protectors | 1972 | Robard |
| Van der Valk | 1972 | Joop Pater |
| Film '72 | 1971 | Self |
| The Goodies | 1970 | Mr. Sparklipegs |
| Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) | 1969 | James McAllister |
| ITV Playhouse | 1967 | Wilfred Eames |
| BBC Play of the Month | 1965 | Vanya |
| Out of the Unknown | 1965 | Lester |
| Theatre 625 | 1964 | Ludovic |
| The Saint | 1962 | Martin Graves |
| The Avengers | 1961 | Basil / John Steed |