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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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Filmography
all 149
Movies 91
TV Shows 58
self 3
Voice 1
Narrator 1

By Our Selves (2015)

Come on Eileen (2010)

Caught in the Act (2008)

Casanova (2005)

Ladies in Lavender (2004)

The Royal (2003)

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Puckoon (2002)

House! (2000)

The ion (1999)

What Rats Won't Do (1998)

Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children (1998)

Midsomer Murders (1997)

Neverwhere (1996)

Cold Comfort Farm (1995)

The NeverEnding Story III (1994)

Mother's Ruin (1994)

A Pinch of Snuff (1994)

Mr. Wroe's Virgins (1993)

Hotel Room (1993)

Spies, Inc. (1992)

Heartbeat (1992)

Adam Bede (1992)

The Last Butterfly (1991)

Shoot the Revolution (1990)

The Paper Man (1990)

Wild at Heart (1990)

Erik the Viking (1989)

Consuming ions (1988)

Comrades (1987)

Ghosts (1987)

Maschenka (1987)

Inspector Morse (1987)

Casualty (1986)

Time After Time (1986)

Lovejoy (1986)

Silas Marner (1985)

Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

Lost In London (1985)

Theatre Night (1985)

The Black Cauldron (1985)

The Last Evensong (1985)

Dune (1984)

Firestarter (1984)

Sherlock Holmes (1984)

Firefox (1982)

Murder Is Easy (1982)

Spine Chillers (1980)

The Sound of Guns (1979)

Zulu Dawn (1979)

Of Mycenae and Men (1979)

The Nativity (1978)

Renoir, My Father (1978)

Sorry... (1978)

Pennies from Heaven (1978)

The Dancing Princesses (1978)

Nicholas Nickleby (1977)

Never Too Young to Rock (1976)

The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976)

A Midsummer Nightmare (1975)

Space: 1999 (1975)

Snooker (1975)

Vampira (1974)

Juggernaut (1974)

Item (1974)

Son of Dracula (1974)

Fall of Eagles (1974)

Romance with a Double Bass (1974)

Russian Roulette (1973)

The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)

Thriller (1973)

Emmerdale (1972)

The Adventurer (1972)

The Protectors (1972)

Van der Valk (1972)

Sitting Target (1972)

Kidnapped (1971)

Jason King (1971)

Mr. Horatio Knibbles (1971)

Assault (1971)

Uncle Vanya (1970)

The Goodies (1970)

The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)

Goodbye Gemini (1970)

Doctor in Trouble (1970)

Sweeney Todd (1970)

John Clare: "I Am" (1970)

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969)

You've Made Your Bed - Now Lie in It (1969)

The Main Chance (1969)

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

Otley (1969)

The Caesars (1968)

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)

Nana (1968)

Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)

A Man Inside (1967)

Marat/Sade (1967)

Accident (1967)

Sword of Honour (1967)

The Saint (1962)

The Avengers (1961)
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-09-12
Deathday
2019-07-09 (91 years old)
Birth Name
Frederick Charles Jones
Birth Place
Dresden, United Kingdom
Children
Toby Jones, Rupert Jones
Citizenships
United Kingdom
Also Known As
Фредди Джонс, Frederick Charles Jones, فردی جونز
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