Freddie Jones Biography (1927-)

Born September 12, 1927, in London (some sources cite Stoke-on-Trent), England.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: September 12, 1927; London, England

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Frantic man in Bell's office, Accident, Lippert, 1967
Cainy Ball, Far from the Madding Crowd, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
Cucurucu, The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (also known as Marat/Sade), United Artists, 1967
Detective Sergeant Dylan, The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom, Paramount, 1968
Professor Richter, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed! Warner Bros., 1969
Philip Proudfoot, Otley, 1969
Master-at-arms, Doctor in Trouble, Rank, 1970
David Curry, Goodbye Gemini (also known as Twinsanity), Cinerama, 1970
Dr. Harris, The Man Who Haunted Himself, Levitt-Pickman, 1970
Reporter, Assault (also known as The Creepers, In the Devil's Garden, Satan's Playthings, and Tower of Terror), Rank, 1971
Cluny Macpherson, Kidnapped, American International Pictures, 1971
MacNeil, Sitting Target, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
Pompey, Antony and Cleopatra (also known as Antoine et Cleopatre and Marco Antonio y Cleopatra), Rank, 1973
Mr. Buckland, Juggernaut, United Artists, 1974
Dr. Frankenstein, Son of Dracula (also known as Young Dracula), Apple, 1974
Maestro Lakeyich, Romance with a Double Bass, 1974
Gilmore, Old Dracula (also known as Old Drac and Vampira), American International Pictures, 1975
Professor Keeley, Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride (also knownas Dracula Is Alive and Well and Living in London, Dracula Is Dead... and Well and Living in London, Rites of Dracula, and Satanic Rites of Dracula), Dynamic Entertainment, 1978
Bytes (some sources cite Bates), The Elephant Man, Paramount, 1980
Bishop Colenso, Zulu Dawn, Warner Bros., 1980
Kenneth Aubrey, Firefox, Warner Bros., 1982
Mr. Orlando, And the Ship Sails On (also known as E la nave va and Et vogue le navire), RAI/Vides, 1983
Ynyr, Krull (also known as Dragons of Krull, Dungeons and Dragons, The Dungeons of Krull, and Krull: Invaders of the Black Fortress), Columbia, 1983
Thufir Hawat, Dune, Dino De Laurentiis/Universal, 1984
Dr. Joseph Wanless, Firestarter, Dino De Laurentiis/Universal, 1984
Voice of Dallben, The Black Cauldron (animated; also known as Taran and the Magic Cauldron), Buena Vista, 1985
Chester Cragwitch, Young Sherlock Holmes (also known as Pyramidof Fear), Paramount, 1985
Vicar, Comrades, Film Four International/Curzon, 1987
Podtyagin, Maschenka, Goldcrest, 1987
Graham Chumley, Consuming Passions, Samuel Goldwyn, 1988
Filator, Spies Inc. (also known as Code Name: Chaos, Spies, Lies, and Alibis, and S.P.O.O.K.S.) 1988
Harald the missionary, Erik the Viking, 1989
George Kovich, Wild at Heart, 1990
Karl Rheinberg, Posledni motyl (also known as The Last Butterfly, Le cri de papillon, and Le dernier papillon), 1990
The official, Dark River, 1990
Sapsea, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1993
Bjoern, Prince of Jutland (also known as Royal Deceit, Amled, prinsen af Jylland, and Prinsen af Jylland), 1994
Mr. Coreander/old man wandering in the mountains, The NeverEnding Story III (also known as The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia and Die Unendliche Geschichte III--Rettung aus Phantasien), 1994
Judge Foster, What Rats Won't Do, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1998
Jasper, Married 2 Malcolm, Marie Hoy Film and Television, 1998
Reverend Finlayson, My Life So Far, Miramax, 1999
Giovanni Anzani, House! Victor Film Co., 2000
Television Appearances
Series
Ludovic, Sword of Honour, 1967
Claudius, The Caesars, 1968
Sir George Uproar, The Ghosts of Motley Hall, 1976
Dai, Children of the Stones, 1977
Leo, Sob Sisters, 1989
Mr. Dawson, Sunburn, 1999
Miniseries
Mr. Vincent Crummles, Nicholas Nickleby, 1977

Mr. Warner, Pennies from Heaven, 1978
Mr. Fall, The Mayor of Casterbridge, BBC, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1978
Squire Cass, "Silas Marner" (also known as "Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe"), Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1987
Sir Pitt Crawley, Vanity Fair, Arts and Entertainment, 1988
Tobias, Mr. Wroe's Virgins, 1993
Adam Lambsbreath, Cold Comfort Farm, 1995
Member of the Earl of Earl's court, NeverWhere, 1996
Moc Morgan, Drovers' Gold, 1997
Movies
Cranford, All Creatures Great and Small, NBC, 1975
Never Too Young to Rock, 1976
Diomedes, The Nativity, ABC, 1978
Constable Reed, Agatha Christie's "Murder Is Easy" (also knownas Murder Is Easy), CBS, 1982
Dr. Pavlov, Eleanor, First Lady of the World, CBS, 1982
Mr. Leach, Captain Starrick, 1982
Leo Porter, Lost in London, CBS, 1985
Ulick Uniake, Time after Time, BBC, then Arts and Entertainment, later Australian Broadcasting Corporation, all 1985
Jacob Engstrand, Ghosts, BBC America, 1986
French, Dalziel and Pascoe: Ruling Passion, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
Also appeared in Nana and Treasure Island.
Specials
Sweeney Todd, 1982
Squire, Adam Bede, PBS, 1991
Pedlar, Sherlock Holmes: The Last Vampyre, PBS, 1992
Dr. Bramford, The Life and Crimes of William Palmer, PBS, 1998
Episodic
Basil, "Who's Who&quest;&quest;&quest;" The Avengers, 1967
Martin Graves, "The Time to Die," The Saint, 1968
James McAllister, "For the Girl Who Has Everything," Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), 1969
Lester, "The Shattered Eye," Out of the Unknown, 1971
Sir Robert Joyce, "Let's Start at the Beginning," Doctor at Large, 1971
Mr. Quirly, "A Deadly Line in Digits," Jason King, 1971
Mr. Sparklipegs, "Charity Bounce," The Goodies, 1972
"The Bodyguards," The Protectors, 1973
Arnold Tully, "Appointment with a Killer" (also known as "A Midsummer Nightmare"), Thriller, ABC, 1975
Dr. Charles Logan, "Journey to Where," Space: 1999, syndicated, 1976
Professor Stubbs, "Poor Catullus," The Duchess of Duke Street, 1976
Detective Chief Superintendent Neville Clegg, "Carve Up," Target,1977
Dobson, "Hazell Settles the Accounts," Hazell, 1978
Effingham, "Friends in High Places," Strangers, 1979
Inspector Baynes, "Wisteria Lodge," The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Series II, PBS, 1988
David Tredegar, "Walking Off Air," Boon, 1989
Sir Neil Milverton, "A Soldier's Death," TECX, 1990
Harry Field, Sr., "Who Killed Harry Field&quest;" Inspector Morse, Series VII, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
Stan Tailings, On the Air, 1992
Birdy, "Young Indiana Jones and the Phantom Train of Doom," The YoungIndiana Jones Chronicles, 1993
Louis, "Tricks," Hotel Room (also known as David Lynch's Hotel Room), HBO, 1993
Mr. Parrish, "Dead Ringer," Heartbeat, 1993
Arnold Tapie, "Goose Bumps," Lovejoy, 1993
"Old Codgers," The Bill, 1996
Cyril, "The Spirit of the Deep," Duck Patrol, 1998
Henry Wallowski, "Sympathy for the Devil," Casualty, 2000
Also appeared as Victor Garforth in an episode of Bulman.
Other Television Appearances
For the West (also known as Wednesday Play: For the West),1965
Vanya, Uncla Vanya (also known as Play of the Month: Uncle Vanya), 1970
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens, 1970
Urk Starkadder, Cold Comfort Farm, 1971
Joe Jones, Joe's Ark (also known as Play for Today: Joe's Ark), 1974
Humpty Dumpty, Alice through the Looking Glass, 1974
Master of Many Arts, 1976
Sorry (also known as Play for Today: Sorry), 1978
Of Mycena and Men, 1979
Agejev, The Kremlin, Farewell, 1990
The Paperman, 1990
George, The Passion, 1998
David Copperfield, 2000
Stage Appearances
Tom, Mister, Duchess Theatre, London, 1971
Creon, Antigone, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1971
Edgar, Play Strindberg, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1973
Alec Kooning, Dear Janet Rosenberg, Dear Mr. Kooning, Hampstead Theatre Club, 1975
Mathias, The Bells, Greenwich Theatre, 1979
Robert, A Life in the Theatre, Open Space Theatre, London, 1979
The Virtuoso, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England 1991
Twelfth Night, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1992
RECORDINGS
Audio Books
The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1996

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