Freddie Jones

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

157

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-09-12

Day of death

2019-07-09 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

Freddie Jones

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • Emmerdale

    Emmerdale

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • Space: 1999

    Space: 1999

  • The Goodies

    The Goodies

  • The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

  • The Protectors

    The Protectors

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Van der Valk

    Van der Valk

  • The Elephant Man

    The Elephant Man

  • The Main Chance

    The Main Chance

  • Dune

    Dune

  • Festival

    Festival

  • The Satanic Rites of Dracula

    The Satanic Rites of Dracula

  • Erik the Viking

    Erik the Viking

  • The Black Cauldron

    The Black Cauldron

  • Firestarter

    Firestarter

  • Goodbye Gemini

    Goodbye Gemini

  • Eleanor, First Lady of the World

    Eleanor, First Lady of the World

  • The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

    The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

  • Target

    Target

  • The League of Gentlemen - Yule Never Leave!

    The League of Gentlemen - Yule Never Leave!

  • Ghosts

    Ghosts

  • Marat/Sade

    Marat/Sade

  • Fall of Eagles

    Fall of Eagles

  • Son of Dracula

    Son of Dracula

  • Jason King

    Jason King

  • The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

  • Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

    Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

  • Mystery and Imagination

    Mystery and Imagination

  • The Passion

    The Passion

  • Come on Eileen

    Come on Eileen

  • Ooh La La!

    Ooh La La!

  • Sweeney Todd

    Sweeney Todd

  • Doctor in Trouble

    Doctor in Trouble

  • Krull

    Krull

  • The NeverEnding Story III

    The NeverEnding Story III

  • Firefox

    Firefox

  • Shoot the Revolution

    Shoot the Revolution

  • The Last Vampyre

    The Last Vampyre

  • Assault

    Assault

  • Far from the Madding Crowd

    Far from the Madding Crowd

  • Adam Bede

    Adam Bede

  • The Talking Parcel

    The Talking Parcel

  • Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

    Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

  • Lost In London

    Lost In London

  • Neverwhere

    Neverwhere

  • Maschenka

    Maschenka

  • Young Sherlock Holmes

    Young Sherlock Holmes

  • Casanova

    Casanova

  • A Midsummer Nightmare

    A Midsummer Nightmare

  • Murder Is Easy

    Murder Is Easy

  • The Dancing Princesses

    The Dancing Princesses

  • Juggernaut

    Juggernaut

  • Joe's Ark

    Joe's Ark

  • Romance with a Double Bass

    Romance with a Double Bass

  • Wild at Heart

    Wild at Heart

  • Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

  • Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

    Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

  • Never Too Young to Rock

    Never Too Young to Rock

  • Prince of Jutland

    Prince of Jutland

  • Otley

    Otley

  • Consuming Passions

    Consuming Passions

  • Hazell

    Hazell

  • Accident

    Accident

  • Sitting Target

    Sitting Target

  • Silas Marner

    Silas Marner

  • The Misfit

    The Misfit

  • Cold Comfort Farm

    Cold Comfort Farm

  • Comrades

    Comrades

  • A Pinch of Snuff

    A Pinch of Snuff

  • Snooker

    Snooker

  • Secret Orchards

    Secret Orchards

  • The District Nurse

    The District Nurse

  • Bulman

    Bulman

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Alice Through the Looking Glass

  • Antony and Cleopatra

    Antony and Cleopatra

  • Theatre Night

    Theatre Night

  • Hotel Room

    Hotel Room

  • The Ghosts of Motley Hall

    The Ghosts of Motley Hall

  • Puckoon

    Puckoon

  • Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nickleby

  • Menace

    Menace

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • TECX

    TECX

  • The Caesars

    The Caesars

  • Zulu Dawn

    Zulu Dawn

  • Mr. Horatio Knibbles

    Mr. Horatio Knibbles

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • The Paper Man

    The Paper Man

  • The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

    The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

  • Vampira

    Vampira

  • Renoir, My Father

    Renoir, My Father

  • What Rats Won't Do

    What Rats Won't Do

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge

    The Mayor of Casterbridge

  • The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾

    The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾

  • Ladies in Lavender

    Ladies in Lavender

  • The Last Butterfly

    The Last Butterfly

  • Mr. Wroe's Virgins

    Mr. Wroe's Virgins

  • Children of the Stones

    Children of the Stones

  • Spies, Inc.

    Spies, Inc.

  • The Liars

    The Liars

  • The Royal

    The Royal

  • And the Ship Sails On

    And the Ship Sails On

  • The Ghosts of Motley Hall

    The Ghosts of Motley Hall

  • Item

    Item

  • Tales of Mystery and Imagination

    Tales of Mystery and Imagination

  • A Crack in the Ice

    A Crack in the Ice

  • Nana

    Nana

  • Nana

    Nana

  • Six Dates with Barker

    Six Dates with Barker

  • Brecht and Co

    Brecht and Co

  • The Man Who Haunted Himself

    The Man Who Haunted Himself

  • Time After Time

    Time After Time

  • Sob Sisters

    Sob Sisters

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom

    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom

  • Androcles and the Lion

    Androcles and the Lion

  • Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind

    Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind

  • Germinal

    Germinal

  • Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

  • The Roy Hudd Show

    The Roy Hudd Show

  • Sword of Honour

    Sword of Honour

  • All Creatures Great and Small

    All Creatures Great and Small

  • Russian Roulette

    Russian Roulette

  • Married 2 Malcolm

    Married 2 Malcolm

  • You've Made Your Bed - Now Lie in It

    You've Made Your Bed - Now Lie in It

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • The Government Inspector

    The Government Inspector

  • House!

    House!

  • The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

    The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

  • The Nativity

    The Nativity

  • By Our Selves

    By Our Selves

  • Sorry...

    Sorry...

  • Caught in the Act

    Caught in the Act

  • A Man Inside

    A Man Inside

  • Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children

    Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children

  • John Clare: "I Am"

    John Clare: "I Am"

  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

  • David Macaulay: Castle

    David Macaulay: Castle

  • Kremlin Farewell

    Kremlin Farewell