Eddie Jones (actor)
Eddie Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 18, 1934 |
| Died | July 6, 2019 (aged 84) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1958–2018 |
| Known for | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman |
| Spouse | Anita Khanzadian-Jones |
Eddie Jones (September 18, 1934 – July 6, 2019)[1] was an American actor of stage, film, and television. He appeared in more than two-hundred fifty plays, thirty-five films, and forty television shows.[2]
Early life
[edit]Jones was born in Washington, Pennsylvania. He was discovered by an agent after Jones had hitchhiked to California where he was working at a gas station.
Career
[edit]- Theater
Jones was a member of the InterAct Theatre Company of Los Angeles. After returning back East, he became the understudy for Charles Durning and had roles on Broadway including Jason Miller's original 1972 production of That Championship Season as George Sikowski, and Devour in the Snow (1979) as Sheriff McKinstry. Off-Broadway, he starred in Sam Shepard's original 1978 production of Curse of the Starving Class, originating the role of Ellis. He was regular at Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, The Public Theater, and Hudson Guild. Nationally, Jones starred in Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as Nick, and won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his role in Death of a Salesman as Willy Loman.[2][3][4]
- Television
Jones made his screen debut on the television soap opera Young Doctor Malone in 1958 as Dr. Matt Steele.[1] He was known for recurring roles as NYPD Detective Lt. Brannigan in the CBS television series The Equalizer (1989), Clark Kent's father Jonathan Kent in ABC's Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997), and Charles Borden (a.k.a. The Official), head of The Agency, in the sci-fi series The Invisible Man (2000). In addition to recurring roles, Jones made guest appearances on Spenser: For Hire (1985, 1988), Cheers (1992), Touched by an Angel (1997), Party of Five (1998), Crossing Jordan (2005), Ghost Whisperer (2005), Veep (2012), and Aquarius (2015).[2][3][4]
- Film
Jones made his film debut in 1978 as "Blackie" in Bloodbrothers.[3] In the 1980s, he played U.S. Marshal Ned Chippy in Prince of the City (1981), a Cop in Trading Places (1983), and William McKenna in Year of the Dragon (1985). After 1990s roles in The Grifters (1990) and The Rocketeer[3] (1991), he played second baseman Marla's widowed father Dave Hooch in A League of Their Own and Buddy Wallace in Sneakers, both in 1992. In 2003 he starred in Seabiscuit as Samuel Riddle, owner of the horses War Admiral and Man O'War. He also appeared in Return to Me (2000), and The Terminal (2004).[1][4]
Personal life and death
[edit]Eddie Jones resided in Los Angeles, with his wife, director Anita Khanzadian-Jones, whom he married in 1991. He died on July 6, 2019, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his wife Anita Jones told TheWrap.[2]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- 1978 Bloodbrothers[3] as "Blackie"
- 1978 On the Yard as Lieutenant Olson
- 1980 The First Deadly Sin as Officer Curdy
- 1981 Prince of the City[3] as U.S. Marshal Ned Chippy
- 1982 Q as The Watchman
- 1983 Trading Places[2] as Cop #3
- 1984 C.H.U.D. as Chief O'Brien
- 1985 The New Kids as Charlie
- 1985 Year of the Dragon[4] as William McKenna
- 1985 Invasion U.S.A. as FBI Agent-In-Charge Marvin Cassidy
- 1987 The Believers as Police Patient
- 1988 Apprentice to Murder as Tom Kelly
- 1989 American Blue Note as Sean Katz
- 1990 Stanley & Iris[2] as Mr. Hagen
- 1990 Cadillac Man as Benny
- 1990 The Grifters[3] as Mintz
- 1991 The Rocketeer[3] as Malcolm, The Mechanic
- 1992 A League of Their Own[2] as Dave Hooch
- 1992 Sneakers as Buddy Wallace
- 1998 True Friends as Father Reilly
- 1998 Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 as Earl
- 1999 Stranger in My House as Judge Prestwich
- 2000 Return to Me[1] as Emmett McFadden
- 2003 The Singing Detective as Moonglow Bartender
- 2003 Seabiscuit[3] as Samuel Riddle
- 2004 The Terminal[3] as Richard Salchak
- 2005 Fighting Tommy Riley as Marty Goldberg
- 2010 Disconnect as Sheriff Bo Stevens
- 2011 Act Your Age as Harold
- 2014 Mercy as Pastor Gregory Luke
- 2015 Aghape as Joe (Short film)
- 2017 On the Road to Hollywood True Stories as Himself
- 2018 Lost Dogs as Pop (Short film)
Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Young Doctor Malone | Dr. Matt Steele | [1] | |
| 1983 | Tales from the Darkside | Victor Muldoon | Episode: "Trick or Treat" | |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | Michael O'Rourke | Episode: "Original Sin" | [1] |
| 1986 | The Equalizer | Mr. Winslow | Episode: "Joyride" (S2.E4) | |
| 1988 | Spenser: For Hire | J.D. Hayes | Episode: "Company Man" | [1] |
| 1989 | The Equalizer | Lieutenant Brannigan | 4 episodes
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| 1990 | Kojak: Flowers for Matty | Detective Ed Mattingly | TV movie | |
| 1990 | The Young Riders | Benjamin Taylor | 1 episode | |
| 1992 | Matlock | Chief Colin Young | Episode: "The Assassination" (Parts 1 & 2) | |
| 1992 | Cheers | Dr. Kluger | 1 episode | [4] |
| 1993 | The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom | C.D. Holloway | TV movie | |
| 1993 | The Return of Ironside | Fisette | TV movie | |
| 1993–1997 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Jonathan Kent | 87 episodes | [2] |
| 1995 | Letter To My Killer | Wilson Hartwick | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel | Noah | Episode: "Last Call" | |
| 1998 | The Day Lincoln Was Shot | Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton | TV movie | |
| 1998 | Party of Five | Mr. Merrin | 1 episode | [3] |
| 2000 | The Invisible Man | Charles Borden, The Official | 45 episodes | [4] |
| 2003 | The Big O | Sam | 1 episode | |
| 2005 | Crossing Jordan | Pet O'Malley | 1 episode | [3] |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Funeral Ghost | 1 episode | [3] |
| 2012 | Veep | Chuck Furnam | 1 episode | [2] |
| 2015 | Aquarius | Father Mack | 1 episode | [2] |
Theatre
[edit]- Off-Broadway
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Curse of the Starving Class | Ellis | Joseph Papp Public Theater | [3] |
| 1980 | An Act of Kindness | N/A | Harold Clurman Theater | |
| 1982 | The Freak | Dr. Joe Quigly | Douglas Fairbanks Theater | |
| 1985 | Triple Feature | Edwin "Slacks" | Stage 73 | |
| 1985 | Curse of the Starving Class | Weston | Promenade Theatre | |
| 1988 | April Snow | Gordon Tate | Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II |
- Broadway
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | That Championship Season | George Sikowski | [2] | |
| 1979 | Devour the Snow | Sheriff George McKinstry | John Golden Theatre | [4] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Lois & Clark Actor Eddie Jones Has Died". KryptonSite. June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Barnes, Mike (July 8, 2019). "Eddie Jones, Pa Kent on 'Lois & Clark,' Dies at 84". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Lenker, Maureen Lee (July 8, 2019). "Eddie Jones, Lois & Clark and A League of Their Own character actor, dies at 84". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ a b c d e f g Boucher, Ashley (July 8, 2019). "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Actor Eddie Jones Dies at 84". People. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Eddie Jones at IMDb
- Eddie Jones at the Internet Broadway Database
- Eddie Jones at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)
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