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Jeffrey Duncan Jones (born September 28, 1946) is an American actor best known for his roles as Emperor Joseph II in ''Amadeus'', Edward R. Rooney in ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', and Charles Deetz in ''Beetlejuice''.〔 Jones' career started in Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota, advanced to London and Broadway, before leading to a series of character acting roles in film and television, which often capitalized on Jones' deadpan delivery of characters in unusual situations to comic effect. ==Early career== After graduating from the Putney School in 1964, Jones enrolled at Lawrence University as a premed student, where his performances in university productions brought him to the attention of Tyrone Guthrie, who recruited him for the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota.〔 〕 He then went to London in 1969 to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, followed by a three-year stint with the Stratford Theatre in Stratford, Ontario.〔 〕 His stage career included more than 125 productions, starting with the Guthrie Theater, then internationally in South America, Canada, and London,〔 and ultimately in New York's Broadway theatre, appearing with Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Walken, David Bowie and Meryl Streep. Productions included, ''Cloud 9'', ''A Flea in Her Ear'', ''Romeo and Juliet'', and the ''Elephant Man''. His transition from stage to film began in 1970.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeffrey Jones」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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