Born Jeffrey Duncan Jones in Buffalo, New York on September 28th, 1947, this character actor feels equally at home on stage or before the camera. He has performed in plays like Neil Simon's London Suite and The Elephant Man, appeared on episodes of television shows like Remington Steele, Kojak, and Tales From The Crypt, and has starred in over forty full-length motion pictures. Just some of the films in his resume include Godzilla, Howard the Duck, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sleepy Hollow, Transylvania 6-5000, Easy Money, The Hunt for Red October, and Beetlejuice. He played the role of Criswell in the film Ed Wood which also starred Johnny Depp and Walter Matthau. He recieved a nomination for a Golden Globe award for his supporting role in the film Amadeus. Jeffrey Jones is the father of actor Julian Coutts and he's also Corey Frakes' godfather.