Henry Jones

Henry Jones

Known for: Acting

Born: July 31, 1912 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA - Died: May 16, 1999

Henry Burk Jones (August 1, 1912 – May 17, 1999) was an American actor of stage, film and television. Jones was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Helen (née Burk) and John Francis Xavier Jones. He was the grandson of Pennsylvania Representative Henry Burk. He attended the Jesuit-run Saint Joseph's Preparatory School. Jones is remembered for his role as handyman Leroy Jessup in the movie The Bad Seed (1956), a role he originated on Broadway. Other theatre credits included My Sister Eileen, Hamlet, The Time of Your Life, They Knew What They Wanted, The Solid Gold Cadillac, and Sunrise at Campobello, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Performance in a Drama. Jones appeared in more than 180 movies and television shows. His screen credits included The Girl Can't Help It, 3:10 to Yuma, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, Vertigo, Cash McCall, The Bramble Bush, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Dirty Dingus Magee, Support Your Local Gunfighter, and Arachnophobia. On television, Jones appeared in Appointment with Adventure, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Eleventh Hour, Channing, Phyllis, Night Gallery, Emergency!, Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, and The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. He played Dr. Smith's cousin in a 1966 episode of Lost In Space, "Curse Of Cousin Smith," great acting by Henry, and R.J. Hoferkamp in the 1968 made-for-television western movie Something for a Lonely Man. Jones died in Los Angeles, California, at age 86, from complications from injuries suffered in a fall. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Jones (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Vertigo

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Vertigo

Coroner

1958 Mystery
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Bike Salesman

1969 Adventure
Skin Game

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Skin Game

Sam Cutler

1971 Action
Picture Windows: Lightning

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Picture Windows: Lightning

Assayer

1995 Drama
Support Your Local Sheriff!

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Support Your Local Sheriff!

Henry Jackson

1969 Comedy
The Outfit

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The Outfit

Doctor

1973 Crime
Tail Gunner Joe

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Tail Gunner Joe

Armitage

1977 TV Movie
3:10 to Yuma

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3:10 to Yuma

Alex Potter

1957 Western
The Bad Seed

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The Bad Seed

Leroy Jessup

1956 Thriller
Project X

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Project X

Dr. Crowther

1968 Sci-Fi
The Girl Can't Help It

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The Girl Can't Help It

Mousie

1956 Comedy
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

Henry Rufus

1957 Comedy
Deathtrap

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Deathtrap

Porter Milgrim

1982 Comedy
The Grifters

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The Grifters

Sims

1990 Crime
The Magic Statue

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The Magic Statue

Cyril Carson

1982 Comedy
Dirty Dingus Magee

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Dirty Dingus Magee

Rev. Green

1970 Comedy
Support Your Local Gunfighter

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Support Your Local Gunfighter

Ez

1971 Comedy
Rascal

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Rascal

Garth Shadwick

1969 Drama
The Champagne Murders

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The Champagne Murders

Mr. Clark

1967 Thriller
Angel in My Pocket

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Angel in My Pocket

Will Sinclair

1969 Comedy
The Leftovers

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The Leftovers

Thorndike

1986 Family
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

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Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

1982 Family
Pete 'n' Tillie

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Pete 'n' Tillie

Mr. Tucker

1972 Drama
Angel Baby

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Angel Baby

Ben Hays

1961 Drama