Henry Jones
Acting
Born: August 1, 1912 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Died: May 17, 1999 (aged 86)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Vertigo
1958
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
Arachnophobia
1990
Dick Tracy
1990
The Twilight Zone
1959
MacGyver
1985
Bewitched
1964
Nine to Five
1980
Bonanza
1959
The Grifters
1990
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Photos (3)
Movies (60)
Nine to Five
Mr. Hinkle
Vertigo
Coroner
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Bike Salesman
The Girl Can't Help It
Mousie
Dick Tracy
Night Clerk
The Grifters
Sims
The Bad Seed
Leroy Jessup
3:10 to Yuma
Alex Potter
Arachnophobia
Dr. Sam Metcalf
Deathtrap
Porter Milgrim
The Outfit
Doctor
Grass Roots
Sen. Ben Carr
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Henry Jackson
Skin Game
Sam Cutler
California Gold Rush
Joe Gillis
Tom Sawyer
Senhor Dobbins
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Ez
Stay Away, Joe
Hy Slager
Angel in My Pocket
Will Sinclair
Mastergate
Oral Proctor
Napoleon and Samantha
Mr. Amos Gutteridge
The Champagne Murders
Mr. Clark
Tail Gunner Joe
Armitage
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Henry Rufus
Angel Baby
Ben Hays
This Is the Army
Mr. Brown / World War One Bugle Audition Observer (uncredited)
Project X
Dr. Crowther
Dirty Dingus Magee
Rev. Green
The Movie Murderer
Martin Moss
Cash McCall
Gil Clark
Mr. Matches
Mr. Matches
Love Hate Love
Tom Blunden
Enid Is Sleeping
Old Man
Please Call It Murder
Dr. Vincent
The Lady Says No
Potsy
Nowhere to Run
Judge Culbert
The Girl He Left Behind
Hanson
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Codge Collier
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
Judge
Breathing Lessons
Sam
Never Too Late
Dr. Kimbrough
The Crucible
Reverend Parris
Picture Windows: Lightning
Assayer
Pete 'n' Tillie
Mr. Tucker
Rabbit, Run
Mr. Angstrom
Rascal
Garth Shadwick
Hitched
Barnstable
The Leftovers
Thorndike
The Bramble Bush
Parker Welk
Something for a Lonely Man
R.J. Hoferkamp
The Magic Statue
Cyril Carson
Who Is the Black Dahlia?
Lee Jones
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Hanson
The 48-Hour Mile
Decker
The Letters
Mailman
Code Name: Foxfire
Phillips
The Best Years
Dean Baker
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982
Roll, Freddy, Roll!
Theodore Menlo
Taxi
Thorndike (uncredited)
TV Shows (111)
The Love Boat
Frank Jensen · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Morris Penroy · 1 eps
Coach
Mr. Newbower · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Alex Morrow · 1 eps
Falcon Crest
B. Riley Wicker · 9 eps
Bonanza
King Arthur / Uncle Leo · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
The Butler · 1 eps
MacGyver
Charles 'Papa Chuck' Banning · 1 eps
Bewitched
1 eps
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mr. Arnell · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Ben Morrell · 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
3 eps
Adam-12
Harry Craig · 1 eps
The Virginian
Ned Cochran · 1 eps
Father Knows Best
Mr Kermit · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
J. Hardy Hempstead · 1 eps
Fantasy Island
Bank Teller · 1 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
Dr. Dolenz · 1 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
Dr. Chester Dolenz · 2 eps
Quincy, M.E.
1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Richard Hawley · 1 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
Professor Stark-Purvis · 1 eps
Cagney & Lacey
1 eps
The Partridge Family
Mr. Phelps · 1 eps
Emergency!
Dr. Alexander Knott · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Landers · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Jonas Morgan · 1 eps
Barney Miller
Father Clement · 1 eps
Climax!
Dr. Barney O'Keefe · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Mr. McKim · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
George · 1 eps
Studio One
Sloane · 1 eps
Studio One
Simon Hazlett · 1 eps
Studio One
St. Barnabas · 1 eps
Studio One
Mr. Weaver · 1 eps
Studio One
Sam · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Brooks Wells · 1 eps
The Big Valley
General Alderson · 1 eps
Tarzan
1 eps
Night Gallery
Malcolm Hample · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
Gunsmoke
Harvey Cagle · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Papa Steiffer · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
J. Luther Gross · 1 eps
Thriller
Erik Borg · 1 eps
Thriller
Carl Somers · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Harrison Quentin Filmore · 1 eps
Lost in Space
Jeremiah Smith · 1 eps
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Barney Dorsey · 1 eps
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Dr. Sprague · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Wally Long · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
George Tiffany · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Harry Parker · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
John Treadwell · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Miles Cheever · 1 eps
Lights Out
1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Vincent Lockridge · 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Dean Timothy Dwight · 1 eps
Adventures in Paradise
Professor Flanders · 1 eps
Kraft Television Theatre
2 eps
Kraft Television Theatre
Professor Bowdin · 1 eps
That Girl
1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Prof. Raymond Shipley · 1 eps
Suspense
Man at Train Station · 1 eps
Suspense
Mr. Matches · 1 eps
Here Come the Brides
1 eps
Vega$
1 eps
Tales of Tomorrow
2 eps
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Captain Julian Wells · 1 eps
Honey West
Reedy Comfort · 1 eps
The Real McCoys
Jed McCoy · 2 eps
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Dr. Metz · 1 eps
Petrocelli
Wheaton · 1 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Preacher Soul · 1 eps
Checkmate
Ed Thurston, D.A. · 1 eps
Nanny and the Professor
Mr. Abercrombie · 1 eps
The Mod Squad
1 eps
The Mod Squad
Herbert Milne · 1 eps
Startime
Byrnes · 1 eps
CHiPs
Dutton · 1 eps
You Are There
William Savage · 1 eps
Outlaws
1 eps
B. J. and the Bear
1 eps
The Investigators
The Gov · 1 eps
Mrs. Columbo
Josh Alden · 13 eps
Ghost Story
Truthers · 1 eps
The Outsider
1 eps
The New Breed
Davidson · 1 eps
The Comedy Factory
Morton Waterman · 1 eps
The Paul Lynde Show
1 eps
Supertrain
James Malinson · 1 eps
Phyllis
Jonathan Dexter · 48 eps
Filthy Rich
1 eps
Here's Boomer
1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Homer McCoy · 1 eps
These Are the Days
16 eps
Run, Joe, Run
Feeny · 1 eps
Hawkins
George Davis · 1 eps
Channing
Dean Fred Baker · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Henry Stokes · 1 eps
Sidekicks
1 eps
The Girl with Something Extra
Owen Metcalf · 22 eps
The Second Hundred Years
Langston Barnes · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sam · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
2 eps
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1 eps
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1 eps
The Tammy Grimes Show
1 eps
Gun Shy
Homer McCoy · 6 eps
Code Name: Foxfire
Phillips · 7 eps