Henry Jones
Known for Acting · 161 credits
- Born
- 1912-08-01
- Died
- 1999-05-17
- Place of birth
- Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Henry Burk Jones · Генри Джонс
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.
Known For
TV Shows (100)
The Love Boat
1977
as Frank Jensen
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Morris Penroy
Bonanza
1959
as King Arthur / Uncle Leo
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
MacGyver
1985
as Charles 'Papa Chuck' Banning
Wagon Train
1957
as Ben Morrell
Coach
1989
as Mr. Newbower
Father Knows Best
1954
as Mr Kermit
Emergency!
1972
as Dr. Alexander Knott
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Alex Morrow
Fantasy Island
1978
as Bank Teller
Falcon Crest
1981
as B. Riley Wicker
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Mr. Arnell
The Twilight Zone
1959
as J. Hardy Hempstead
Climax!
1954
as Dr. Barney O'Keefe
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Richard Hawley
Studio One
1948
as Sloane / Simon Hazlett / St. Barnabas / Mr. Weaver / Sam
Bewitched
1964
Adam-12
1968
as Harry Craig
The Untouchables
1959
as Brooks Wells
Burke's Law
1963
as Harrison Quentin Filmore
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Dr. Dolenz / Dr. Chester Dolenz
Daniel Boone
1964
as Landers / Jonas Morgan
The Virginian
1962
as Ned Cochran
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as The Butler
The Real McCoys
1957
as Jed McCoy
Barney Miller
1975
as Father Clement
Gunsmoke
1955
as Harvey Cagle / Papa Steiffer / J. Luther Gross
The Big Valley
1965
as General Alderson
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Thriller
1960
as Erik Borg / Carl Somers
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Professor Stark-Purvis
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Professor Bowdin
Lights Out
1949
Danger
1950
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
as Barney Dorsey
Route 66
1960
The Partridge Family
1970
as Mr. Phelps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Wally Long / Harry Parker / George Tiffany / John Treadwell / Miles Cheever
Lost in Space
1965
as Jeremiah Smith
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Professor Flanders
Night Gallery
1970
as Malcolm Hample
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Dr. Sprague
The Name of the Game
1968
as Mr. McKim / George
That Girl
1966
Checkmate
1960
as Ed Thurston, D.A.
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Prof. Raymond Shipley
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Vincent Lockridge / Dean Timothy Dwight
You Are There
1953
as William Savage
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Dr. Metz
Ghost Story
1972
as Truthers
Suspense
1949
as Man at Train Station / Mr. Matches
Vega$
1978
The Mod Squad
1968
as Herbert Milne
Startime
1959
as Byrnes
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Sanford / Jim / Dan
Petrocelli
1974
as Wheaton
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Captain Julian Wells
Movies (61)
Vertigo
1958
as Coroner
Dick Tracy
1990
as Night Clerk
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
as Bike Salesman
3:10 to Yuma
1957
as Alex Potter
Arachnophobia
1990
as Dr. Sam Metcalf
Nine to Five
1980
as Mr. Hinkle
The Grifters
1990
as Sims
The Bad Seed
1956
as Leroy Jessup
Deathtrap
1982
as Porter Milgrim
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
as Henry Jackson
Mastergate
1992
as Oral Proctor
Napoleon and Samantha
1972
as Mr. Amos Gutteridge
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
as Armitage
Stay Away, Joe
1968
as Hy Slager
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Ez
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
1971
as Judge
This Is the Army
1943
as Mr. Brown / World War One Bugle Audition Observer (uncredited)
The Outfit
1973
as Doctor
The Champagne Murders
1967
as Mr. Clark
Who Is the Black Dahlia?
1975
as Lee Jones
Angel in My Pocket
1969
as Will Sinclair
Tom Sawyer
1973
as Senhor Dobbins
The Mystery of Thirteen
1957
as Walter Palmer
Skin Game
1971
as Sam Cutler
Love Hate Love
1971
as Tom Blunden
Pete 'n' Tillie
1972
as Mr. Tucker
Rascal
1969
as Garth Shadwick
Enid Is Sleeping
1990
as Old Man
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
1957
as Henry Rufus
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
as Hanson
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
as Rev. Green
Project X
1968
as Dr. Crowther
The Movie Murderer
1970
as Martin Moss
The Bramble Bush
1960
as Parker Welk
Please Call It Murder
1975
as Dr. Vincent
The Girl Can't Help It
1956
as Mousie
Nowhere to Run
1989
as Judge Culbert
Breathing Lessons
1994
as Sam
Picture Windows: Lightning
1995
as Assayer
Cash McCall
1960
as Gil Clark
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970
as Hanson
Angel Baby
1961
as Ben Hays
Rabbit, Run
1970
as Mr. Angstrom
The Lady Says No
1952
as Potsy
Grass Roots
1992
as Sen. Ben Carr
The Letters
1973
as Mailman
The Best Years
1963
as Dean Baker
The Leftovers
1986
as Thorndike
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1972
as Codge Collier
The Crucible
1967
as Reverend Parris
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982
The 48-Hour Mile
1970
as Decker
California Gold Rush
1981
as Joe Gillis
Something for a Lonely Man
1968
as R.J. Hoferkamp
Never Too Late
1965
as Dr. Kimbrough
The Magic Statue
1982
as Cyril Carson
Roll, Freddy, Roll!
1974
as Theodore Menlo
Taxi
1953
as Thorndike (uncredited)
Code Name: Foxfire
1985
as Phillips
Mr. Matches
1953
as Mr. Matches
Hitched
1973
as Barnstable
About Henry Jones
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 W… With 161 credits spanning from 1943 to 1995, Henry Jones has appeared in 61 films and 100 TV shows.
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- Dick Tracy (1990) — as Night Clerk
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) — as Bike Salesman
- 3:10 to Yuma (1957) — as Alex Potter
- Arachnophobia (1990) — as Dr. Sam Metcalf
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