8.1
8.1
Vertigo
1958
as Coroner
Henry Jones
Also known as: Henry Burk Jones
Acting
Born:August 1, 1912
Died:May 17, 1999(aged 86)
Birthplace:Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (57 movies)
7.6
7.6
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
as Bike Salesman
7.4
7.4
Something for a Lonely Man
1968
as R.J. Hoferkamp
7.2
7.2
3:10 to Yuma
1957
as Alex Potter
7.1
7.1
The Bad Seed
1956
as Leroy Jessup
7.0
7.0
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
as Henry Jackson
6.9
6.9
Nine to Five
1980
as Mr. Hinkle
6.8
6.8
The Outfit
1973
as Doctor
6.7
6.7
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
1957
as Henry Rufus
6.6
6.6
Deathtrap
1982
as Porter Milgrim
6.6
6.6
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Ez
6.6
6.6
Skin Game
1971
as Sam Cutler
6.5
6.5
The Movie Murderer
1970
as Martin Moss
6.5
6.5
The Grifters
1990
as Sims
6.4
6.4
Arachnophobia
1990
as Dr. Sam Metcalf
6.4
6.4
Taxi
1953
as Thorndike (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
Who Is the Black Dahlia?
1975
as Lee Jones
6.4
6.4
Tom Sawyer
1973
as Senhor Dobbins
6.2
6.2
Napoleon and Samantha
1972
as Mr. Amos Gutteridge
6.2
6.2
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970
as Hanson
6.2
6.2
The Letters
1973
as Mailman
6.2
6.2
The Girl Can't Help It
1956
as Mousie
6.2
6.2
Cash McCall
1960
as Gil Clark
6.0
6.0
Hitched
1973
as Barnstable
6.0
6.0
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
as Armitage
6.0
6.0
Roll, Freddy, Roll!
1974
as Theodore Menlo
6.0
6.0
The Leftovers
1986
as Thorndike
6.0
6.0
Angel Baby
1961
as Ben Hays
5.8
5.8
Rascal
1969
as Garth Shadwick
5.8
5.8
Angel in My Pocket
1969
as Will Sinclair
5.6
5.6
Pete 'n' Tillie
1972
as Mr. Tucker
5.6
5.6
Project X
1968
as Dr. Crowther
5.3
5.3
Breathing Lessons
1994
as Sam
5.3
5.3
Stay Away, Joe
1968
as Hy Slager
5.3
5.3
The Champagne Murders
1967
as Mr. Clark
5.2
5.2
Love Hate Love
1971
as Tom Blunden
5.0
5.0
California Gold Rush
1981
as Joe Gillis
5.0
5.0
Never Too Late
1965
as Dr. Kimbrough
4.9
4.9
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1972
as Codge Collier
4.6
4.6
Enid Is Sleeping
1990
as Old Man
4.6
4.6
The Bramble Bush
1960
as Parker Welk
4.5
4.5
The Lady Says No
1952
as Potsy
4.3
4.3
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
as Rev. Green
3.6
3.6
Nowhere to Run
1989
as Judge Culbert
3.5
3.5
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
as Hanson
3.0
3.0
Rabbit, Run
1970
as Mr. Angstrom
2.7
2.7
The Crucible
1967
as Reverend Parris
2.0
2.0
Picture Windows: Lightning
1995
as Assayer
2.0
2.0
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982
2.0
2.0
Mastergate
1992
as Oral Proctor
The 48-Hour Mile
1970
as Decker
The Magic Statue
1982
as Cyril Carson
Please Call It Murder
1975
as Dr. Vincent
Grass Roots
1992
as Sen. Ben Carr
Mr. Matches
1953
as Mr. Matches
Code Name: Foxfire
1985
as Phillips
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
1971
as Judge
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