Job Actor
Known for From meek and mild to menacing and malevolent
Top Roles Coroner, Alex Potter, town drunk, Potsy, Leroy Jessup, Bike Salesman
Top GenresComedy, Drama, Romance, Western, Film Adaptation, Thriller/Suspense
Top TopicsBook-Based, Romance (Drama), Outlaws
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Henry Jones Overview:

Character actor, Henry Jones, was born Henry Burk Jones on Aug 1, 1912 in Philadelphia, PA. His best known films include The Bad Seed, Vertigo, and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter. Jones died at the age of 86 on May 17, 1999 in Los Angeles, CA .

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Henry Jones is a short, roly-poly American actor who could just as easily be meek or malevolent, henpecked or horrible -- stealing scenes in a variety of colorful roles.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).

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Henry Jones Quotes:

Henry Jackson: I'd like to remind everyone we're here to consign the remains of Millard Frymore.
Fred Johnson: It's gold, Henry.
Henry Jackson: Gold?
Fred Johnson: Down there in the grave.
Henry Jackson: Well, let's get this coffin out of the way and have a look.


[How murderers are executed]
Leroy: They got a little blue chair for little boys and a little pink chair for little girls.


Leroy: [to Rhoda] I thought I'd seen some mean little gals in my time, but you're the meanest. You wanna know how I know how mean you are? 'Cause I'm mean. I'm smart and I'm mean, and you're smart and you're mean. And you never get caught and I never get caught.


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He was a favorite of Alfred Hitchcock.

Jones amassed a considerable stage resume. He was active on Broadway as early as 1931, working there rather infrequently until late 1938 when his appearance there began to increase. He continued to appear on Broadway in numerous hit productions ("My Sister Eileen," "The Solid Gold Cadillac," "The Bad Seed," "Sunrise at Campobello," and "Advise and Consent") until 1961 when he moved into film and TV work exclusively.

Daughter is actress and acting teacher Jocelyn Jones

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