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Frederick Charles Jones was an English actor who had an extensive career in television, theatre and cinema productions for almost sixty years. In theatre, he was best known for originating the role of Sir in The Dresser; in film, he was best known for his role as the circus ringmaster Bytes in The Elephant Man (1980); and in television, he was best known for playing Sandy Thomas in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2005 to 2018.
Birth Name
Frederick Charles Jones
Born
Monday, 12 September 1927
Died
Tuesday, 09 July 2019
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| By Our Selves | Narrator / Himself | 2015 |
| Come on Eileen | Dermot | 2010 |
| Caught in the Act | Collingsworth Jenkins | 2008 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Prof. Julian Keeley, Professor Richter | 2007 |
| Casanova | Bragadin | 2005 |
| Ladies in Lavender | Jan Pendered | 2004 |
| The Libertine | Betterton | 2004 |
| The Royal | Sebastian Fox-Kirby | 2003 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Colonel Villefort | 2002 |
| Puckoon | Sir John Meredith | 2002 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| By Our Selves | Narrator / Himself | 2015 |
| Come on Eileen | Dermot | 2010 |
| Caught in the Act | Collingsworth Jenkins | 2008 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Prof. Julian Keeley, Professor Richter | 2007 |
| Casanova | Bragadin | 2005 |
| Ladies in Lavender | Jan Pendered | 2004 |
| The Libertine | Betterton | 2004 |
| The Royal | Sebastian Fox-Kirby | 2003 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Colonel Villefort | 2002 |
| Puckoon | Sir John Meredith | 2002 |
| David Copperfield | Barkis | 2000 |
| Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Carodoc Evans | 2000 |
| Married 2 Malcolm | Jasper | 2000 |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom | Birdy | 1999 |
| My Life So Far | Reverend Finlayson | 1999 |
| Sunburn | Mr. Dawson | 1999 |
| The League of Gentlemen | Dr. Magnus Purblind | 1999 |
| Duck Patrol | Cyril | 1998 |
| What Rats Won't Do | Judge Foster | 1998 |
| The Life and Crimes of William Palmer | Dr. Bamford | 1998 |
| Midsomer Murders | Benbow | 1997 |
| The Temptation of Franz Schubert | 1997 | |
| Neverwhere | The Earl | 1996 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | French | 1996 |
| It Might Be You | David | 1995 |
| Cold Comfort Farm | Adam Lambsbreath | 1995 |
| The NeverEnding Story III | Mr. Coreander / Old Man of Wandering Mountain | 1994 |
| Royal Deceit | Bjorn | 1994 |
| NFL on FOX | Himself - Arizona Cardinals Tight End, Himself - San Diego Chargers Tight End | 1994 |
| The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Sapsea | 1993 |
| Hotel Room | Louis "Lou" Holchak, Lou Boca / Louis "Lou" Holchak | 1993 |
| On the Air | Stan Tailings | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Fred Braithwaite, George Woodford, Howard Druce, Mr. Parrish | 1992 |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Birdy | 1992 |
| The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | Pedlar | 1991 |
| The Last Butterfly | Karl Rheinberg | 1991 |
| Spies Inc. | Filatov | 1990 |
| Wild at Heart | George Kovich | 1990 |
| Screen One | Old Squire | 1989 |
| Erik the Viking | Harald the Missionary | 1989 |
| Consuming Passions | Graham Chumley | 1988 |
| Vanity Fair | Sir Pitt Crawley | 1987 |
| Comrades | Vicar / Vicar of Tolpuddle | 1987 |
| Inspector Morse | Harry Field Senior | 1987 |
| Hale and Pace | Dr. Pratt | 1986 |
| Casualty | Henry Wallowski, Iain Roles | 1986 |
| Boon | David Tredegar | 1986 |
| Lovejoy | Arnold Tapie | 1986 |
| Silas Marner | Squire Cass | 1985 |
| Young Sherlock Holmes | Chester Cragwitch | 1985 |
| The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ | Mr. Scruton / Scruton, Scruton | 1985 |
| The Black Cauldron | Dallben / Dallben (voice) | 1985 |
| Bulman | Victor Garforth | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Agejev, Ulick Uniake | 1985 |
| Dune | Thufir Hawat | 1984 |
| The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood | 1984 | |
| Firestarter | Doctor Joseph Wanless / Dr. Joseph Wanless | 1984 |
| The District Nurse | Dr. Emlyn Isaacs | 1984 |
| The Ship Sails On | Orlando | 1983 |
| Krull | Ynyr | 1983 |
| Firefox | Kenneth Aubrey | 1982 |
| Eleanor, First Lady of the World | 1982 | |
| Murder Is Easy | Const. Reed | 1982 |
| The Elephant Man | Bytes | 1980 |
| Zulu Dawn | Bishop Colenso | 1979 |
| The Talking Parcel | Parrot | 1978 |
| The Nativity | Diomedes | 1978 |
| The Devil's Crown | Bertrand de Born | 1978 |
| Pennies from Heaven | Headmaster | 1978 |
| The Mayor of Casterbridge | Fall | 1978 |
| Hazell | Dobson | 1978 |
| Children of the Stones | Dai | 1977 |
| The Duchess of Duke Street | Professor Stubbs | 1976 |
| Never Too Young to Rock | Mr. Rockbottom | 1976 |
| The Ghosts of Motley Hall | Sir George Uproar, Sir George Uproar / Sir Henry, Sir George Uproar / 'Sir Richard' | 1976 |
| Space: 1999 | Dr. Charles Logan | 1975 |
| All Creatures Great and Small | Cranford | 1975 |
| Old Dracula | Gilmore | 1974 |
| Juggernaut | Sidney Buckland | 1974 |
| Fall of Eagles | Witte | 1974 |
| Romance with a Double Bass | Maestro Lakeyich | 1974 |
| The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Prof. Julian Keeley / Professor Julian Keeley | 1973 |
| Son of Dracula | The Baron | 1973 |
| Thriller | Arnold Tully | 1973 |
| The Protectors | Robard | 1972 |
| The Adventurer | Calloway | 1972 |
| Van der Valk | Joop Pater | 1972 |
| Sitting Target | MacNeil | 1972 |
| Antony and Cleopatra | Pompey | 1972 |
| Kidnapped | Cluny | 1971 |
| Jason King | Mr. Quirly | 1971 |
| Doctor at Large | Sir Robert Joyce | 1971 |
| In the Devil's Garden | Reporter | 1971 |
| Six Dates with Barker | Major Rupert Yappe | 1971 |
| The Goodies | Mr. Sparklipegs | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Headmaster - 'Audience', Joe Jones | 1970 |
| The Man Who Haunted Himself | Psychiatrist / Dr. Harris | 1970 |
| Goodbye Gemini | David Curry | 1970 |
| Doctor in Trouble | Master at Arms / Master-at-Arms | 1970 |
| In Loving Memory | Jeremiah Unsworth | 1969 |
| My Partner the Ghost | James McAllister | 1969 |
| Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | Professor Richter / Prof. Richter | 1969 |
| Otley | Philip Proudfoot | 1968 |
| The Caesars | Claudius | 1968 |
| The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom | Det. Sgt. Dylan | 1968 |
| Cold Comfort Farm | Urk Starkadder / Dr Adolf Mudel, Urk Starkadder | 1968 |
| Marat/Sade | Cucurucu | 1967 |
| Accident | Man in Bell's Office | 1967 |
| Far from the Madding Crowd | Cainy Bell / Cainy Ball | 1967 |
| Mystery and Imagination | Parkes, Sweeney Todd, Vaudin | 1966 |
| The Baron | Landlord | 1966 |
| Jackanory | Storyteller | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Gibbet, Vanya | 1965 |
| Out of the Unknown | Lester | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Taylor | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Ludovic | 1964 |
| The Saint | Martin Graves | 1962 |
| The Avengers | Basil / John Steed | 1961 |
| Armchair Theatre | Fiodor Dostoyevski, John Dolby, Seymour | 1956 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
