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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

166

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-08-01

Day of Death

1999-05-17 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Henry Burk Jones

Henry Jones

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

Acting

Vertigo

1958

Vertigo

as

Coroner

Skin Game

1971

Skin Game

as

Sam Cutler

Arachnophobia

1990

Arachnophobia

as

Dr. Sam Metcalf

Lightning

1995

Lightning

as

Assayer

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969

Support Your Local Sheriff!

as

Henry Jackson

The Outfit

1973

The Outfit

as

Doctor

Tail Gunner Joe

1977

Tail Gunner Joe

as

Armitage

3:10 to Yuma

1957

3:10 to Yuma

as

Alex Potter

The Bad Seed

1956

The Bad Seed

as

Leroy Jessup

Project X

1968

Project X

as

Dr. Crowther

Deathtrap

1982

Deathtrap

as

Porter Milgrim

The Grifters

1990

The Grifters

as

Sims

The Magic Statue

1982

The Magic Statue

as

Cyril Carson

Dirty Dingus Magee

1970

Dirty Dingus Magee

as

Rev. Green

Rascal

1969

Rascal

as

Garth Shadwick

The Champagne Murders

1967

The Champagne Murders

as

Mr. Clark

Angel in My Pocket

1969

Angel in My Pocket

as

Will Sinclair

The Leftovers

1986

The Leftovers

as

Thorndike

Pete 'n' Tillie

1972

Pete 'n' Tillie

as

Mr. Tucker

Angel Baby

1961

Angel Baby

as

Ben Hays

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe

1972

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe

as

Codge Collier

Rabbit, Run

1970

Rabbit, Run

as

Mr. Angstrom

This Is the Army

1943

This Is the Army

as

Mr. Brown / World War One Bugle Audition Observer (uncredited)

Never Too Late

1965

Never Too Late

as

Dr. Kimbrough

Love Hate Love

1971

Love Hate Love

as

Tom Blunden

California Gold Rush

1981

California Gold Rush

as

Joe Gillis

Please Call It Murder

1975

Please Call It Murder

as

Dr. Vincent

Taxi

1953

Taxi

as

Thorndike (uncredited)

Tom Sawyer

1973

Tom Sawyer

as

Senhor Dobbins

The Letters

1973

The Letters

as

Mailman

Grass Roots

1992

Grass Roots

as

Sen. Ben Carr

The Movie Murderer

1970

The Movie Murderer

as

Martin Moss

Cash McCall

1960

Cash McCall

as

Gil Clark

Mr. Matches

1953

Mr. Matches

as

Mr. Matches

Code Name: Foxfire

1985

Code Name: Foxfire

as

Phillips

Nine to Five

1980

Nine to Five

as

Mr. Hinkle

Roll, Freddy, Roll!

1974

Roll, Freddy, Roll!

as

Theodore Menlo

The Bramble Bush

1960

The Bramble Bush

as

Parker Welk

Something for a Lonely Man

1968

Something for a Lonely Man

as

R.J. Hoferkamp

Nowhere to Run

1989

Nowhere to Run

as

Judge Culbert

Napoleon and Samantha

1972

Napoleon and Samantha

as

Mr. Amos Gutteridge

Mastergate

1992

Mastergate

as

Oral Proctor

Dick Tracy

1990

Dick Tracy

as

Night Clerk

Enid Is Sleeping

1990

Enid Is Sleeping

as

Old Man

The Lady Says No

1952

The Lady Says No

as

Potsy

The Crucible

1967

The Crucible

as

Reverend Parris

Stay Away, Joe

1968

Stay Away, Joe

as

Hy Slager

Hitched

1971

Hitched

as

Barnstable

The 48-Hour Mile

1970

The 48-Hour Mile

as

Decker

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

B. Riley Wicker

CHiPs

CHiPs

as

Dutton

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Harrison Quentin Filmore

Mrs. Columbo

Mrs. Columbo

as

Josh Alden

Phyllis

Phyllis

as

Judge Jonathan Dexter

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as

Prof. Raymond Shipley

Hawkins

Hawkins

as

George Davis

Lost in Space

Lost in Space

as

Jeremiah Smith

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Harvey Cagle

Studio One

Studio One

as

Sloane

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

J. Hardy Hempstead

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as

Captain Julian Wells

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Landers

Thriller

Thriller

as

Erik Borg

Climax!

Climax!

as

Dr. Barney O'Keefe

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

General Alderson

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

as

Professor Flanders

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

as

Hamilton Fish

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Professor Stark-Purvis

The New Breed

The New Breed

as

Davidson

Suspense

Suspense

as

Man at Train Station

Honey West

Honey West

as

Reedy Comfort

Channing

Channing

as

Dean Fred Baker

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Henry Stokes

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

as

Truthers

Gun Shy

Gun Shy

as

Homer McCoy

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as

Malcolm Hample

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Papa Steiffer

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

J. Luther Gross

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Harry Craig

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

as

Wheaton

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

as

Dr. Chester Dolenz

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Jonas Morgan

Checkmate

Checkmate

as

Ed Thurston, D.A.

Thriller

Thriller

as

Carl Somers

Studio One

Studio One

as

Simon Hazlett

Studio One

Studio One

as

Mr. Weaver

Studio One

Studio One

as

St. Barnabas

Emergency!

Emergency!

as

Dr. Alexander Knott

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as

Vincent Lockridge

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

Brooks Wells

Suspense

Suspense

as

Mr. Matches

MacGyver

MacGyver

as

Charles 'Papa Chuck' Banning

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Frank Jensen

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Father Clement

Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

as

Mr. Abercrombie

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Morris Penroy

Coach

Coach

as

Mr. Newbower

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

as

Professor Bowdin

The Comedy Factory

The Comedy Factory

as

Morton Waterman

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

as

Bank Teller

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as

Herbert Milne

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

King Arthur / Uncle Leo

The Real McCoys

The Real McCoys

as

Jed McCoy

Production

Crew

Directing