Freddie Jones facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Freddie Jones
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Jones sitting for a sculpture by Steven Whyte
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Frederick Charles Jones
12 September 1927 Dresden, Staffordshire, England
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| Died | 9 July 2019 (aged 91) Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1960–2018 |
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Jennifer Heselwood
(m. 1965) |
| Children | 3, including Toby |
Frederick Charles Jones (born September 12, 1927 – died July 9, 2019) was a famous English actor. He had a very long career, acting in movies, TV shows, and plays for almost 60 years!
He was well-known for playing "Sir" in the play The Dresser. In movies, he was famous for his role as Bytes the showman in The Elephant Man (1980). On TV, many people knew him as Sandy Thomas in the soap opera Emmerdale, which he starred in from 2005 to 2018.
Freddie's Early Life
Freddie Jones was born on September 12, 1927, in a place called Dresden, which is part of Stoke-on-Trent in England. His dad, Charles, worked with porcelain, and his mom, Ida, was a clerk and played piano at a pub.
Before becoming an actor, Freddie worked for a short time selling electrical goods. Then, he spent ten years working at a research place for ceramics. One day, his girlfriend suggested he try a drama class. He liked it so much that he joined local theatre groups and started acting in plays.
His Acting Journey
Freddie was very talented and won a scholarship to a special acting school called the Rose Bruford Training College. There, he learned to speak without his local accent.
In 1962, he made his first big appearance in London with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). A theatre critic named Michael Coveney said Freddie quickly became one of the RSC's most special actors. He acted in many plays, including The Birthday Party and Lower Depths. In 1964, he was in a play called Marat/Sade with other famous actors like Glenda Jackson. He even played the same role in the Broadway version and the movie version of Marat/Sade (1967).
Freddie became even more famous in Britain in 1968 when he played Claudius in a TV series called The Caesars. He won an award for "World's Best Television Actor of the Year" for this role in 1969!
He also appeared in many other TV shows, like Cold Comfort Farm (both the 1968 TV show and the 1995 movie) and the children's show The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976–1978).
In movies, Freddie had supporting roles in films like the spy thriller Firefox. He also worked with director David Lynch on several movies, including The Elephant Man (1980), Dune (1984), and Wild at Heart (1990).
One of his most famous theatre roles was playing "Sir" in the play The Dresser in 1980. People said his performance was incredibly powerful. He mostly stopped acting on stage in the early 1990s.
From 2005 to 2018, Freddie played Sandy Thomas in the popular TV soap opera Emmerdale. He decided to leave the show because he felt it was the right time to try new things.
Freddie also did a lot of acting for radio plays. He played characters like Mr. Pickwick in The Pickwick Papers and the Parrot in The Talking Parcel.
Freddie's Family Life
Freddie Jones married an actress named Jennifer Heslewood in 1965. They had three sons. One of their sons, Toby Jones, also became a well-known actor, just like his dad! Another son, Rupert, became a director, and Casper is also an actor.
Freddie was a big fan of the football team Stoke City.
Freddie Jones passed away on July 9, 2019, when he was 91 years old. He died in Bicester, England, after a short illness. Many of the actors from Emmerdale shared kind words about him after he passed away. Two days later, both episodes of Emmerdale were dedicated to his memory.
Images for kids
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Freddie Jones sitting for a sculpture by Steven Whyte.
See also
In Spanish: Freddie Jones para niños
