Personal Info
Henry Burk Jones
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Henry Jones
Acting
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 Sun…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Picture Windows: Lightning
as Assayer
Breathing Lessons
as Sam
Mastergate
as Oral Proctor
Grass Roots
as Sen. Ben Carr
Dick Tracy
as Night Clerk
Arachnophobia
as Dr. Sam Metcalf
The Grifters
as Sims
Enid Is Sleeping
as Old Man
Nowhere to Run
as Judge Culbert
The Leftovers
as Thorndike
TV Shows
Coach
as Mr. Newbower · 1 ep.
I Married Dora
as Hughes Whitney Lennox · 13 ep.
Sidekicks
1 ep.
MacGyver
as Charles 'Papa Chuck' Banning · 1 ep.
The Comedy Factory
as Morton Waterman · 1 ep.
Code Name: Foxfire
as Phillips · 7 ep.
Murder, She Wrote
as Morris Penroy · 1 ep.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
as Barney Dorsey · 1 ep.
Gun Shy
as Homer McCoy · 6 ep.
Cagney & Lacey
1 ep.