Freddie Jones | |
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Born | Frederick Charles Jones 12 September 1927 Dresden, Staffordshire, England |
Died | 9 July 2019 Bicester, Oxfordshire, England | (aged 91)
Alma mater | Rose Bruford College |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1960–2018 |
Spouse |
Jennifer Heslewood (m. 1965) |
Children | 3, including Toby Jones |
Frederick Charles Jones[1][2] (12 September 1927 – 9 July 2019) 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 showman 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.