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Henry Jones

Henry Jones

Actor·1912–1999·Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

5 horror credits

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.

Actor5 films

Arachnophobia

Arachnophobia

Dr. Sam Metcalf

1990 3.5
Deathtrap

Deathtrap

Porter Milgrim

1982
Please Call It Murder

Please Call It Murder

Dr. Vincent

1975
Vertigo

Vertigo

Coroner

1958 4.3
The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed

Leroy Jessup

1956 3.5