Eddie Jones (actor)

Eddie Jones (September 18, 1934 – July 6, 2019)[1] was an American actor. He was known for playing Clark Kent's father Jonathan Kent in the ABC television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and Charles Borden (a.k.a. The Official), head of The Agency, in the sci-fi television series The Invisible Man.[2]

Personal life

Jones resided in Los Angeles, with his wife, director Anita Khanzadian-Jones, whom he married in 1991. He died on July 6, 2019, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.[3]

Filmography

Film and television

• Bloodbrothers (1978)[4] .... Blackie
• On the Yard (1978) .... Olson
• The First Deadly Sin (1980) .... Officer Curdy
• Prince of the City (1981)[4] .... U.S. Marshal Ned Chippy
• Q (1982) .... The Watchman
• Trading Places (1983)[3] .... Cop #3
• Trick or Treat (1983) .... Victor Muldoon
• C.H.U.D. (1984) .... Chief O'Brien
• The New Kids (1985) .... Charlie
• Year of the Dragon (1985)[2] .... William McKenna
• Invasion U.S.A. (1985) .... Cassidy
• The Equalizer (1986-1989, TV Series) .... Lt. Brannigan / Mr. Winslow
• The Believers (1987) .... Police Patient
• Apprentice to Murder (1988) .... Tom Kelly
• American Blue Note (1989) .... Sean Katz
• Stanley & Iris (1990)[3] .... Mr. Hagen
• Cadillac Man (1990) .... Benny
• The Grifters (1990)[4] .... Mintz
• The Young Riders (1990, TV Series) .... Benjamin Taylor
• The Rocketeer (1991)[4] .... Malcolm the Mechanic
• A League of Their Own (1992)[3] .... Dave Hooch
• Sneakers (1992) .... Buddy Wallace
• Cheers (1992)[2] .... Dr. Kluger
• The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993, TV Movie) .... C.D. Holloway
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997, TV Series)[3] .... Jonathan Kent
• Letter To My Killer (1995, TV Movie) .... Wilson Hartwick
• True Friends (1998) .... Father Reilly
• Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998) .... Earl
• The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998, TV Movie) .... Edwin M. Stanton
• Stranger in My House (1999) .... Judge Prestwich
• Return to Me (2000) .... Emmett McFadden
• The Invisible Man (2000, TV Series)[2] .... Charles Borden (The Official)
• The Singing Detective (2003) .... Moonglow Bartender
• The Big O (2003, TV Series) .... Sam
• Seabiscuit (2003)[4] .... Samuel Riddle
• The Terminal (2004)[4] .... Salchak
• Fighting Tommy Riley (2005) .... Marty Goldberg
• Castle (2009, TV Series) .... post office clerk
• Disconnect (2010) .... Sheriff Bo Stevens
• Act Your Age (2011) .... Harold
• Mercy (2014) .... Pastor Gregory Luke
• Aghape .... Joe (2015) (Short film)
• On the Road to Hollywood True Stories (2017) .... Himself
• Lost Dogs .... Pop (2018) (Short film)

Theatre

Off-Broadway

Year	Title	Role	Theatre
1978	Curse of the Starving Class[4]	Ellis	Joseph Papp Public Theater
1980	An Act of Kindness	N/A	Harold Clurman Theater
1982	The Freak	Dr. Joe Quigly	Douglas Fairbanks Theater
1985	Triple Feature	Edwin (Slacks)	Stage 73
1985	Curse of the Starving Class	Weston	Promenade Theatre
1988	April Snow	Gordon Tate	Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II

Broadway

Year	Title	Role	Theatre
1979	Devour the Snow[2]	Sheriff George McKinstry	John Golden Theatre

References

1. "Lois & Clark Actor Eddie Jones Has Died". KryptonSite. June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
2. Boucher, Ashley (July 8, 2019). "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Actor Eddie Jones Dies at 84". People. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
3. Barnes, Mike (July 8, 2019). "Eddie Jones, Pa Kent on 'Lois & Clark,' Dies at 84". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
4. Lenker, Maureen Lee (July 8, 2019). "Eddie Jones, Lois & Clark and A League of Their Own character actor, dies at 84". Entertainment Weekly.

External links

• Eddie Jones at IMDb
• Eddie Jones at the Internet Broadway Database
• Eddie Jones at the Internet Off-Broadway Database