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Played Fortunato in the 1995 version of Tales of Mystery and Imagination: The Cask of Amontillado (1995). His son, actor Toby Jones, played the antagonist role of Montresor in the 2014 production The Cask of Amontillado (2014).

Considered for roles of Dr. Hans Fallada, Dr. Armstrong, Dr. Bukovsky and Sir Percy Heseltine in Lifeforce (1985).

Arguably one of his most endearing roles was the frequently drunk reporter "Orlando" in Federico Fellini's And the Ship Sails On (1983). His theatrical acting also went well as he was well suited for literary dramas, e. g.

He achieved international recognition as a film actor after appearing in such Hollywood films as Clint Eastwood's Firefox (1982) and David Lynch's The Elephant Man (1980), Dune (1984) and Wild at Heart (1990).

Appeared in three David Lynch movies: The Elephant Man (1980), Dune (1984) and Wild at Heart (1990).

, The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976), Children of the Stones (1977), and Pennies from Heaven (1978), as well as in film, e. g.

, The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970), Antony and Cleopatra (1972), All Creatures Great and Small (1975) and Zulu Dawn (1979).

Based on this performance, he was named "The World's Best Television Actor of the Year" at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival in 1969.

Also, around this time, Jones gave one of his most touching film performances, that of the "monster" in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969), in which he displayed pathos reminiscent of Boris Karloff's monster. Critical acclaim led him into more prominent roles in television, e. g.

Two years later, Jones made his mark on the acting world playing "Claudius" in the six-part television miniseries, The Caesars (1968).

British character actor Freddie Jones came to the acting profession after ten years of working as a laboratory assistant and acting in amateur theater on the side. To kick off his mid-life career change, Jones attended Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in Kent, England, on a scholarship. He then worked in repertory theater, later joining up with the Royal Shakespeare Company and gaining recognition as an actor of exceptional cleverness, intelligence and perception. His theatrical film debut came in 1967 in Peter Brook's critically acclaimed, Marat/Sade (1967).