Henry Jones (actor)

Henry Jones (actor)

Infobox actor
name = Henry Jones


caption =
birthdate = August 1, 1912
location = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
deathdate = May 17, 1999
deathplace = Los Angeles, California
spouse = Yvonne Bergere (1942 - 1942, her death)
Judy Briggs (1946 - 1961, divorce)
children = David, Jocelyn
tonyawards = Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) [ [http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Henry_Jones/1353449 Henry Jones at Hollywood.com ] ]
Sunrise at Campobello - 1958
awards = Outer Critics Circle Award Performance, Drama [ [http://www.outercritics.org/AwardArchives.aspx?_y=1957-1958 Awards Archive ] ]
Sunrise at Campobello - 1959

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. [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800031269/bio Henry Jones Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/35/Henry-Jones.html Henry Jones Biography (1912-) ] ]

Jones is remembered for his role as the handyman, Leroy Jessup, in the movie "The Bad Seed" despite having appeared in over 180 movies and television shows. He appeared in "Vertigo" in 1958 and on several episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents". He also played Cloris Leachman's father-in-law on the sitcom "Phyllis" (1975-1977).

Years before appearing together on "Phyllis", Henry Jones and Cloris Leachman appeared together in a 1972 episode of Rod Serling's "Night Gallery", "You Can't Get Help Like That Anymore". He also appeared on "Emergency!," in the episode "Show Biz," in which he played an aging rural doctor named "Dr. Alexander Knott--with a 'K.'" He also appeared as J. Hardy Hempstead, Orson Bean's guardian angel, in "The Twilight Zone" episode titled "Mr. Bevis."

He won Broadway's 1958 Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "Sunrise at Campobello."

Jones died of complications from injuries suffered in a fall, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 86.

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