Freddie Jones (born September 12, 1927) is a British character actor. He became famous for his role as Claudius in the 1968 British television series The Caesars. He tends to play eccentric and insane characters.. September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A character actor is an actor who predominantly performs supporting parts, often in similar roles throughout the course of a career. ... A statue of Emperor Claudius Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Drusus (August 1, 10 BC–October 13, 54), originally known as Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus, was the fourth Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from January 24, 41 to his death in 54. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Film appearances

• The Count of Monte Cristo, 2002 - Col. Villefort
• Puckoon, 2002 - Sir John Meredith
• David Copperfield, 2000 - Barkis
• House!, 2000 - Anzani, Giovanni
• Prince of Poisoners: The Life and Crimes of William Palmer, 1998
• Cold Comfort Farm, 1996 - Adam Lambsbreath
• The Neverending Story 3: Escape from Fantasia, 1994
• Hotel Room, 1993
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1993
• The Last Butterfly, 1992
• Wild at Heart, 1990
• Erik the Viking, 1989
• Consuming Passions, 1988
• The Black Cauldron, 1985
• Young Sherlock Holmes, 1985
• Dune (movie), 1984
• Firestarter, 1984
• And the Ship Sails On, 1983
• Krull, 1983
• Firefox, 1982
• The Elephant Man, 1980
• Zulu Dawn, 1979
• All Creatures Great and Small, 1974
• Juggernaut, 1974
• Romance with a Double Bass, 1974
• Antony and Cleopatra, 1973
• The Satanic Rites of Dracula, 1973
• Cold Comfort Farm, 1971
• Assault, 1970
• Twinsanity, 1970
• Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, 1969
• The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom, 1968
• Accident, 1967

Le comte de Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo) is a classic adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. ... The Neverending Story (Die Unendliche Geschichte) is a fantasy novel by Michael Ende, first published in 1979. ... Wild at Heart is a 1990 film directed by David Lynch. ... Erik the Viking (1989) is a film directed by Terry Jones about a viking called Erik(Tim Robbins), a tale of magic, heroism and destiny in a kind of Monty Python style. ... The Black Cauldron is the twenty-fifth film in the Disney animated features canon. ... Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), directed by Barry Levinson and written by Chris Columbus, depicts a young Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meeting and solving a mystery together at a boarding school. ... Dune is a 1984 movie directed by David Lynch and based on the 1964 Frank Herbert novel of the same name. ... Firestarter is a novel by Stephen King originally published in 1980. ... Krull is a 1983 heroic fantasy film directed by Peter Yates and produced by Ron Silverman. ... Firefox is a 1982 Warner Brothers film with Clint Eastwood as director, producer, and lead role. ... Joseph Merrick, sometimes called John Merrick, known as The Elephant Man. ... Zulu Dawn is a 1979 film about the Battle of Isandlwana between British and Zulu military units in 1879 in South Africa. ... Juggernaut is a rare British entry into the 1970s disaster movie cycle. ... Accident is a 1967 drama film based on a novel by Nicholas Mosley and directed by Joseph Losey with a script by Harold Pinter. ...

TV appearances

• "Who Killed Harry Field?" (Inspector Morse episode, 1991)
• Children of the Stones Series, 1976
• "Who's Who???" (The Avengers episode)

Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse is a fictional character, who features in a series of thirteen detective novels by British author Colin Dexter, though he is better known for the TV series about him. ... Children of the Stones was a television drama for children produced by HTV in 1976 and broadcast on the United Kingdoms various ITV franchises in January/February 1977. ... The most famous incarnation of The Avengers, John Steed (Patrick Macnee) and Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) appear on the cover of a 1994 reprint of an Avengers novel co-written by Macnee. ...

External links

• Freddie Jones at the Internet Movie Database
• 'The Avengers' fan site