Personal Info
Known Credits
59
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1912-08-01 (113 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Also Known For
Henry Burk Jones
Henry Jones
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Acting
1995 --
Lightning
| Assayer
1994 --
Breathing Lessons
| Sam
1992 --
Mastergate
| Oral Proctor
1992 --
Grass Roots
| Sen. Ben Carr
1990 --
The Grifters
| Sims
1990 --
Arachnophobia
| Dr. Sam Metcalf
1990 --
Enid Is Sleeping
| Old Man
1990 --
Dick Tracy
| Night Clerk
1989 --
Nowhere to Run
| Judge Culbert
1986 --
The Leftovers
| Thorndike
1985 --
Code Name: Foxfire
| Phillips
1982 --
The Magic Statue
| Cyril Carson
1982 --
Deathtrap
| Porter Milgrim
1982 --
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
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1981 --
California Gold Rush
| Joe Gillis
1980 --
Nine to Five
| Mr. Hinkle
1977 --
Tail Gunner Joe
| Armitage
1975 --
Who Is the Black Dahlia?
| Lee Jones
1975 --
Please Call It Murder
| Dr. Vincent
1974 --
Roll, Freddy, Roll!
| Theodore Menlo
1973 --
The Outfit
| Doctor
1973 --
Tom Sawyer
| Senhor Dobbins
1973 --
The Letters
| Mailman
1972 --
Pete 'n' Tillie
| Mr. Tucker
1972 --
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
| Codge Collier
1972 --
Napoleon and Samantha
| Mr. Amos Gutteridge
1971 --
Skin Game
| Sam Cutler
1971 --
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
| Judge
1971 --
Support Your Local Gunfighter
| Ez
1971 --
Hitched
| Barnstable
1971 --
Love Hate Love
| Tom Blunden
1970 --
Dirty Dingus Magee
| Rev. Green
1970 --
The 48-Hour Mile
| Decker
1970 --
Rabbit, Run
| Mr. Angstrom
1970 --
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
| Hanson
1970 --
The Movie Murderer
| Martin Moss
1969 --
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
| Bike Salesman
1969 --
Rascal
| Garth Shadwick
1969 --
Angel in My Pocket
| Will Sinclair
1969 --
Support Your Local Sheriff!
| Henry Jackson
1968 --
Something for a Lonely Man
| R.J. Hoferkamp
1968 --
Project X
| Dr. Crowther
1968 --
Stay Away, Joe
| Hy Slager
1967 --
The Crucible
| Reverend Parris
1967 --
The Champagne Murders
| Mr. Clark
1965 --
Never Too Late
| Dr. Kimbrough
1961 --
Angel Baby
| Ben Hays
1960 --
The Bramble Bush
| Parker Welk
1960 --
Cash McCall
| Gil Clark
1958 --
Vertigo
| Coroner
1957 --
3:10 to Yuma
| Alex Potter
1957 --
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
| Henry Rufus
1956 --
The Girl Can't Help It
| Mousie
1956 --
The Girl He Left Behind
| Hanson
1956 --
The Bad Seed
| Leroy Jessup
1953 --
Taxi
| Thorndike (uncredited)
1953 --
Mr. Matches
| Mr. Matches
1952 --
The Lady Says No
| Potsy
1943 --
This Is the Army
| Mr. Brown / World War One Bugle Audition Observer (uncredited)