Eddie Jones (September 18, 1934 – July 6, 2019) was an American actor of stage, film, and television. He appeared in more than two-hundred fifty plays, thirty-five films, and forty television shows.

Early life Jones was born in Washington, Pennsylvania. He was discovered by an agent after Jones had hitchhiked to California where he was working at a gas station.

Career Theater Jones was a member of the InterAct Theatre Company of Los Angeles. After returning back East, he became the understudy for Charles Durning and had roles on Broadway including Jason Miller's original 1972 production of That Championship Season as George Sikowski, and Devour in the Snow (1979) as Sheriff McKinstry. Off-Broadway, he starred in Sam Shepard's original 1978 production of Curse of the Starving Class, originating the role of Ellis. He was regular at Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, The Public Theater, and Hudson Guild. Nationally, Jones starred in Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as Nick, and won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his role in Death of a Salesman as Willy Loman.

Television Jones made his screen debut on the television soap opera Young Doctor Malone in 1958 as Dr. Matt Steele. He was known for recurring roles as NYPD Detective Lt. Brannigan in the CBS television series The Equalizer (1989), Clark Kent's father Jonathan Kent in ABC's Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997), and Charles Borden (a.k.a. The Official), head of The Agency, in the sci-fi series The Invisible Man (2000). In addition to recurring roles, Jones made guest appearances on Spenser: For Hire (1985, 1988), Cheers (1992), Touched by an Angel (1997), Party of Five (1998), Crossing Jordan (2005), Ghost Whisperer (2005), Veep (2012), and Aquarius (2015).

Film Jones made his film debut in 1978 as "Blackie" in Bloodbrothers. In the 1980s, he played U.S. Marshal Ned Chippy in Prince of the City (1981), a Cop in Trading Places (1983), and William McKenna in Year of the Dragon (1985). After 1990s roles in The Grifters (1990) and The Rocketeer (1991), he played second baseman Marla's widowed father Dave Hooch in A League of Their Own and Buddy Wallace in Sneakers, both in 1992. In 2003 he starred in Seabiscuit as Samuel Riddle, owner of the horses War Admiral and Man O'War. He also appeared in Return to Me (2000), and The Terminal (2004).

Personal life and death Eddie 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 after a battle with a brain tumour, his wife Anita Jones told TheWrap.

Filmography Film

1978 Bloodbrothers as "Blackie" 1978 On the Yard as Lieutenant Olson 1980 The First Deadly Sin as Officer Curdy 1981 Prince of the City as U.S. Marshal Ned Chippy 1982 Q as The Watchman 1983 Trading Places as Cop #3 1984 C.H.U.D. as Chief O'Brien 1985 The New Kids as Charlie 1985 Year of the Dragon as William McKenna 1985 Invasion U.S.A. as FBI Agent-In-Charge Marvin Cassidy 1987 The Believers as Police Patient 1988 Apprentice to Murder as Tom Kelly 1989 American Blue Note as Sean Katz 1990 Stanley & Iris as Mr. Hagen 1990 Cadillac Man as Benny 1990 The Grifters as Mintz 1991 The Rocketeer as Malcolm, The Mechanic 1992 A League of Their Own as Dave Hooch 1992 Sneakers as Buddy Wallace 1998 True Friends as Father Reilly 1998 Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 as Earl 1999 Stranger in My House as Judge Prestwich 2000 Return to Me as Emmett McFadden 2003 The Singing Detective as Moonglow Bartender 2003 Seabiscuit as Samuel Riddle 2004 The Terminal as Richard Salchak 2005 Fighting Tommy Riley as Marty Goldberg 2010 Disconnect as Sheriff Bo Stevens 2011 Act Your Age as Harold 2014 Mercy as Pastor Gregory Luke 2015 Aghape as Joe (Short film) 2017 On the Road to Hollywood True Stories as Himself 2018 Lost Dogs as Pop (Short film)

Television

+ Year Title Role Notes 1958 Young Doctor Malone Dr. Matt Steele 1983 Tales from the Darkside Victor Muldoon Episode: "Trick or Treat" 1985 Spenser: For Hire Michael O'Rourke Episode: "Original Sin" 1986 The Equalizer Mr. Winslow Episode: "Joyride" 1988 Spenser: For Hire J.D. Hayes Episode: "Company Man" 1989 The Equalizer Lieutenant Brannigan 1990 Kojak: Flowers for Matty Detective Ed Mattingly TV movie The Young Riders Benjamin Taylor 1 episode 1992 Matlock Chief Colin Young Episode: "The Assassination" (Parts 1 & 2) Cheers Dr. Kluger 1 episode 1993 The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom C.D. Holloway TV movie The Return of Ironside Fisette TV movie 1993–1997 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Jonathan Kent 87 episodes 1995 Letter To My Killer Wilson Hartwick TV movie 1997 Touched by an Angel Noah Episode: "Last Call" 1998 The Day Lincoln Was Shot Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton TV movie Party of Five Mr. Merrin 1 episode 2000 The Invisible Man Charles Borden, The Official 45 episodes 2003 The Big O Sam 1 episode 2005 Crossing Jordan Pete O'Malley 1 episode Ghost Whisperer Funeral Ghost 1 episode 2012 Veep Chuck Furnam 1 episode 2015 Aquarius Father Mack 1 episode

Theatre Off-Broadway Year Title Role Theatre 1978 Curse of the Starving Class 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 1972 That Championship Season George Sikowski 1979 Devour the Snow Sheriff George McKinstry John Golden Theatre

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