John Emrys Whittaker Jones (22 September 1915 – 10 July 1972) was an English actor of Welsh heritage.[1][2]
Emrys Jones | |
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 Jones in a publicity still for The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) | |
| Born | John Emrys Whittaker Jones 22 September 1915 Manchester, England |
| Died | 10 July 1972 (aged 56) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1937–1972 |
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After making his stage debut in Donald Wolfit's company in 1937, his film debut came in Powell and Pressburger's One of Our Aircraft Is Missing in 1942, and he began to develop a career in the British cinema of the 1940s.[3][1] Due to his boyish looks he would often be cast as young innocents in films such as The Wicked Lady (1945), The Rake's Progress (1945), Nicholas Nickleby (1947), and Powell and Pressburger's The Small Back Room (1949).[4]
When he was relegated to second features in the 1950s he concentrated on his stage career, maturing into an accomplished character actor in the process. The latter half of his career was mostly spent on television in such programmes as Softly, Softly, Out of the Unknown, Dixon of Dock Green, Doomwatch, Z-Cars, Special Branch, and as 'The Master of the Land of Fiction' in the Doctor Who serial The Mind Robber (1968).[5][6]
He was married to actresses Pauline Bentley and Anne Ridler, and died of a heart attack in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1972, where he was in a stage production, playing Winston Churchill.[3][7]
Film appearances
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | One of Our Aircraft Is Missing | Bob Ashley - Radio Operator in B for Bertie | |
| 1943 | The Shipbuilders | Young Naval Officer from HMS Milano | |
| 1945 | Give Me the Stars | Jack Ross | |
| 1945 | The Wicked Lady | Ned Cotterill | |
| 1945 | The Rake's Progress | Bateson | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Beware of Pity | Lt. Joszi Molnar | |
| 1947 | Nicholas Nickleby | Frank Cheeryble | |
| 1947 | Holiday Camp | Michael Halliday | |
| 1948 | This Was a Woman | Terry Russell | |
| 1949 | The Small Back Room | Joe | |
| 1949 | Dark Secret | Chris Merryman | |
| 1949 | Miss Pilgrim's Progress | Vicar | |
| 1949 | Blue Scar | Tom Thomas | |
| 1953 | Deadly Nightshade | Matthews / Barlow | |
| 1955 | Three Cases of Murder | George | (segment "You Killed Elizabeth") |
| 1956 | The Shield of Faith | ||
| 1960 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Robbie Ross | |
| 1961 | Ticket to Paradise | Jack Watson | |
| 1962 | Serena | Howard Rogers | |
| 1963 | On the Run | Frank Stewart | Episode of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries |
Television
edit- 1966 Bat Out of Hell (TV series) - Walter Bowen - (five episodes)
Selected theatre work
edit- Macbeth (1942) directed by John Gielgud at the Piccadilly Theatre (as Malcolm)[8]
- Flare Path (1942) Original production at the Apollo Theatre, (as Flight Lieutenant Teddy Graham)[9]
- The Hasty Heart (1945) Original production at the Aldwych Theatre (as Lachlen)[10]
- Dial M for Murder (1952) Original West End production at the Westminster Theatre (as Tony Wendice)[11]
- Albertine by Moonlight (1956) at the Westminster Theatre (as Mac)[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Emrys Jones". Archived from the original on 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Emrys Jones - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ a b McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Emrys Jones - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Emrys Jones". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ Braxton, Mark. "The Mind Robber ★★★★". Radio Times. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "EMRYS JONES". The New York Times.
- ^ "Production of Macbeth - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ Wearing, J. P. (22 August 2014). The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893061 – via Google Books.
- ^ Wearing, J. P. (22 August 2014). The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893061 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Dial M. for Murder. By Frederick Knott. (Westminster.) WivEs should » 27 Jun 1952 » The Spectator Archive".
- ^ Wearing, J. P. (16 September 2014). The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893085 – via Google Books.
External links
edit- Emrys Jones at IMDb