Henry Burk Jones (August 1, 1912 – May 17, 1999) was an American actor of stage, film and television.
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 Eileen, Hamlet, The Time of Your Life, They Knew What They Wanted, The Solid Gold Cadillac, and Sunrise at Campobello, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Performance in a Drama.
Jones appeared in more than 180 movies and television shows. His screen credits included The Girl Can't Help It, 3:10 to Yuma, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, Vertigo, Cash McCall, The Bramble Bush, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Dirty Dingus Magee, Support Your Local Gunfighter, and Arachnophobia.
On television, Jones appeared in Appointment with Adventure, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Eleventh Hour, Channing, Phyllis, Night Gallery, Emergency!, Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, and The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. He played Dr. Smith's cousin in a 1966 episode of Lost In Space, "Curse Of Cousin Smith," great acting by Henry, and R.J. Hoferkamp in the 1968 made-for-television western movie Something for a Lonely Man.
Jones died in Los Angeles, California, at age 86, from complications from injuries suffered in a fall.
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Filmography (Movies)
Picture Windows: Lightning
Character:Assayer
Release Date:01/10/1995
Breathing Lessons
Character:Sam
Release Date:06/02/1994
Mastergate
Character:Oral Proctor
Release Date:01/11/1992
Grass Roots
Character:Sen. Ben Carr
Release Date:24/02/1992
The Grifters
Character:Sims
Release Date:08/08/1990
Arachnophobia
Character:Dr. Sam Metcalf
Release Date:20/07/1990
Enid Is Sleeping
Character:Old Man
Release Date:25/05/1990
Dick Tracy
Character:Night Clerk
Release Date:05/04/1990
Nowhere to Run
Character:Judge Culbert
Release Date:01/03/1989
The Leftovers
Character:Thorndike
Release Date:16/11/1986
Code Name: Foxfire
Character:Phillips
Release Date:27/01/1985
The Magic Statue
Character:Cyril Carson
Release Date:15/11/1982
Deathtrap
Character:Porter Milgrim
Release Date:19/03/1982
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
Character:
Release Date:16/01/1982
California Gold Rush
Character:Joe Gillis
Release Date:30/07/1981
Nine to Five
Character:Mr. Hinkle
Release Date:18/12/1980
Tail Gunner Joe
Character:Armitage
Release Date:06/02/1977
Who Is the Black Dahlia?
Character:Lee Jones
Release Date:01/03/1975
Please Call It Murder
Character:Dr. Vincent
Release Date:21/01/1975
Roll, Freddy, Roll!
Character:Theodore Menlo
Release Date:17/12/1974
The Outfit
Character:Doctor
Release Date:19/10/1973
Hitched
Character:Barnstable
Release Date:31/03/1973
Tom Sawyer
Character:Senhor Dobbins
Release Date:15/03/1973
The Letters
Character:Mailman
Release Date:06/03/1973
Pete 'n' Tillie
Character:Mr. Tucker
Release Date:17/12/1972
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Character:Codge Collier
Release Date:13/09/1972
Napoleon and Samantha
Character:Mr. Amos Gutteridge
Release Date:05/07/1972
Skin Game
Character:Sam Cutler
Release Date:30/09/1971
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
Character:Judge
Release Date:16/09/1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Character:Ez
Release Date:26/05/1971
Love Hate Love
Character:Tom Blunden
Release Date:09/02/1971
Dirty Dingus Magee
Character:Rev. Green
Release Date:18/11/1970
The 48-Hour Mile
Character:Decker
Release Date:01/11/1970
Rabbit, Run
Character:Mr. Angstrom
Release Date:01/10/1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Character:Hanson
Release Date:01/04/1970
The Movie Murderer
Character:Martin Moss
Release Date:02/02/1970
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Character:Bike Salesman
Release Date:23/09/1969
Rascal
Character:Garth Shadwick
Release Date:11/06/1969
Angel in My Pocket
Character:Will Sinclair
Release Date:02/04/1969
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Character:Henry Jackson
Release Date:26/03/1969
Something for a Lonely Man
Character:R.J. Hoferkamp
Release Date:26/11/1968
Project X
Character:Dr. Crowther
Release Date:01/05/1968
Stay Away, Joe
Character:Hy Slager
Release Date:08/03/1968
The Crucible
Character:Reverend Parris
Release Date:04/05/1967
The Champagne Murders
Character:Mr. Clark
Release Date:31/03/1967
Never Too Late
Character:Dr. Kimbrough
Release Date:04/11/1965
Angel Baby
Character:Ben Hays
Release Date:14/05/1961
The Bramble Bush
Character:Parker Welk
Release Date:24/02/1960
Cash McCall
Character:Gil Clark
Release Date:20/01/1960
Vertigo
Character:Coroner
Release Date:09/05/1958
3:10 to Yuma
Character:Alex Potter
Release Date:07/08/1957
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Character:Henry Rufus
Release Date:29/07/1957
The Girl Can't Help It
Character:Mousie
Release Date:22/12/1956
The Girl He Left Behind
Character:Hanson
Release Date:26/10/1956
The Bad Seed
Character:Leroy Jessup
Release Date:12/09/1956
Taxi
Character:Thorndike (uncredited)
Release Date:21/01/1953
Mr. Matches
Character:Mr. Matches
Release Date:13/01/1953
The Lady Says No
Character:Potsy
Release Date:06/01/1952
This Is the Army
Character:Mr. Brown / World War One Bugle Audition Observer (uncredited)
Release Date:14/08/1943
Television Appearances
Coach
Character:Mr. Newbower
I Married Dora
Character:Hughes Whitney Lennox
Sidekicks
Character:
MacGyver
Character:Charles 'Papa Chuck' Banning
The Comedy Factory
Character:Morton Waterman
Code Name: Foxfire
Character:Phillips
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Morris Penroy
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Character:Barney Dorsey
Gun Shy
Character:Homer McCoy
Filthy Rich
Character:
Cagney & Lacey
Character:
Falcon Crest
Character:B. Riley Wicker
Magnum, P.I.
Character:The Butler
Here's Boomer
Character:
Mrs. Columbo
Character:Josh Alden
B. J. and the Bear
Character:
Vega$
Character:
Fantasy Island
Character:Bank Teller
The Love Boat
Character:Frank Jensen
CHiPs
Character:Dutton
Quincy, M.E.
Character:
Quincy, M.E.
Character:Richard Hawley
Phyllis
Character:Jonathan Dexter
Barney Miller
Character:Father Clement
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Character:Captain Julian Wells
Petrocelli
Character:Wheaton
Run, Joe, Run
Character:Feeny
These Are the Days
Character:
The Six Million Dollar Man
Character:Dr. Dolenz
The Six Million Dollar Man
Character:Dr. Chester Dolenz
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Character:
The Girl with Something Extra
Character:Owen Metcalf
Hawkins
Character:George Davis
Ghost Story
Character:Truthers
The Paul Lynde Show
Character:
Emergency!
Character:Dr. Alexander Knott
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Character:Dr. Metz
The Man and the City
Character:
Alias Smith and Jones
Character:
Night Gallery
Character:Malcolm Hample
The Partridge Family
Character:Mr. Phelps
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Character:Mr. Arnell
Nanny and the Professor
Character:Mr. Abercrombie
Here Come the Brides
Character:
The Mod Squad
Character:
The Mod Squad
Character:Herbert Milne
Adam-12
Character:Harry Craig
The Name of the Game
Character:Mr. McKim
The Name of the Game
Character:George
The Outsider
Character:
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Character:Preacher Soul
The Second Hundred Years
Character:Langston Barnes
That Girl
Character:
Tarzan
Character:
The Tammy Grimes Show
Character:
Honey West
Character:Reedy Comfort
Lost in Space
Character:Jeremiah Smith
The Big Valley
Character:General Alderson
Profiles in Courage
Character:Hamilton Fish
Daniel Boone
Character:Landers
Daniel Boone
Character:Jonas Morgan
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Vincent Lockridge
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Dean Timothy Dwight
Bewitched
Character:
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Character:Dr. Sprague
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:Prof. Raymond Shipley
Burke's Law
Character:Harrison Quentin Filmore
Channing
Character:Dean Fred Baker
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Alex Morrow
The Virginian
Character:Ned Cochran
The Investigators
Character:The Gov
The New Breed
Character:Davidson
Route 66
Character:
Outlaws
Character:
Checkmate
Character:Ed Thurston, D.A.
Thriller
Character:Erik Borg
Thriller
Character:Carl Somers
The Untouchables
Character:Brooks Wells
Adventures in Paradise
Character:Professor Flanders
The Twilight Zone
Character:J. Hardy Hempstead
Bonanza
Character:King Arthur / Uncle Leo
The Real McCoys
Character:Jed McCoy
Wagon Train
Character:Ben Morrell
Playwrights '56
Character:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Wally Long
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Harry Parker
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:George Tiffany
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:John Treadwell
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Miles Cheever
Gunsmoke
Character:Harvey Cagle
Gunsmoke
Character:Papa Steiffer
Gunsmoke
Character:J. Luther Gross
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Homer McCoy
Climax!
Character:Dr. Barney O'Keefe
Father Knows Best
Character:Mr Kermit
Janet Dean, Registered Nurse
Character:
Letter to Loretta
Character:Henry Stokes
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Character:
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Sam
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
Tales of Tomorrow
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Sanford
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Jim
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Dan
The Web
Character:
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:
Lights Out
Character:
Suspense
Character:Man at Train Station
Suspense
Character:Mr. Matches
Studio One
Character:Sloane
Studio One
Character:Simon Hazlett
Studio One
Character:St. Barnabas
Studio One
Character:Mr. Weaver
Studio One
Character:Sam
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:Professor Stark-Purvis
Kraft Television Theatre
Character:
Kraft Television Theatre
Character:Professor Bowdin
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