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name: "Eddie Jones"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eddie-jones"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 September 1934"
died: "6 July 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
updated: "2026-09-16T22:38:07.073125+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Eddie Jones

Actor. Born 18 September 1934 in Washington, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 6 July 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 September 1934, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 6 July 2019
- **Active:** 1983–1992

## Biography

Eddie Jones (1934–2019) was an American actor of stage, film and television. Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, he began his career in theatre and appeared in more than 250 plays, including the original Broadway production of *That Championship Season* (1972) as understudy to Charles Durning.

His film roles included Mintz in *The Grifters* (1990), Dave Hooch in *A League of Their Own* (1992), Buddy Wallace in *Sneakers* (1992), Samuel Riddle in *Seabiscuit* (2003) and Salchak in *The Terminal* (2004). On television he played Jonathan Kent in *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* (1993–1997) and had recurring roles in *The Equalizer* and *The Invisible Man*.

Jones was married to director Anita Khanzadian-Jones.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *A League of Their Own* (1992), Fi1m 80, as Dave Hooch — [page](https://film.one/film/a-league-of-their-own.md)
- *The Grifters* (1990), Fi1m 84, as Mintz — [page](https://film.one/film/the-grifters.md)
- *Trading Places* (1983), Fi1m 80, as Cop #3 — [page](https://film.one/film/trading-places.md)

## Also known for

- *The Terminal* (2004), Salchak
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), Funeral Ghost
- *Sneakers* (1992), Buddy Wallace
- *The Rocketeer* (1991), Malcolm
- *Seabiscuit* (2003), Samuel D. Riddle
- *Veep* (2012), Chuck Furnam
- *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* (1993), Jonathan Kent
- *Year of the Dragon* (1985), William McKenna

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