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Freddie Jones Biography

Birth Name:Frederick Charles Jones

Birth Place:Stroke-on-Trent, England

Profession Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • In 1969, he won the Best TV Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival
  • In 1971, he was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor
  • Trained in the dramatic arts at Rose Bruford College
  • Is the father of actor Toby Jones and director Rupert Jones
  • Before becoming interested in acting, he worked as a laboratory assistant for ten years
  • Has been an associate member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
  • Was the founder of the New Victoria Theatre in England