Freddie Jones, the veteran English stage and screen character actor known for his long stint on the ITV soap Emmerdale, died Tuesday in the UK after a brief illness, according to his agent Lesley D…
Emmerdale, “Freddie was a much loved and admired actor, known for his triumphs in classical theatre, film and television,” Duff said in a statement. “He will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him and most especially his family.”Emmerdale
last year after playing Sandy Thomas since 2005 — with a nearly yearlong hiatus in 2008-09. The popular soap has aired in the UK since 1972. Born on September 12, 1927, in Staffordshire, Jones got a late start in acting — landing his first screen roles while in in the early 1960s. But he would have a prolific career, racking up more than 200 film and TV credits including such 1970s and ’80s Hollywood fare asHis breakthrough role across the pond was as Claudius in the 1968 miniseries earning the World’s Best Television Actor of the Year prize at that year’s Monte-Carlo TV Festival.
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