Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946 in San Saba , Texas ) is an American actor and film director as well as Golden Globe and Oscar winner.
Life
Jones was born in 1946 in San Saba, Texas, to oil worker Clyde Jones and police officer Lucille Marie (née Scott) . Jones had an Indian grandmother ( Cherokee ) and worked as a teenager with his father in the oil fields. His father left the family to work in the Libyan oil fields . Jones made it through football scholarships to the elite St. Mark's School of Texas in Dallas , a boys' college that prepares for college, and then went to Harvard University , where he studied English and graduated cum laude in 1969. At Harvard, he also successfully played American football (1966–1968) and had the option of joining the Dallas Cowboys as a professional player . Jones has been friends with his roommate at the time, the Democrat Al Gore , since he was a student and supported his presidential campaign in August 2000 .
Jones' first wife was Katherine (Kate) Lardner, granddaughter of Ring Lardner , with whom he was married for seven years. In 1981 he married the photographer Kimberlea Gayle Cloughley, the daughter of Phil Hardberger , from whom he divorced in 1996. He has two children with her. He has been married to camera assistant Dawn Maria Laurel since March 2001 . Jones is active in various charitable projects and lives far from Hollywood in San Antonio , Texas. In the surrounding area, he managed two ranches where cattle and polo - Ponies are bred.
Acting career
Jones got his first acting experience at school. During his studies he participated in Shakespeare performances, among other things . After graduating from Harvard, he went to New York in 1969 , where he played for theater and television for a few years. His debut on Broadway he was with A Patriot for Me (1969) by John Osborne. Jones had his first small film role in Love Story (1970), written by his Harvard roommate Erich Segal . Jones played the roommate of the main actor Ryan O'Neal and commented on his love life in two scenes. In 1975, Jones moved to Los Angeles and played a supporting role in the Charlie's Angels series pilot . His first leading role was the escaping prison inmate in Rape Behind Bars .
In 1983 Jones got an Emmy for his portrayal of a murderer on death row The Executioner's Song , which increased his notoriety and established himself as a Hollywood actor. Jones was best known as an actor in action films . He is one of the few actors who got a stand-alone sequel , although he only had a supporting role in the first film: In On the Hunt , he returns to the Oscar-winning role of Deputy US Marshal Sam Gerard from On the Run . His fee for Hollywood productions intended to peak at 20 million US dollars have been lying ( Men in Black II ) .
Jones made his directorial debut in 1995 with the television film Once a Cowboy, Always a Cowboy ( The Good Old Boys ) based on a model by Elmer Kelton, in which he also played the lead role. The production received nominations and a. for the Cable Ace Award and the Actor's Guild Award. 2005 he directed Three Burials - The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada ( The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada ), a contemporary Western in which he also played a major role for the second time directing. This production was his first feature film that he directed. Jones co-produced the film with Luc Besson , Michael Fitzgerald and Chris Menges and was awarded the Actor Award for the role of Pete Perkins at the Cannes Film Festival . In 2011, The Sunset Limited - A Question of Faith followed , another television film that Jones directed. His fourth directorial work The Homesman was released in 2014.
Jones is mainly dubbed by Ronald Nitschke .
Filmography (selection)
- 1970: Love Story
- 1971–1975: Love, Lie, Passion ( One Life to Live , TV series)
- 1973: Life Study
- 1975: Eliza's Horoscope
- 1975: Barnaby Jones (TV series, episode 4x09 Fatal Witness )
- 1976: Charlie's Angels ( Charlie's Angels , television series, episode Charlie's Angels )
- 1976: Raped Behind Bars (Jackson County Jail)
- 1977: The Man with the Steel Claw (Rolling Thunder)
- 1977: Howard Hughes - A Legend ( The Amazing Howard Hughes , Movie made for TV)
- 1978: The Clan (The Betsy)
- 1978: The eyes of Laura Mars
- 1980: Nashville Lady (Coal Miner's Daughter)
- 1980: Brandstifter (TV short film; based on the short story of the same name )
- 1981: Back Roads
- 1982: The Executioner's Song
- 1983: Island of the Pirates (Nate And Hayes / Savage Islands)
- 1984: Only Death Is Free (The River Rat)
- 1984: KGB - The Dirty War (KGB)
- 1986: The Ruler of Central Park (The Park Is Mine)
- 1986: Black Moon (Black Moon Rising)
- 1987: Chicago Blues (The Big Town)
- 1987: Broken Vows
- 1988 Stormy Monday (Stormy Monday)
- 1988: Dead Angels Don't Lie ( Gotham , Movie made for TV)
- 1988: Fight Back ( Stranger on My Land , TV movie)
- 1988: One day in April (April Morning)
- 1989: The Killer Brigade (The Package)
- 1989: Lonesome Dove (four-part television series)
- 1990: Airborne - steel wings (Fire Birds)
- 1991: JFK - crime scene Dallas (JFK)
- 1992: Red alert (Under Siege)
- 1992: House of Cards (House Of Cards)
- 1993: On the Run (The Fugitive)
- 1993: Between Heaven and Hell (Heaven & Earth)
- 1994: Explosiv - Blown Away (Blown Away)
- 1994: Natural Born Killers
- 1994: Operation Blue Sky (Blue Sky)
- 1994: The client (The Client)
- 1994: Homerun (Cobb)
- 1995: Once a cowboy, always a cowboy (The Good Old Boys)
- 1995: Batman Forever
- 1997: Volcano
- 1997: Men in Black
- 1998: On the Hunt (US Marshals)
- 1998: Small Soldiers (voice)
- 1999: Double Jeopardy (Double Jeopardy)
- 2000: Space Cowboys
- 2000: Rules - Seconds of Decision (Rules of Engagement)
- 2002: Men in Black II
- 2003: The Hunted (The Hunted)
- 2003: The Missing
- 2005: Man of the House (Man of the House)
- 2005: Three Burials (The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada)
- 2006: Robert Altman's Last Radio Show (A Prairie Home Companion)
- 2007: No Country for Old Men
- 2007: In the Valley of Elah
- 2009: Murder in Louisiana (In the Electric Mist)
- 2010: Company Men (The Company Men)
- 2011: The Sunset Limited
- 2011: Captain America: The First Avenger
- 2012: Men in Black 3
- 2012: Like the first time (Hope Springs)
- 2012: Lincoln
- 2012: Emperor - Fight for Peace (Emperor)
- 2013: Malavita - The Family (The Family)
- 2014: The Homesman
- 2016: The Jerico Project (Criminal)
- 2016: Jason Bourne
- 2016: Mechanic: Resurrection
- 2017: Just Getting Started
- 2017: Shock and Awe (Shock and Awe)
- 2019: Ad Astra - To the Stars ( Ad Astra )
Awards
- 1992 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in JFK - Tatort Dallas
- 1994 : Award for Best Supporting Actor in On the Run
- 2008 : Nomination for Best Actor in In the Valley of Elah
- 2013 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Lincoln
- 1981 : Nominated for Best Actor - Comedy / Musical in Nashville Lady
- 1994 : Award for Best Supporting Actor in On the Run
- 2013 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Lincoln
- 1992 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in JFK - Tatort Dallas
- 1994 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in On the Run
- 2008 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in No Country for Old Men
- 2013 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Lincoln
- 2008 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in No Country for Old Men
- 2008 : Award for best ensemble cast in No Country for Old Men
- 2013 : Award for Best Supporting Actor in Lincoln
- 2013 : Nomination for Best Acting Company in Lincoln
- Further
- 1983 Best Actor in a TV Series for The Hangman's Song
- Emmy , 1989 nomination for Best Actor in a Television Series for Lonesome Dove
- International Cannes Film Festival 2005 , Best Actor for The Three Burials of Meliquiades Estrada
Web links
- Literature by and about Tommy Lee Jones in the catalog of the German National Library
- Tommy Lee Jones in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Tommy Lee Jones biography at WHO'S WHO
- Tommy Lee Jones in the German dubbing file
- Conversation with Tommy Lee Jones in the Süddeutsche Zeitung December 24, 2014
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jones, Tommy Lee |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1946 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | San Saba , Texas |