Father of comedian Tobie Jones (Dobby in Harry Potter ), he played several times with David Lynch.
British actor Freddie Jones died at the age of 91, reports the Guardian . Father of comedian Tobie Jones (Dobby in Harry Potter ), he was one of the favorite actors of David Lynch .
Together, they shot Elephant Man (1980), Dune (1984) and Sailor and Lula (1990). Freddie Jones also appeared in the On the Air series (1992) and the short film Hotel Room (1993) by the American master.
“My dear Twitter friends, I loved, I loved, I loved Freddie Jones, what will I miss him,” the director wrote on Twitter.
Freddie Jones also played under the direction of Clint Eastwood in Firefox, the absolute weapon (1982) and Federico Fellini in And Vogue the Ship … (1983). He also participated in the soap opera Emmerdale between 2005 and 2018.
Dear Twitter Friends, I loved, loved, loved Freddie Jones. Man-o-man will he be missed.
— David Lynch (@DAVID_LYNCH) July 10, 2019
Katherine Dow Blyton – Harriet Finch in Emmerdale – said she felt “so lucky” to have worked with him.
Will be raising a glass or two tonight to the wonderful Freddie Jones. So lucky to have worked with this legend. A very special man. R.I.P Freddie ❤️ “If there’s another world, he lives in bliss; If there is none, he made the best of this” pic.twitter.com/09aEfslayP
— Katherine Dow Blyton (@BlytonDow) July 10, 2019