American actor and film director
Tommy Lee Jones
Born Tommy Lee Jones
(1946-09-15 ) September 15, 1946 (age 74) Alma mater Harvard University (AB )Occupation Years active 1969-present Katherine "Kate" Lardner
(
m. 1971;
div. 1978)
Kimberlea Cloughley
(
m. 1981;
div. 1996)
Children 2 Awards
Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive .
His other notable starring roles include Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in the television miniseries Lonesome Dove , Agent K in the Men in Black film series , Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men , the villain Two-Face in Batman Forever , terrorist William "Bill" Strannix in Under Siege , Texas Ranger Roland Sharp in Man of the House , rancher Pete Perkins in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada , which he also directed, Colonel Chester Phillips in Captain America: The First Avenger , CIA Director Robert Dewey in Jason Bourne , and Warden Dwight McClusky in Natural Born Killers .
Jones has also portrayed real-life figures such as businessman Howard Hughes in The Amazing Howard Hughes , Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens in Lincoln , executed murderer Gary Gilmore in The Executioner's Song , U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur in Emperor , businessman Clay Shaw , the only person prosecuted in connection with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in JFK , Oliver Vanetta "Doolittle" Lynn, in Coal Miner's Daughter , and baseball player Ty Cobb in Cobb .
Early life
Jones as a junior in high school, 1964
Jones was born on September 15, 1946, in San Saba, Texas .[1] [2] His mother, Lucille Marie (née Scott; 1928-2013),[3] was a police officer, school teacher, and beauty shop owner, and his father, Clyde C. Jones (1926-1986), was an oil field worker.[1] The two were married and divorced twice. He has said that he is of part Cherokee descent.[4] He was raised in Midland, Texas ,[5] and attended Robert E. Lee High School .
Jones soon moved to Dallas and graduated from the St. Mark's School of Texas in 1965,[6] which he attended on scholarship.
College
He attended Harvard College on a need-based scholarship. He was the roommate of future Vice President Al Gore .[7] As an upperclassman, he stayed in Dunster House [7] with roommates Gore and Bob Somerby , who later became editor of the media criticism site The Daily Howler . Jones graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1969; his senior thesis was on "the mechanics of Catholicism" in the works of Flannery O'Connor .[8] [9]
Tom Jones No. 61 Position Guard Major English Career history College
High school St. Mark's (TX) Personal information Born: September 15, 1946 (1946-09-15 ) (age 74)San Saba, Texas Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 200 lb (91 kg) Career highlights and awards
1st team All-Ivy League (1968)
Jones played guard [10] on Harvard's undefeated 1968 football team . He was named as a first-team All-Ivy League selection, and played in the 1968 Game . The game featured a memorable and last-minute Harvard 16-point comeback to tie Yale. He recounted his memory of "the most famous football game in Ivy League history" in the documentary Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 .
Career
Early acting and film (1960s-1980)
Jones moved to New York to become an actor, making his Broadway debut in 1969's A Patriot for Me in a number of supporting roles. In 1970, he landed his first film role, coincidentally playing a Harvard student in Love Story (Erich Segal , the author of Love Story , said that he based the lead character of Oliver on aspects of two undergraduate roommates he knew while on a sabbatical at Harvard, Jones and Al Gore ).[11]
In early 1971, he returned to Broadway in Abe Burrows ' Four on a Garden where he shared the stage with Carol Channing and Sid Caesar . Between 1971 and 1975 he portrayed Dr. Mark Toland on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live . He returned to the stage for a short-lived 1974 production of Ulysses in Nighttown with Zero Mostel , directed by Burgess Meredith .[12] It was followed by the acclaimed TV movie The Amazing Howard Hughes , where he played the lead role.
In films, he played an escaped convict hunted in Jackson County Jail (1976), a Vietnam veteran in Rolling Thunder (1977), an automobile mogul, co-starring with Laurence Olivier in the Harold Robbins drama The Betsy , and Police Detective 'John Neville' opposite Faye Dunaway in the 1978 thriller Eyes of Laura Mars .
In 1980, Jones earned his first Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of country singer Loretta Lynn 's husband, Doolittle "Mooney" Lynn , in the popular Coal Miner's Daughter . In 1981, he played a drifter opposite Sally Field in Back Roads , a comedy that received middling reviews.[13]
Increased exposure (1983-2004)
In 1983, he received an Emmy [14] for Best Actor for his performance as murderer Gary Gilmore in a TV adaptation of Norman Mailer 's The Executioner's Song . That same year he starred in a pirate adventure, Nate and Hayes , playing the heavily bearded pirate Captain Bully Hayes .
In 1989, he earned another Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in the acclaimed television mini-series Lonesome Dove , based on the best-seller by Larry McMurtry .
In the 1990s, blockbuster hits such as JFK co-starring Kevin Costner , The Fugitive co-starring Harrison Ford , Batman Forever co-starring Val Kilmer , and Men in Black with Will Smith made Jones one of the highest paid and most in-demand actors in Hollywood . His performance as Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in The Fugitive received broad acclaim and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a sequel . When he accepted his Oscar , his head was shaved for his role in the film Cobb , which he made light of in his speech: "The only thing a man can say at a time like this is 'I am not really bald'. Actually I'm lucky to be working".
Among his other well-known performances during the 1990s were those of the accused conspirator Clay Shaw /Clay Bertrand in the 1991 film JFK (which earned him another Oscar nomination), as a terrorist who hijacks a U.S. Navy battleship in Under Siege and as a maximum-security prison warden who's in way over his head in Natural Born Killers . He also played the role of "Reverend" Roy Foltrigg in the 1994 film The Client .
Jones co-starred with director Clint Eastwood as astronauts in the 2000 film Space Cowboys , in which both played retired pilots and friends/rivals leading a space rescue mission together.
Later years (2005-present)
In 2005, the first theatrical feature film Jones directed, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada , was presented at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival . Jones's character speaks both English and Spanish in the film. His performance won him the Best Actor Award at Cannes. His first film as a director had been The Good Old Boys in 1995, a made-for-television movie.
Two strong performances in 2007 marked a resurgence in Jones's career, one as a beleaguered father investigating the disappearance of his soldier son in In the Valley of Elah , the other as a Texas sheriff hunting an assassin in the Oscar-winning No Country for Old Men . For the former, he was nominated for an Academy Award .
Jones has been a spokesman for Japanese brewing company Suntory since 2006. He can be seen in various Japanese TV commercials of Suntory's Coffee brand Boss as a character called "Alien Jones," an extraterrestrial who takes the form of a human being to check on the world of humans. Many of these commercials can be seen on YouTube.[15] In 2011, Jones appeared in public service announcements on Japanese television, joining a number of other popular figures who sang two sentimental songs in remembrance of those lost in the 2011 T?hoku earthquake and tsunami .
In 2010, Jones appeared alongside Ben Affleck in the recession drama The Company Men . The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival , where early reviews praised Jones's performance as "pitch-perfect."[16] Jones had a role in the Marvel Studios film, Captain America: The First Avenger .[17] He also directed, produced and co-starred with Samuel L. Jackson in an adaptation of The Sunset Limited .
In 2012, there was another turning point in Jones's career, starting with a reprisal of his role as Agent K in Men in Black 3 , the romantic dramedy Hope Springs , and co-starring as Thaddeus Stevens in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln . Jones's performance in Lincoln received wide critical acclaim, and he was nominated for an Oscar for the fourth time, for Best Supporting Actor.
Personal life
Jones was married to Kate Lardner, the niece of screenwriter and journalist Ring Lardner Jr. , from 1971 to 1978. He has two children from his second marriage to Kimberlea Cloughley, the daughter of Phil Hardberger , former mayor of San Antonio: Austin Leonard (born 1982) and Victoria Kafka (born 1991). On March 19, 2001, he married his third wife, Dawn Laurel.
Jones resides in Terrell Hills, Texas , a city just outside of downtown San Antonio , and speaks fluent Spanish , which he used to good effect in Men in Black .[18] He owns a 3,000-acre (1,200 ha) cattle ranch in San Saba County, Texas ,[19] and a ranch near Van Horn, Texas , which served as the set for his film The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada . He also owns a home and farm in Wellington, Florida . Jones is a polo player and he has a house in a polo country club in Buenos Aires , Argentina . He is a supporter of the Polo Training Foundation.[20] He is an avid San Antonio Spurs fan; he is often seen court-side at Spurs games.[21] [22] At the 2000 Democratic National Convention , he gave the nominating speech for his college roommate, Al Gore , as the Democratic Party 's nominee for President of the United States.[23]
Filmography
Film
Television
Advertising
Awards and nominations
Year
Title
Accolade
Results
1981
Coal Miner's Daughter
Golden Globe Award, Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Nominated
1983
The Executioner's Song
Primetime Emmy Award, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
Won
1989
Lonesome Dove
Nominated
1990
Golden Globe Award, Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominated
Western Heritage Award, Television Feature Film
Won
1992
JFK
Academy Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
1993
The Fugitive
Award Circuit Community Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
JFK
British Academy Film Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Boston Film Festival Award, Film Excellence Award
Won
The Fugitive
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
New York Film Critics Circle Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
1994
Academy Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
British Academy Film Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Golden Globe Award, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Won
MTV Movie + TV Award, Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Harrison Ford )
Won
National Society of Film Critics Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
Walk of Fame - Star on the Walk of Fame, Motion Picture 6925 Hollywood, Blvd.
Won
1995
The Good Old Boys
CableACE Award, Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
Nominated
Cobb
Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Best Lead Actor
Nominated
The Good Old Boys
Lone Star Film & Television Award, Best Television Director
Won
Lone Star Film & Television Award, Best Television Actor
Won
Blown Away
MTV Movie + TV Award, Best Villain
Nominated
1996
Batman Forever
Nominated
The Good Old Boys
Screen Actors Guild Award, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Nominated
1997
USA Film Festival Award, Master Screen Artist Tribute
Won
1998
Men in Black
Blockbuster Entertainment Award, Favorite Lead Actor - Sci-Fi
Nominated
MTV Movie + TV Award, Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Will Smith )
Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Award, Best Lead Actor in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Nominated
Satellite Award, Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Nominated
1999
U.S. Marshals
Blockbuster Entertainment Award, Favorite Duo - Action/Adventure (shared with Wesley Snipes )
Nominated
2000
Double Jeopardy
Blockbuster Entertainment Award, Favorite Lead Actor - Suspense
Nominated
Palm Beach International Film Festival Award, Lifetime Achievement Award - Acting
Won
2001
Space Cowboys
Blockbuster Entertainment Award, Favorite Action Team - Internet Only
(shared with Clint Eastwood , James Garner , Donald Sutherland )
Nominated
2003
Golden Boot Award, Golden Boot
Won
2004
The Missing
AARP Movies for Grownups Award, Best Lead Actor
Nominated
2005
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Cannes Film Festival Award, Best Actor
Nominated
Cannes Film Festival Award, Palme d'Or
Nominated
Ghent International Film festival Award, Grand Prize Award
Won
Satellite Award, Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Nominated
2006
A Prairie Home Companion
Gotham Award, Best Ensemble Performance
Nominated
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Independent Spirit Award, Best Feature
Nominated
Western Heritage Award, Theatrical Motion Picture
Won
2007
In the Valley of Elah
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award, Best Lead Actor
Nominated
A Prairie Home Companion
Critics Choice Award, Best Acting Ensemble
Nominated
In the Valley of Elah
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award, Best Lead Actor
Nominated
No Country for Old Men
Detroit Film Critics Society Award, Best Lead Actor
Nominated
A Prairie Home Companion
Gold Derby Award, Best Ensemble Cast
Nominated
No Country for Old Men
Indiewire Critics Poll Award, Best Supporting Performance
Nominated
National Board of Review Award, Best Acting by an Ensemble
Won
San Diego Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
In the Valley of Elah
Satellite Award, Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Nominated
St. Louis Film Critics Association Award, Best Lead Actor
Nominated
No Country for Old Men
St. Louis Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
In the Valley of Elah
Village Voice Film Poll Award, Best Lead Actor
Nominated
2008
AARP Movies for Grownups Award, Best Lead Actor
Nominated
Academy Award, Best Lead Actor
Nominated
No Country for Old Men
British Academy Film Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Critics Choice Award, Best Acting Ensemble
Nominated
Gold Derby Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Gold Derby Award, Best Ensemble Cast
Won
International Cinephile Society Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
International Online Cinema Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
In the Valley of Elah
Italian Online Movie Award, Best Lead Actor
Nominated
London Critics Circle Film Award, Actor of the Year
Nominated
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Award, American Riviera Award
Won
No Country for Old Men
Screen Actors Guild Award, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Won
2009
International Online Film Critics Poll Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
2010
The Company Men
Satellite Award, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated
2011
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award, Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest (shared with Maria Bello )
Nominated
The Sunset Limited
Gold Derby Award, Best Television Movie/Miniseries Lead Actor
Nominated
Captain America: The First Avenger
Scream Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
2012
Lincoln
Award Circuit Community Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Award Circuit Community Award, Best Cast Ensemble
Nominated
Black Film Critics Circle Award, Best Ensemble
Won
Boston Online Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
Detroit Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
Indiana Film Journalists Association Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
Indiewire Film Critics Poll Award, Best Supporting Performance
Nominated
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
Nevada Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
Nevada Film Critics Society Award, Best Ensemble Cast
Won
New York Film Critics Circle Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
New York Film Critics Online Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
The Sunset Limited
Prism Award, Performance in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Nominated
Lincoln
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
San Sebastian International Film Festival Award, Donastia Lifetime Achievement Award
Won
Lincoln
Satellite Award, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award, Best Ensemble
Won
St. Louis Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Toronto Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Village Voice Film Poll Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
2013
Academy Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Hope Springs
AAPR Movies for Grownups Award, Best Love Story (shared with Meryl Streep )
Nominated
Lincoln
AARP Movies for Grownups Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
British Academy Film Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Critics Choice Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Denver Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Gold Derby Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Gold Derby Award, Best Ensemble Cast
Nominated
Golden Globe Award, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated
Iowa Film Critics Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
Italian Online Movie Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Hope Springs
Jupiter Award, Best International Actor
Won
Lincoln
London Critics Circle Film Award, Supporting Actor of the Year
Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
North Texas Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
Online Film & Television Association Award, Best Supporting Actor
Won
Online Film Critics Society Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Won
Screen Actors Guild Award, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Nominated
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
2014
The Homesman
Cannes Film Festival Award, Palme d'Or
Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award, Best Lead Actor
Nominated
Women Film Critics Circle Award, Best Lead Actor
Nominated
2015
AARP Movies for Grownups Award, Best Lead Actor
Nominated
Almeria Western Film Festival Award, Best Feature Film
Won
Georgia Film Critics Association Award, Best Feature
Nominated
Western honors
See also
References
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^ Waycross Journal-Herald, November 6, 1982, page 4 , Google News .
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^ a b "The Year of Tommy Lee Jones - News - The Harvard Crimson" . www.thecrimson.com .
^ Scott, A. O. (February 7, 2005). "Big Questions, Smart Women, Mann's Movies" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2010 .
^ Laporte, Nicole (2011-02-06). "True Gruff" . The Daily Beast . Newsweek . Retrieved .
^ Charles McGrath (2008-11-20). "Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" . Yale Alumni Magazine . Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved .
^ Fox, Margalit (January 20, 2010). "Erich Segal, 'Love Story' Author, Dies at 72" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2010 .
^ "Ulysses in Nighttown" . IBDB . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Back Roads" . Business Date for Back Roads . imdb.com/. Retrieved 2006 .
^ "Tommy Lee Jones Emmy Nominated" . Emmys.com. Retrieved .
^ "CM BOSS (Suntory Boss - Space Alien Jones Series)" . Retrieved 2013 .
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^ "Tommy Lee Jones Officially Comes Aboard Captain America: The First Avenger" . MovieWeb.com. 2010-05-27.
^ "BBC - Movies - interview - Tommy Lee Jones" . Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved .
^ "Why lee jones loves black comedy - News" . Scotsman.com. 2002-08-01. Retrieved .
^ "Palm Beach Today Magazine: Polo Training Foundation" . Palmbeachtoday.net. 2009-02-27. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved .
^ "Celebrities who back Spurs, Heat" . mySA.com. 2014-06-10. Retrieved .
^ "Tommy Lee Jones at MNA Finals" . Getty Images North America. 2013-06-10. Retrieved .
^ "Tommy Lee Jones' Speech Text" . ABC News. August 2016. Retrieved 2017 .
^ Vlessing, Etan (2012-08-14). "Toronto 2012: Paul Andrew Williams' 'Song for Marion' to Close 37th Edition" . Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved .
^ "2014 Official Selection" . Cannes . Retrieved 2014 .
^ "TV commercial of the week: BOSS canned coffee" . Japan Today . Japan Today. Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Tommy Lee Jones - 2009" . Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame . November 20, 2008. Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Texas Film Hall Of Fame" . Austin Film Society . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "Great Western Performers" . National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum . Retrieved 2020 .
Further reading
Grunert, Andrea, "Les bons et les méchants selon Tommy Lee Jones", in: Francis Bordat et Serge Chauvin (eds.) Les bons et les méchants Université Paris X, 2005, p. 339-352, ISBN 2-907335-30-8 External links