Frederick Charles Jones (12 September 1927 – 9 July 2019) was an English actor who had an extensive career in television, theatre and cinema productions for almost sixty years. In theatre, he originated the role of Sir in The Dresser; in film, he collaborated with David Lynch, starting with his role as a ruthless ringmaster Bytes in The Elephant Man (1980); and in television, he played Sandy Thomas in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2005 to 2018.
Early life
Jones was born on 12 September 1927 in Dresden, a suburb of the town of Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, the son of Ida Elizabeth (née Goodwin) and Charles Edward Jones.