One of the wittiest character actors around, the red-haired, portly
Jones has carved out a delectable niche for himself as a very funny
purveyor of civilised indolence in supporting roles. Let's face it, he
was robbed of an Oscar nod for his marvellously adroit and memorable
turn as Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus ("Well, there it
is..."). Subsequently he has excelled in Tim Burton's hands and
in horror exercises like Ravenous (in which he easily steals the film).
As Sleepy Hollow proved, if you need someone to round out an ensemble of
outsized Gothic eccentrics and do so with dry panache, he's your man.
