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'''Gene Jones''' is an American actor, best known for his roles in ''[[No Country for Old Men (film)|No Country for Old Men]]'' (2007)<ref>[http://www.empireonline.com/features/the-best-alternative-coen-characters/default.asp?page=18 The 20 Best Alternative Coen Characters - Empireonline]</ref> and ''[[The Sacrament (2013 film)|The Sacrament]]'' (2013), with the latter earning him a nomination for a [[Fangoria Chainsaw Awards|Fangoria Chainsaw Award as Best Supporting Actor]].<ref>[http://www.fangoria.com/new/for-your-consideration-the-2015-chainsaw-award-nominations-for-best-supporting-actor/ For Your Consideration: The 2015 Chainsaw Award Nominations for Best Supporting Actor: Gene Jones - The Sacrament]</ref>
'''Gene Jones''' is an American [[character actor]], who appeared in ''[[No Country for Old Men]]'' (2007),<ref name="Empire_Nathan">{{Cite web |last=Nathan |first=Ian |date= |title=The 20 Best Alternative Coen Characters |url=http://www.empireonline.com/features/the-best-alternative-coen-characters/default.asp?page=18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821182142/http://www.empireonline.com/features/the-best-alternative-coen-characters/default.asp?page=18 |archive-date=2014-08-21 |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]}}</ref> ''[[The Hateful Eight]]'' (2015) and ''[[The Sacrament (2013 film)|The Sacrament]]'' (2013), with the latter earning him a nomination for a [[Fangoria Chainsaw Awards|Fangoria Chainsaw Award as Best Supporting Actor]].<ref name="Fangoria_Hanley2015">{{Cite web |last=Hanley |first=Ken W. |date=2015-03-04 |title=For Your Consideration: The 2015 Chainsaw Award Nominations for Best Supporting Actor |url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/for-your-consideration-the-2015-chainsaw-award-nominations-for-best-supporting-actor/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022154551/http://www.fangoria.com/new/for-your-consideration-the-2015-chainsaw-award-nominations-for-best-supporting-actor/ |archive-date=2016-10-22 |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=[[Fangoria]]}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Jones grew up in Louisiana. He acted in theater productions for nearly 30 years before being cast in ''[[No Country for Old Men]]'' (2007) as the gas station proprietor who plays a game of "[[Coin flipping|heads or tails]]" with killer [[Anton Chigurh]].<ref name="EntertainmentWeekly_Collis2014">{{Cite magazine |last=Collis |first=Clark |date=2014-06-03 |title=Actor Gene Jones talks about playing a cult leader in 'The Sacrament' |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/06/03/the-sacrament-ti-west-gene-jones/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref><ref name="LosAngelesTimes_Rosen2008">{{Cite news |last=Rosen |first=Lisa |date=2008-01-30 |title=No bit players here |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/columnists/contenderqa/env-en-tinyroles30jan30,0,2832242.htmlstory |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112010116/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/columnists/contenderqa/env-en-tinyroles30jan30,0,2832242.htmlstory |archive-date=2013-11-12 |access-date=2024-05-27 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref name="BostonHerald_Schaefer2014">{{Cite news |last=Schaefer |first=Stephen |date=2014-06-13 |title=Gene Jones blessed by ‘Sacrament’ |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2014/06/13/gene-jones-blessed-by-sacrament/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=[[Boston Herald]] |language=en-US}}</ref> From there, Jones received bit parts in television shows like ''[[Louie (American TV series)|Louie]]'' and ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]''. He was cast in ''[[Oz the Great and Powerful]]'' (2013) because director [[Sam Raimi]] liked his voice.<ref name="EntertainmentWeekly_Collis2014" /> That same year, he received a lead role as a cult leader named Father in ''[[The Sacrament (2013 film)|The Sacrament]]'' (2013). Jones got the part after director [[Ti West]] saw his role as a pharmacist in ''Louie'' and asked him to send in a video audition.<ref name="LosAngelesTimes_Olsen2014">{{Cite news |last=Olsen |first=Mark |date=2014-05-31 |title=Indie Focus: Ti West's 'The Sacrament' finds horror in a realistic cult tale |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-ca-indie-focus-the-sacrament-20140601-story.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Collider_Foutch2014">{{Cite web |last=Foutch |first=Haleigh |date=2014-06-06 |title=The Sacrament Interview: Gene Jones |url=https://collider.com/gene-jones-the-sacrament-interview/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="DenOfGeek_Lambie2014">{{Cite web |last=Lambie |first=Ryan |date=2014-06-04 |title=Ti West interview: The Sacrament, documentary horror & more |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/ti-west-interview-the-sacrament-documentary-horror-more/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=[[Den of Geek]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes.
|-
|-
|1990|| ''[[The Civil War (TV series)|The Civil War]]'' || Various || 9 episodes
|2007|| ''[[No Country for Old Men]]'' || Gas Station Proprietor ||
|-
|-
|2004|| ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'' || Prosecutor #3 || 1 episodes
|2012|| ''[[The Odd Life of Timothy Green]]'' || Neighbor ||
|-
|-
|2004|| ''[[Red Dead Revolver]]'' || Sheriff Bartlett / Cowboy || Voices, Video Game
|rowspan=2|2013|| ''[[Oz the Great and Powerful]]'' || Wild West Barker ||
|-
|-
|2007|| ''[[No Country for Old Men (film)|No Country for Old Men]]'' || Gas Station Proprietor ||
| ''[[The Sacrament (2013 film)|The Sacrament]]'' || Charles Anderson Reed "Father" ||
|-
|-
|2010|| ''Working it Out'' || Henry ||
|2014|| ''[[A Merry Friggin' Christmas]]'' || Glen ||
|-
|-
|2012|| ''[[Louie (U.S. TV series)|Louie]]'' || Pharmacist || Episode: "Ikea/Piano Lesson"
|2015|| ''[[The Hateful Eight]]'' || Sweet Dave ||
|-
|-
|2012|| ''[[The Odd Life of Timothy Green]]'' || Neighbor ||
|2016|| ''[[Katie Says Goodbye]]'' || Mr. Willard ||
|-
|-
|2013|| ''[[House of Cards (U.S. TV series)|House of Cards]]'' || Wayne Paley || 1 episodes
|2017|| ''[[The Strange Ones]]'' || Gary ||
|-
|-
|2013|| ''[[Oz the Great and Powerful]]'' || Wild West Barker ||
|rowspan=2|2018|| ''[[The Old Man & the Gun]]'' || Mr. Owens ||
|-
|-
|2013|| ''[[The Sacrament (2013 film)|The Sacrament]]'' || Father ||
| ''[[The Standoff at Sparrow Creek]]'' || Hubbel ||
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2023 || ''[[Killers of the Flower Moon (film)|Killers of the Flower Moon]]'' || Pitts Beatty ||
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|2014|| ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' || Indiana Counter Man || 1 episode
|-
|-
|2014|| ''[[A Merry Friggin' Christmas]]'' || Glen ||
| ''[[The Last Stop in Yuma County]]'' || Robert ||
|-
|-
| 2024
|2015|| ''Dementia'' || George Lockhart ||
| ''[[Fly Me to the Moon (2024 film)|Fly Me to the Moon]]''
| Senator Hopp
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes.
|2015|| ''[[The Hateful Eight]]'' || Sweet Dave ||
|-
|-
|2015-2016|| ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]'' || Congressman #3 / Doctor || 2 episodes
|1990|| ''[[The Civil War (TV series)|The Civil War]]'' || Various || 9 episodes
|-
|-
|2016|| ''Uncaged'' || Wade ||
|2004|| ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'' || Prosecutor #3 || 1 episode
|-
|2012|| ''[[Louie (American TV series)|Louie]]'' || Pharmacist || Episode: "Ikea/Piano Lesson"
|-
|2013|| ''[[House of Cards (U.S. TV series)|House of Cards]]'' || Wayne Paley || 1 episode
|-
⚫
|2014|| ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' || Indiana Counter Man || 1 episode
|-
|2015-2016|| ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]'' || Congressman #3 / Doctor || 2 episodes
|-
|-
|2016|| ''[[Vinyl (TV series)|Vinyl]]'' || [[Colonel Tom Parker]] || Episode: "The King and I"
|2016|| ''[[Vinyl (TV series)|Vinyl]]'' || [[Colonel Tom Parker]] || Episode: "The King and I"
|-
|-
|2016|| ''[[Katie Says Goodbye]]'' || Mr. Willard ||
|2017|| ''[[Godless (miniseries)|Godless]]'' || Sheriff Elton Cunningham || Miniseries
|-
|-
|2017|| ''[[The Strange Ones]]'' || Gary ||
|2019 || ''[[Living with Yourself]]'' || Farmer Ray || 3 episodes
|-
|-
|2020 || ''[[Little America (TV series)|Little America]]'' || Hat Store Shopkeep || Episode: "The Cowboy"
|2017|| ''Bug'' || Earl ||
|-
|-
|2018|| ''[[The Old Man & the Gun]]'' || Mr. Owens ||
|2023 || ''[[The Blacklist]]'' || Pops || Episode: "The Four Guns"
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes.
|-
|-
|2018|| ''The Standoff at Sparrow Creek'' || Hubbel ||
|2004|| ''[[Red Dead Revolver]]'' || Sheriff Bartlett / Cowboy (voices)||
|-
|-
|2018 || ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]'' || The Local Pedestrian Population || Voice, Video Game
|2018 || ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]'' || The Local Pedestrian Population (voice) ||
|}
|}


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Gene Jones
Born
Louisiana, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present

Gene Jones is an American character actor, who appeared in No Country for Old Men (2007),[1] The Hateful Eight (2015) and The Sacrament (2013), with the latter earning him a nomination for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award as Best Supporting Actor.[2]

Biography

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Jones grew up in Louisiana. He acted in theater productions for nearly 30 years before being cast in No Country for Old Men (2007) as the gas station proprietor who plays a game of "heads or tails" with killer Anton Chigurh.[3][4][5] From there, Jones received bit parts in television shows like Louie and House of Cards. He was cast in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) because director Sam Raimi liked his voice.[3] That same year, he received a lead role as a cult leader named Father in The Sacrament (2013). Jones got the part after director Ti West saw his role as a pharmacist in Louie and asked him to send in a video audition.[6][7][8]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes.
2007 No Country for Old Men Gas Station Proprietor
2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green Neighbor
2013 Oz the Great and Powerful Wild West Barker
The Sacrament Charles Anderson Reed "Father"
2014 A Merry Friggin' Christmas Glen
2015 The Hateful Eight Sweet Dave
2016 Katie Says Goodbye Mr. Willard
2017 The Strange Ones Gary
2018 The Old Man & the Gun Mr. Owens
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek Hubbel
2023 Killers of the Flower Moon Pitts Beatty
The Last Stop in Yuma County Robert
2024 Fly Me to the Moon Senator Hopp

Television

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Year Title Role Notes.
1990 The Civil War Various 9 episodes
2004 Chappelle's Show Prosecutor #3 1 episode
2012 Louie Pharmacist Episode: "Ikea/Piano Lesson"
2013 House of Cards Wayne Paley 1 episode
2014 Boardwalk Empire Indiana Counter Man 1 episode
2015-2016 Inside Amy Schumer Congressman #3 / Doctor 2 episodes
2016 Vinyl Colonel Tom Parker Episode: "The King and I"
2017 Godless Sheriff Elton Cunningham Miniseries
2019 Living with Yourself Farmer Ray 3 episodes
2020 Little America Hat Store Shopkeep Episode: "The Cowboy"
2023 The Blacklist Pops Episode: "The Four Guns"

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes.
2004 Red Dead Revolver Sheriff Bartlett / Cowboy (voices)
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 The Local Pedestrian Population (voice)

References

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  1. ^ Nathan, Ian. "The 20 Best Alternative Coen Characters". Empire. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  2. ^ Hanley, Ken W. (2015-03-04). "For Your Consideration: The 2015 Chainsaw Award Nominations for Best Supporting Actor". Fangoria. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  3. ^ a b Collis, Clark (2014-06-03). "Actor Gene Jones talks about playing a cult leader in 'The Sacrament'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  4. ^ Rosen, Lisa (2008-01-30). "No bit players here". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  5. ^ Schaefer, Stephen (2014-06-13). "Gene Jones blessed by 'Sacrament'". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  6. ^ Olsen, Mark (2014-05-31). "Indie Focus: Ti West's 'The Sacrament' finds horror in a realistic cult tale". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  7. ^ Foutch, Haleigh (2014-06-06). "The Sacrament Interview: Gene Jones". Collider. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  8. ^ Lambie, Ryan (2014-06-04). "Ti West interview: The Sacrament, documentary horror & more". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
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