Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive. His other notable starring roles include Texas Ra ... nger 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, Hank Deerfield in In the Valley of Elah, the villain Two-Face in Batman Forever, Mike Roark in the disaster film Volcano, 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. He most recently appeared in the science fiction film Ad Astra in 2019 and in the comedy The Comeback Trail in 2020. He has also portrayed historical 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.
| Organization | Category | Movie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Director | Lilies of the Field | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | The Missing | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor | Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Fugitive | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies | Won |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Won |
Lonesome Dove
as Woodrow F. Call
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Feb 05, 1989
The Executioner's Song
as Gary Gilmore
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 28, 1982
Charlie's Angels
as Aram Kolegian
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1976
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Moses Cooper
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 24, 1951
POV
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 05, 1988
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
as Self
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Sep 09, 2021
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 25, 1992
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 14, 1994
On Story
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 16, 2011
Baretta
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 17, 1975
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 28, 1979
The Early Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 01, 1999
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