Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor and filmmaker who was born on September 15, 1946. He has won numerous honors, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He is well known for his harsh and commanding film roles.
Jones’ portrayal of condemned murderer Gary Gilmore in the limited series or film The Executioner’s Song earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie (1983).
With his performance as Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in the television miniseries Lonesome Dove, he received further nominations (1989).
In the CBS movie The Incredible Howard Hughes, he played Howard Hughes (1977).
He co-wrote, co-starred, and directed the Western The Good Old Boys on TNT (1995). He executive produced, directed, and performed in the HBO film The Sunset Limited (2011).
What is Tommy Lee Jones best known for?
Tommy Lee Jones is a famous American actor best known for his stolidly reserved depictions of law enforcement officers, military personnel, and cowboys. He was born in San Saba, Texas, on September 15, 1946.
Jones was the lone child of an oil field laborer and his wife, a cosmetologist, educator, and law enforcement official.