Tommy Lee Jones 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.
Jones was born on September 15, 1946, in San Saba, Texas. His mother, Lucille Marie was a police officer, school teacher, and beauty shop owner, and his father, Clyde C. Jones (1926–1986), was a cowboy and oil, a field worker. The two were married and divorced twice. He has said that he is of part Cherokee descent.
How old was Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive?
In Tommy Lee Jones’ long and storied career, he has taken part in many significant projects, including this year’s early Oscar favorite Lincoln, as well as No Country For Old Men, Best Picture of 2008.
But while several of Jones’ projects hold the honor of winning Oscars, Tommy Lee won his only personal statuette at the ’94 Oscars for his supporting role as Samuel Gerald in The Fugitive. Tommy Lee Jones was 45 in The Fugitive when he played the character ‘Samuel Gerard’. That was over 29 years ago in 1993. Today he is 75.
