Birth of Tommy Lee Jones
Birth of Tommy Lee Jones
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Tommy Lee Jones Biography and Timeline
Follow Tommy Lee Jones through 19 dated historical records for United States of America.
Tommy Lee Jones, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
19Distinct records
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1946–2013Years on this page
1946
1970
Film Debut
Appears in Love Story in his first feature film role
1976
Jackson County Jail
Plays an escaped convict hunted in Jackson County Jail
1977
Rolling Thunder
Plays a Vietnam veteran in Rolling Thunder
1980
Coal Miners Daughter
Earns his first Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of country singer Loretta Lynns husband, Doolittle "Mooney" Lynn, in the popular Coal Miners Daughter
1981
Back Roads
Plays a drifter opposite Sally Field in Back Roads, a comedy
1983
Emmy Award
Wins an Emmy for Best Actor for his performance as murderer Gary Gilmore in a TV adaptation of Norman Mailers The Executioners Song
The Executioners Song
Wins an Emmy for Best Actor for his performance as murderer Gary Gilmore in a TV adaptation of Norman Mailers The Executioners Song
1988
Gotham
Stars in Gotham
1991
JFK
Stars in JFK
1994
Natural Born Killers
Stars in Natural Born Killers
1995
Batman Forever
Stars in Batman Forever
1997
Men in Black
Stars in Men in Black
1998
U.S. Marshals
Stars in U.S. Marshals
2000
Rules of Engagement
Stars in Rules of Engagement. Clint Eastwood directs and stars in Space Cowboys alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and James Garner
2002
Men in Black II
Stars in Men in Black II
2007
No Country for Old Men. Stars in In the Valley of Elah
Stars in No Country for Old Men. Stars in In the Valley of Elah
2012
Lincoln. Stars in Hope Springs
Stars in Lincoln. Stars in Hope Springs
2013
Men in Black 3
Stars in Men in Black 3
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.