Local Actor Talks About Role in HBO's 'Too Big to Fail'

What does a man do after retiring from 24 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and as the public relations director at several corporations, including McDonald's? Give professional acting a shot of course.
Well, that and write a historical novel (Snake Rolling in Hot) about his time as a pilot during the Vietnam War. You know, nothing major.
Park Ridge resident and Oakton Community College student Bud Jones has been acting in commercials, theater productions and playing small roles in films since the early 1980s. He has appeared in The Blues Brothers, A League of Their Own and Batman Begins, to name a few.
Next up is a role as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) in the new HBO film Too Big to Fail, starring Paul Giamatti, William Hurt, James Woods and Bill Pullman, about the 2008 U.S. budget crisis, which premieres May 23 at 8 p.m. CST.
Patch sat down with Jones early last week to chat about the upcoming film and hear some dirt about a few stars.