L.Q. Jones

L.Q. Jones

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1927-08-19
Deathday: 2022-07-09 (94 years old)

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Biography

L. Q. Jones (born August 19, 1927, died July 9th 2022) was an American character actor and film director, known for his work in the films of Sam Peckinpah.


Jones was born in Beaumont in southeastern Texas, the son of Jessie Paralee (née Stephens) and Justus Ellis McQueen Sr., a railroad worker. After serving in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946, Jones attended Lamar Junior College (now Lamar University) and then studied law at the University of Texas at Austin from 1950 to 1951. He worked as a stand-up comic, briefly played professional baseball and football, and even tried ranching in Nicaragua before turning to acting after corresponding with his former college roommate, Fess Parker. At the time, in 1954, Parker was already in Hollywood working in films and on television. Jones is a practicing Methodist and a registered Republican.


Jones made his film debut in 1955 in Battle Cry, credited under his birth name Justus McQueen. His character's name in that film, however, was "L. Q. Jones", a name he liked and decided to adopt as his stage name for all of his future roles as an actor. In 1955, he was cast as "Smitty Smith" in three episodes of Clint Walker's ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Cheyenne, the first hour-long western on network television.


Jones appeared in numerous films in the 1960s and 1970s. He became a member of Sam Peckinpah's stock company of actors, appearing in his Klondike series (1960–1961), Ride the High Country (1962), Major Dundee (1965), The Wild Bunch (1969), The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970), and Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid (1973).


Jones was frequently cast alongside his close friend Strother Martin, most memorably as the posse member and bounty hunter "T. C." in The Wild Bunch. Jones also appeared as recurring characters on such western series as Cheyenne (1955), Gunsmoke (1955), Laramie, Two Faces West (1960–1961), and as ranch hand Andy Belden in The Virginian (1962). That same year (1962) Jones appeared as Ollie Earnshaw, a rich rancher looking for a bride on Lawman in the episode titled "The Bride.


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Filmography

all 132

Movies 73

TV Shows 59

self 5

Director 3

Producer 1

Chuck Akers
A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

Movie
4.67
Self
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah (2005)

Movie
Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)

Movie
Sheriff Bob Conaway
Route 666

Route 666 (2001)

Movie
Henry Ballard
The Jack Bull

The Jack Bull (1999)

Movie
6
Three-Fingered Jack
The Mask of Zorro

The Mask of Zorro (1998)

Movie
5.28
Frank
The Patriot

The Patriot (1998)

Movie
Styles
The Edge

The Edge (1997)

Movie
In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood (1996)

TV
Self
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage

The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (1996)

Movie
Ephram Thorne
Tornado!

Tornado! (1996)

Movie
Pat Webb
Casino

Casino (1995)

Movie
5.56
Sheriff
Lightning Jack

Lightning Jack (1994)

Movie
Self
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993)

Movie
Billy Selkirk
Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)

TV
5.63
Nathan Wayne / Duke Nathan / Nathan 'Duke' Wayne
Renegade

Renegade (1992)

TV
Reno
The Legend Of Grizzly Adams

The Legend Of Grizzly Adams (1991)

Movie
Hiller
River of Death

River of Death (1989)

Movie
Sgt. O'Rourke
Bulletproof

Bulletproof (1988)

Movie
The Yellow Rose

The Yellow Rose (1983)

TV
Dakota
Lone Wolf McQuade

Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)

Movie
6
Tolbert Coleman
Sacred Ground

Sacred Ground (1983)

Movie
Chuck Danford
The A-Team

The A-Team (1983)

TV
3.29
Voyagers!

Voyagers! (1982)

TV
Matt Houston

Matt Houston (1982)

TV
Ben Potter
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)

Movie
Sheriff Pool
The Beast Within

The Beast Within (1982)

Movie
Sheriff Dwight LeClerc
The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy (1981)

TV
Massey
Riker

Riker (1981)

TV
Enos

Enos (1980)

TV
Wild Bill Hickock
Wild Times

Wild Times (1980)

TV
Belden
The Sacketts

The Sacketts (1979)

TV
Floyd
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)

Movie
Vega$

Vega$ (1978)

TV
The Eddie Capra Mysteries

The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)

TV
Hoyt Gunnison
Colorado C.I.

Colorado C.I. (1978)

Movie
The Runaways

The Runaways (1978)

TV
Nate Rackley
Standing Tall

Standing Tall (1978)

Movie
Director
The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk (1977)

TV
7.2
Hoskins
CHiPs

CHiPs (1977)

TV
1
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won (1977)

TV
8
Sgt. Billings / Sam Mason / Dan Jarvis / Burdette
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels (1976)

TV
6.33
Davey
Mother, Jugs & Speed

Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)

Movie
6
Sheriff Tadlock
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free (1976)

Movie
Gates
Winterhawk

Winterhawk (1975)

Movie
Matt Helm

Matt Helm (1975)

TV
Buck Wessle
White Line Fever

White Line Fever (1975)

Movie
Director
A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog (1975)

Movie
4
Roy Ralstop
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975)

Movie
Sheriff Berlinger
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence (1974)

Movie
Movin' On

Movin' On (1974)

TV
Charles 'Crutch' Shanks
Manhunter

Manhunter (1974)

Movie
Charles Siringo
Mrs. Sundance

Mrs. Sundance (1974)

Movie
Johnson
The Magician

The Magician (1973)

TV
Black Harris
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)

Movie
6
Ed Koler
43: The Richard Petty Story

43: The Richard Petty Story (1972)

Movie
Kung Fu

Kung Fu (1972)

TV
7.14
Slim Warfield
Assignment: Vienna

Assignment: Vienna (1972)

TV
Maj. Larkin
Fireball Forward

Fireball Forward (1972)

Movie
Ben Lawler
The Bravos

The Bravos (1972)

Movie
Gun Dealer
Columbo

Columbo (1971)

TV
5.78
Cannon

Cannon (1971)

TV
6
Sheriff Pete
The Brotherhood of Satan

The Brotherhood of Satan (1971)

Movie
Hog Warren
The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party (1971)

Movie
Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones (1971)

TV
Russel
The McMasters

The McMasters (1970)

Movie
Taggart
The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)

Movie
6
McCloud

McCloud (1970)

TV
7
T.C
The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Movie
3.67
Executive Producer
The Witchmaker

The Witchmaker (1969)

Movie
Lancer

Lancer (1968)

TV
Col. Lew Cardell
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

TV
5.45
Hotel Clerk
The Counterfeit Killer

The Counterfeit Killer (1968)

Movie
Loomis
Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High (1968)

Movie
4
Bronc Hoverty
Stay Away, Joe

Stay Away, Joe (1968)

Movie
Hondo

Hondo (1967)

TV
Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip (1967)

TV
Lt. Mark Cardiff
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
Ernie Packer
The Lady Is My Wife

The Lady Is My Wife (1967)

Movie
Deputy
Noon Wine

Noon Wine (1966)

Movie
Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966)

TV
Deputy
ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67 (1966)

TV
Wesley Davis / Al Tanner
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I. (1965)

TV
Curtis / Cort / Hutch / Gus Vandiver / Earl Vaughn
The Big Valley

The Big Valley (1965)

TV
6.2
Arthur Hadley
Major Dundee

Major Dundee (1965)

Movie
Branded

Branded (1965)

TV
5.91
Mike Greer
Apache Rifles

Apache Rifles (1964)

Movie
Director
The Devil's Bedroom

The Devil's Bedroom (1964)

Movie
Buttons
Iron Angel

Iron Angel (1964)

Movie
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

TV
Foray
Showdown

Showdown (1963)

Movie
Belden / Andy
The Virginian

The Virginian (1962)

TV
Supply Sgt. Frazer
Hell Is for Heroes

Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

Movie
Sylvus Hammond
Ride the High Country

Ride the High Country (1962)

Movie
6
Ben Casey

Ben Casey (1961)

TV
4.75
Tom Howard
Flaming Star

Flaming Star (1960)

Movie
Millis
Cimarron

Cimarron (1960)

Movie
Billy Hawkins
Ten Who Dared

Ten Who Dared (1960)

Movie
Joe Teel
Klondike

Klondike (1960)

TV
Route 66

Route 66 (1960)

TV
Dave Wilson
Hound-Dog Man

Hound-Dog Man (1959)

Movie
Yeoman Halliday
Battle of the Coral Sea

Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)

Movie
The Detectives

The Detectives (1959)

TV
Otis Rumph / Roy Shandell
The Rebel

The Rebel (1959)

TV
Billy Boy Jethro
Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo (1959)

TV
Wichita Town

Wichita Town (1959)

TV
Lock Up

Lock Up (1959)

TV
Laramie

Laramie (1959)

TV
Tightrope

Tightrope (1959)

TV
Fen Jiggs (uncredited)
Warlock

Warlock (1959)

Movie
Jack Shepherd
Black Saddle

Black Saddle (1959)

TV
Pee Jay Peters / Luke / George Cornelius
Rawhide

Rawhide (1959)

TV
4
'Hash' Benson
Torpedo Run

Torpedo Run (1958)

Movie
Woodrow Wilson
The Naked and the Dead

The Naked and the Dead (1958)

Movie
Pecos Hill
Buchanan Rides Alone

Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)

Movie
Burdette
Jefferson Drum

Jefferson Drum (1958)

TV
Charles Barnaby / Edward Lewis
Perry Mason

Perry Mason (1957)

TV
4.33
Lenny
Wagon Train

Wagon Train (1957)

TV
8
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)

TV
6
Lazy Heart Ranch Hand
Gunsight Ridge

Gunsight Ridge (1957)

Movie
6
Ozark
Operation Mad Ball

Operation Mad Ball (1957)

Movie
Sgt. Davis
Men in War

Men in War (1957)

Movie
4
Pardee Fleming (uncredited)
Love Me Tender

Love Me Tender (1956)

Movie
Pvt. Kenny - Co. G
Between Heaven and Hell

Between Heaven and Hell (1956)

Movie
2nd Lt. Sweeney
Toward the Unknown

Toward the Unknown (1956)

Movie
Digger
Santiago

Santiago (1956)

Movie
Pvt. Felix O'Hara
Target Zero

Target Zero (1955)

Movie
Smitty Smith
Cheyenne

Cheyenne (1955)

TV
Brady / Wally / Gecko Ridley / Nix / Sumner Pendleton / Skinner / Kittridge
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6
Watson
An Annapolis Story

An Annapolis Story (1955)

Movie
Pvt. L.Q. Jones
Battle Cry

Battle Cry (1955)

Movie
10
Lassie

Lassie (1954)

TV
8

Ratings

Average 6.21
Based on 1.46 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1954
1960
1970
1962
2006
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1927-08-19

Deathday
2022-07-09 (94 years old)

Birth Name
Justus Ellis McQueen Jr.

Birth Place
Beaumont, Texas, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Justus McQueen, Justus E. McQueen, LQ Jones, Justus Ellis McQueen, Jr.

Awards
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation


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