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
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah (2005)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)
Route 666 (2001)
The Jack Bull (1999)
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
The Patriot (1998)
The Edge (1997)
In Cold Blood (1996)
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (1996)
Tornado! (1996)
Casino (1995)
Lightning Jack (1994)
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Renegade (1992)
The Legend Of Grizzly Adams (1991)
River of Death (1989)
Bulletproof (1988)
The Yellow Rose (1983)
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
Sacred Ground (1983)
The A-Team (1983)
Voyagers! (1982)
Matt Houston (1982)
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
The Beast Within (1982)
The Fall Guy (1981)
Riker (1981)
Enos (1980)
Wild Times (1980)
The Sacketts (1979)
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
Vega$ (1978)
The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)
Colorado C.I. (1978)
The Runaways (1978)
Standing Tall (1978)
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
CHiPs (1977)
How the West Was Won (1977)
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free (1976)
Winterhawk (1975)
Matt Helm (1975)
White Line Fever (1975)
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975)
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence (1974)
Movin' On (1974)
Manhunter (1974)
Mrs. Sundance (1974)
The Magician (1973)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
43: The Richard Petty Story (1972)
Kung Fu (1972)
Assignment: Vienna (1972)
Fireball Forward (1972)
The Bravos (1972)
Columbo (1971)
Cannon (1971)
The Brotherhood of Satan (1971)
The Hunting Party (1971)
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
The McMasters (1970)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
McCloud (1970)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Witchmaker (1969)
Lancer (1968)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
The Counterfeit Killer (1968)
Hang 'em High (1968)
Stay Away, Joe (1968)
Hondo (1967)
Cimarron Strip (1967)
Ironside (1967)
The Lady Is My Wife (1967)
Noon Wine (1966)
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966)
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
The F.B.I. (1965)
The Big Valley (1965)
Major Dundee (1965)
Branded (1965)
Apache Rifles (1964)
The Devil's Bedroom (1964)
Iron Angel (1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Showdown (1963)
The Virginian (1962)
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
Ride the High Country (1962)
Ben Casey (1961)
Flaming Star (1960)
Cimarron (1960)
Ten Who Dared (1960)
Klondike (1960)
Route 66 (1960)
Hound-Dog Man (1959)
Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
The Detectives (1959)
The Rebel (1959)
Johnny Ringo (1959)
Wichita Town (1959)
Lock Up (1959)
Laramie (1959)
Tightrope (1959)
Warlock (1959)
Black Saddle (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
Torpedo Run (1958)
The Naked and the Dead (1958)
Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
Jefferson Drum (1958)
Perry Mason (1957)
Wagon Train (1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Gunsight Ridge (1957)
Operation Mad Ball (1957)
Men in War (1957)
Love Me Tender (1956)
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
Toward the Unknown (1956)
Santiago (1956)
Target Zero (1955)
Cheyenne (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
An Annapolis Story (1955)
Battle Cry (1955)
Lassie (1954)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1927-08-19
Deathday2022-07-09 (94 years old)
Birth NameJustus Ellis McQueen Jr.
Birth PlaceBeaumont, Texas, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJustus McQueen, Justus E. McQueen, LQ Jones, Justus Ellis McQueen, Jr.
AwardsHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
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