L.Q. Jones
Acting
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 of
L.Q. Jones
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Chuck Akers
... 2006
... 2005
... 2004
Sheriff Bob Conaway
... 2001
Henry Ballard
... 1999
Three-Fingered Jack
... 1998
Frank
... 1998
Styles
... 1997
... 1996
Ephram Thorne
... 1996
Pat Webb
... 1995
Sheriff
... 1994
... 1993
... 1991
Hiller
... 1989
Sgt. O'Rourke
... 1988
Dakota
... 1983
Tolbert Coleman
... 1983
Ben Potter
... 1982
Sheriff Pool
... 1982
... 1979
Hoyt Gunnison
... 1978
Nate Rackley
... 1978
Davey
... 1976
Sheriff Tadlock
... 1976
Gates
... 1975
Buck Wessle
... 1975
Porn Stud
... 1975
Roy Ralstop
... 1975
Sheriff Berlinger
... 1974
Charles 'Crutch' Shanks
... 1974
Charles Siringo
... 1974
Black Harris
... 1973
Ed Koler
... 1972
Maj. Larkin
... 1972
Ben Lawler
... 1972
Sheriff
... 1971
Hog Warren
... 1971
Russel
... 1970
Taggart
... 1970
T.C
... 1969
Hotel Clerk
... 1968
Loomis
... 1968
Bronc Hoverty
... 1968
Deputy
... 1966
Arthur Hadley
... 1965
Mike Greer
... 1964
(as Justus McQueen)
... 1964
Buttons
... 1964
Foray
... 1963
Supply Sgt. Frazer
... 1962
Sylvus Hammond
... 1962
Tom Howard
... 1960
Millis
... 1960
Billy Hawkins
... 1960
Dave Wilson
... 1959
Yeoman Halliday
... 1959
Fen Jiggs (uncredited)
... 1959
'Hash' Benson
... 1958
Woodrow Wilson
... 1958
Pecos Hill
... 1958
Pvt. Donnelly (uncredited)
... 1958
Lazy Heart Ranch Hand
... 1957
Ozark
... 1957
Sgt. Davis
... 1957
Pardee Fleming (uncredited)
... 1956
Pvt. Kenny - Co. G
... 1956
2nd Lt. Sweeney
... 1956
Digger
... 1956
Pvt. Felix O'Hara
... 1955
Watson
... 1955
Pvt. L.Q. Jones
... 1955