L.Q. Jones
Acting
L. Q. Jones (August 19, 1927 – July 9, 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia CLR
Known for
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movieA Prairie Home Companion
2006
Chuck Akers
movieRoute 666
2001
Sheriff Bob Conaway
movieThe Jack Bull
1999
Henry Ballard
movieThe Mask of Zorro
1998
Three-Fingered Jack
movieThe Patriot
1998
Frank
movieThe Edge
1997
Styles
movieTornado!
1996
Ephram Thorne
movieCasino
1995
Pat Webb
movieLightning Jack
1994
Sheriff
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
Billy Selkirk
tvRenegade
1992
Nathan Wayne
movieRiver of Death
1989
Hiller
movieBulletproof
1988
Sgt. O'Rourke
movieSacred Ground
1983
Tolbert Coleman
tvThe A-Team
1983
Chuck Danford
movieThe Beast Within
1982
Sheriff Pool
tvThe Fall Guy
1981
Sheriff Dwight LeClerc
tvRiker
1981
Massey
tvWild Times
1980
Wild Bill Hickock
tvThe Sacketts
1979
Belden
Colorado C.I.
1978
Hoyt Gunnison
movieStanding Tall
1978
Nate Rackley
tvCHiPs
1977
Hoskins
tvCharlie's Angels
1976
Sgt. Billings / Dan Jarvis / Sam Mason / Burdette
movieBanjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
1976
Sheriff Tadlock
movieWinterhawk
1975
Gates
movieWhite Line Fever
1975
Buck Wessle
movieA Boy and His Dog
1975
Porn Stud
movieThe Strange and Deadly Occurrence
1974
Sheriff Berlinger
movieManhunter
1974
Charles 'Crutch' Shanks
movieMrs. Sundance
1974
Charles Siringo
tvThe Magician
1973
Johnson
moviePat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
Black Harris / Cort / Earl Vaughn / Hutch / Curtis / Gus Vandiver
tvKung Fu
1972
Sgt. Straight / Maj. Clarke Bealson
tvAssignment: Vienna
1972
Slim Warfield
movieFireball Forward
1972
Maj. Larkin
movieThe Bravos
1972
Ben Lawler
tvColumbo
1971
Gun Dealer
movieThe Hunting Party
1971
Hog Warren
movieThe McMasters
1970
Russel
tvHawaii Five-O
1968
Col. Lew Cardell
movieThe Counterfeit Killer
1968
Hotel Clerk
movieHang 'em High
1968
Loomis
movieStay Away, Joe
1968
Bronc Hoverty
tvIronside
1967
Lt. Mark Cardiff / Harry Ashton
movieNoon Wine
1966
Deputy
tvABC Stage 67
1966
Deputy
tvThe F.B.I.
1965
Wesley Davis / Al Tanner
movieMajor Dundee
1965
Arthur Hadley
movieApache Rifles
1964
Mike Greer
movieThe Devil's Bedroom
1964
(as Justus McQueen)
movieIron Angel
1964
Buttons
movieShowdown
1963
Foray
tvThe Virginian
1962
Belden / Andy
movieHell Is for Heroes
1962
Supply Sgt. Frazer
movieRide the High Country
1962
Sylvus Hammond
movieFlaming Star
1960
Tom Howard
movieCimarron
1960
Millis
movieTen Who Dared
1960
Billy Hawkins
movieHound-Dog Man
1959
Dave Wilson
movieBattle of the Coral Sea
1959
Yeoman Halliday
tvThe Rebel
1959
Otis Rumph / Roy Shandell
tvJohnny Ringo
1959
Billy Boy Jethro
tvTightrope
1959
Earl Bell
movieWarlock
1959
Fen Jiggs (uncredited)
tvBlack Saddle
1959
Jack Shepherd
tvRawhide
1959
George Cornelius / Pee Jay Peters / Luke
movieTorpedo Run
1958
'Hash' Benson
tvLawman
1958
Ollie Earnshaw
movieThe Naked and the Dead
1958
Woodrow Wilson
movieBuchanan Rides Alone
1958
Pecos Hill
movieThe Young Lions
1958
Pvt. Donnelly (uncredited)
tvPerry Mason
1957
Charles Barnaby / Edward Lewis
tvWagon Train
1957
Lenny / Squirrel Charvanaugh
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
Bill Renn - Cowboy / Hector
movieGunsight Ridge
1957
Lazy Heart Ranch Hand
movieMen in War
1957
Sgt. Davis
movieLove Me Tender
1956
Pardee Fleming (uncredited)
movieBetween Heaven and Hell
1956
Pvt. Kenny - Co. G
movieToward the Unknown
1956
2nd Lt. Sweeney
On Trial
1956
Jedediah 'Jed' Boone
movieSantiago
1956
Digger
movieTarget Zero
1955
Pvt. Felix O'Hara
tvCheyenne
1955
Smitty Smith
tvGunsmoke
1955
Skinner / Brady / Wally / Kittridge / Nix / Sumner Pendleton / Gecko Ridley
movieBattle Cry
1955
Pvt. L.Q. Jones
tvAnnie Oakley
1954
Ned Blane
Directing3
tvThe Incredible Hulk
1977
Director
movieA Boy and His Dog
1975
Director
movieThe Devil's Bedroom
1964
Director
Production3
movieA Boy and His Dog
1975
Producer
movieThe Naked Witch
1969
Executive Producer
Writing2
movieA Boy and His Dog
1975
Screenplay