L.Q. Jones

L.Q. Jones

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia CLR
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1927-08-19
Place of Birth: Beaumont, Texas, USA
Also Known As: Justus McQueen, Justus E. McQueen, LQ Jones, Justus Ellis McQueen, Jr.

Movies List of L.Q. Jones

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The Wild Bunch

1969 Movie
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A Boy and His Dog

1975 Movie
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Hang 'em High

1968 Movie
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Hell Is for Heroes

1962 Movie
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The Mask of Zorro

1998 Movie
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Ride the High Country

1962 Movie
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White Line Fever

1975 Movie
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Tornado!

1996 Movie
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Buchanan Rides Alone

1958 Movie
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Men in War

1957 Movie
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The Hunting Party

1971 Movie
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The Jack Bull

1999 Movie
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River of Death

1989 Movie
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Cimarron

1960 Movie
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Stay Away, Joe

1968 Movie
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Torpedo Run

1958 Movie
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Battle Cry

1955 Movie
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Route 666

2001 Movie
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The McMasters

1970 Movie
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Manhunter

1974 Movie
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Winterhawk

1975 Movie
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Target Zero

1955 Movie
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Sacred Ground

1983 Movie
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Santiago

1956 Movie
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The Bravos

1972 Movie
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Ten Who Dared

1960 Movie
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Warlock

1959 Movie
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An Annapolis Story

1955 Movie
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The Lady Is My Wife

1967 Movie
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Lone Wolf McQuade

1983 Movie
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Casino

1995 Movie
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The Edge

1997 Movie
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The Beast Within

1982 Movie
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Bulletproof

1988 Movie
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Toward the Unknown

1956 Movie
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Standing Tall

1978 Movie
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Flaming Star

1960 Movie
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Mother, Jugs & Speed

1976 Movie
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Lightning Jack

1994 Movie
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Gunsight Ridge

1957 Movie
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The Young Lions

1958 Movie
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Apache Rifles

1964 Movie
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Love Me Tender

1956 Movie
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The Patriot

1998 Movie
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Showdown

1963 Movie
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Hound-Dog Man

1959 Movie
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Noon Wine

1966 Movie
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Iron Angel

1964 Movie
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Major Dundee

1965 Movie
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Mrs. Sundance

1974 Movie
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Operation Mad Ball

1957 Movie
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Fireball Forward

1972 Movie
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The Devil's Bedroom

1964 Movie
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Colorado C.I.

1978 Movie