L.Q. Jones
Acting
Born: August 19, 1927 · Beaumont, Texas, USA
Died: July 9, 2022 (aged 94)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Casino
1995
The Mask of Zorro
1998
The Wild Bunch
1969
The Edge
1997
The A-Team
1983
Hang 'em High
1968
Columbo
1971
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
Lone Wolf McQuade
1983
The Patriot
1998
Photos (6)
Movies (66)
Casino
Pat Webb
The Mask of Zorro
Three-Fingered Jack
The Edge
Styles
Hang 'em High
Loomis
The Wild Bunch
T.C
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Black Harris
Lone Wolf McQuade
Dakota
Major Dundee
Arthur Hadley
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Taggart
A Prairie Home Companion
Chuck Akers
The Patriot
Frank
The Young Lions
Pvt. Donnelly (uncredited)
Cimarron
Millis
Ride the High Country
Sylvus Hammond
Warlock
Fen Jiggs (uncredited)
Lightning Jack
Sheriff
Route 666
Sheriff Bob Conaway
Flaming Star
Tom Howard
The Beast Within
Sheriff Pool
A Boy and His Dog
Porn Stud
Battle Cry
Pvt. L.Q. Jones
Love Me Tender
Pardee Fleming (uncredited)
The Jack Bull
Henry Ballard
Men in War
Sgt. Davis
Stay Away, Joe
Bronc Hoverty
The Hunting Party
Hog Warren
Buchanan Rides Alone
Pecos Hill
Torpedo Run
'Hash' Benson
Santiago
Digger
Hell Is for Heroes
Supply Sgt. Frazer
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Davey
Between Heaven and Hell
Pvt. Kenny - Co. G
River of Death
Hiller
Ten Who Dared
Billy Hawkins
Operation Mad Ball
Ozark
Manhunter
Charles 'Crutch' Shanks
The Naked and the Dead
Woodrow Wilson
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Ben Potter
Battle of the Coral Sea
Yeoman Halliday
Bulletproof
Sgt. O'Rourke
Apache Rifles
Mike Greer
The McMasters
Russel
The Brotherhood of Satan
Sheriff
Toward the Unknown
2nd Lt. Sweeney
An Annapolis Story
Watson
White Line Fever
Buck Wessle
Hound-Dog Man
Dave Wilson
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
Sheriff Tadlock
Sacred Ground
Tolbert Coleman
Tornado!
Ephram Thorne
Showdown
Foray
Standing Tall
Nate Rackley
Gunsight Ridge
Lazy Heart Ranch Hand
The Counterfeit Killer
Hotel Clerk
Fireball Forward
Maj. Larkin
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Floyd
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
Sheriff Berlinger
The Bravos
Ben Lawler
Mrs. Sundance
Charles Siringo
Winterhawk
Gates
43: The Richard Petty Story
Ed Koler
Iron Angel
Buttons
Target Zero
Pvt. Felix O'Hara
Noon Wine
Deputy
The Legend Of Grizzly Adams
Reno
The Devil's Bedroom
(as Justus McQueen)
TV Shows (86)
Perry Mason
Charles Barnaby · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Edward Lewis · 1 eps
Columbo
Gun Dealer · 1 eps
Lassie
2 eps
The A-Team
Chuck Danford · 1 eps
Ironside
Lt. Mark Cardiff · 1 eps
Ironside
Harry Ashton · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Col. Lew Cardell · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Lenny · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Squirrel Charvanaugh · 1 eps
The Virginian
Belden · 12 eps
The Virginian
Andy · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Bill Renn - Cowboy · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Hector · 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
Sgt. Billings · 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
Dan Jarvis · 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
Burdette · 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
Sam Mason · 1 eps
The Incredible Hulk
1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Billy Selkirk · 2 eps
Cheyenne
Smitty Smith · 3 eps
Rawhide
George Cornelius · 1 eps
Rawhide
Luke · 1 eps
Rawhide
Pee Jay Peters · 2 eps
Cannon
2 eps
Renegade
1 eps
Renegade
Nathan Wayne · 2 eps
The Big Valley
Cort · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Curtis · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Hutch · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Earl Vaughn · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Gus Vandiver · 1 eps
Lawman
Ollie Earnshaw · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
The F.B.I.
Wesley Davis · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Al Tanner · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Skinner · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Brady · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Wally · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Kittridge · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Nix · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Sumner Pendleton · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Gecko Ridley · 1 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
The Fall Guy
Sheriff Dwight LeClerc · 1 eps
Matt Houston
1 eps
The Rebel
Otis Rumph · 1 eps
The Rebel
Roy Shandell · 1 eps
McCloud
1 eps
Vega$
1 eps
Alias Smith and Jones
2 eps
Branded
1 eps
Laramie
2 eps
The Detectives
1 eps
Lancer
1 eps
How the West Was Won
Batlin · 1 eps
Lock-Up
1 eps
Cimarron Strip
2 eps
Black Saddle
Jack Shepherd · 1 eps
Annie Oakley
Ned Blane · 1 eps
CHiPs
Hoskins · 1 eps
Johnny Ringo
Billy Boy Jethro · 1 eps
Voyagers!
1 eps
Riker
Massey · 1 eps
ABC Stage 67
Deputy · 1 eps
The Magician
Johnson · 2 eps
Tightrope
Earl Bell · 1 eps
Movin' On
1 eps
Matt Helm
1 eps
Hondo
1 eps
The Yellow Rose
1 eps
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1 eps
Wichita Town
1 eps
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1 eps
Enos
1 eps
The Sacketts
Belden · 2 eps
The Runaways
1 eps
In Cold Blood
2 eps
Delphi Bureau
Cole · 1 eps
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Roy Ralstop · 2 eps
Wild Times
Wild Bill Hickock · 2 eps
Rafferty
1 eps
Assignment: Vienna
Slim Warfield · 1 eps
Kung Fu
Sgt. Straight · 1 eps
Kung Fu
Maj. Clarke Bealson · 1 eps
