L.Q. Jones
68 movies · 63 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 19, 1927
- Died
- Jul 9, 2022 (age 94)
- Place of birth
- Beaumont, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Justus McQueen · Justus E. McQueen · LQ Jones · Justus Ellis McQueen, Jr.
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.
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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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L.Q. Jones: movies and TV shows
Acting (130)
- 2006 A Prairie Home Companion
as Chuck Akers
- 2001 Route 666
as Sheriff Bob Conaway
- 1999 The Jack Bull
as Henry Ballard
- 1998 The Mask of Zorro
as Three-Fingered Jack
- 1998 The Patriot
as Frank
- 1997 The Edge
as Styles
- 1996
- 1996 Tornado!
as Ephram Thorne
- 1995 Casino
as Pat Webb
- 1994 Lightning Jack
as Sheriff
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991 The Legend Of Grizzly Adams
as Reno
- 1989 River of Death
as Hiller
- 1988 Bulletproof
as Sgt. O'Rourke
- 1983
- 1983 Lone Wolf McQuade
as Dakota
- 1983 Sacred Ground
as Tolbert Coleman
- 1983
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982 Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
as Ben Potter
- 1982 The Beast Within
as Sheriff Pool
- 1981
- 1981
- 1980
- 1980
- 1979
- 1979 Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
as Floyd
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978 Colorado C.I.
as Hoyt Gunnison
- 1978
- 1978 Standing Tall
as Nate Rackley
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977
- 1976
- 1976 Mother, Jugs & Speed
as Davey
- 1976 Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
as Sheriff Tadlock
- 1975 Winterhawk
as Gates
- 1975
- 1975 White Line Fever
as Buck Wessle
- 1975 A Boy and His Dog
as Porn Stud
- 1975
- 1974 The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
as Sheriff Berlinger
- 1974
- 1974 Manhunter
as Charles 'Crutch' Shanks
- 1974 Mrs. Sundance
as Charles Siringo
- 1973
- 1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Black Harris
- 1972 43: The Richard Petty Story
as Ed Koler
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972 Fireball Forward
as Maj. Larkin
- 1972 The Bravos
as Ben Lawler
- 1971
- 1971
- 1971 The Brotherhood of Satan
as Sheriff
- 1971 The Hunting Party
as Hog Warren
- 1971
- 1970 The McMasters
as Russel
- 1970 The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Taggart
- 1970
- 1969 The Wild Bunch
as T.C
- 1969
- 1968
- 1968 The Counterfeit Killer
as Hotel Clerk
- 1968 Hang 'em High
as Loomis
- 1968 Stay Away, Joe
as Bronc Hoverty
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967
- 1966 Noon Wine
as Deputy
- 1966
- 1966
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 Major Dundee
as Arthur Hadley
- 1965
- 1964 Apache Rifles
as Mike Greer
- 1964 The Devil's Bedroom
as (as Justus McQueen)
- 1964 Iron Angel
as Buttons
- 1963 Showdown
as Foray
- 1962
- 1962 Hell Is for Heroes
as Supply Sgt. Frazer
- 1962 Ride the High Country
as Sylvus Hammond
- 1961
- 1960 Flaming Star
as Tom Howard
- 1960 Cimarron
as Millis
- 1960 Ten Who Dared
as Billy Hawkins
- 1960
- 1959 Hound-Dog Man
as Dave Wilson
- 1959 Battle of the Coral Sea
as Yeoman Halliday
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 Warlock
as Fen Jiggs (uncredited)
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958 Torpedo Run
as 'Hash' Benson
- 1958
- 1958 The Naked and the Dead
as Woodrow Wilson
- 1958 Buchanan Rides Alone
as Pecos Hill
- 1958
- 1958 The Young Lions
as Pvt. Donnelly (uncredited)
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Gunsight Ridge
as Lazy Heart Ranch Hand
- 1957 Operation Mad Ball
as Ozark
- 1957 Men in War
as Sgt. Davis
- 1956 Love Me Tender
as Pardee Fleming (uncredited)
- 1956 Between Heaven and Hell
as Pvt. Kenny - Co. G
- 1956 Toward the Unknown
as 2nd Lt. Sweeney
- 1956
- 1956 Santiago
as Digger
- 1955 Target Zero
as Pvt. Felix O'Hara
- 1955
- 1955 Gunsmoke · TV
as Skinner / Brady / Wally / Kittridge / Nix / Sumner Pendleton / Gecko Ridley · 7 episodes
- 1955 An Annapolis Story
as Watson
- 1955 Battle Cry
as Pvt. L.Q. Jones
- 1954
- 1954
Behind the camera (5)
- 1977
- 1975 A Boy and His Dog
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 1971 The Brotherhood of Satan
Writer, Producer
- 1969 The Naked Witch
Executive Producer
- 1964 The Devil's Bedroom
Director
Talk shows and appearances (6)
- 2024
- 2005
- 2004
- 1996
- 1993
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1 episode