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.
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 (Movies)
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
Character:Self
Release Date:02/07/2024
A Prairie Home Companion
Character:Chuck Akers
Release Date:01/06/2006
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2005
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Character:Self
Release Date:25/07/2004
Route 666
Character:Sheriff Bob Conaway
Release Date:30/10/2001
The Jack Bull
Character:Henry Ballard
Release Date:17/04/1999
The Mask of Zorro
Character:Three-Fingered Jack
Release Date:16/07/1998
The Patriot
Character:Frank
Release Date:10/07/1998
The Edge
Character:Styles
Release Date:06/09/1997
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/1996
Tornado!
Character:Ephram Thorne
Release Date:06/05/1996
Casino
Character:Pat Webb
Release Date:22/11/1995
Lightning Jack
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:11/03/1994
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Character:Self
Release Date:29/06/1993
The Legend Of Grizzly Adams
Character:Reno
Release Date:17/11/1991
River of Death
Character:Hiller
Release Date:29/09/1989
Bulletproof
Character:Sgt. O'Rourke
Release Date:20/04/1988
Lone Wolf McQuade
Character:Dakota
Release Date:15/04/1983
Sacred Ground
Character:Tolbert Coleman
Release Date:11/03/1983
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Character:Ben Potter
Release Date:27/08/1982
The Beast Within
Character:Sheriff Pool
Release Date:12/02/1982
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Character:Floyd
Release Date:01/05/1979
Colorado C.I.
Character:Hoyt Gunnison
Release Date:26/05/1978
Standing Tall
Character:Nate Rackley
Release Date:21/01/1978
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Character:Davey
Release Date:26/05/1976
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
Character:Sheriff Tadlock
Release Date:03/05/1976
Winterhawk
Character:Gates
Release Date:05/11/1975
White Line Fever
Character:Buck Wessle
Release Date:16/07/1975
A Boy and His Dog
Character:Porn Stud
Release Date:23/03/1975
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Character:Roy Ralstop
Release Date:20/02/1975
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
Character:Sheriff Berlinger
Release Date:24/09/1974
Manhunter
Character:Charles 'Crutch' Shanks
Release Date:26/02/1974
Mrs. Sundance
Character:Charles Siringo
Release Date:15/01/1974
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Character:Black Harris
Release Date:23/05/1973
43: The Richard Petty Story
Character:Ed Koler
Release Date:01/11/1972
Fireball Forward
Character:Maj. Larkin
Release Date:05/03/1972
The Bravos
Character:Ben Lawler
Release Date:09/01/1972
The Brotherhood of Satan
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:06/08/1971
The Hunting Party
Character:Hog Warren
Release Date:16/07/1971
The McMasters
Character:Russel
Release Date:23/04/1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Character:Taggart
Release Date:18/03/1970
The Wild Bunch
Character:T.C
Release Date:19/06/1969
The Counterfeit Killer
Character:Hotel Clerk
Release Date:01/05/1968
Hang 'em High
Character:Loomis
Release Date:12/04/1968
Stay Away, Joe
Character:Bronc Hoverty
Release Date:08/03/1968
Noon Wine
Character:Deputy
Release Date:23/11/1966
Major Dundee
Character:Arthur Hadley
Release Date:15/03/1965
Apache Rifles
Character:Mike Greer
Release Date:26/11/1964
The Devil's Bedroom
Character:(as Justus McQueen)
Release Date:01/09/1964
Iron Angel
Character:Buttons
Release Date:01/02/1964
Showdown
Character:Foray
Release Date:03/05/1963
Hell Is for Heroes
Character:Supply Sgt. Frazer
Release Date:26/06/1962
Ride the High Country
Character:Sylvus Hammond
Release Date:20/06/1962
Flaming Star
Character:Tom Howard
Release Date:20/12/1960
Cimarron
Character:Millis
Release Date:01/12/1960
Ten Who Dared
Character:Billy Hawkins
Release Date:01/11/1960
Hound-Dog Man
Character:Dave Wilson
Release Date:11/11/1959
Battle of the Coral Sea
Character:Yeoman Halliday
Release Date:01/11/1959
Warlock
Character:Fen Jiggs (uncredited)
Release Date:15/05/1959
Torpedo Run
Character:'Hash' Benson
Release Date:24/10/1958
The Naked and the Dead
Character:Woodrow Wilson
Release Date:06/08/1958
Buchanan Rides Alone
Character:Pecos Hill
Release Date:01/08/1958
The Young Lions
Character:Pvt. Donnelly (uncredited)
Release Date:02/04/1958
Gunsight Ridge
Character:Lazy Heart Ranch Hand
Release Date:01/09/1957
Operation Mad Ball
Character:Ozark
Release Date:17/08/1957
Men in War
Character:Sgt. Davis
Release Date:03/05/1957
Love Me Tender
Character:Pardee Fleming (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/1956
Between Heaven and Hell
Character:Pvt. Kenny - Co. G
Release Date:11/10/1956
Toward the Unknown
Character:2nd Lt. Sweeney
Release Date:27/09/1956
Santiago
Character:Digger
Release Date:13/07/1956
Target Zero
Character:Pvt. Felix O'Hara
Release Date:15/11/1955
An Annapolis Story
Character:Watson
Release Date:10/04/1955
Battle Cry
Character:Pvt. L.Q. Jones
Release Date:02/02/1955
Television Appearances
In Cold Blood
Character:
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character:Billy Selkirk
Renegade
Character:
Renegade
Character:Nathan Wayne
The Yellow Rose
Character:
The A-Team
Character:Chuck Danford
Voyagers!
Character:
Matt Houston
Character:
The Fall Guy
Character:Sheriff Dwight LeClerc
Riker
Character:Massey
Enos
Character:
Wild Times
Character:Wild Bill Hickock
The Sacketts
Character:Belden
Vega$
Character:
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
Character:
The Runaways
Character:
The Incredible Hulk
Character:
CHiPs
Character:Hoskins
Rafferty
Character:
How the West Was Won
Character:Batlin
Charlie's Angels
Character:Sgt. Billings
Charlie's Angels
Character:Dan Jarvis
Charlie's Angels
Character:Burdette
Charlie's Angels
Character:Sam Mason
Matt Helm
Character:
Movin' On
Character:
The Magician
Character:Johnson
Kung Fu
Character:Sgt. Straight
Kung Fu
Character:Maj. Clarke Bealson
Delphi Bureau
Character:Cole
Assignment: Vienna
Character:Slim Warfield
Columbo
Character:Gun Dealer
Cannon
Character:
Alias Smith and Jones
Character:
McCloud
Character:
Lancer
Character:
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Col. Lew Cardell
Hondo
Character:
Cimarron Strip
Character:
Ironside
Character:Lt. Mark Cardiff
Ironside
Character:Harry Ashton
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Character:
ABC Stage 67
Character:Deputy
The F.B.I.
Character:Wesley Davis
The F.B.I.
Character:Al Tanner
The Big Valley
Character:Cort
The Big Valley
Character:Curtis
The Big Valley
Character:Hutch
The Big Valley
Character:Earl Vaughn
The Big Valley
Character:Gus Vandiver
Branded
Character:
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Ernie Packer
The Virginian
Character:Belden
The Virginian
Character:Andy
Ben Casey
Character:
Route 66
Character:
The Detectives
Character:
The Rebel
Character:Otis Rumph
The Rebel
Character:Roy Shandell
Johnny Ringo
Character:Billy Boy Jethro
Wichita Town
Character:
Lock-Up
Character:
Laramie
Character:
Tightrope
Character:Earl Bell
Black Saddle
Character:Jack Shepherd
Rawhide
Character:George Cornelius
Rawhide
Character:Luke
Rawhide
Character:Pee Jay Peters
Lawman
Character:Ollie Earnshaw
Jefferson Drum
Character:Burdette
Perry Mason
Character:Charles Barnaby
Perry Mason
Character:Edward Lewis
Wagon Train
Character:Lenny
Wagon Train
Character:Squirrel Charvanaugh
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Bill Renn - Cowboy
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Hector
Cheyenne
Character:Smitty Smith
Gunsmoke
Character:Skinner
Gunsmoke
Character:Brady
Gunsmoke
Character:Wally
Gunsmoke
Character:Kittridge
Gunsmoke
Character:Nix
Gunsmoke
Character:Sumner Pendleton
Gunsmoke
Character:Gecko Ridley
Lassie
Character:
Annie Oakley
Character:Ned Blane
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