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L.Q. Jones

Acting 94 (deceased) years old Beaumont, Texas, USA ★ 1.4
Born: August 19, 1927
Died: July 9, 2022

Biography

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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Known For

Columbo
Columbo Gun Dealer 1971
The A-Team
The A-Team Chuck Danford 1983
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger Billy Selkirk 1993
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Sgt. Billings 1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Dan Jarvis 1976

Jimmy's Seen (1)

New Jack City
New Jack City Pee Jay Peters 1991

Filmography

Acting Credits (161)

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western Self 2024
A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion Chuck Akers 2006
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah Self 2005
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Self 2004
Route 666
Route 666 Sheriff Bob Conaway 2001
The Jack Bull
The Jack Bull Henry Ballard 1999
The Mask of Zorro
The Mask of Zorro Three-Fingered Jack 1998
The Patriot
The Patriot Frank 1998
The Edge
The Edge Styles 1997
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 1996
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage Self 1996
Tornado!
Tornado! Ephram Thorne 1996
Casino
Casino Pat Webb 1995
Lightning Jack
Lightning Jack Sheriff 1994
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron Self 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger Billy Selkirk 1993
Renegade
Renegade 1992
Renegade
Renegade Nathan Wayne 1992
The Legend Of Grizzly Adams
The Legend Of Grizzly Adams Reno 1991
River of Death
River of Death Hiller 1989
Bulletproof
Bulletproof Sgt. O'Rourke 1988
The Yellow Rose
The Yellow Rose 1983
Lone Wolf McQuade
Lone Wolf McQuade Dakota 1983
Sacred Ground
Sacred Ground Tolbert Coleman 1983
The A-Team
The A-Team Chuck Danford 1983
Voyagers!
Voyagers! 1982
Matt Houston
Matt Houston 1982
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann Ben Potter 1982
The Beast Within
The Beast Within Sheriff Pool 1982
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy Sheriff Dwight LeClerc 1981
Riker
Riker Massey 1981
Enos
Enos 1980
Wild Times
Wild Times Wild Bill Hickock 1980
The Sacketts
The Sacketts Belden 1979
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider Floyd 1979
Vega$
Vega$ 1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
The Eddie Capra Mysteries 1978
Colorado C.I.
Colorado C.I. Hoyt Gunnison 1978
The Runaways
The Runaways 1978
Standing Tall
Standing Tall Nate Rackley 1978
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk 1977
CHiPs
CHiPs Hoskins 1977
Rafferty
Rafferty 1977
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won Batlin 1977
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Sgt. Billings 1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Dan Jarvis 1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Burdette 1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Sam Mason 1976
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Mother, Jugs & Speed Davey 1976
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free Sheriff Tadlock 1976
Winterhawk
Winterhawk Gates 1975
Matt Helm
Matt Helm 1975
White Line Fever
White Line Fever Buck Wessle 1975
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog Porn Stud 1975
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan Roy Ralstop 1975
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan Roy Ralstop 1975
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence Sheriff Berlinger 1974
Movin' On
Movin' On 1974
Manhunter
Manhunter Charles 'Crutch' Shanks 1974
Mrs. Sundance
Mrs. Sundance Charles Siringo 1974
The Magician
The Magician Johnson 1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid Black Harris 1973
43: The Richard Petty Story
43: The Richard Petty Story Ed Koler 1972
Kung Fu
Kung Fu Sgt. Straight 1972
Kung Fu
Kung Fu Maj. Clarke Bealson 1972
Delphi Bureau
Delphi Bureau Cole 1972
Assignment: Vienna
Assignment: Vienna Slim Warfield 1972
Fireball Forward
Fireball Forward Maj. Larkin 1972
The Bravos
The Bravos Ben Lawler 1972
Columbo
Columbo Gun Dealer 1971
Cannon
Cannon 1971
The Brotherhood of Satan
The Brotherhood of Satan Sheriff 1971
The Hunting Party
The Hunting Party Hog Warren 1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones 1971
The McMasters
The McMasters Russel 1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue Taggart 1970
McCloud
McCloud 1970
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch T.C 1969
Lancer
Lancer 1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O Col. Lew Cardell 1968
The Counterfeit Killer
The Counterfeit Killer Hotel Clerk 1968
Hang 'em High
Hang 'em High Loomis 1968
Stay Away, Joe
Stay Away, Joe Bronc Hoverty 1968
Hondo
Hondo 1967
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip 1967
Ironside
Ironside Lt. Mark Cardiff 1967
Ironside
Ironside Harry Ashton 1967
Noon Wine
Noon Wine Deputy 1966
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Pistols 'n' Petticoats 1966
ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67 Deputy 1966
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Wesley Davis 1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Al Tanner 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Cort 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Curtis 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Hutch 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Earl Vaughn 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Gus Vandiver 1965
Major Dundee
Major Dundee Arthur Hadley 1965
Branded
Branded 1965
Apache Rifles
Apache Rifles Mike Greer 1964
The Devil's Bedroom
The Devil's Bedroom (as Justus McQueen) 1964
Iron Angel
Iron Angel Buttons 1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Ernie Packer 1963
Showdown
Showdown Foray 1963
The Virginian
The Virginian Belden 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Andy 1962
Hell Is for Heroes
Hell Is for Heroes Supply Sgt. Frazer 1962
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country Sylvus Hammond 1962
Ben Casey
Ben Casey 1961
Flaming Star
Flaming Star Tom Howard 1960
Cimarron
Cimarron Millis 1960
Ten Who Dared
Ten Who Dared Billy Hawkins 1960
Route 66
Route 66 1960
Hound-Dog Man
Hound-Dog Man Dave Wilson 1959
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Coral Sea Yeoman Halliday 1959
The Detectives
The Detectives 1959
The Rebel
The Rebel Otis Rumph 1959
The Rebel
The Rebel Roy Shandell 1959
Johnny Ringo
Johnny Ringo Billy Boy Jethro 1959
Wichita Town
Wichita Town 1959
Lock-Up
Lock-Up 1959
Laramie
Laramie 1959
Tightrope
Tightrope Earl Bell 1959
Warlock
Warlock Fen Jiggs (uncredited) 1959
Black Saddle
Black Saddle Jack Shepherd 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide George Cornelius 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide Luke 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide Pee Jay Peters 1959
Torpedo Run
Torpedo Run 'Hash' Benson 1958
Lawman
Lawman Ollie Earnshaw 1958
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead Woodrow Wilson 1958
Buchanan Rides Alone
Buchanan Rides Alone Pecos Hill 1958
Jefferson Drum
Jefferson Drum Burdette 1958
The Young Lions
The Young Lions Pvt. Donnelly (uncredited) 1958
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Charles Barnaby 1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Edward Lewis 1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Lenny 1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Squirrel Charvanaugh 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel Bill Renn - Cowboy 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel Hector 1957
Gunsight Ridge
Gunsight Ridge Lazy Heart Ranch Hand 1957
Operation Mad Ball
Operation Mad Ball Ozark 1957
Men in War
Men in War Sgt. Davis 1957
Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender Pardee Fleming (uncredited) 1956
Between Heaven and Hell
Between Heaven and Hell Pvt. Kenny - Co. G 1956
Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown 2nd Lt. Sweeney 1956
Santiago
Santiago Digger 1956
Target Zero
Target Zero Pvt. Felix O'Hara 1955
Cheyenne
Cheyenne Smitty Smith 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Skinner 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Brady 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Wally 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Kittridge 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Nix 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Sumner Pendleton 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Gecko Ridley 1955
An Annapolis Story
An Annapolis Story Watson 1955
Battle Cry
Battle Cry Pvt. L.Q. Jones 1955
Lassie
Lassie 1954
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley Ned Blane 1954

Directing Credits (3)

Writing Credits (2)

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