Acting
L.Q. Jones
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
Filmography
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
Film · 2024
A Prairie Home Companion
Film · 2006
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Film · 2005
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Film · 2004
Route 666
Film · 2001
The Jack Bull
Film · 1999
The Mask of Zorro
Film · 1998
The Patriot
Film · 1998
The Edge
Film · 1997
Tornado!
Film · 1996
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
Film · 1996
In Cold Blood
Series · 1996
Casino
Film · 1995
Lightning Jack
Film · 1994
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Film · 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Series · 1993
Renegade
Series · 1992
Renegade
Series · 1992
The Legend Of Grizzly Adams
Film · 1991
River of Death
Film · 1989
Bulletproof
Film · 1988
Sacred Ground
Film · 1983
Lone Wolf McQuade
Film · 1983
The Yellow Rose
Series · 1983
The A-Team
Series · 1983
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Film · 1982
The Beast Within
Film · 1982
Voyagers!
Series · 1982
Matt Houston
Series · 1982
The Fall Guy
Series · 1981
Riker
Series · 1981
Enos
Series · 1980
Wild Times
Series · 1980
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Film · 1979
The Sacketts
Series · 1979
Standing Tall
Film · 1978
Colorado C.I.
Film · 1978
Vega$
Series · 1978
The Runaways
Series · 1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
Series · 1978
CHiPs
Series · 1977
The Incredible Hulk
Series · 1977
How the West Was Won
Series · 1977
Rafferty
Series · 1977
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Film · 1976
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
Film · 1976
Charlie's Angels
Series · 1976
Charlie's Angels
Series · 1976
Charlie's Angels
Series · 1976
Charlie's Angels
Series · 1976
A Boy and His Dog
Film · 1975
White Line Fever
Film · 1975
Winterhawk
Film · 1975
Matt Helm
Series · 1975
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Series · 1975
Manhunter
Film · 1974
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
Film · 1974
Mrs. Sundance
Film · 1974
Movin' On
Series · 1974
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Film · 1973
The Magician
Series · 1973
The Bravos
Film · 1972
43: The Richard Petty Story
Film · 1972
Fireball Forward
Film · 1972
Assignment: Vienna
Series · 1972
Kung Fu
Series · 1972
Kung Fu
Series · 1972
Delphi Bureau
Series · 1972
The Brotherhood of Satan
Film · 1971
The Hunting Party
Film · 1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Series · 1971
Cannon
Series · 1971
Columbo
Series · 1971
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Film · 1970
The McMasters
Film · 1970
McCloud
Series · 1970
The Wild Bunch
Film · 1969
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Hang 'em High
Film · 1968
Stay Away, Joe
Film · 1968
The Counterfeit Killer
Film · 1968
Lancer
Series · 1968
Cimarron Strip
Series · 1967
Hondo
Series · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
Noon Wine
Film · 1966
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Series · 1966
ABC Stage 67
Series · 1966
Major Dundee
Film · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
Branded
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
Apache Rifles
Film · 1964
Iron Angel
Film · 1964
The Devil's Bedroom
Film · 1964
Showdown
Film · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
Hell Is for Heroes
Film · 1962
Ride the High Country
Film · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
Ben Casey
Series · 1961
Cimarron
Film · 1960
Ten Who Dared
Film · 1960
Flaming Star
Film · 1960
Route 66
Series · 1960
Battle of the Coral Sea
Film · 1959
Warlock
Film · 1959
Hound-Dog Man
Film · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Black Saddle
Series · 1959
Lock-Up
Series · 1959
The Rebel
Series · 1959
Laramie
Series · 1959
Wichita Town
Series · 1959
The Detectives
Series · 1959
Johnny Ringo
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
The Rebel
Series · 1959
Tightrope
Series · 1959
Buchanan Rides Alone
Film · 1958
Torpedo Run
Film · 1958
The Young Lions
Film · 1958
The Naked and the Dead
Film · 1958
Jefferson Drum
Series · 1958
Lawman
Series · 1958
Men in War
Film · 1957
Gunsight Ridge
Film · 1957
Operation Mad Ball
Film · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Santiago
Film · 1956
Toward the Unknown
Film · 1956
Love Me Tender
Film · 1956
Between Heaven and Hell
Film · 1956
On Trial
Series · 1956
Battle Cry
Film · 1955
Target Zero
Film · 1955
An Annapolis Story
Film · 1955
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Lassie
Series · 1954
Annie Oakley
Series · 1954