L.Q. Jones
Acting
Born: Aug 19, 1927 — Died: Jul 09, 2022
From: Beaumont, Texas, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Prairie Home Companion | Chuck Akers | 2006 | 6.265 |
| Route 666 | Sheriff Bob Conaway | 2001 | 5.03 |
| The Jack Bull | Henry Ballard | 1999 | 6.409 |
| The Mask of Zorro | Three-Fingered Jack | 1998 | 6.582 |
| Tornado! | Ephram Thorne | 1996 | 5.685 |
| Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron | Self | 1993 | 7.125 |
| The Legend Of Grizzly Adams | Reno | 1991 | 5.5 |
| River of Death | Hiller | 1989 | 5.061 |
| Sacred Ground | Tolbert Coleman | 1983 | 6.5 |
| Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann | Ben Potter | 1982 | 5.357 |
| A Boy and His Dog | Porn Stud | 1975 | 6.291 |
| White Line Fever | Buck Wessle | 1975 | 6.039 |
| Winterhawk | Gates | 1975 | 6.577 |
| Manhunter | Charles 'Crutch' Shanks | 1974 | 6.667 |
| The Brotherhood of Satan | Sheriff | 1971 | 5.763 |
| The Hunting Party | Hog Warren | 1971 | 6.149 |
| The Ballad of Cable Hogue | Taggart | 1970 | 6.986 |
| The McMasters | Russel | 1970 | 4.591 |
| The Wild Bunch | T.C | 1969 | 7.578 |
| Hang 'em High | Loomis | 1968 | 6.838 |
| Stay Away, Joe | Bronc Hoverty | 1968 | 5.455 |
| Hell Is for Heroes | Supply Sgt. Frazer | 1962 | 6.462 |
| Ride the High Country | Sylvus Hammond | 1962 | 7.055 |
| Cimarron | Millis | 1960 | 6.081 |
| Battle of the Coral Sea | Yeoman Halliday | 1959 | 5.841 |
| Buchanan Rides Alone | Pecos Hill | 1958 | 6.601 |
| Torpedo Run | 'Hash' Benson | 1958 | 6.077 |
| Men in War | Sgt. Davis | 1957 | 6.659 |
| Battle Cry | Pvt. L.Q. Jones | 1955 | 5.74 |
| Target Zero | Pvt. Felix O'Hara | 1955 | 5.857 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1927 |
| From | Beaumont, Texas, USA |