L.Q. Jones

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 standup 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 characters 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 Walkers ABCWarner Brothers western series Cheyenne the first hourlong western on network television Jones appeared in numerous films in the 1960s and 1970s He became a member of Sam Peckinpahs stock company of actors appearing in his Klondike series 19601961 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 19601961 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