L.Q. Jones

Acting · Born 1927-08-19 in Beaumont, Texas, USA

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…

Filmography

• The Wild Bunch as T.C
• A Boy and His Dog as Porn Stud
• Hang 'em High as Loomis
• The Ballad of Cable Hogue as Taggart
• Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann as Ben Potter
• Hell Is for Heroes as Supply Sgt. Frazer
• A Prairie Home Companion as Chuck Akers
• The Mask of Zorro as Three-Fingered Jack
• Ride the High Country as Sylvus Hammond
• White Line Fever as Buck Wessle