Personal Info
Birth date
1927-08-19 (97 Years)
Day of death
2022-07-09
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Beaumont, Texas, USA
Also known as
Justus McQueen
Justus E. McQueen
LQ Jones
Justus Ellis McQueen, Jr.
L.Q. Jones
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia CLR
Filmography
Perry Mason
7.719
Overview:
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.Columbo
8.093
Overview:
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.Ironside
6.8
Overview:
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.The Virginian
6.344
Overview:
The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.714
Overview:
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show was hosted by Bob Hope, but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comedy.Have Gun, Will Travel
7.427
Overview:
Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.Ben Casey
5.6
Overview:
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.Lassie
6.1
Overview:
Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy family adventures in the American countryside, teaching each other about love, nature and commitment.Charlie's Angels
6.7
Overview:
Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.Wagon Train
6.3
Overview:
The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert Fuller a year after Horton had decided to leave the series. The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond, and harkens back to the early widescreen wagon train epic The Big Trail starring John Wayne and featuring Bond in his first major screen appearance playing a supporting role. Horton's buckskin outfit as the scout in the first season of the television series resembles Wayne's, who also played the wagon train's scout in the earlier film.Hawaii Five-O
7.122
Overview:
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".The A-Team
7.467
Overview:
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."Rawhide
7.13
Overview:
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.Renegade
6.693
Overview:
Framed for murder, Detective Reno Raines becomes a fugitive bounty hunter who fights crime while trying to clear his name. His troubles began after he testified about police corruption, leading Lt. Donald Dixon to set him up.Cheyenne
5.8
Overview:
Cheyenne Bodie was a big man, a former army scout who went west after the American Civil War and drifted from job to job, here a cowboy, there a lawman, and always a larger-than-life hero. CHEYENNE is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on ABC from 1955 to 1963. The show was the first hour-long western, and in fact the first hour-long dramatic series of any kind, with continuing characters, to last more than one season. It was also the first series to be made by a major Hollywood film studio which did not derive from its established film properties, and the first of a long chain of Warner Brothers original series produced by William T. Orr.Walker, Texas Ranger
6.962
Overview:
Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's closest friend is former Ranger, C.D. Parker, who retired after a knee injury, and now owns "C.D.'s," a Country/Western saloon/restaurant. Rookie Ranger, James "Jimmy" Trivette is an ex-football player who bases his crime-solving methods on reason and uses computers and cellular phones. Alex Cahill is the Assistant DA who shares a mutual attraction with Walker, but often disagrees with his unorthodox approach to law enforcement.Lawman
5.6
Overview:
Lawman is an American western television series originally telecast on ABC from 1958 to 1962 starring John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop and featuring Peter Brown as Deputy Marshal Johnny McKay. The series was set in Laramie, Wyoming during 1879 and the 1880s. Warner Bros. already had several western series on the air at the time, having launched Cheyenne with Clint Walker as early as 1955. The studio continued the trend in 1957 with the additions of Maverick with James Garner and Jack Kelly, Colt .45 with Wayde Preston, and Sugarfoot with Will Hutchins. One year later, Warner Bros. added Lawman and Bronco with Ty Hardin. Prior to the beginning of production, Russell and Brown and producer Jules Schermer made a pact to maintain the quality of the series so that it would not be seen as "just another western." At the start of season two, Russell and Brown were joined by Peggie Castle as Lily Merrill, the owner of the Birdcage Saloon, and a love interest for Dan.The F.B.I.
5.455
Overview:
The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the characters almost always drove Ford vehicles in the series. Alcoa was co-sponsor of Season One only.Cannon
6.5
Overview:
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.Gunsmoke
6.558
Overview:
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.Alias Smith and Jones
6.9
Overview:
Alias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It stars Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, a pair of cousin outlaws trying to reform. The governor offers them a conditional amnesty, as he wants to keep the pact under wraps for political reasons. The condition is that they will still be wanted— until the governor can claim they have reformed and warrant clemency.Matt Houston
6.2
Overview:
Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling.Route 66
6.3
Overview:
After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in search of adventure with friend Buz Murdock, a survivor of New York's mean streets. The two work odd jobs as they meet and interact with colorful characters and find themselves plunged into one situation after another, some of them romantic, some of them very dangerous. Later, Linc Case, a Vietnam war hero trying to find himself, takes over as Tod's travel companion.Lancer
4.7
Overview:
Lancer is an American Western series that aired on CBS from September 1968, to May 1970. The series stars Andrew Duggan, James Stacy, and Wayne Maunder as a father with two half-brother sons, an arrangement similar to the more successful Bonanza on NBC.Cimarron Strip
5
Overview:
Cimarron Strip is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from September 1967 to March 1968. Starring Stuart Whitman as Marshal Jim Crown, the series was produced by the creators of Gunsmoke. Reruns of the original show were aired in the summer of 1971. Cimarron Strip was one of only three 90-minute weekly Western series that aired during the 1960s, and the only 90-minute series of any kind to be centered primarily around one lead character. Cimarron Strip was set in the Oklahoma Panhandle, which comprises, east to west, Beaver, Texas, and Cimarron counties in Oklahoma. The show is set in 1888, just as the continuous frontier of the West, which once ran from the Canadian to the Mexican border, was closing. In less than five years there would no longer be that "continuous frontier," only pockets of undeveloped land. This was the late "Wild West" that Marshall Jim Crown was called to defend.McCloud
7.1
Overview:
Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the metropolitan New York City Police Department (NYPD) as a special investigator.The Magician
6.7
Overview:
The Magician is an American television series that ran during the 1973–1974 season. It starred Bill Bixby as stage illusionist Anthony "Tony" Blake, a playboy philanthropist who used his skills to solve difficult crimes as needed. In the series pilot, the character was instead named Anthony Dorian. The name change was due to a conflict with the name of a real life stage magician.The Incredible Hulk
7.246
Overview:
During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transformations, David Banner searches for a cure as he crosses the country, fugitive-style, with a dogged tabloid reporter on his trail.Vega$
7
Overview:
Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was filmed in its entirety in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is believed to be the first television series produced entirely in Las Vegas. The show stars Robert Urich as private detective Dan Tanna, who drove around the streets of Las Vegas in a red 1957 Ford Thunderbird solving crimes and making Las Vegas a better place for residents and tourists alike.Annie Oakley
5.2
Overview:
Annie Oakley was an American Western television series that fictionalized the life of famous sharpshooter Annie Oakley. It ran from January 1954 to February 1957 in syndication, for a total of 81 black and white episodes, each 25 minutes long. ABC showed reruns on Saturday and Sunday daytime from 1959 to 1960 and from 1964 to 1965.Acting
2024Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western as Self
2006A Prairie Home Companion as Chuck Akers
2005Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah as Self
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self
2001Route 666 as Sheriff Bob Conaway
1999The Jack Bull as Henry Ballard
1998The Mask of Zorro as Three-Fingered Jack
1998The Patriot as Frank
1997The Edge as Styles
1996In Cold Blood (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1996The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage as Self
1996Tornado! as Ephram Thorne
1995Casino as Pat Webb
1994Lightning Jack as Sheriff
1993Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron as Self
1993Walker, Texas Ranger (2 Episodes) as Billy Selkirk
1992Renegade (1, 2 Episode) as Unknown, Nathan Wayne
1991The Legend Of Grizzly Adams as Reno
1989River of Death as Hiller
1988Bulletproof as Sgt. O'Rourke
1983The Yellow Rose (1 Episode) as Unknown
1983Lone Wolf McQuade as Dakota
1983Sacred Ground as Tolbert Coleman
1983The A-Team (1 Episode) as Chuck Danford
1982Voyagers! (1 Episode) as Unknown
1982Matt Houston (1 Episode) as Unknown
1982Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann as Ben Potter
1982The Beast Within as Sheriff Pool
1981The Fall Guy (1 Episode) as Sheriff Dwight LeClerc
1981Riker (1 Episode) as Massey
1980Enos (1 Episode) as Unknown
1980Wild Times (2 Episodes) as Wild Bill Hickock
1979The Sacketts (2 Episodes) as Belden
1979Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider as Floyd
1978Vega$ (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978Colorado C.I. as Hoyt Gunnison
1978The Runaways (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978Standing Tall as Nate Rackley
1977The Incredible Hulk (1 Episode) as Unknown
1977CHiPs (1 Episode) as Hoskins
1977How the West Was Won (1 Episode) as Batlin
1976Charlie's Angels (1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Sgt. Billings, Dan Jarvis, Sam Mason, Burdette
1976Mother, Jugs & Speed as Davey
1976Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free as Sheriff Tadlock
1975Winterhawk as Gates
1975Matt Helm (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975White Line Fever as Buck Wessle
1975A Boy and His Dog as Porn Stud
1975Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan as Roy Ralstop
1974The Strange and Deadly Occurrence as Sheriff Berlinger
1974Movin' On (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974Manhunter as Charles 'Crutch' Shanks
1974Mrs. Sundance as Charles Siringo
1973The Magician (2 Episodes) as Johnson
1973Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid as Black Harris
197243: The Richard Petty Story as Ed Koler
1972Kung Fu (1, 1 Episode) as Sgt. Straight, Maj. Clarke Bealson
1972Assignment: Vienna (1 Episode) as Slim Warfield
1972Fireball Forward as Maj. Larkin
1972The Bravos as Ben Lawler
1971Columbo (1 Episode) as Gun Dealer
1971Cannon (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1971The Brotherhood of Satan as Sheriff
1971The Hunting Party as Hog Warren
1971Alias Smith and Jones (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1970The McMasters as Russel
1970The Ballad of Cable Hogue as Taggart
1970McCloud (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969The Wild Bunch as T.C
1968Lancer (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968Hawaii Five-O (1 Episode) as Col. Lew Cardell
1968The Counterfeit Killer as Hotel Clerk
1968Hang 'em High as Loomis
1968Stay Away, Joe as Bronc Hoverty
1967Hondo (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967Cimarron Strip (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1967Ironside (1, 1 Episode) as Lt. Mark Cardiff, Harry Ashton
1966Noon Wine as Deputy
1966Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966ABC Stage 67 (1 Episode) as Deputy
1965The F.B.I. (1, 1 Episode) as Wesley Davis, Al Tanner
1965The Big Valley (1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Cort, Earl Vaughn, Hutch, Curtis, Gus Vandiver
1965Major Dundee as Arthur Hadley
1965Branded (1 Episode) as Unknown
1964Apache Rifles as Mike Greer
1964The Devil's Bedroom as (as Justus McQueen)
1964Iron Angel as Buttons
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1 Episode) as Ernie Packer
1963Showdown as Foray
1962The Virginian (12, 1 Episode) as Belden, Andy
1962Hell Is for Heroes as Supply Sgt. Frazer
1962Ride the High Country as Sylvus Hammond
1961Ben Casey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960Flaming Star as Tom Howard
1960Cimarron as Millis
1960Ten Who Dared as Billy Hawkins
1960Route 66 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Hound-Dog Man as Dave Wilson
1959Battle of the Coral Sea as Yeoman Halliday
1959The Detectives (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959The Rebel (1, 1 Episode) as Otis Rumph, Roy Shandell
1959Johnny Ringo (1 Episode) as Billy Boy Jethro
1959Wichita Town (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Lock-Up (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Laramie (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1959Tightrope (1 Episode) as Earl Bell
1959Warlock as Fen Jiggs (uncredited)
1959Black Saddle (1 Episode) as Jack Shepherd
1959Rawhide (1, 2, 1 Episode) as George Cornelius, Pee Jay Peters, Luke
1958Torpedo Run as 'Hash' Benson
1958Lawman (1 Episode) as Ollie Earnshaw
1958The Naked and the Dead as Woodrow Wilson
1958Buchanan Rides Alone as Pecos Hill
1958Jefferson Drum (1 Episode) as Burdette
1958The Young Lions as Pvt. Donnelly (uncredited)
1957Perry Mason (1, 1 Episode) as Charles Barnaby, Edward Lewis
1957Wagon Train (1, 1 Episode) as Lenny, Squirrel Charvanaugh
1957Have Gun, Will Travel (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Bill Renn - Cowboy, Hector
1957Gunsight Ridge as Lazy Heart Ranch Hand
1957Operation Mad Ball as Ozark
1957Men in War as Sgt. Davis
1956Love Me Tender as Pardee Fleming (uncredited)
1956Between Heaven and Hell as Pvt. Kenny - Co. G
1956Toward the Unknown as 2nd Lt. Sweeney
1956Santiago as Digger
1955Target Zero as Pvt. Felix O'Hara
1955Cheyenne (3 Episodes) as Smitty Smith
1955Gunsmoke (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Skinner, Brady, Wally, Kittridge, Nix, Sumner Pendleton, Gecko Ridley
1955An Annapolis Story as Watson
1955Battle Cry as Pvt. L.Q. Jones
1954Lassie (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1954Annie Oakley (1 Episode) as Ned Blane
Directing
1977The Incredible Hulk (1 Episode) ... Director
1975A Boy and His Dog ... Director
1964The Devil's Bedroom ... Director
Production
1975A Boy and His Dog ... Producer
1971The Brotherhood of Satan ... Producer
1969The Witchmaker ... Executive Producer