L. Q. Jones (born Justus Ellis McQueen Jr.; August 19, 1927) is an
American actor and director best 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 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 practising 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.
American actor and director best 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 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 practising 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.
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