L.Q. Jones
Tall, laconic character player of film and TV usually in Westerns, war films, and other tough guy fare so abundant in the 1950s and early 60s. L.Q. Jones, who took his stage name from his first film role in Raoul Walsh's "Battle Cry" (1954), worked with some of the most celebrated figures in action filmmaking. Some career highlights include Don Siegel's "Flaming Star" (1960), a superior Elvis Presley Western; "Hell Is For Heroes" (1962), a brilliant WWII film starring Steve McQueen; and Sam Peckinpah's much admired "Ride the High Country" (1962), "The Wild Bunch" (1969), and "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973). Jones also appeared in such classic TV Westerns as "Rawhide" and "The Virginian." Trying his hand at directing and screenwriting, Jones crafted the cult classic "A Boy and His Dog" (1975). Based on the award-winning novella by Harlan Ellison about a post-apocalyptic Earth where young men use telepathic (and much smarter) dogs to scavenge for food and women. Making good use of his small budget, Jones conveyed both the desperation and desolation of the setting by shooting in deserts and other isolated areas. Furthermore, he elicited a finely tuned performance from Don Johnson and gained some respectability by casting Jason Robards in a supporting role. Jones subsequently returned to acting, appearing in such features as, "Mother, Jugs & Speed" (1976), "Lone Wolf McQuade" (1982) and the Australian Western, "Lightning Jack" (1994). L.Q. Jones died on July 9, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA at the age of 94.
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L.Q. Jones
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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81% |
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A Prairie Home Companion | Chuck Akers (Character) | $20.3M | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Route 666 | Sheriff Bob Conaway (Character) | - | 2001 |
80% |
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The Jack Bull | Henry Ballard (Character) | - | 1999 |
20% |
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The Patriot | Frank (Character) | - | 1998 |
84% |
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The Mask of Zorro | Three-Fingered Jack (Character) | $93.8M | 1998 |
62% |
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The Edge | Styles (Character) | $27.8M | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Tornado! | Ephram Thorne (Character) | - | 1996 |
79% |
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Casino | Pat Webb (Character) | $42.4M | 1995 |
6% |
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Lightning Jack | Sheriff (Character) | $15.3M | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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River of Death | Hiller (Character) | $237.5K | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Red River | Sims (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Bulletproof | Sgt. O'Rourke (Character) | - | 1988 |
57% |
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Lone Wolf McQuade | Dakota (Character) | - | 1983 |
17% |
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The Beast Within | Sheriff Pool (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fast Charlie... The Moonbeam Rider | Floyd (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Standing Tall | Nate Rackely (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet |
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Winterhawk | Gates (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Banjo Hackett | Sheriff Tadlock (Character) | - | 1976 |
53% |
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Mother, Jugs & Speed | Davey (Character) | - | 1976 |
78% |
|
A Boy and His Dog |
Director, Writer, Producer |
- | 1975 |
29% |
|
White Line Fever | Buck (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan | Roy Ralstop (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Strange and Deadly Occurrence | Sheriff Berlinger (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Manhunter | Charles `'Crutch'` Shanks (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mrs. Sundance | Charles Siringo (Character) | - | 1973 |
59% |
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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid | Black Harris (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bravos | Ben Lawler (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fireball Forward | Maj. Larkin (Character) | - | 1972 |
20% |
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The Hunting Party | Hog Warren (Character) | - | 1971 |
13% |
|
The Brotherhood of Satan |
Sheriff (Character), Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1971 |
94% |
|
The Ballad of Cable Hogue | Taggart (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The McMasters | Russel (Character) | - | 1970 |
91% |
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The Wild Bunch | T.C. (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet |
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Stay Away, Joe | Bronc Hoverty (Character) | - | 1968 |
97% |
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Major Dundee | Arthur Hadley (Character) | $14.9K | 1965 |
No Score Yet |
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Apache Rifles | Mike Greer (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Iron Angel | Buttons (Character) | - | 1964 |
89% |
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Ride the High Country | Sylvus Hammond (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Devil's Bedroom |
Unknown (Character), Director |
- | 1962 |
No Score Yet |
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Ten Who Dared | Billy "Missouri" Hawkins (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet |
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Cimarron | Millis (Character) | - | 1960 |
91% |
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Flaming Star | Tom Howard (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet |
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Battle of the Coral Sea | Yeoman Halliday (Character) | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet |
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Torpedo Run | `'Hash'` Benson (Character) | - | 1958 |
100% |
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Buchanan Rides Alone | Pecos Hill (Character) | - | 1958 |
83% |
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The Naked and the Dead | Woodrow "Woody" Wilson (Character) | - | 1958 |
89% |
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Men in War | Sgt. Davis (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet |
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Operation Mad Ball | Ozark (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Santiago | Digger (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet |
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Between Heaven and Hell | Pvt. Kenny Co.G (Character) | - | 1956 |
58% |
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Love Me Tender | Pardee Fleming (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet |
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Toward the Unknown | 2nd Lt. Sweeney (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Target Zero | Pvt. Felix O'Hara (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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Battle Cry | Pvt. L.Q. Jones (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | An Annapolis Story | Watson (Character) | - | 1955 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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15% | No Score Yet | dr. vegas | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 71% | The A-Team | Chuck Danford (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fall Guy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dukes of Hazzard | Warren (Guest Star) | 1979 1982 |
No Score Yet | 74% | Incredible Hulk |
Unknown (Guest Star), Director |
1979-1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charlie's Angels | Burdette (Guest Star) | 1976 1978-1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sacketts | Belden (Character) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | How the West Was Won | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Columbo | Gun Dealer (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CHiPs | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | McCloud | Kenny Hingle (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Kung Fu | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | Sheriff Virgil Spoontz (Guest Star) | 1971 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alias Smith and Jones | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1971-1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | Gecko Ridley (Guest Star) | 1963-1965 1969-1970 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hawaii Five-0 | Col. Lew Cardell (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Big Valley | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966-1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Man Called Shenandoah | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Favorite Martian | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rawhide | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963-1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Virginian | Belden (Guest Star) | 1964-1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Lenny (Guest Star) | 1959 1961 1963-1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Edward Lewis (Guest Star) | 1958 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laramie |
Betts (Character), Sergeant (Guest Star) |
1959-1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Route 66 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Have Gun -- Will Travel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962-1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ben Casey | Stan Galloway (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lassie | Attorney Blake (Guest Star) | 1958 1960-1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Timmy & Lassie | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961-1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rifleman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of Wells Fargo | Wes (Guest Star) | 1959 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Tex (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rebel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Johnny Ringo | Billy Boy Jethro (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cheyenne | Unknown (Character) | 1955-1956 |