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Name: L.Q. Jones  
   
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Date of Birth: 19th August 1927
   
Place of Birth: Beaumont, Texas, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
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L.Q. Jones (born August 19, 1927 in Beaumont, Texas) is an American character actor and film director, best-known for his work in the films of Sam Peckinpah.

Born Justus Ellis McQueen, he made his film debut in 1955's Battle Cry, with Van Heflin, under his birth name. His character was named L.Q. Jones, and when it was suggested to him by film producers that he change his screen name for future pictures, he decided that the name of his debut character would be a memorable one.

Jones would appear in numerous memorable films in the '60s and '70s. He became a member of Sam Peckinpah's stock company of actors, appearing in his 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). Frequently cast alongside Strother Martin, most memorably in The Wild Bunch. Jones also appeared in television, as recurring characters on such shows as Cheyenne (1955), Gunsmoke (1955), and The Virginian (1962). Also directed, executive produced and adapted the screenplay for [A Boy and His Dog]] (1975), with Don Johnson, Jason Robards, and the voice of Tim McIntyre. Other films include Flaming Star (1960), Hang 'Em High (1968), Stay Away, Joe (1968), The Brotherhood of Satan (1971) (which he co-produced and wrote, and cast Strother Martin again in the lead role), Lone Wolf McQuade (1983), Casino (1995), and The Mask of Zorro (1998).

IMDB Page: L.Q. Jones. Entertainment Insiders Interview (November 22, 2003)

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