L. Q. Jones
American actor (1927–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Justus Ellis McQueen Jr. (August 19, 1927 – July 9, 2022), known professionally as L.Q. Jones, was an American actor.[1][2] He appeared in Sam Peckinpah's films 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). His later film roles include Casino (1995), The Patriot, The Mask of Zorro (1998), and A Prairie Home Companion (2006).
L.Q. Jones | |
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Born | Justus Ellis McQueen Jr. (1927-08-19)August 19, 1927 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
Died | July 9, 2022(2022-07-09) (aged 94) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1955–2006 |
Spouse |
Neta Sue Lewis
(m. 1950; div. 1973) |
His other roles included Western television series such as Cheyenne, Rawhide, Gunsmoke, Laramie, Wagon Train, and The Virginian. He was the writer and director of the 1975 science fiction film A Boy and His Dog, based on Harlan Ellison's novella of the same name.