LQ Jones

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LQ Jones (actually Justus Ellis McQueen ; born August 19, 1927 in Beaumont , Texas ) is an American actor and filmmaker . He was best known for his roles in westerns and as a regular actor for Sam Peckinpah .

Life

After attending the University of Texas , Justus McQueen worked as a rancher for a short time before embarking on a career in Hollywood on the advice of his former college roommate, Fess Parker . He made his film debut in 1955 in the war drama Vacation Until Wake up at the side of Van Heflin and Tab Hunter, still under his maiden name; he played a laconic soldier named LQ Jones . He liked the role name and subsequently adopted it as his stage name. He then played other supporting roles in television series and feature films . After vacation until wake up , he could be seen in other war films about the Second World War over the next few years, but he also established himself primarily as an actor in westerns : in 1955 he appeared alongside Clint Walker in three episodes of the western series Cheyenne . In the 1960s, Jones was one of the regulars actor of Sam Peckinpah and entered both in the television series Klondike and in the movies Sacramento , Major Dundee , The Wild Bunch - You know no law , billed is the end , and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid on .

With his physical, emphatically masculine appearance and a mustache characteristic of later years, Jones was often cast as a devious western villain. Between 1963 and 1971, Jones took on a recurring supporting role as ranch helper "Belden" in the western series The People of Shiloh Ranch . Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Jones guest-starred on many television series including The A-Team , Columbo , A Duke Seldom Comes Alone , Charlie's Angels , Walker, Texas Ranger, and A Colt Just In Case . In the mid-1990s he had a few major supporting roles in successful Hollywood films such as Lightning Jack with Paul Hogan , The Patriot - Fight for Survival with Steven Seagal and Martin Scorseses Casino , some of which also played outside the Western metier. Jones most recently appeared in the role of a dying show veteran in Robert Altman's last film, Robert Altman's Last Radio Show, in 2006.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Jones was involved in several films as a director , screenwriter and film producer behind the camera. Best known is probably his work as director, co-writer and co-producer on the unconventional science fiction film The Boy and His Dog with Don Johnson in the lead role, for which Jones received a Hugo Award . He also made a cameo in the film as a porn actor.

Filmography (selection)

As an actor

Behind the camera

  • 1964: The Devil's Bedroom - as a director and producer
  • 1969: The Witchmaker - as a producer
  • 1971: City of Horror (The Brotherhood of Satan) - as a screenwriter and producer
  • 1975: A Boy and His Dog (A Boy and His Dog) - as a director, screenwriter and producer
  • 1980: The Incredible Hulk ( The Incredible Hulk , television series, episode On the Line ) - as a director

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ LQ Jones | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. Retrieved April 4, 2020 (American English).
  2. ^ LQ Jones. Retrieved April 4, 2020 .
  3. ^ Film: 'Boy and His Dog': LQ Jones Fantasizes a Postholocaust World . In: The New York Times . June 17, 1976, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed April 4, 2020]).
  4. ^ LQ Jones | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. Retrieved April 4, 2020 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME Jones, LQ
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McQueen, Justus Ellis (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 19, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Beaumont , Texas