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L. Q. Jones

American actor (1927–2022)

L. Q. Jones, born Justus Ellis McQueen Jr., was an American actor and director who appeared in Sam Peckinpah's Ride the High Country, Major Dundee, The Wild Bunch, The Ballad of Cable Hogue and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Later films include Casino, The Mask of Zorro and A Prairie Home Companion, and he worked on Western series such as Wagon Train, The Virginian and Gunsmoke. He wrote and directed the 1975 science fiction film A Boy and His Dog.

L. Q. Jones appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1960 to 1998. Most of that work is in adventure, western and action. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Anthony Hopkins (2).

Known for

  • The Wild Bunch (1969). One of his several films for Sam Peckinpah.
  • A Boy and His Dog (1975), Writer and director. He wrote and directed this science fiction film.
  • Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973). Another of his Sam Peckinpah films.
  • The Mask of Zorro (1998). One of his later film roles.
  • Flaming Star (1960). Jones was part of the cast of this 1960 feature.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has L. Q. Jones been in?
L. Q. Jones appears in The Mask of Zorro (1998), The Edge (1997) and Flaming Star (1960) on The Remote.
When was L. Q. Jones born?
L. Q. Jones was born on 19 August 1927.

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