L. Q. Jones (1927-2022) American Actor
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BIRTH | Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
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DEATH | 9 July 2022 (aged 94)
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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BURIAL |
Magnolia Cemetery
Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA |
BIRTH NAME | Justice Ellis McQueen Jr. |
NICK NAME | Q |
SPOUSE | Neta Sue Lewis (8 October 1950 – 28 December 1979) (divorced) (3 children) |
Parents | Paralee McQueen (Mother), Justice Ellis McQueen (Father) |
Height | 6′ (1.83 m) |
Book | The Brotherhood of Satan |
YEARS ACTIVE | 1955–2006 |
OCCUPATION | Actor and Director |
NATIONALITY | American |
L. Q. Jones American Actor Wiki, Biography, Family, Life, Age and Death
He was best known to both film and television viewers for the nunerous character roles he played throughout a career that span six decades. Born Justice Ellis McQueen, he took his stage name L.Q. Jones for his first acting role in the 1955 film “Battle Cry.”
Among his numerous film credits through the years included such titles as “The Naked and the Dead,” (1958) “Cimarron,” (1960) “Major Dundee,” (1965) “Hang ‘Em High,” (1968) “The Wild Bunch,” (1969) “A Boy and His Dog,” (1975) “Lone Wolf McQuade,” (1983) “Casino,” (1995) and “The Patriot.” (1998) That same year, he made his television debut on the series “Cheyenne.
” He went on to appear in numerous television series such as “Anne Oakley,” “The Rebel,” “Lassie,” “Laramie,” “Wagon Train,” “Rawhide,” “The Big Valley,” “Gunsmoke,” “Ironside,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “The Fall Guy,” and “Renegade.” He also directed the 1975 film “A Boy and His Dog.”
Jones was a practicing Methodist and a registered Republican. On July 9, 2022, Jones died from natural causes at his Hollywood Hills home in Los Angeles at the age of 94.