L.Q. Jones

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Biography

Jones, who took his stage name from his first film role in Raoul Walsh's "Battle Cry" (1954), worked with some of the most celebrated figures in action filmmaking. Some career highlights include Don Siegel's "Flaming Star" (1960), a superior Elvis Presley Western; "Hell Is For Heroes" (1962), a brilliant WWII film starring Steve McQueen; and Sam Peckinpah's much admired "Ride the High Country" (1962), "The Wild Bunch" (1969), and "Pat Garrett …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer

Born

August 19, 1927

Career Milestones

2006

Cast in Robert Altman's ensemble feature "A Prairie Home Companion," based on Garrison Keilor's radio program

1998

Cast as Three-Fingered Jack in "The Mask of Zorro"

1997

Appeared in "The Edge" written by David Mamet

1995

Cast in Martin Scorsese's "Casino"

1994

Starred in the Australian western "Lightning Jack"

1988

Returned to features with "Bulletproof"

1982

Final film for six years, "Lone Wolf McQuade"

1974

Feature directing and screenwriting debut, "A Boy and His Dog"

1970

Feature producing debut, "Brotherhood of Satan", also appeared

Appeared in the Western TV series, "The Virginian"

1962

First film with director Sam Peckinpah, "Ride the High Country"

TV series debut in a recurring role on the influential Western series, "Rawhide"

Feature acting debut as L.Q. Jones, "An Annapolis Story"; first collaboration with director Don Siegel

Changed professional name to L.Q. Jones, took name from the character he played in "Battle Cry"

1954

Feature acting debut, "Battle Cry" (credited as Justus E. McQueen); first collaboration with director Raoul Walsh