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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Maurice Jarre to Lawrence N. Kasha
L. Q. Jones Biography (1927-)
Real name, Justus Ellis McQueen; Born August 19, 1927, in Beaumont, TX; son of Justice Ellis (a railroad worker) and Jessie Paralee (maiden name, Stephens) McQueen; married Neta Sue Lewis, October 8, 1950 (divorced, 1979); children: Marlin, Marily, Stephen. Politics: Republican. Religion: Methodist. Career: Actor, screenwriter, director and producer. Militaryservice: U.S. Navy, Lieutenant Commander, 1945. Member: Screen Actors Guild, Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America--West. Awards, Honors: Hugo Award, 34th World Science Fiction Convention-Mid American, 1976, for A Boy and His Dog; three Emmys, Cowboy Hall of Fame.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, Screenwriter, Director, Producer
- Birth Details
- August 19, 1927
- Beaumont, Texas, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- (Film debut, as Justice E. McQueen) L.Q. Jones, Battle Cry, WarnerBros., 1954
- Private Felix Zimbalist, Target Zero, Warner Bros., 1955
- Watson, An Annapolis Story (also known as The Blue and the Gold), Allied Artists, 1955
- Lieutenant Sweeney, Toward the Unknown (also known as Brink ofHell), Warner Bros., 1956
- Digger, Santiago (also known as The Gun Runner), Warner Bros., 1956
- Fleming, Love Me Tender, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956
- Kenny, Between Heaven and Hell, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956
- Sergeant Sam Davis, Men in War, United Artists, 1957
- Ozark, Operation Mad Ball, Columbia, 1957
- "Hash" Benson, Torpedo Run, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
- Wilson, The Naked and the Dead, Warner Bros., 1958
- Pecos Hill, Buchanan Rides Alone, Columbia, 1958
- (Uncredited) Private Donnelly, The Young Lions, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
- Dave Wilson, Hound-Dog Man, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
- Jigs, Warlock, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
- Yeoman Halliday, Battle of the Coral Sea, Columbia, 1959
- Tom Howard, Flaming Star, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
- Millis, Cimarron, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960
- Billy "Missouri" Hawkins, Ten Who Dared, Buena Vista, 1960
- Sergeant Frazer, Hell Is for Heroes, Paramount, 1962
- Sylvus Hammond, Ride the High Country (also known as Guns in the Afternoon), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
- Foray, Showdown (also known as The Iron Collar), Universal,1963
- (As Justice McQueen) The Devil's Bedroom (also known as Fury ofVengeance), Manson, 1964
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Iron Angel, Ken Kennedy, 1964
- Mike Greer, Apache Rifles, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964
- Arthur Hadley, Major Dundee, Columbia, 1965
- Loomis, Hang 'Em High, United Artists, 1967
- Hotel Clerk, The Counterfeit Killer (also known as Crackshot), Universal, 1968
- Bronc Hoverty, Stay Away, Joe, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
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The Witchmaker (also known as The Legend of Witch Hollow and Witchkill), Excelsior, 1969
- Russell, The McMasters (also known as The Blood Crowd), Chevron, 1969
- Belden, Backtrack!, Universal, 1969
- T.C., The Wild Bunch, Warner Bros., 1969
- Taggart, The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Warner Bros., 1970
- Sheriff, Brotherhood of Satan, Columbia, 1971
- Hog Warren, The Hunting Party, United Artists, 1971
- Harris, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973
- Actor in Porno Film, A Boy and His Dog (also known as Psycho Boy and His Killer Dog), Soph-Can Entertainment, 1975
- Buck Wessle, White Line Fever, Columbia, 1975
- Davey, Mother, Jugs & Speed, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
- Gates, Winterhawk, Howco International Pictures, 1976
- Floyd Bevins, Fast Charlie, the Moonbeam Rider (also known as Fast Charlie and the Moonbeam), Universal, 1979
- Sheriff Pool, The Beast Within, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982
- Tolbert Coleman, Sacred Ground, Pacific, 1983
- Ben Potter, Timerider (also known as The Adventures of Lynn Swann), Jensen/Farley, 1983
- Dakota, Lone Wolf McQuade, Orion, 1983
- Sergeant O'Rourke, Bulletproof, Virgin, 1988
- Hiller, River of Death (also known as Alistair MacLean's Riverof Death), U.G.C. Worldwide Distribution, 1989
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The Legend of Grizzly Adams (also known as Grizzly Adams: The Legend Continues), 1990
- Sheriff, Lightening Jack, Savoy Pictures, 1994
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The Friends of Harry, 1995
- Pat Webb, Casino, Universal, 1995
- Himself, Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right, 1996
- John Styles, The Edge (also known as Bookworm and The Wild), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
- Frank, The Patriot, New City Releasing, 1998
- Three-fingered Jack, The Mask of Zorro (also known as Mark of Zorro), Columbia/TriStar, 1998
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Film Work
- (As Justice McQueen) Director and producer, The Devil's Bedroom (also known as Fury of Vengeance), Manson, 1964
- Executive producer, The Witchmaker (also known as Legend of Witch Hollow and Witchkill), Excelsior, 1969
- Producer, Brotherhood of Satan, Columbia, 1971
- Director, A Boy and His Dog (also known as Psycho Boy and His Killer Dog), Soph-Can Entertainment, 1975
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Television Appearances
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Series
- (Television debut) Smitty, Cheyenne, ABC, 1955-1956
- Belden, The Virginian (also known as The Men from Shiloh),NBC, 1964-1967
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Movies
- Major Larkin, Fireball Forward, ABC, 1972
- Sheriff, The Strange and Deadly Occurrence, NBC, 1974
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Mrs. Sundance, ABC, 1974
- Gun dealer, Columbo: The Conspirators, NBC, 1978
- Beldon, The Sacketts, ABC, 1979
- Ephram Thorne, Tornado!, Fox, 1996
- Tex Smith, In Cold Blood, CBS, 1996
- Henry Ballard, The Jack Bull, HBO, 1999
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Episodic
- Charles Barnaby, "The Case of the Lonely Heiress," Perry Mason, CBS, 1958
- "The Keeney Gang," Jefferson Drum, NBC, 1958
- "The Old Man Charvangh Story," Wagon Train, NBC, 1959
- "Client Banks," Back Saddle, 1959
- "Drifting," Wichita Town, NBC, 1959
- "Dark Verdict," Laramie, NBC, 1959
- "Four Came Quietly," Johnny Ringo, CBS, 1960
- "The Last Man," Two Faces West, syndicated, 1960
- "The Christopher Hale Story," Wagon Train, NBC, 1961
- "The Noose," Two Faces West, syndicated, 1961
- "The Convention," Empire, NBC, 1963
- "Charlie Wooster--Outlaw," Wagon Train, ABC, 1963
- "Incident at El Crucero," Rawhide, CBS, 1963
- Skinner, "Tobe," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1963
- Lewis, "The Case of the Badgered Brother," Perry Mason, CBS, 1963
- "The Duncan McIvor Story," Wagon Train, ABC, 1964
- "The Race," Rawhide, CBS, 1964
- Brady, "Chicken," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1964
- "Elsie Brown," Branded, NBC, 1965
- Cort, "By Force and Violence," The Big Valley, ABC, 1966
- Curtis, "Court Martial," The Big Valley, ABC, 1967
- Earl Vaughan, "Showdown in Limbo," The Big Valley, ABC, 1967
- Hutch, "Ambush," The Big Valley, ABC, 1967
- "The Search," Cimarron Strip, NBC, 1967
- "The Battleground," Cimarron Strip, NBC, 1967
- Gus Vandiver, "Fall of a Hero," The Big Valley, ABC, 1968
- Colonel Cardell, "King of the Hill," Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1969
- Kittridge, "The Good Samaritans," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1969
- Nix, "Albert," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1970
- Clint Weaver, "Stagecoach Seven," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971
- Sheriff Phil Magee, "Fool's Gold," Cannon, CBS, 1971
- "Delegate at Large," Cade's County, CBS, 1971
- "An Eye for an Eye," Kung Fu, ABC, 1972
- "McGuffin," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1972
- Sheriff Virgil Spoontz, "The Perfect Alibi," Cannon, CBS, 1973
- "The Last Raid," Kung Fu, ABC, 1974
- "Deadly Breed," Matt Helm, ABC, 1975
- Sergeant Bilings, "Bullseye," Charlie's Angel, ABC, 1976
- Hoskins, "Rustling," CHiPs, NBC, 1978
- Dan Jarvis, "Angels in the Backfield," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1978
- Burdette, "Angel Hunt," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1979
- Warren, "Witness for the Persecution," The Dukes of Hazzard, CBS,1979
- Sam Mason, "An Angel's Trail," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1980
- Sheriff Le Clerc, "Colt's Outlaws," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1982
- Lew Wallace, "Chapter XII: Divide and Conquer," The Yellow Rose, NBC, 1984
- Lew Wallace, "Chapter XV: Land of the Free," The Yellow Rose, NBC,1984
- Lew Wallace, "Chapter XIX: Sacred Ground," The Yellow Rose, NBC, 1984
- Lew Wallace, "Chapter XXIII: Villa's Gold," The Yellow Rose, NBC,1984
- Chuck Danford, "Cowboy George," The A-Team, NBC, 1986
- Selkirk, "The Reunion," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1994
- Also appeared in episodes of Playhouse 90;
Voyagers; and Standing Tall.
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Television Work
- Directed episodes of The Incredible Hulk
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
- (As Justice McQueen) The Devil's Bedroom (also known as Fury ofVengeance), 1964
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Brotherhood of Satan, Columbia, 1971
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A Boy and His Dog (also known as Psycho Boy and His Killer Dog), Soph-Can Entertainment, 1975
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Novels
- Wrote Brotherhood of Satan. *
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