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[[File:LMT-SAA-Remington1858-2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L.Q. Jones (1927-2022) holds a [[Single Action Army]] (mocked up to resemble [[Remington 1858 New Army]]) as Pardee Fleming in ''[[Love Me Tender]]'' (1956).]] | [[File:LMT-SAA-Remington1858-2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L.Q. Jones (1927-2022) holds a [[Single Action Army]] (mocked up to resemble [[Remington 1858 New Army]]) as Pardee Fleming in ''[[Love Me Tender]]'' (1956).]] | ||
[[Image:PBAR2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L.Q. Jones with a [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] as Frank in ''[[Patriot, The (1998)|The Patriot]]''.]] | [[Image:PBAR2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|L.Q. Jones with a [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] as Frank in ''[[Patriot, The (1998)|The Patriot]]''.]] | ||
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+ | L.Q. Jones (August 19, 1927 - July 8, 2022) was a veteran character actor whose career spanned 51 years in the movies (1955-2006). His imdb page shows sixty large screen appearances. He was a regular supporting player in director [[Sam Peckinpah]]’s westerns, with roles in ''[[The Wild Bunch]],[[Ride the High Country]],[[Major Dundee]]'',The Ballad of Cable Hogue and ''[[Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid]]''. In addition to his large screen appearances, he was a steady worker on television shows over the years - in particular the many television westerns during the 1950s and 1960s. | ||
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+ | Jones also produced, directed and wrote the 1975 feature ''[[A Boy and His Dog]]'', which is adapted from Harlan Ellison’s novella of the same name. Jones began the project as an executive producer but took over writing and directing responsibilities as other collaborators left the production. The movie has gone on to enjoy cult movie status. | ||
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+ | L.Q. Jones was 94 years old at the time of his death. | ||
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Revision as of 02:15, 10 July 2022
L.Q. Jones (August 19, 1927 - July 8, 2022) was a veteran character actor whose career spanned 51 years in the movies (1955-2006). His imdb page shows sixty large screen appearances. He was a regular supporting player in director Sam Peckinpah’s westerns, with roles in The Wild Bunch,Ride the High Country,Major Dundee,The Ballad of Cable Hogue and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. In addition to his large screen appearances, he was a steady worker on television shows over the years - in particular the many television westerns during the 1950s and 1960s.
Jones also produced, directed and wrote the 1975 feature A Boy and His Dog, which is adapted from Harlan Ellison’s novella of the same name. Jones began the project as an executive producer but took over writing and directing responsibilities as other collaborators left the production. The movie has gone on to enjoy cult movie status.
L.Q. Jones was 94 years old at the time of his death.
L.Q. Jones can be seen using the following weapons in the following films: