American character actor and film director, known particularly for his work in the films of Sam Peckinpah. He was frequently cast alongside his close friend, Strother Martin, most memorably in The Wild Bunch (1969).
Jones made his film debut in Battle Cry (1955) with Van Heflin, under his birth name. His character was named L.Q. Jones, and he decided that the name of his debut character would be a memorable one for future pictures.
He appeared in numerous films in the 1960s and 1970s. As a member of Sam Peckinpah’s stock company of actors, he appeared in his Klondike television series (1960–1961), Ride the High Country (1962), Major Dundee (1965), The Wild Bunch (1969), The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970), and Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid (1973).
Jones also appeared in television, as recurring characters on such western programs as Cheyenne (1955), Gunsmoke (1955), Laramie, Two Faces West (1960–1961), and twenty-five times on The Virginian (1962) as ranch hand Andy Belden.
He directed, was the executive producer, and adapted the screenplay for A Boy and His Dog (1975), with Don Johnson and Jason Robards. His later films include Casino (1995), The Edge (1997), The Mask of Zorro (1998), and A Prairie Home Companion (2006).
Jones was married and had three children. He died on 9 July 2022 at the age of 94 at his home in Hollywood Hills, California.
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