L.Q. Jones
L.Q. Jones was born on Aug 19, 1927 in USA. L.Q. Jones's big-screen debut came with Battle Cry directed by Raoul Walsh in 1955, strarring Pvt. L.Q. Jones (as Justus E. McQueen). L.Q. Jones is known for Casino directed by Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro stars as Sam 'Ace' Rothstein and Sharon Stone as Ginger McKenna. L.Q. Jones has got 2 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award L.Q. Jones achieved is Golden Boot Awards. The upcoming new movie L.Q. Jones plays is A Prairie Home Companion which will be released on Jun 09, 2006.
This tall, sandy-haired, mustachioed actor from Texas, born Justus McQueen, adopted the name of the character he portrayed in his first film, Battle Cry (1955). Jones, with his craggy, gaunt looks, first appeared in minor character roles in plenty of WWII films including The Young Lions (1958), The Naked and the Dead (1958), Hell Is for Heroes (1962) and Battle of the Coral Sea (1959). However, 1962 saw him team up with maverick director Sam Peckinpah for the first of Jones' five appearances in his films. Ride the High Country (1962) saw Jones play one of the lowlife Hammond brothers. Next he appeared alongside Charlton Heston in Major Dundee (1965), then Peckinpah cast him, along with his real-life friend Strother Martin, as one of the scummy, murderous bounty hunters in The Wild Bunch (1969). Such was the chemistry between Jones and Martin that Peckinpah teamed them again the following year in The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970), and Jones' final appearance in a Peckinpah film was in another western, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973). Two years later Jones directed the cult post-apocalyptic film A Boy and His Dog (1975) starring a young Don Johnson. He has continued to work in Hollywood, and as the lines on his craggy face have deepened, he turns up more frequently as crusty old westerners, especially in multiple TV guest spots. He turned in an interesting performance as a seemingly good ol' boy Nevada cowboy who was actually a powerful behind-the-scenes player in state politics who leaned on Robert De Niro's Las Vegas mob gambler in Martin Scorsese's violent and powerful Casino (1995).
Birthday
Aug 19, 1927Place of Birth
Beaumont, Texas, USA
Known For
Awards
2 wins & 3 nominations
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