L.Q. Jones, who acted in among the best western films of all time and in addition wrote and directed the science fiction cult basic “A Boy and His Canine,” died July 9, 2002, at age 94 at his dwelling in Hollywood, California.
The actor, who was born Justus McQueen in Beaumont, Texas, in 1929, served within the U.S. Navy from 1945-1946 and later studied legislation on the College of Texas, the place he roomed with Marine Corps veteran and future “Daniel Boone” star Fess Parker.
The legislation did not actually work out for Mr. McQueen, who labored as a standup comedian and minor-league baseball participant earlier than following his former roommate to Los Angeles. McQueen acquired his first position as Pvt. L.Q. Jones alongside Parker within the 1955 Marine Corps drama, “Battle Cry.” Somebody satisfied McQueen to commerce his weirdly memorable start title for the almost-as-odd character title, and he was generally known as L.Q. Jones for the remainder of his profession.
Jones performed reverse WWII Marine Reserves veteran Glenn Ford within the western “Cimarron” (1960), Army vet Elvis Presley within the western “Flaming Star” (1960), Army vet Clint Eastwood in “Hold ‘Em Excessive” (1968), Marine vet Steve McQueen within the WWII drama “Hell Is for Heroes” (1962), Elvis once more in one other western “Keep Away, Joe” (1968), WWII Navy vet Jason Robards within the western “The Ballad of Cable Hogue” (1970), Army veterans James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson in “Pat Garrett & Billy the Child” (1973), WWII Army Air Pressure vet Slim Pickens in “White Line Fever” (1975), Navy vet Invoice Cosby and Marine vet Harvey Keitel in “Mom, Jugs & Pace” (1976), and Air Pressure vet Chuck Norris and Army vet David Carradine in “Lone Wolf McQuade” (1983).
A profession peak got here in 1969 in director and WWII Marine veteran Sam Peckinpah’s revisionist western, “The Wild Bunch,” starring WWII Army Air Pressure vet William Holden, WWII Navy vet Ernest Borgnine, WWII Marine vet Robert Ryan, WWII Army Air Pressure vet Edmond O’Brien, Marine vet Warren Oates, WWII Navy vet Strother Martin, Army vet Bo Hopkins, Dub Taylor and Ben Johnson.
Jones performs considered one of Ryan’s henchmen, and he is acquired an excellent scene reverse Martin after the financial institution robbers escape a shootout in the midst of city.
Jones additionally appeared within the WWII drama “Battle of the Coral Sea” (1959), the Korean Battle film “Iron Angel” (1964), “On line casino” (1995), “The Edge” (1997), “The Patriot” (1998) and “The Masks of Zorro” (1998).
On tv, he did visitor spots on reveals like “Rawhide,” “Wagon Prepare,” “Perry Mason,” “Have Gun – Will Journey,” “The Rifleman,” “The Massive Valley,” “Hawaii 5-O,” “Lancer,” “The Virginian,” “The F.B.I.,” “Gunsmoke,” “Cannon,” “Ironside,” “Kung Fu,” “McCloud,” “CHiPs,” “Columbo,” “Vega$,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “The Fall Man,” “The A-Staff” and “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
Jones wrote and directed one film, the 1975 basic “A Boy and His Canine,” based mostly on a novella by Army vet Harlan Ellison. Future “Miami Vice” star Don Johnson stars as a survivor of World Battle IV who negotiates a post-apocalyptic world with assistance from his canine, “Blood,” an animal who someway gained telepathic powers within the wartime chaos.
The film’s followers assume it is profound. Whereas it was a relative flop on preliminary launch, “A Boy and His Canine” has turn into one thing of a cult basic over the previous 5 a long time.
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