L.Q. Jones

L.Q. Jones

August 19, 1927 · 99 years old

L. Q. Jones (born August 19, 1927, died July 9th 2022) was an American character actor and film director, known for his work in the films of Sam Peckinpah. Jones was born in Beaumont in southeastern Texas, the son of Jessie Paralee (née Stephens) and Justus Ellis McQueen Sr., a railroad worker. Af…

Known For

30 titles
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Casino

Casino

1995 · 2h 58m · Movie

In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

8.2
2
The Mask of Zorro

The Mask of Zorro

1998 · 2h 16m · Movie

A young thief seeking revenge for his brother's death is trained by the once-great, aging Zorro, who is pursuing his own vengeance.

6.8
3
The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

1969 · 2h 15m · Movie

An aging group of outlaws in 1913 Texas look for one last big score, selling stolen Army rifles to a rogue Mexican general during that country's revolution, as the traditional American West is disappearing around them.

7.9
4
The Edge

The Edge

1997 · 1h 57m · Movie

An intellectual billionaire and two other men struggle to band together and survive after getting stranded in the Alaskan wilderness with a blood-thirsty Kodiak Bear hunting them down.

6.9
5
Hang 'Em High

Hang 'Em High

1968 · 1h 54m · Movie

When an innocent man barely survives being lynched by a mob of vigilantes seeking justice for a rancher who was murdered, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the errant vigilantes to justice.

7.0
6
A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion

2006 · 1h 45m · Movie

A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.

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A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

1975 · 1h 31m · Movie

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a boy who can communicate with his dog telepathically is targeted by a mysterious committee.

6.4
8
Ride the High Country

Ride the High Country

1962 · 1h 34m · Movie

An ex-union soldier is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.

7.4
9
Lone Wolf McQuade

Lone Wolf McQuade

1983 · 1h 47m · Movie

After helping the local police with some horse thieves, a Texas Ranger aims at a drug lord with arms trade as well. They're interested in the same woman and they're both into martial arts.

6.3
10
The Patriot

The Patriot

1998 · 1h 30m · Movie

A respected doctor must race against time to find a cure for a lethal virus unleashed by a paramilitary militia leader.

4.2
11
The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970 · 2h 1m · Movie

A hobo accidentally stumbles onto a water spring, and creates a profitable way station in the middle of the desert.

7.2
12
Major Dundee

Major Dundee

1965 · 2h 3m · Movie

In 1864, due to frequent Apache raids from Mexico into the U.S., a Union officer decides to illegally cross the border and destroy the Apache, using a mixed army of Union troops, Confederate POWs, civilian mercenaries, and scouts.

6.7
13
Hell Is for Heroes

Hell Is for Heroes

1962 · 1h 30m · Movie

Small squad must hold off German attack.

6.9
14
Lightning Jack

Lightning Jack

1994 · 1h 38m · Movie

Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become good friends, with Jack teaching Ben how to rob banks, while they plan Jack's last...

5.5
15
Love Me Tender

Love Me Tender

1956 · 1h 29m · Movie

At the end of the Civil War, a Confederate team is ordered to rob a Union payroll train but the war ends leaving these men with their Union loot, until the Feds come looking for it.

6.2
16
The Beast Within

The Beast Within

1982 · 1h 38m · Movie

A young woman gets raped by a mysterious man-creature, and years later her son begins a horrific transformation into a similar beast.

5.6
17
Flaming Star

Flaming Star

1960 · 1h 41m · Movie

When fighting breaks out between two cultures in West Texas, the mixed-blood Pacer tries to act as a peacemaker, but the "flaming star of death" pulls him irrevocably into the deadly violence.

6.5
18
Route 666

Route 666

2001 · 1h 26m · Movie

A federal witness runs away and a team of government agents track him down, but when they take a shortcut on the return trip, they're attacked by zombies.

4.4
19
The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party

1971 · 1h 51m · Movie

A cattle baron with a long-range rifle hunts the outlaw who kidnapped his wife.

6.2
20
Buchanan Rides Alone

Buchanan Rides Alone

1958 · 1h 20m · Movie

Texan Tom Buchanan is heading back home with enough money to start his own ranch, but when he stops in the crooked town of Agry, he's robbed and framed for murder.

6.8
21
Apache Rifles

Apache Rifles

1964 · 1h 32m · Movie

A young cavalry officer is assigned the job of bringing in a band of Apaches who have been terrorizing the countryside.

6.4
22
Men in War

Men in War

1957 · 1h 42m · Movie

During the Korean War, a battle-worn lieutenant and his platoon are behind enemy lines, and have orders to march to Hill 465 for possible relief.

7.1
23
Battle Cry

Battle Cry

1955 · 2h 29m · Movie

Young Marines have adventures in love and war.

6.4
24
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

1982 · 1h 34m · Movie

A maverick motorbike racer wanders into a top-secret time-travel research test site which unintentionally teleports him to the mid-1800s and ends up having to fight violent outlaws for his survival.

5.4
25
Torpedo Run

Torpedo Run

1958 · 1h 38m · Movie

A submarine commander is forced to blow up a Japanese ship with prisoners.

6.4
26
White Line Fever

White Line Fever

1975 · 1h 30m · Movie

In 1970s Arizona, a young married man becomes an independent long-haul driver and he risks his life fighting the corruption in the local long-haul trucking industry.

6.1
27
The Naked and the Dead

The Naked and the Dead

1958 · 2h 11m · Movie

Set during the Pacific War against the Japanese, this WW2 drama discerns between achieving one's mission at any cost versus preserving the lives under one's command and enforcing discipline through fear as opposed to mutual respect.

6.4
28
The Witchmaker

The Witchmaker

1969 · 1h 39m · Movie

A psychic researcher and his assistants investigate a series of murders of beautiful young women.

5.2
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Sacred Ground

Sacred Ground

1983 · 1h 40m · Movie

In 1861 Oregon, a mountain man and his Native American wife live in a cabin built on a Paiute burial site, leading to a violent dispute with the local tribe.

5.9
30
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

2005 · 1h 55m · Movie

The life and times of maverick filmmaker Sam Peckinpah (1925 - 1984)

7.6