Did LQ Jones serve in the military? How many times was LQ Jones on Gunsmoke?

L.Q Jones was an American actor and director. He appeared in Sam Peckinpah’s films, Ride the High Country and many others.

Jones made his first debut in 1955 in Battle Cry, credited under his birth name Justus McQueen. He appeared in numerous films in the 1960s and 1970s.

Jones was frequently cast alongside his close friend Strother Martin, most memorably as the posse member and bounty hunter T.C in the Wild Bunch. He was then cast in the military drama series Men of Annapolis, on the CBS western Johnny Ringo, and the NBC Western Jefferson Drum.

Did LQ Jones serve in the military?

JQ Jones served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. After serving, he attended Lamar Junior College and Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas and then studies law at the University of Texas at Austin from 1950 to 1951.

How many times was LQ Jones on Gunsmoke?

LQ Jones was on Gunsmoke for five decades. He was regularly cast as a villain in television Westerns. He appeared seven times on Gunsmoke, including a memorable role as the racist Kittridge in the episode titled, The Good Samaritans (1969).