You were a proud and recognizable figure in westerns and similar productions of veritable action, adventure and emotional grit.
Your mind-boggling list includes Hang 'Em High; Rawhide (the former two with Clint Eastwood); Hell is for Heroes; Nevada Smith (the former two with Steve McQueen); Love Me Tender; Flaming Star; Stay Away, Joe (the former three with Elvis Presley); The Wild Bunch; Lightning Jack; The Virginian; Toward the Unknown; Johnny Ringo; Klondike; Santiago; Men in War; The Jack Bull; The Naked and the Dead; The Devil's Bedroom (as director); The Devil's Brigade; Walker, Texas Ranger; Lone Wolf McQuade; Kung Fu; (the former three with Chuck Norris/David Carradine); Lock-up '60; Vega$; The Edge; The Joseph Cotton Show; Jefferson Drum; The Big Valley (recurring spots); Cimarron Strip (recurring); Wagon Train (recurring); Gunsmoke (recurring); Have Gun - Will Travel (recurring); Cheyanne (recurring); Perry Mason (Raymond Burr version); Renegade; Hawaii Five-O (original); Hondo; Battle Cry; Attack on Terror; Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid; Target Zero; Columbo; Alias Smith and Jones; Ironside; Cannon; The Counterfeit Killer; The F.B.I.; An Annapolis Story; Torpedo Run; Warlock '59; Buchannan Rides Alone; Battle of the Coral Sea; Ride the High Country; Hell is for Heroes; Hound-Dog Man; Tales of Wells Fargo; Johnny Yuma: the Rebel; Showdown; Iron Angel; Major Dundee; Sacred Ground; Lawman; Charlie's Angels (original); Between Heaven and Hell; Annie Oakley (series); The Dukes of Hazzard (original); Wichita Town; Bulletproof; Tornado!; Ten Who Dared; The Hunting Party; Laramie; River of Death; McCloud; Ben Casey; Casino; Fast Charlie: the Moonbeam Rider; How the West Was Won (series); Matt Houston; Mrs. Sundance; The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp; Walking Tall (series); Sacred Ground; The McMasters; The A-Team (original); The Young Lions; White Line Fever; Banjo Hackett: Roaming Free; Winterhawk; The Fall Guy; Mother, Jugs and Speed; The New Adam 12; The Patriot '98; Apache Rifles; The Incredible Hulk (series); The Mask of Zorro; The Ballad of Major Hogue; The Brotherhood of Satan (the former two with Strother Martin); The Witchmaker (aka The Naked Witch); The Beast Within; and A Boy and His Dog, which you directed and co-scripted with famed fabulist, Harlan Ellison.
You may not have been the lead in most cases, but your presence led all the same. May you rest in peace, Mr. Jones, knowing that you and your contributions will continue to lead (and therefore entertain) far into the future.
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