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THE WILD BUNCH is a classic! So is the cast! Oscar winners William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Edmond O’Brien, and Ben Johnson were joined by Robert Ryan, Warren Oates, Strother Martin, Albert Dekker, Dub Taylor and now two more of the Bunch, L.Q. Jones and Bo Hopkins, have died. All of them gone. Now, of the actors cast in the title group, only Jaimie Sanchez from the film is still alive.
Bo Hopkins died May 28, 2022, at the age of 84, followed six weeks later by L.Q. Jones, July 9, aged 94. They both appeared in many films portraying a diverse array of characters, but it is their film THE WILD BUNCH (1969) that is most discussed by their fans.
Bo and L.Q. were often sitting in the audience during interview tapings for A WORD ON WESTERNS. They each appeared as guests and joined me multiple times to share their movie tall tales with cinema and western movie hungry fans of our series.
Their passing is such a loss for all of us; friends, fans and co-workers. Bo and L.Q. always brought fun and much laughter wherever they went. Their on screen work was as unique as their personalities. They had many friends and fans, and several joined us at The Autry, July 19, 2022, to share memories of these two legendary performers.
Bruce Boxleitner worked with both. L.Q. in HOW THE WEST WAS WON and the TV remake of RED RIVER and with Bo in WYATT EARP: RETURN TO TOMBSTONE.
Oscar winning editor Scott Conrad recalls working long hours with writer/director L.Q. on his cult classic, A BOY AND HIS DOG.
Gary Combs worked for director Sam Peckinpah the first time on THE WILD BUNCH and ended up doing 6 more for the controversial director. Of course, Bo and L.Q. were part of “Bloody” Sam’s stock company.
Two acquaintances of L.Q. were in attendance, Paul Renteria and Richard “Lobo” Mendez. Both shared memories.