Luke Askew
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Luke Askew (born 1932 in Macon, Georgia, U.S.) is an American actor best known for his role in the 1969 film Easy Rider. Askew was born in Macon, Georgia. He made his film debut in Otto Preminger's Hurry Sundown (1967), but was first noticed as an actor for his role in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke. He was one of the first actors daring to wear long hair in this era, which he had to hide under a hat during the filming of this movie. The next year he worked with John Wayne in The Green Berets (with his hair cut short). The following year he worked with Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda in Easy Rider. This film set him on the road to becoming a cult figure of modern cinema. Askew has continued to work as an actor since then, predominantly appeared as an actor on television series. This includes work on such series as: Bonanza, Mission: Impossible, The Rockford Files, The Six Million Dollar Man, T. J. Hooker, L.A. Law, MacGyver,Walker, Texas Ranger and HBO's Big Love. He has appeared frequently with Bill Paxton. He also took part in Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage (1999), a documentary about the making of the film on the Easy Rider DVD.[1] Askew sang Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Jimmy Reed songs at The Gaslight Cafe. According to Bob Dylan, Luke, when he sang at The Gaslight Cafe, was a "guy who sounded like Bobby Blue Bland" Description above from the Wikipedia article Luke Askew licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
as Boss Paul
Easy Rider (1969)
as Stranger on Highway
Frailty (2002)
as Sheriff Smalls
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
as Eno
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
as Alec Campbell
The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972)
as Mark Skinner
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990)
as Atteron
Will Penny (1967)
as Foxy
The Green Berets (1968)
as Sgt. Provo
Frank & Jesse (1994)
as Lone Rider
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
as Jim Younger
Posse (1975)
as Krag
The Beast Within (1982)
as Dexter Ward
Rolling Thunder (1977)
as Automatic Slim
Flareup (1969)
as Alan Moris
The Devil's Brigade (1968)
as Pvt. Hubert Hixon
The Newton Boys (1998)
as Chief Schoemaker
Hurry Sundown (1967)
as Dolph Higginson
The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984)
as Zeg the Tyrant
The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972)
as Luke
Traveller (1997)
as Boss Jack Costello
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (1993)
as The Warden
Wanda Nevada (1979)
as Ruby Muldoon
Kung Fu: The Movie (1986)
as Sheriff Mills
The Glass House (1972)
as Bibleback
Vendetta (1999)
as William Parkerson
Walking Tall Part II (1975)
as Pinky Dobson
Manhunter (1974)
as Max Chabriol
Bulletproof (1988)
as Gen. Gallo
Savage (1997)
as Capt. Rohmer
Dune Warriors (1991)
as William
Mackintosh and T.J. (1975)
as Cal
The Quest (1976)
as Crane
The Happening (1967)
as Second Motorcycle Officer
Angel Unchained (1970)
as Jonathan Tremaine
Night of the Serpent (1969)
as Luke
Night Games (1974)
as D.D. Franklin
A Matter of Wife... and Death (1975)
as Snell
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage (1999)
as Self
Back to Back (1989)
as Wade Duro
Legend of the White Horse (1987)
as Frank Brown
This Is the West That Was (1974)
as Oscar Wellman
Slipstream (1973)
as Mike Mallard