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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 figur…
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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.
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Luke Askew's Filmography
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The Greatest Game Ever Played
as Alec Campbell
Frailty
as Sheriff Smalls
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
as Self
Vendetta
as William Parkerson
The Newton Boys
as Chief Schoemaker
Traveller
as Boss Jack Costello
Savage
as Capt. Rohmer
Frank & Jesse
as Lone Rider
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
as The Warden
Dune Warriors
as William
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers
as Atteron
Back to Back
as Wade Duro
Bulletproof
as Gen. Gallo
Legend of the White Horse
as Frank Brown
Kung Fu: The Movie
as Sheriff Mills
The Warrior and the Sorceress
as Zeg the Tyrant
The Beast Within
as Dexter Ward
Wanda Nevada
as Ruby Muldoon
Rolling Thunder
as Automatic Slim
The Quest
as Crane
Mackintosh and T.J.
as Cal
Walking Tall Part II
as Pinky Dobson
Posse
as Krag
A Matter of Wife... and Death
as Snell
This Is the West That Was
as Oscar Wellman
Night Games
as D.D. Franklin
Manhunter
as Max Chabriol
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Eno
No Poster
Slipstream
as Mike Mallard
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
as Mark Skinner
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Jim Younger
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
as Luke
The Glass House
as Bibleback
Angel Unchained
as Jonathan Tremaine
Night of the Serpent
as Luke
Flareup
as Alan Moris
Easy Rider
as Stranger on Highway
The Green Berets
as Sgt. Provo
The Devil's Brigade
as Pvt. Hubert Hixon
Will Penny
as Foxy
Cool Hand Luke
as Boss Paul
The Happening
as Second Motorcycle Officer
Hurry Sundown
as Dolph Higginson