Luke Askew
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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 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"
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Acted in
Big Love
2006
The Greatest Game Ever Played
2005
as Alec Campbell
The 4400
2004
as Lee Kendall
Cold Case
2003
as Max Heidhorn (2008)
Everwood
2002
as Marvin Harrison
Frailty
2002
as Sheriff Smalls
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
1999
as Self
Vendetta
1999
as William Parkerson
The Newton Boys
1998
as Chief Schoemaker
Traveller
1997
as Boss Jack Costello
Savage
1997
as Capt. Rohmer
Frank & Jesse
1994
as Lone Rider
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Roger Dansfield
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993
as The Warden
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Liam Holmes
Dune Warriors
1991
as William
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers
1990
as Atteron
Back to Back
1989
as Wade Duro
Bulletproof
1988
as Gen. Gallo
Legend of the White Horse
1987
as Frank Brown
L.A. Law
1986
as Ron Messer
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986
as Sheriff Mills
MacGyver
1985
as Warden Renfro
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Terry Montagne
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Noah Harwood
The Warrior and the Sorceress
1984
as Zeg the Tyrant
Airwolf
1984
as Tony
Automan
1983
Knight Rider
1982
as Ron Austin
Matt Houston
1982
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Brad Thurman
The Beast Within
1982
as Dexter Ward
Simon & Simon
1981
Hart to Hart
1979
Wanda Nevada
1979
as Ruby Muldoon
Rolling Thunder
1977
as Automatic Slim
How the West Was Won
1977
Code R
1977
as Tom-Tom
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Carl DeReatis
The Quest
1976
as Crane
Mackintosh and T.J.
1975
as Cal
Walking Tall Part II
1975
as Pinky Dobson
Posse
1975
as Krag
A Matter of Wife... and Death
1975
as Snell
S.W.A.T.
1975
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975
as Aaron Cord
This Is the West That Was
1974
as Oscar Wellman
The Rockford Files
1974
as Al
The Rockford Files
1974
as Benson Kelly / Robert Coffee
Night Games
1974
as D.D. Franklin
Manhunter
1974
as Max Chabriol
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Banner
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Eno
Police Story
1973
Slipstream
1973
as Mike Mallard
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972
as Mark Skinner
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972
as Jim Younger
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972
as Luke
The Glass House
1972
as Bibleback
Cannon
1971
Angel Unchained
1970
as Jonathan Tremaine
Night of the Serpent
1969
as Luke
Flareup
1969
as Alan Moris
Easy Rider
1969
as Stranger on Highway
The Green Berets
1968
as Sgt. Provo
The Devil's Brigade
1968
as Pvt. Hubert Hixon
Will Penny
1967
as Foxy
Cool Hand Luke
1967
as Boss Paul
The High Chaparral
1967
as Johnny Ringo
The Happening
1967
as Second Motorcycle Officer
Hurry Sundown
1967
as Dolph Higginson
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Victor Pietro Duchell