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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. 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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Filmography
all 72
Movies 45
TV Shows 27
self 1
Big Love (2006)
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
The 4400 (2004)
Cold Case (2003)
Everwood (2002)
Frailty (2002)
South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage (1999)
Vendetta (1999)
The Newton Boys (1998)
Traveller (1997)
Savage (1997)
Frank & Jesse (1994)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (1993)
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993)
Dune Warriors (1991)
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990)
Back to Back (1989)
Bulletproof (1988)
Legend of the White Horse (1987)
L.A. Law (1986)
Kung Fu The Movie (1986)
MacGyver (1985)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984)
Airwolf (1984)
Automan (1983)
Knight Rider (1982)
Matt Houston (1982)
Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
T. J. Hooker (1982)
The Beast Within (1982)
Simon & Simon (1981)
Hart to Hart (1979)
Wanda Nevada (1979)
Rolling Thunder (1977)
How the West Was Won (1977)
Code R (1977)
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
The Quest (1976)
Mackintosh and T.J. (1975)
Walking Tall Part II (1975)
Posse (1975)
A Matter of Wife... and Death (1975)
S.W.A.T. (1975)
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975)
This Is the West That Was (1974)
The Rockford Files (1974)
Night Games (1974)
Manhunter (1974)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Police Story (1973)
Slipstream (1973)
The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972)
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972)
The Glass House (1972)
Cannon (1971)
Angel Unchained (1970)
Night of the Serpent (1969)
Flareup (1969)
Easy Rider (1969)
The Green Berets (1968)
The Devil's Brigade (1968)
Will Penny (1967)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The High Chaparral (1967)
The Happening (1967)
Hurry Sundown (1967)
Mission: Impossible (1966)
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GenderMale
Birthday1932-03-26
Deathday2012-03-29 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceMacon, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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