Luke Askew
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 26, 1932
- Died
- March 29, 2012 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Macon, Georgia, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
Big Love
TV · as Hollis Greene · 10 eps
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Movie · as Alec Campbell
The 4400
TV · as Lee Kendall · 1 ep
Cold Case
TV · as Max Heidhorn (2008) · 1 ep
Frailty
Movie · as Sheriff Smalls
Everwood
TV · as Marvin Harrison · 1 ep
Vendetta
Movie · as William Parkerson
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
Movie · as Self
The Newton Boys
Movie · as Chief Schoemaker
Traveller
Movie · as Boss Jack Costello
Savage
Movie · as Capt. Rohmer
Frank & Jesse
Movie · as Lone Rider
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Movie · as The Warden
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
TV · as Liam Holmes · 1 ep
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Roger Dansfield · 1 ep
Dune Warriors
Movie · as William
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers
Movie · as Atteron
Back to Back
Movie · as Wade Duro
Bulletproof
Movie · as Gen. Gallo
Legend of the White Horse
Movie · as Frank Brown
Kung Fu: The Movie
Movie · as Sheriff Mills
L.A. Law
TV · as Ron Messer · 2 eps
MacGyver
TV · as Warden Renfro · 1 ep
The Warrior and the Sorceress
Movie · as Zeg the Tyrant
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Terry Montagne, Noah Harwood · 1 ep
Airwolf
TV · as Tony · 1 ep
Automan
TV · 1 ep
The Beast Within
Movie · as Dexter Ward
T. J. Hooker
TV · as Brad Thurman · 1 ep
Knight Rider
TV · as Ron Austin · 1 ep
Tales of the Gold Monkey
TV · 1 ep
Matt Houston
TV · 1 ep
Simon & Simon
TV · 1 ep
Wanda Nevada
Movie · as Ruby Muldoon
Hart to Hart
TV · 1 ep
Rolling Thunder
Movie · as Automatic Slim
How the West Was Won
TV · 1 ep
Code R
TV · as Tom-Tom · 1 ep
The Quest
Movie · as Crane
Quincy, M.E.
TV · as Carl DeReatis · 2 eps
Posse
Movie · as Krag
Walking Tall Part II
Movie · as Pinky Dobson
Mackintosh and T.J.
Movie · as Cal
A Matter of Wife... and Death
Movie · as Snell
S.W.A.T.
TV · 2 eps
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
TV · as Aaron Cord · 2 eps
Manhunter
Movie · as Max Chabriol
This Is the West That Was
Movie · as Oscar Wellman
Night Games
Movie · as D.D. Franklin
The Rockford Files
TV · as Al, Benson Kelly / Robert Coffee · 1 ep
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Banner · 2 eps
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Movie · as Eno
Slipstream
Movie · as Mike Mallard
Police Story
TV · 1 ep
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
Movie · as Jim Younger
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Movie · as Luke
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Movie · as Mark Skinner
The Glass House
Movie · as Bibleback
Cannon
TV · 1 ep
Angel Unchained
Movie · as Jonathan Tremaine
Easy Rider
Movie · as Stranger on Highway
Flareup
Movie · as Alan Moris
Night of the Serpent
Movie · as Luke
The Green Berets
Movie · as Sgt. Provo
The Devil's Brigade
Movie · as Pvt. Hubert Hixon
Cool Hand Luke
Movie · as Boss Paul
Will Penny
Movie · as Foxy
The Happening
Movie · as Second Motorcycle Officer
Hurry Sundown
Movie · as Dolph Higginson
The High Chaparral
TV · as Johnny Ringo · 1 ep
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Victor Pietro Duchell · 2 eps