Luke Askew
Known for Acting · 72 credits
- Born
- 1932-03-26
- Died
- 2012-03-29
- Place of birth
- 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"
Known For
TV Shows (28)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Terry Montagne / Noah Harwood
Everwood
2002
as Marvin Harrison
MacGyver
1985
as Warden Renfro
Cold Case
2003
as Max Heidhorn (2008)
L.A. Law
1986
as Ron Messer
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Victor Pietro Duchell
Knight Rider
1982
as Ron Austin
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Carl DeReatis
The Rockford Files
1974
as Al / Benson Kelly / Robert Coffee
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Banner
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Brad Thurman
Hart to Hart
1979
Simon & Simon
1981
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Roger Dansfield
Cannon
1971
Big Love
2006
as Hollis Greene
The High Chaparral
1967
as Johnny Ringo
The 4400
2004
as Lee Kendall
Airwolf
1984
as Tony
Matt Houston
1982
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Liam Holmes
Police Story
1973
How the West Was Won
1977
S.W.A.T.
1975
Automan
1983
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
Code R
1977
as Tom-Tom
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975
as Aaron Cord
Movies (44)
Will Penny
1967
as Foxy
Cool Hand Luke
1967
as Boss Paul
Frailty
2002
as Sheriff Smalls
Easy Rider
1969
as Stranger on Highway
Flareup
1969
as Alan Moris
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Eno
The Greatest Game Ever Played
2005
as Alec Campbell
The Green Berets
1968
as Sgt. Provo
Manhunter
1974
as Max Chabriol
Rolling Thunder
1977
as Automatic Slim
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972
as Mark Skinner
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers
1990
as Atteron
Frank & Jesse
1994
as Lone Rider
The Devil's Brigade
1968
as Pvt. Hubert Hixon
Hurry Sundown
1967
as Dolph Higginson
Wanda Nevada
1979
as Ruby Muldoon
Vendetta
1999
as William Parkerson
The Newton Boys
1998
as Chief Schoemaker
The Warrior and the Sorceress
1984
as Zeg the Tyrant
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972
as Luke
Savage
1997
as Capt. Rohmer
Walking Tall Part II
1975
as Pinky Dobson
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
1999
as Self
Posse
1975
as Krag
Traveller
1997
as Boss Jack Costello
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972
as Jim Younger
The Glass House
1972
as Bibleback
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986
as Sheriff Mills
Dune Warriors
1991
as William
The Quest
1976
as Crane
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993
as The Warden
The Beast Within
1982
as Dexter Ward
Mackintosh and T.J.
1975
as Cal
Bulletproof
1988
as Gen. Gallo
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975
as Aaron Cord
The Happening
1967
as Second Motorcycle Officer
A Matter of Wife... and Death
1975
as Snell
This Is the West That Was
1974
as Oscar Wellman
Legend of the White Horse
1987
as Frank Brown
Angel Unchained
1970
as Jonathan Tremaine
Night of the Serpent
1969
as Luke
Night Games
1974
as D.D. Franklin
Back to Back
1989
as Wade Duro
Slipstream
1973
as Mike Mallard
About Luke Askew
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 hai… With 72 credits spanning from 1966 to 2006, Luke Askew has appeared in 44 films and 28 TV shows.
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- Will Penny (1967) — as Foxy
- Cool Hand Luke (1967) — as Boss Paul
- Frailty (2002) — as Sheriff Smalls
- Easy Rider (1969) — as Stranger on Highway
- Flareup (1969) — as Alan Moris
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