Luke Askew

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 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: Acting
Birthday: 1932-03-26
Place of Birth: Macon, Georgia, USA
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Movies List of Luke Askew

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Cool Hand Luke

1967 Movie
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Easy Rider

1969 Movie
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Will Penny

1967 Movie
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Rolling Thunder

1977 Movie
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The Green Berets

1968 Movie
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Traveller

1997 Movie
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The Devil's Brigade

1968 Movie
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Posse

1975 Movie
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Wanda Nevada

1979 Movie
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Kung Fu The Movie

1986 Movie
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Angel Unchained

1970 Movie
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Walking Tall Part II

1975 Movie
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The Happening

1967 Movie
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The Newton Boys

1998 Movie
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Manhunter

1974 Movie
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Vendetta

1999 Movie
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Flareup

1969 Movie
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Savage

1997 Movie
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Night of the Serpent

1969 Movie
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Hurry Sundown

1967 Movie
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The Quest

1976 Movie
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Dune Warriors

1991 Movie
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Back to Back

1989 Movie
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Frailty

2002 Movie
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Bulletproof

1988 Movie
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Frank & Jesse

1994 Movie
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The Glass House

1972 Movie
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The Beast Within

1982 Movie
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Night Games

1974 Movie
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Mackintosh and T.J.

1975 Movie
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Slipstream

1973 Movie
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