1932-03-26 ( 93 years old ) in Macon, Georgia, USA
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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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Movies
The Greatest Game Ever Played
2005-09-30
Frailty
2002-04-12
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
1999-10-07
Vendetta
1999-09-12
The Newton Boys
1998-03-26
Traveller
1997-04-18
Savage
1997-02-07
Frank & Jesse
1994-10-21
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993-04-19
Dune Warriors
1991-01-18
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers
1990-01-25
Back to Back
1989-01-01
Bulletproof
1988-04-20
Legend of the White Horse
1987-07-13
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986-02-01
The Warrior and the Sorceress
1984-09-07
The Beast Within
1982-02-12
Wanda Nevada
1979-06-01
Rolling Thunder
1977-11-02
The Quest
1976-05-13
Mackintosh and T.J.
1975-11-21
Walking Tall Part II
1975-09-28
Posse
1975-06-04
A Matter of Wife... and Death
1975-05-03
This Is the West That Was
1974-12-17
Night Games
1974-03-16
Manhunter
1974-02-26
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973-05-23
Slipstream
1973-01-01
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972-08-01
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972-05-12
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972-04-15
The Glass House
1972-02-04
Angel Unchained
1970-12-09
Night of the Serpent
1969-12-23
Flareup
1969-11-10
Easy Rider
1969-06-26
The Green Berets
1968-07-04
The Devil's Brigade
1968-05-15
Will Penny
1967-12-19
Cool Hand Luke
1967-11-01
The Happening
1967-05-17
Hurry Sundown
1967-02-09
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