Luke Askew
Age: 80 | From: Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Person Details
Birthday: 1932-03-26 11:14:35
Death: 2012-03-29 11:14:35
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 40
TV Involvements: 13
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Luke Askew (born 1937 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.
Most Famous Work
Airwolf
(1984) Tony
Murder, She Wrote
(1984) Terry Montagne
Cold Case
(2003) Max Heidhorn (2008)
Knight Rider
(1982) Ron Austin
Everwood
(2002) Marvin Harrison
The Rockford Files
(1974) Benson Kelly / Robert Coffee
Walker, Texas Ranger
(1993) Roger Dansfield
MacGyver
(1985) Warden RenfroActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | N/A | |
| 2005 | Alec Campbell | |
| 2004 | Lee Kendall | |
| 2003 | Max Heidhorn (2008) | |
| 2002 | Marvin Harrison | |
| 2001 | Sheriff Smalls | |
| 1999 | Self | |
| William Parkerson | ||
| 1998 | Chief Schoemaker | |
| 1997 | Boss Jack Costello | |
| Capt. Rohmer | ||
| 1994 | Lone Rider | |
| 1993 | Roger Dansfield | |
| The Warden | ||
| Liam Holmes | ||
| 1991 | William | |
| 1990 | Atteron | |
| 1989 | Wade Duro | |
| 1988 | Gen. Gallo | |
| 1987 | N/A | |
| 1986 | Ron Messer | |
| Sheriff Mills | ||
| 1985 | Warden Renfro | |
| 1984 | Terry Montagne | |
| Zeg the Tyrant | ||
| Tony | ||
| 1983 | N/A | |
| 1982 | Ron Austin | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dexter Ward | ||
| 1981 | N/A | |
| 1979 | N/A | |
| Ruby Muldoon | ||
| 1977 | Automatic Slim | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
| 1975 | Cal | |
| Pinky Dobson | ||
| Krag | ||
| Snell | ||
| N/A | ||
| Aaron Cord | ||
| 1974 | Oscar Wellman | |
| Al | ||
| Benson Kelly / Robert Coffee | ||
| D.D. Franklin | ||
| Max Chabriol | ||
| 1973 | Eno | |
| N/A | ||
| Mike Mallard | ||
| 1972 | Mark Skinner | |
| Jim Younger | ||
| Luke | ||
| Bibleback | ||
| 1971 | N/A | |
| 1970 | Jonathan Tremaine | |
| 1969 | Luke | |
| Alan Moris | ||
| Stranger on Highway | ||
| 1968 | Sgt. Provo | |
| Pvt. Hubert Hixon | ||
| 1967 | Foxy | |
| Johnny Ringo | ||
| Boss Paul | ||
| Second Motorcycle Officer | ||
| Dolph Higginson | ||
| 1966 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
