Luke Askew
Acting

Luke Askew

Born 26 March 1932 · Macon, Georgia, USA · Died 29 March 2012

​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.

Known for

Easy Rider
Cool Hand Luke
Knight Rider
Frailty
MacGyver
The 4400
Walker, Texas Ranger
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Airwolf
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Murder, She Wrote
Cold Case
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Frailty
Vendetta
The Newton Boys
Traveller
Savage
Frank & Jesse
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Dune Warriors
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers
Back to Back
Bulletproof
Legend of the White Horse
Kung Fu: The Movie
The Warrior and the Sorceress
The Beast Within
Wanda Nevada
Rolling Thunder
The Quest
Posse
Walking Tall Part II
Mackintosh and T.J.
A Matter of Wife... and Death
Manhunter
This Is the West That Was
Night Games
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
The Glass House
Angel Unchained
Easy Rider
Flareup
Night of the Serpent
The Green Berets
The Devil's Brigade
Cool Hand Luke
Will Penny
The Happening
Hurry Sundown
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