Actor

Luke Askew

March 26, 1932 · Macon, Georgia, USA

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.

Notable work

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Easy Rider (1969)
as Stranger on Highway
7.7
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
as Boss Paul
7.5
Knight Rider (1982)
as Ron Austin
6.9
Frailty (2002)
as Sheriff Smalls
7.7
MacGyver (1985)
as Warden Renfro
7.2
The 4400 (2004)
as Lee Kendall
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Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
as Roger Dansfield
7.3
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
as Alec Campbell
7.6
Airwolf (1984)
as Tony
7.2
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
as Eno
7.5
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Terry Montagne and as Noah Harwood
7.7
Cold Case (2003)
as Max Heidhorn (2008)

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