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Luke Askew

1932-03-26

The Biography

​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.

Luke Askew in

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Easy Rider

7.065 average rating
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Frailty

6.971 average rating
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Cool Hand Luke

7.725 average rating
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The Greatest Game Ever Played

7.292 average rating
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No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers

6.4 average rating
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The Devil's Brigade

6.318 average rating
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Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

6 average rating
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The Magnificent Seven Ride!

5.533 average rating
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The Green Berets

5.709 average rating
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Traveller

5.548 average rating
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

7.2 average rating
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Posse

5.9 average rating
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Will Penny

6.6 average rating
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The Newton Boys

6.098 average rating
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Rolling Thunder

6.772 average rating
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The Quest

10 average rating
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Dune Warriors

3.886 average rating
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Vendetta

6 average rating
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Wanda Nevada

5.7 average rating
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The Beast Within

5.477 average rating