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Luke Askew

Luke Askew

Acting Born Mar 26, 1932 -- Died Mar 29, 2012 · Macon, Georgia, USA

​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...

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Easy Rider
7.0
movie
Easy Rider
as Stranger on Highway
1969
Cool Hand Luke
7.7
movie
Cool Hand Luke
as Boss Paul
1967
Knight Rider
7.5
tv
Knight Rider
as Ron Austin
1982
Frailty
7.0
movie
Frailty
as Sheriff Smalls
2002
MacGyver
7.7
tv
MacGyver
as Warden Renfro
1985
The 4400
7.2
tv
The 4400
as Lee Kendall
2004
Walker, Texas Ranger
7.0
tv
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Roger Dansfield
1993
The Greatest Game Ever Played
7.3
movie
The Greatest Game Ever Played
as Alec Campbell
2005
Airwolf
7.6
tv
Airwolf
as Tony
1984
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
7.2
movie
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Eno
1973
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
tv
Murder, She Wrote
as Terry Montagne
1984
Cold Case
7.8
tv
Cold Case
as Max Heidhorn (2008)
2003