
Known for
Acting
Born
March 26, 1932
Birthplace
Macon, Georgia, USA
Died
March 29, 2012 (aged 80)
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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 figur...
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as Alec Campbell
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as Sheriff Smalls
1999
as Self
1999
as William Parkerson
1998
as Chief Schoemaker
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as Boss Jack Costello
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as Capt. Rohmer
1994
as Lone Rider
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as The Warden
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as William
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as Wade Duro
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as Gen. Gallo
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as Frank Brown
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as Sheriff Mills
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as Zeg the Tyrant