​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 Premingers 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 HBOs 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 BlandDescription above from the Wikipedia article  Luke Askew licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies unavailable from Luke Askew

The Green Berets

Sgt. Provo

Movie 1968

The Devil's Brigade

Pvt. Hubert Hixon

Movie 1968

No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers

Atteron

Movie 1990

The Warrior and the Sorceress

Zeg the Tyrant

Movie 1984

Legend of the White Horse

Frank Brown

Movie 1987

Kung Fu The Movie

Sheriff Mills

Movie 1986

Angel Unchained

Jonathan Tremaine

Movie 1970

The Happening

Second Motorcycle Officer

Movie 1967

Night of the Serpent

Luke

Movie 1969

The Quest

Crane

Movie 1976

Dune Warriors

William

Movie 1991

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

The Warden

Movie 1993

Back to Back

Wade Duro

Movie 1989

Frailty

Sheriff Smalls

Movie 2002

Bulletproof

Gen. Gallo

Movie 1988

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

Aaron Cord

Movie 1975

Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage

Self

Movie 1999

The Beast Within

Dexter Ward

Movie 1982

Mackintosh and T.J.

Cal

Movie 1975

Slipstream

Mike Mallard

Movie 1973

A Matter of Wife... and Death

Snell

Movie 1975

Tv series unavailable from Luke Askew

Murder, She Wrote

Terry Montagne

Tv 1984

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Liam Holmes

Tv 1993

T. J. Hooker

Brad Thurman

Tv 1982

The 4400

Lee Kendall

Tv 2004

L.A. Law

Ron Messer

Tv 1986

Simon & Simon

Tv 1981

Airwolf

Tony

Tv 1984

Knight Rider

Ron Austin

Tv 1982

Cold Case

Max Heidhorn (2008)

Tv 2003

Quincy, M.E.

Carl DeReatis

Tv 1976

Everwood

Marvin Harrison

Tv 2002

Walker, Texas Ranger

Roger Dansfield

Tv 1993

How the West Was Won

Tv 1977

MacGyver

Warden Renfro

Tv 1985

Tales of the Gold Monkey

Tv 1982

Hart to Hart

Tv 1979

Mission: Impossible

Victor Pietro Duchell

Tv 1966

Cannon

Tv 1971

Big Love

Tv 2006

Police Story

Tv 1973

S.W.A.T.

Tv 1975

Matt Houston

Tv 1982

Automan

Tv 1983

Code R

Tom-Tom

Tv 1977

Murder, She Wrote

Noah Harwood

Tv 1984