Luke Askew
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| Luke Askew | |
 Luke Askew and Peter Fonda in Easy Rider |
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| Born | January 1, 1937 (age 70) Macon, Georgia, USA |
| Notable roles | Stranger on Highway in Easy Rider |
Luke Askew (born 1937) is an American actor.
Luke sang Muddy and 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".
In 1967 when he appeared in Cool Hand Luke, he was one of the first men daring to wear long hair, which he had to hide under a hat in this movie. He worked again with Dennis Hopper in Easy Rider, and again with Peter Fonda in Wanda Nevada.
He also took part in Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage of 1999, the DVD documentary about the making of Easy Rider [1].
[edit] Filmography
- Cool Hand Luke (1967)
- The Green Berets (film) (1968)
- Easy Rider (1969)
- Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) (documentary)
[edit] External links
- Luke Askew at the Internet Movie Database
- http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800030854/filmography
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Askew, Luke |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Macon, Georgia |
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