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Francis Luke Askew (March 26, 1932 – March 29, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in many westerns, and had a lead role in the spaghetti Western Night of the Serpent (La notte dei serpenti; 1969). He also had a small but key part in the 1969 classic movie Easy Rider.
Biography
Askew was born on March 26, 1932, in Macon, Georgia, to Milton Dillard Askew (1904–1976) and Dorothy Doolittle (1910–1969). Askew attended the University of Georgia, Mercer University, and Walter F. George School of Law. In his collegiate years, Askew served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, serving in the intelligence division of Strategic Air Command.
He started his professional career in radio and television, and as a rock and blues singer. He made his film debut in Hurry Sundown (1967), but was first noticed as an actor for his role in Cool Hand Luke (1967). The following year he worked with John Wayne in The Green Berets (with his hair cut short). In 1969, he worked with Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda in Easy Rider.
Askew continued to work as an actor after that, predominantly appearing in guest roles on television series. This includes work on such series as: Bonanza, The High Chaparral, Mission: Impossible, Cannon, The Rockford Files, Quincy, M.E., The Six Million Dollar Man, T. J. Hooker, L.A. Law, MacGyver, Walker, Texas Ranger, Murder She Wrote, and HBO's Big Love.
He also took part in Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage (1999), a documentary about the making of Easy Rider, and the 2003 documentary Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood. Askew sang Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Jimmy Reed songs at The Gaslight Cafe.
According to Bob Dylan, when Luke sang at The Gaslight Cafe it was like a "guy who sounded like Bobby Blue Bland".
Askew later moved to Lake Oswego, Oregon. He died at Lake Oswego on March 29, 2012, three days after his 80th birthday, due to lung cancer.
Selected filmography
= Television
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Mission: Impossible (1968) – The Execution .... Victor Pietro Duchell
The High Chaparral (1969) – Shadow on the Wind .... Johnny Ringo
Bonanza (1971; part of last season that was not aired*) – Kingdom of Fear .... Deputy Hatch
Bearcats! (1971) – Man in a Cage .... Greer
S.W.A.T. (1975) – Murder By Fire .... Todd
Police Story (1975/1976; 2 episodes) – (1) Headhunter .... Eamon Kinsella Royce; (2) Blue .... Nicholson
BJ and the Bear (1979) .... Blackwell
Knight Rider (1983) – A Nice, Indecent Little Town .... Ron Austin
Big Love (2007–2010) .... Hollis Green (final appearance)
References
External links
Luke Askew at IMDb
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