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Luke Askew (1932–2012)

Tall and rangy, usually sporting long mangy hair, and frequently projecting a strong and intense on-screen presence, character actor Luke Askew made a potent and lasting impression playing a substantial volume of mean and fearsome villains in both motion pictures and television shows alike in a career that spanned over forty years... See full bio »

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(age 80) in Portland, Oregon, USA

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Filmography

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2007-2010 Big Love (TV series)
Hollis Greene
Under One Roof (2010) … Hollis Greene
Sacrament (2009) … Hollis Greene
Outer Darkness (2009) … Hollis Greene
Rough Edges (2009) … Hollis Greene
 
2008 Cold Case (TV series)
Max Heidhorn '08
Shore Leave (2008) … Max Heidhorn '08
 
2005 The Greatest Game Ever Played
Alec Campbell
 
2005 The 4400 (TV series)
Lee Kendall
Rebirth (2005) … Lee Kendall
 
2003 Everwood (TV series)
Marvin Harrison
Everwood Confidential (2003) … Marvin Harrison
 
2000 South of Heaven, West of Hell
Leland Henry
 
1999 Vendetta (TV movie)
William Parkerson
 
1998 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Roger Dansfield
War Cry (1998) … Roger Dansfield
 
1998 The Newton Boys
Chief Schoemaker
 
1997 Traveller
Boss Jack Costello
 
1996 Savage
Capt. Rohmer
 
1995 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (TV series)
Liam Holmes
 
1995 The Friends of Harry
Harry
 
1993 Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (TV movie)
The Warden
 
1989-1991 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Noah Harwood / Terry Montagne
Thicker Than Water (1991) … Terry Montagne
The Sins of Castle Cove (1989) … Noah Harwood
 
1991 Dune Warriors
William
 
1989 Back to Back
Wade Duro
 
1988 Bulletproof
Gen. Gallo
 
1988 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Jed Wilson
Nuevo Salvador (1988) … Jed Wilson
 
1987 MacGyver (TV series)
Warden Renfro
Jack in the Box (1987) … Warden Renfro
 
1987 Bialy smok
Frank Brown
 
1987 L.A. Law (TV series)
Ron Messer
Pigmalion (1987) … Ron Messer
 
1986 Kung Fu: The Movie (TV movie)
Sheriff Mills
 
1984 Airwolf (TV series)
Tony
The Truth About Holly (1984) … Tony
 
1984 Automan (TV series)
Eric LeBlanc
Death by Design (1984) … Eric LeBlanc
 
1984 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Ernie
Olympic Quest (1984) … Ernie
 
1984 The Mississippi (TV series)
Kirby
Wheels of Justice (1984) … Kirby
 
1983 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Kevin Mundy
The Shadow of Truth (1983) … Kevin Mundy
 
1983 Matt Houston (TV series)
McKinney
The Ghost of Carter Gault (1983) … McKinney
 
1983 Knight Rider (TV series)
Ron Austin
A Nice, Indecent Little Town (1983) … Ron Austin
 
1983 Tales of the Gold Monkey (TV series)
Hargrave
Force of Habit (1983) … Hargrave
 
1983 The Powers of Matthew Star (TV series)
Clegg
Matthew Star D.O.A. (1983) … Clegg
 
1983 The Greatest American Hero (TV series)
Matt
Desperado (1983) … Matt
 
1978-1982 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Sunglasses / Turk / Union Capt. Brewster
Tattoo: the Love God/Magnolia Blossoms (1979) … Union Capt. Brewster
Carnival/The Vaudevillians (1978) … Sunglasses
 
1982 The Beast Within
Dexter Ward
 
1977-1981 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Carl DeReatis / Paul Tanner
For Want of a Horse (1981) … Paul Tanner
Let Me Light the Way (1977) … Carl DeReatis
 
1979-1981 B.J. and the Bear (TV series)
Blackwell / Jonah
Who Is B.J.? (1981) … Jonah
Crackers (1979) … Blackwell
 
1980 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Barney Steele
This Lady Is Murder (1980) … Barney Steele
 
1979 Wanda Nevada
Ruby Muldoon
 
1979 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Bowdin
Hillary (1979) … Bowdin
 
1978 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
 
1977 Rolling Thunder
Automatic Slim
 
1976-1977 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Al / Benson Kelly / Robert Coffee
New Life, Old Dragons (1977) … Benson Kelly/Robert Coffee
Feeding Frenzy (1976) … Al
 
1977 Code R (TV series)
Tom-Tom
The Invaders (1977) … Tom-Tom
 
1976 The Invasion of Johnson County (TV movie)
Deputy Sheriff Brooks
 
1976 The Quest (TV movie)
Crane
 
1976 A Matter of Wife... and Death (TV movie)
Snell
 
1976 Jigsaw John (TV series)
Billy Donager
Eclipse (1976) … Billy Donager
 
1975-1976 Police Story (TV series)
Blue / Nicholson
Eamon Kinsella Royce (1976) … Blue
Headhunter (1975) … Nicholson
 
1975 S.W.A.T. (TV series)
Todd
Murder by Fire (1975) … Todd
 
1975 Mackintosh and T.J.
Cal
 
1975 Walking Tall Part II
Pinky Dobson
 
1975 Posse
Krag
 
1975 Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (TV movie)
Aaron Cord
 
1974 This Is the West That Was (TV movie)
Oscar Wellman
 
1974 Cannon (TV series)
Ben Zelko
The Stalker (1974) … Ben Zelko
 
1974 Night Games (TV movie)
D.D. Franklin
 
1974 Manhunter (TV movie)
Max Chabriol
 
1973 Slipstream
Mike Mallard
 
1968-1973 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Dawson / Victor Pietro Duchell
The Fountain (1973) … Dawson
The Execution (1968) … Victor Pietro Duchell
 
1972 Longstreet (TV series)
Murph
The Sound of Money Talking (1972) … Murph
 
1972 The Glass House (TV movie)
Bibleback
 
1971 Bearcats! (TV series)
Greer
Man in a Cage (1971) … Greer
 
1971 Bonanza (TV series)
Sheriff Hatch
Kingdom of Fear (1971) … Sheriff Hatch
 
1970 Angel Unchained
Jonathan Tremaine
 
1969 Night of the Serpent
Luke
 
1969 Flareup
Alan Moris
 
1969 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Johnny Ringo
 
1968 The Green Berets
Sgt. Provo
 
1968 Will Penny
Foxy
 
1967 The Happening
Second Motorcycle Officer
 
1967 Hurry Sundown
Dolph Higginson
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2002 The Making of 'Frailty' (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1999 Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage (video documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1992 Gunfighters of the Old West (video documentary)
Younger Brother (uncredited)
 
1989 MacGyver (TV series)
 

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[on his acting technique] I don't do anything really; I'm just there. See more »

Trivia:

His most famous role was in the 1969 film Easy Rider as the stranger on the highway. See more »

Star Sign:

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