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Luke Askew (1932–2012)

Actor

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 »

Born:

in Macon, Georgia, USA

Died:

(age 80) in Portland, Oregon, USA
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2007-2010 Big Love (TV series)
Hollis Greene / Hollis Green
– Blood Atonement (2010) … Hollis Greene
– Under One Roof (2010) … Hollis Greene
– Sacrament (2009) … Hollis Green
– Outer Darkness (2009) … Hollis Greene
– Rough Edges (2009) … Hollis Greene
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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
 
2001 Frailty
Sheriff Smalls
 
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
– Chinatown Murder Mystery: The Case of the Poisoned Hand (1995) … Liam Holmes
 
1995 Frank & Jesse
Lone Rider
 
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
 
1990 No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers
Atteron
 
1989 Back to Back
Wade Duro
 
1988 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Jed Wilson
– Nuevo Salvador (1988) … Jed Wilson
 
1988 Bulletproof
Gen. Gallo
 
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
– Oy Vey! Wilderness! (1987) … Ron Messer
 
1986 Kung Fu: The Movie (TV movie)
Sheriff Mills
 
1984 Airwolf (TV series)
Tony
– The Truth About Holly (1984) … Tony
 
1984 The Warrior and the Sorceress
Zeg the Tyrant
 
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)
Brad Thurman
– The Shadow of Truth (1983) … Brad Thurman
 
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 Captain Jennings
– The Kleptomaniac/Thank God, I'm a Country Girl (1982) … Turk
– Tattoo: the Love God/Magnolia Blossoms (1979) … Union Captain Jennings
– 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)
– Date with Danger: Part 2 (1978)
 
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
 
1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Eno
 
1968-1973 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Dawson / Victor Pietro Duchell
– The Fountain (1973) … Dawson
– The Execution (1968) … Victor Pietro Duchell
 
1972 The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Mark Skinner
 
1972 The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
Jim Younger
 
1972 The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Luke
 
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 Easy Rider
Stranger on Highway
 
1969 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Johnny Ringo
– Shadow of the Wind (1969) … Johnny Ringo
 
1968 The Green Berets
Sgt. Provo
 
1968 The Devil's Brigade
Pvt. Hubert Hixon
 
1968 Will Penny
Foxy
 
1967 Cool Hand Luke
Boss Paul
 
1967 The Happening
Second Motorcycle Officer
 
1967 Hurry Sundown
Dolph Higginson
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2002 The Making of 'Frailty' (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
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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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[Talking about making "Rolling Thunder"] I received one of the best compliments ever on that film. The director, John Flynn, told me that working with me was like working with Robert Ryan, and Robert Ryan was one of my favorite actors years ago. So I asked him, "Why is that?" And he said, "Well, you can do anything - you do it by the numbers... See more »

Trivia:

Used to sing blues songs in the same club (the Gaslight) as Bob Dylan in the sixties. A poorly sold 33 record was issued once. Confessed to Philippe Garnier (book "Caractères") that it was not so bad because "I had lost my voice when we taped this. Had too much booth the night before...". According to the same interview... See more »

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