What is Luke Askew?
{{Infobox person | name = Luke Askew | birth_date = {{birth date|1932|3|26}} | birth_place = [[Macon, Georgia]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2012|3|29|1932|3|26}} | death_place = [[Portland, Oregon]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Lung cancer]] | nationality = American | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1967 &ndash; 2006 }} '''Luke Askew''' (March 26, 1932 – March 29, 2012)<ref>[http://obits.oregonlive.com/obituaries/oregon/obituary.aspx?n=Luke-Askew&pid=156867783 Obituary]. Obits.oregonlive.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-12.</ref> was an [[Americans|American]] movie and television actor best known for his role in the 1969 film ''[[Easy Rider]]''. He had a rare lead role in the spaghetti Western ''Night of the Serpent'' (''La notte dei serpenti'' – 1969). Askew began his career in the 1967 [[Otto Preminger]] movie ''Hurry Sundown'' and his career would last until his retirement in 2005. Askew was born in [[Macon, Georgia]]. Askew died on March 29, 2012 from [[lung cancer]] in his home in [[Portland, Oregon]], he was 80 years old.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bailey, Jr.|first=Everton|title=Lake Oswego actor Luke Askew, featured in HBO's 'Big Love', 'Easy Rider' and others, dead at 80|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/lake-oswego/index.ssf/2012/04/lake_oswego_actor_luke_askew_f.html|accessdate=April 14, 2012|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|date=April 13, 2012}}</ref> Askew was never married. ==Movies== *''Hurry Sundown'' (1967) *''The Happening'' (1967) *''Cool Hand Luke'' (1967) *''Will Penny'' (1968) *''The Green Berets'' (1968) *''The Devil's Brigade'' (1968) *''[[Easy Rider]]'' (1969) *''The Magnificent Seven Ride'' (1972) *''The Culpepper Cattle Company'' (1972) *''The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid'' (1972) *''Walking Tall Part 2'' (1975) *''Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'' (1973) *''Slipstream'' (1973) *''Posse'' (1975) *''Rolling Thunder'' (1977) *''Wanda Nevada'' (1979) *''The Warrior and the Sorceress'' (1984) *''Bialy smok'' (1987) *''Frank & Jesse'' (1994) *''The Newton Boys'' (1998) *''Frailt