Luke Askew

Movie Actor

Birthday March 26, 1932

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Georgia

DEATH DATE Mar 29, 2012 (80)

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About

Remembered best as the "Stranger on the Highway" in the Western movie Easy Rider, this American screen actor played one of his few starring roles in the 1969 film Night of the Serpent.

Before Fame

After studying at the University of Georgia and subsequently attending law school at Mercer University, he was cast in the 1967 film Hurry Sundown.

Trivia

He guest starred on television series such as The Rockford Files, L.A. Law, and Bonanza.

Family Life

He grew up in Macon, Georgia, as the son of Dorothy Doolittle and Milton Askew. He later settled in Portland, Oregon.

Associated With

He appeared on screen with John Wayne in the 1968 movie The Green Berets.