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- 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.
Askew was born on March 26, 1932 in Macon, Georgia, of English and Scandinavian descent. He first developed an interest in acting towards the end of his high school years. He attended the University of Georgia (where he initially planned on getting a B.A. in Business Administration), Mercer University, and the Walter F. George School of Law. Askew served in the U.S. Air Force in strategic air command intelligence during his college years.
Following college Askew worked as a radio deejay and television announcer prior to beginning his acting career in Off-Broadway stage productions in New York City (Askew lived in Greenwich Village in the early 1960s and kept himself afloat working as a furniture mover). Luke moved to Los Angeles in 1966 and made his film debut in 1967 in "Harry Sundown". Best known as the stranger on the highway in the hippie counterculture cult classic "Easy Rider", Askew's other memorable roles included the redoubtable Boss Paul in "Cool Hand Luke", the peaceful hippie commune leader Jonathan Tremaine in "Angel Unchained", the scary and brutal thug Automatic Slim in the grim revenge thriller "Rolling Thunder", the sleazy coroner Dexter Ward in "The Beast Within," and the no-nonsense Irish gypsy crime lord Boss Jack Costello in "Traveller".
Askew also appeared in a sizable number of Westerns made throughout the 1960s and 1970s: he had a rare lead role in the spaghetti Western "Night of the Serpent" and gave an especially fine performance as tough and stoic veteran cowpoke Luke in the gritty gem "The Culpepper Cattle Co."
Among the many TV series Askew popped up in throughout the years are "The High Chaparral", "Mission: Impossible", "Cannon", "Quincy, M.E.", "The Six Million Dollar Man", "Fantasy Island", "T.J. Hooker", "The Fall Guy", "Airwolf", "Murder, She Wrote", "Walker, Texas Ranger", "Everwood", and "Cold Case". He had a recurring role as the dangerous polygamist Hollis Greene on the acclaimed cable TV program "Big Love".
Askew died at age 80 at his home in Portland, Oregon on March 29, 2012. He was survived by his wife and his son, Christopher, a painter and tattoo artist. - Karen Wegener was born on 27 April 1935 in Sdr. Nærå, Fyn, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Pelle the Conqueror (1987), Bryggeren (1996) and Lykke Per (1989). She was married to Ole Wegener. She died on 29 March 2012.
- Daya Smirnova was born on 28 November 1934 in Kiev, USSR. She was an actress, known for Private Ivan (1955), Katya-Katyusha (1960) and Ivan Brovkin na tseline (1959). She died on 29 March 2012 in Moscow, Russia.
- Robert Mohr was born on 24 October 1926 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. He was married to Lucille Mohr. He died on 29 March 2012 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Michael Peterson was born on 24 September 1952 in Queensland, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Powers of Matthew Star (1982), Morning of the Earth (1972) and In Search of Tubular Swells (1976). He died on 29 March 2012 in Queensland, Australia.
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T.J. Meyers served in the United States Navy Medical Corps and was stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Serving with the Marines and the Seals. He is a Lifetime member of the VFW and is a Vietnam era veteran. He graduated with Distinction from Mesa Community College & Phoenix College Arizona State University and Arizona Western College.- Actor
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Danny Rees was born on 21 September 1934 in Decatur, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Football Factory (2004), Coonskin (1974) and The Day of the Wolves (1971). He died on 29 March 2012 in Orange County, California, USA.- Olimpia Cavalli (30 August 1930 - 29 March 2012) was an Italian actress. Born in Cadeo, she was mainly active between the late fifties and mid-sixties. After being a star on avanspettacolo alongside Erminio Macario, she made her film debut in 1959 in the comedy "La cambiale" by Camillo Mastrocinque. After a number of films, including Roberto Rossellini's "Vanina Vanini", Dino Risi's "The Thursday" and Ugo Tognazzi's "His Women", in 1966 she married and retired from showbusiness. After a long hiatus, she resumed her activities in 1999, to star in the film "L'ultimo volo".
- David Walter was born on 1 February 1948 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, UK. He was a producer, known for Decision 79 (1979), On the Record (1988) and Panorama (1953). He died on 29 March 2012 in Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, UK.
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Drahomíra Vlachová was born on 6 May 1949 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Starci na chmelu (1964), Údolie vecných karaván (1968) and Drahé tety a já (1975). She died on 29 March 2012 in Praha, Czech Republic.- William Sampson was born on 17 April 1959 in Middleton, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was a writer, known for Confessions of an Innocent Man (2007) and 60 Minutes (1968). He died on 29 March 2012 in Penrith, Cumbria, England, UK.
- Ray Narleski was born on 25 November 1928 in Camden, New Jersey, USA. He died on 29 March 2012 in Gloucester Township, New Jersey, USA.
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Jim McCrary was born on 31 August 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Jim is known for Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1971), The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark (2013) and Legends (2006). Jim died on 29 March 2012 in Palo Alto, California, USA.