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3 unusual facts about Cool Hand Luke


Barry Finnerty

Finnerty is the son of Obie Award-winning actor Warren Finnerty (1924–1974), who appeared in numerous films including Cool Hand Luke and Easy Rider.

Cool Hand Lōc

The album name is likely a reference to the film, Cool Hand Luke.

Denny Crum

Crum's prolific post-season play and calm demeanor earned him the monikers "Mr. March" and his most well-known nickname, "Cool Hand Luke."


Clifton James

George Clifton James (born May 29, 1921) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Sheriff J.W. Pepper alongside Roger Moore in the James Bond films Live and Let Die (1973) and The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) and as the prison guard in Cool Hand Luke (1967).

He was again a Southern character as the penitentiary's floor-walker in the Paul Newman film Cool Hand Luke, and again as Sheriff Lester Crabb, a temporary one-off replacement for regular Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (James Best) in the second season Dukes of Hazzard episode "Treasure of Hazzard" (1980).

Conrad Hall

Named after writers Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn, he was best known for photographing films such as In Cold Blood, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, American Beauty, and Road to Perdition.

Morgan Woodward

He also played the silent, sunglasses-wearing "man with no eyes", Boss Godfrey (the Walking Boss) in Cool Hand Luke, and has third-most guest appearances on Gunsmoke, with 19, behind only Victor French (23 times), and Gregg Palmer (20 times).

Robert Donner

Film credits include Cool Hand Luke, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, High Plains Drifter, Vanishing Point, Damnation Alley, The Undefeated and Under the Rainbow.

Sequoyah Prep School

Sequoyah has shared the stage with artists such as All Get Out, Anathallo, Anberlin, Better Than Ezra, Colour Revolt, Cool Hand Luke, Corey Smith, Jupiter Coyote, Phantom Planet, Quiet Drive, and Umbrellas.

The Fires of Life

The Fires of Life is the third full-length album by Christian rock band Cool Hand Luke.


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