| Name Lou Antonio Role Actor | Siblings Jim Antonio | |
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| Spouse Lane Bradbury (m. 1965–1980) Children Angelique Antonio, Elkin Antonio TV shows The Snoop Sisters, Dog and Cat, Makin' It Movies Cool Hand Luke, Thirteen at Dinner, America America, Something for Joey, Nightmare in the Daylight Similar People Lane Bradbury, J D Cannon, Robert Drivas, Stuart Rosenberg, Jo Van Fleet | ||
Lou Antonio (born January 23, 1934) is an American actor and TV director best known for performing in the films Cool Hand Luke and America America. He also starred in two short-lived TV series, Dog and Cat, and Makin' It.
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Early years
Born in Oklahoma City, he made a name for himself as a sports reporter on the Daily Oklahoman.
Career
Antonio made appeared (sometimes in multiple episodes as different characters) on 1960s and 1970s series including The Rookies, The Naked City, Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke, The Fugitive, Twelve O'Clock High, The Monkees, Star Trek, The Defenders, The Mod Squad, Hawaii Five-O, Night Gallery, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, and I Dream of Jeannie. He played the human version of a chimpanzee turned human on an episode of Bewitched. As a director, he mostly worked on television (The Rockford Files, Dawson's Creek, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Boston Legal, and The West Wing).
Antonio was married to fellow Actors Studio member, Lane Bradbury, who appeared in an early episode of McCloud, directed by Antonio (episode 13, which aired February 23, 1972). His brother, Jim Antonio, is also an actor.
