Name Lou Antonio Role Actor | Siblings Jim Antonio | |
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Spouse Lane Bradbury (m. 1965–1980) Children Angelique Antonio, Elkin Antonio 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.
Filmography
Director
2006
Boston Legal (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- Green Christmas (2007)
- Whose God Is It Anyway? (2006)
- Race Ipsa (2006)
- The Cancer Man Can (2006)
2005
Reunion (TV Series) (1 episode)
- 1990 (2005)
2005
Numb3rs (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Sabotage (2005)
2003
The Handler (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Body of Evidence (2003)
2001
The Guardian (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- No Good Deed (2002)
- Solidarity (2002)
- The Funnies (2001)
- Indian Summer (2001)
2002
Family Affair (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Room Parent (2002)
2002
First Monday (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Right to Die (2002)
2001
UC: Undercover (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Of Fathers and Sons (2001)
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Face Lift (2001)
- To Halve and to Hold (2001)
- Friends & Lovers (2000)
2001
The West Wing (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Drop In (2001)
2001
The Fugitive (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Lagniappe (2001)
2000
Felicity (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Hello, I Must Be Going (2000)
2000
Get Real (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Distance (2000)
1995
Chicago Hope (TV Series) (11 episodes)
- Gray Matters (2000)
- Team Play (1999)
- Austin, We Have a Problem (1998)
- Physician, Heal Thyself (1998)
- All in the Family (1997)
- Sympathy for the Devil (1997)
- Leggo My Ego (1997)
- Take My Wife, Please (1997)
- Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (1996)
- From Soup to Nuts (1995)
- Life Support (1995)
1999
The Force (TV Movie)
1999
Wasteland (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Great Expectations (1999)
1997
Party of Five (TV Series) (7 episodes)
- Ties That Bind (1999)
- Wrestling Demons (1999)
- Fam-i-ly (1999)
- Rings of Saturn (1999)
- True or False (1998)
- Handicaps (1997)
- Promises, Promises (1997)
1998
Dawson's Creek (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- Indian Summer (1999)
- Ch- Ch- Ch- Changes (1999)
- The Dance (1998)
- Hurricane (1998)
1998
To Have & to Hold (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Stuck in the Blizzard with You (1998)
1998
Vengeance Unlimited (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Bitter End (1998)
1998
Michael Hayes (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Under Color of Law (1998)
1995
American Gothic (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- Ring of Fire (1998)
- Requiem (1996)
- The Buck Stops Here (1996)
- Damned If You Don't (1995)
1997
Roar (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Banshee (1997)
1997
Spy Game (TV Series) (1 episode)
- With Friends Like These- (1997)
1996
Dark Skies (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Ancient Future (1996)
1996
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Space Flight Episode (1996)
1993
Picket Fences (TV Series) (6 episodes)
- Dem Bones (1996)
- Dog Eat Dog (1995)
- May It Please the Court (1994)
- Cold Spell (1994)
- Squatter's Rights (1994)
- The Dancing Bandit (1993)
1995
The Cosby Mysteries (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Dial 'H' for Murder (1995)
- Comic Book Murder (1995)
1994
Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Many Happy Returns (1994)
1993
The Contender (TV Movie)
1992
Nightmare in the Daylight (TV Movie)
1992
A Taste for Killing (TV Movie)
1991
The Rape of Doctor Willis (TV Movie)
1991
The Last Prostitute (TV Movie)
1991
Lies Before Kisses (TV Movie)
1991
This Gun for Hire (TV Movie)
1990
Sporting Chance (TV Movie)
1990
Face to Face (TV Movie)
1989
Dark Holiday (TV Movie)
1989
The Outside Woman (TV Movie)
1987
Mayflower Madam (TV Movie)
1987
Pals (TV Movie)
1987
Shell Game (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Pilot (1987)
1986
One Terrific Guy (TV Movie)
1985
Thirteen at Dinner (TV Movie)
1984
Rearview Mirror (TV Movie)
1984
Threesome (TV Movie)
1984
A Good Sport (TV Movie)
1983
Between Friends (TV Movie)
1982
Something So Right (TV Movie)
1981
The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid (TV Movie)
1981
Gabe and Walker (TV Movie)
1981
The Star Maker (TV Movie)
1981
We're Fighting Back (TV Movie)
1980
The Contender (TV Mini Series) (1 episode)
- Pilot (1980)
1979
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (TV Movie)
1979
Heaven on Earth (TV Movie)
1979
The Chinese Typewriter (TV Movie)
1979
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (TV Movie)
1978
A Real American Hero (TV Movie)
1978
The Critical List (TV Movie)
1978
The Gypsy Warriors (TV Movie) (as Theo James)
1977
The Girl in the Empty Grave (TV Movie)
1977
Something for Joey (TV Movie)
1974
McMillan & Wife (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Philip's Game (1977)
- Point of Law (1976)
- Deadly Inheritance (1975)
- Love, Honor and Swindle (1975) - (as Louis Antonio)
- Downshift to Danger (1974)
1976
Delvecchio (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Silent Prey (1976)
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Chapter I (1976)
1976
Lanigan's Rabbi (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Friday the Rabbi Slept Late (1976)
1974
The Rockford Files (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Foul on the First Play (1976)
- The No-Cut Contract (1976)
- The Aaron Ironwood School of Success (1975)
- Roundabout (1975)
- The Kirkoff Case (1974)
1972
McCloud (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Fire! (1975)
- The Man with the Golden Hat (1975)
- The Solid Gold Swingers (1973) - (as Louis Antonio)
- Showdown at the End of the World (1973) - (as Louis Antonio)
- Give My Regrets to Broadway (1972) - (as Louis Antonio)
1975
Someone I Touched (TV Movie)
1974
Love Is Not Forever (TV Movie)
1974
Amy Prentiss (TV Series)
1974
Sons and Daughters (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Invitation (1974)
1974
Fools, Females and Fun (TV Movie)
1973
Griff (TV Series)
1971
The Partridge Family (TV Series) (6 episodes)
- Diary of a Mad Millionaire (1973)
- Swiss Family Partridge (1972)
- M is for the Many Things (1972)
- I Am Curious Partridge (1972)
- Where Do Mermaids Go? (1971)
- Anatomy of a Tonsil (1971)
1973
The Rookies (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Easy Money (1973) - (as Louis Antonio)
1971
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- A Girl Named Tham (1973) - (as Louis Antonio)
- Seed of Doubt (1973) - (as Louis Antonio)
- The First Day of Your Life (1972)
- Smiles from Yesterday (1972) - (as Louis Antonio)
- Nothing Personal (1971)
1972
Banacek (TV Series) (1 episode)
- To Steal a King (1972) - (as Louis Antonio)
1971
Getting Together (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1972)
- All Shook Up (1971)
1970
The Young Rebels (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Age of Independence (1970) - (as Louis Antonio)
1969
The Flying Nun (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- A Gift for El Charro (1970)
- Armando and the Pool Table (1970) - (as Louis Antonio)
- Hector and the Brass Bed (1969) - (as Louis Antonio)
1970
Here Come the Brides (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Two Worlds (1970) - (as Louis Antonio)
- Another Game in Town (1970) - (as Louis Antonio)
1969
Then Came Bronson (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Against a Blank Cold Wall (1969)
1968
Gentle Ben (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- The Warden's Apprentice (1969)
- Knights of the Road (1968)
- Ben the Champ (1968)
1967
Heroic Mission (TV Series)
Actor
2003
Frankie and Johnny Are Married as
Lou Antonio
1998
Spy Game (TV Series) as
Premier Zostrov
- How Diplomatic of You (1998) - Premier Zostrov
1990
Face to Face (TV Movie) as
Dr. Calvin Finch
1985
Thirteen at Dinner (TV Movie) as
Movie Producer (uncredited)
1982
Remington Steele (TV Series) as
Wallace
- Tempered Steele (1982) - Wallace (uncredited)
1980
Where the Ladies Go (TV Movie) as
Hugo
1979
Makin' It (TV Series) as
Joseph Manucci
- Friends for Life (1979) - Joseph Manucci
- Tony's Homecoming (1979) - Joseph Manucci
- Little Orphan Fusco (1979) - Joseph Manucci
- Something for Ma (1979) - Joseph Manucci
- Fun, Fun, Fun: Part 2 (1979) - Joseph Manucci
- Fun, Fun, Fun: Part 1 (1979) - Joseph Manucci
- Big Brother Is Watching (1979) - Joseph Manucci
- The Art Auction (1979) - Joseph Manucci
- Stayin' Alive (1979) - Joseph Manucci
1977
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) as
The Director
- Mystery of the Hollywood Phantom, Part II (1977) - The Director
1977
Dog and Cat (TV Movie) as
Jack Ramsey
1977
Dog and Cat (TV Series) as
Det. Sgt. Jack Ramsey
- Yesterday's Woman (1977) - Det. Sgt. Jack Ramsey
- Dead Skunk (1977) - Det. Sgt. Jack Ramsey
- Brother Death (1977) - Det. Sgt. Jack Ramsey
- A Duck Is a Duck (1977) - Det. Sgt. Jack Ramsey
- Live Bait (1977) - Det. Sgt. Jack Ramsey
- Dead Dog and Cat (1977) - Det. Sgt. Jack Ramsey
- Pilot (1977) - Det. Sgt. Jack Ramsey
1973
The Rookies (TV Series) as
Jack Lembo / Jay Warfield
- An Ugly Way to Die (1974) - Jack Lembo
- Tarnished Idol (1973) - Jay Warfield
1968
Insight (TV Series) as
Burglar / J.P.
- The Theft (1974) - Burglar
- The Ballad of Alma Gerlayne (1968) - J.P.
1973
The Snoop Sisters (TV Series) as
Barney
- A Black Day for Bluebeard (1974) - Barney
- The Devil Made Me Do It! (1974) - Barney
- Fear Is a Free-Throw (1974) - Barney
- Corpse and Robbers (1973) - Barney
1971
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Parrish / Arlen Parent
- Fool's Gold (1973) - Parrish
- Superstition Rock (1971) - Arlen Parent
1973
Partners in Crime (TV Movie) as
Sam Hatch
1973
Night Gallery (TV Series) as
Jake
- Death on a Barge (1973) - Jake
1972
Cade's County (TV Series) as
Frank Cameron
- Inferno (1972) - Frank Cameron
1970
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Rudy Blake / Robert Siomney
- Double Dead (1972) - Rudy Blake
- The Hostage (1970) - Robert Siomney
1971
Cannon (TV Series) as
Arnie Crawford
- Stone, Cold Dead (1971) - Arnie Crawford
1971
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) as
David Harper
- The Burning Ice (1971) - David Harper
1970
Mod Squad (TV Series) as
Arnold Kane / Case
- The Medicine Men (1971) - Arnold Kane
- The Long Road Home (1970) - Case
1971
Dan August (TV Series) as
Gordon Krager
- Bullet for a Hero (1971) - Gordon Krager
1970
Men at Law (TV Series) as
Walter Babson
- Easy to Be Hard (1970) - Walter Babson
1970
Bracken's World (TV Series) as
Hal Ingersol
- Murder Off-Camera (1970) - Hal Ingersol
1970
The Phynx as
Corrigan
1970
The Flying Nun (TV Series) as
Stone Mason
- No Tears for Mrs. Thomas (1970) - Stone Mason (uncredited)
1969
Here Come the Brides (TV Series) as
Telly Theodakis
- To the Victor (1970) - Telly Theodakis
- Land Grant (1969) - Telly Theodakis
1970
Sole Survivor (TV Movie) as
Tony
1969
Bewitched (TV Series) as
Harry Simmons
- Going Ape (1969) - Harry Simmons
1965
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Mace / Smiley / Curt Tynan / ...
- The Long Night (1969) - Mace
- Goldtown (1969) - Smiley
- O'Quillian (1968) - Curt Tynan (uncredited)
- Prairie Wolfer (1967) - Rich
- Outlaw's Woman (1965) - Harve Kane
1969
Gentle Ben (TV Series) as
Kee Cho
- Flamingo Flats (1969) - Kee Cho
1969
Star Trek (TV Series) as
Lokai
- Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (1969) - Lokai
1968
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Davey
- In Defense of Honor (1968) - Davey
1968
The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) as
Stefanos
- Two for Penny (1968) - Stefanos
1968
I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) as
Charley
- Genie, Genie, Who's Got the Genie?: Part 2 (1968) - Charley
- Genie, Genie, Who's Got the Genie?: Part 1 (1968) - Charley
1967
Cool Hand Luke as
Koko
1967
The Monkees (TV Series) as
Judd
- Hillbilly Honeymoon (1967) - Judd
1967
The Road West (TV Series) as
Mike Kerkorian
- The Eighty-Seven Dollar Bride (1967) - Mike Kerkorian
1963
The Fugitive (TV Series) as
Don / Matt Mooney / Vinnie
- The Devil's Disciples (1966) - Don
- A.P.B. (1965) - Matt Mooney
- See Hollywood and Die (1963) - Vinnie
1966
Hawk (TV Series) as
Frankie Gellen
- The Shivering Pigeon (1966) - Frankie Gellen
1966
Hawaii as
Rev. Abraham Hewlett
1966
The Wackiest Ship in the Army (TV Series) as
Jocko
- Liberty Was a Lady (1966) - Jocko
1966
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Niles Tait
- The Inchworm's Got No Wings at All (1966) - Niles Tait
1964
12 O'Clock High (TV Series) as
Capt. Bing Pollard / Capt. Wade Ritchie
- Target 802 (1965) - Capt. Bing Pollard
- The Men and the Boys (1964) - Capt. Wade Ritchie
1965
For the People (TV Series) as
Lupton
- A Competent Witness (1965) - Lupton
1963
America America as
Osman
1963
Camera Three (TV Series) as
Marvin Macy
- The Ballad of the Sad Café - Part II (1963) - Marvin Macy
- The Ballad of the Sad Café - Part I (1963) - Marvin Macy
1961
The Defenders (TV Series) as
Danny Norton / Bo Jackson / Sam
- The Crowd Pleaser (1963) - Danny Norton
- Death Takes the Stand (1962) - Bo Jackson
- The Riot (1961) - Sam
1963
Route 66 (TV Series) as
Tony Donato
- And Make Thunder His Tribute (1963) - Tony Donato
1963
Breaking Point (TV Series) as
Paul Knopf
- The Bull Roarer (1963) - Paul Knopf
1959
Naked City (TV Series) as
Charlie Tepperoni / Ernie / Al Machias / ...
- Color Schemes Like Never Before (1963) - Charlie Tepperoni
- Portrait of a Painter (1962) - Ernie
- A Hole in the City (1961) - Al Machias (as Louis Antonio)
- The Shield (1959) - Civil Service Applicant (uncredited)
1961
The Power and the Glory (TV Movie) as
Vittorio
1961
Great Ghost Tales (TV Series) as
Hank
- The Wendigo (1961) - Hank
1961
Splendor in the Grass as
Oil Field Worker at Party (uncredited)
1961
Tallahassee 7000 (TV Series)
- The Pure Horse (1961)
1960
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Ted Greive
- The Tender Gun (1960) - Ted Greive
1960
Play of the Week (TV Series)
- A Piece of Blue Sky (1960)
Producer
2023
Opa (Short) (executive producer)
2014
Never a Neverland (Documentary) (executive producer)
1989
Dark Holiday (TV Movie) (executive producer)
1989
The Outside Woman (TV Movie) (producer)
1984
Micki + Maude (executive producer)
Writer
1973
Griff (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Framing of Billy the Kid (1973) - (written by)
1968
Mission Batangas (screenplay - as Lewis Antonio)
Miscellaneous
2021
When I Met Mia (Short) (executive producer)
Thanks
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To Rise Above (Documentary) (special thanks) (post-production)
2017
The Custodian (very special thanks)
2013
The Bullsh*t Detective (TV Series) (thanks - 2013)
2008
A Natural Born World-Shaker: Making 'Cool Hand Luke' (Video documentary short) (special thanks)
2003
Frankie and Johnny Are Married (special thanks)
Self
2020
The Projection Booth (TV Series) as
Self
- The Phynx (2020) - Self
2013
From Cheesecake to Cheesecake: The Joy Harmon Story (Documentary) as
Self
2010
From the Midst of Pain (Documentary) as
Self
2008
A Natural Born World-Shaker: Making 'Cool Hand Luke' (Video documentary short) as
Self
2000
David Dukes Memorial (Video) as
Self / speaker
1995
The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
1979
The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
1978
The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
1964
Night Line (TV Series) as
Self
- Mercedes McCambridge, Lou Antonio (1964) - Self
Archive Footage
2005
How William Shatner Changed the World (TV Movie documentary) as
Lokai
1980
Dan August: Murder, My Friend (TV Movie) as
Gordon Krager
References
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