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Louis Antonio (born January 23, 1934) is an American and TV director best known for performing in the films Cool Hand Luke and . He also starred in two short-lived TV series, Dog and Cat, and Makin' It.


Early life and education
Antonio was born Louis Demetrios Antoniou in of English, French, and German descent on his mother's side and Greek on his father's side (the family name was originally Antoniou). During his teens, he worked as a sports reporter on the Daily Oklahoman.Antonio attended the University of Oklahoma on a journalism scholarship and earned a degree in French. "A Dog's Life for Lou", The Robesonian, May 1, 1977, p. 13. He also took college courses in acting and appeared on stage. He later moved to New York City and studied acting , and .


Career
In January 1962, Antonio was a guest artist at Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack, New York, where he directed 's The Chalk Garden. In the mid-1960s, Antonio began his career as a television actor, sometimes starring in multiple episodes of the same series, as different characters. These series included , The Naked City, , , , The Fugitive, Twelve O'Clock High, The Monkees, The F.B.I., The Defenders, The Mod Squad, , Cannon, Hawaii Five-O, Bracken's World, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, and I Dream of Jeannie. Antonio memorably guest-starred as the human version of a chimpanzee-turned-human on a popular fifth-season episode of titled "Going Ape" and played Barney in The Snoop Sisters.

On , he co-starred with in “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield” (1969), which eventually became one of the most popular of the series. In 2016, The Hollywood Reporter rated “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield” the 11th best television episode of all Star Trek franchise television shows prior to Star Trek: Discovery including live-action and animated series but not counting the movies. Also in 2016, ranked Antonio and Gorshin (as Bele and Lokai) as the 10th best guest stars on Star Trek: The Original Series.

As a director, Antonio mostly worked in , notably including: The Flying Nun, The Young Rebels, , The Partridge Family, The Rockford Files, , , American Gothic, Party of Five, Dawson's Creek, , , and The West Wing. His last work was on in 2007.


Personal life
Antonio was married to fellow member, and they had two daughters. The couple divorced in 1980. Their daughter Elkin Antoniou is a writer, director and award-winning documentarian.

Antonio's elder brother, James Antonio, and sister-in-law, , are also actors.


Filmography
  • 1961 Splendor in the Grass as Oil Field Worker At Party (uncredited)
  • 1961 (TV Movie)
  • 1961-1963 Naked City (TV Series) as Charlie Tepperoni / Ernie / Al Machias / Civil Service Applicant
  • 1963 Breaking Point (TV Series) as Paul Knopf
  • 1963 Route 66 (TV Series) as Tony Donato
  • 1962-1963 The Defenders (TV Series) as Danny Norton / Bo Jackson / Sam
  • 1963 America, America as Osman
  • 1963-1966 The Fugitive (TV Series) as Don / Matt Mooney / Vinnie
  • 1965 For the People
  • 1964-1965 Twelve O'Clock High (TV Series) as Captain Bing Pollard / Captain Wade Ritchie
  • 1966 The Virginian (TV Series) as Niles Tait
  • 1966 The Wackiest Ship in the Army (TV Series) as Jocko
  • 1966 Hawaii as Reverend Abraham Hewlett
  • 1966 Hawk (TV Series) as Frankie Gellen
  • 1966 (TV Series) as Harve Kane
  • 1967 The Road West (TV Series) as Mike Kerkorian
  • 1967 The Monkees (TV Series) as Judd in S2:E7, "Hillbilly Honeymoon"
  • 1967 Cool Hand Luke as Koko
  • 1968 I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) as Charley
  • 1968 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) as Stefanos
  • 1968 (TV Series) as Davey
  • 1968-1980 Insight (TV Series) as Burglar / J.P.
  • 1969 Have Gun-Will Travel (TV Series) as Ted Greive
  • 1969 (TV Series) as Lokai in S3:E15, "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield"
  • 1969 (TV Series) as Kee Cho
  • 1965-1969 (TV Series) as Mace / Smiley / Curt Tynan / Rich / Harve Kane
  • 1969 (TV Series) as Harry Simmons
  • 1970 Sole Survivor (TV Movie) as Tony
  • 1969-1970 Here Come the Brides (TV Series) as Telly Theodakis
  • 1970 The Flying Nun (TV Series) as The Stone Mason (uncredited)
  • 1970 as Corrigan
  • 1970-1971 The Mod Squad (TV Series) as Arnold Kane / Case
  • 1970 Bracken's World (TV Series) as Hal Ingersol
  • 1970 Storefront Lawyers (TV Series) as Walter Babson
  • 1971 (TV Series) as Gordon Krager
  • 1971 Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) as David Harper
  • 1971 Cannon (TV Series) as Arnie Crawford
  • 1970-1972 (TV Series) as Rudy Blake / Robert Siomney
  • 1972 Cade's County (TV Series) as Frank Cameron
  • 1973 (TV Series) as Jake
  • 1973 Partners in Crime (TV Movie) as Sam Hatch
  • 1971-1973 The F.B.I. (TV Series) as Parrish / Arlen Parent
  • 1973-1974 The Snoop Sisters (TV Series) as Barney
  • 1973-1974 (TV Series) as Jack Lembo / Jay Warfield
  • 1977 Dog and Cat (TV Series) as Sergeant Jack Ramsey
  • 1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) as The Director
  • 1979 Makin' It (TV Series) as Joseph Manucci
  • 1980 Where The Ladies Go (TV Movie) as Hugo
  • 1985 Thirteen at Dinner (TV Movie) as Movie Producer (uncredited)
  • 1990 Face to Face ( Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation, TV Movie) as Dr. Calvin Finch
  • 2003 Frankie and Johnny Are Married as Lou Antonio


As director
  • Heroic Mission (1967)
  • Then Came Bronson (1969)
  • The Flying Nun (1969–70)
  • Here Come the Brides (1970)
  • The Young Rebels (1970)
  • (1971)
  • The Partridge Family (1971–1972)
  • Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971–1973)
  • (1972)
  • (1973)
  • Griff (1973; also writer)
  • Love Is Not Forever (1974)
  • Fools, Females and Fun (1974)
  • (1974)
  • Someone I Touched (1975)
  • McCloud (1972–1975)
  • McMillan & Wife (1975–1976)
  • The Rockford Files (1974–1976)
  • Lanigan's Rabbi (1976)
  • Delvecchio (1976)
  • Rich Man, Poor Man Book II (1976)
  • Something for Joey (1977)
  • The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)
  • The Gypsy Warriors (1978)
  • The Critical List (1978)
  • A Real American Hero (1978)
  • The Chinese Typewriter (1979)
  • Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979)
  • Heaven on Earth (1979)
  • Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1979)
  • The Contender (1980)
  • We're Fighting Back (1981)
  • The Star Maker (1981)
  • The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid (1981)
  • Something So Right (1982)
  • Between Friends (1983)
  • A Good Sport (1984)
  • Threesome (1984)
  • Rearview Mirror (1984)
  • Thirteen at Dinner (1985)
  • One Terrific Guy (1986)

  • Shell Game (1987)
  • Pals (1987)
  • Mayflower Madam (1987)
  • The Outside Woman (1989; also producer)
  • (1989; also executive producer)
  • Face to Face ( Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation; 1990)
  • Sporting Chance (1990)
  • This Gun for Hire (1991)
  • Lies Before Kisses (1991)
  • The Last Prostitute (1991)
  • The Rape of Doctor Willis (1991)
  • A Taste for Killing (1992)
  • Nightmare in the Daylight (1992)
  • The Contender (1993)
  • Party of Five (1994)
  • (1994)
  • (1995)
  • The Cosby Mysteries (1995)
  • (1995)
  • (1993–1996)
  • (1996)
  • Mr & Mrs. Smith (1996)
  • Spy Game (1997)
  • Roar (1997)
  • Dawson's Creek (1998)
  • Vengeance Unlimited (1998)
  • To Have & To Hold
  • Wasteland (1999)
  • The Force (1999)
  • Get Real (1999)
  • Felicity (2000)
  • The West Wing (2001)
  • (2000–2001; also editor)
  • (2001)
  • The Guardian (2001)
  • (2002)
  • The Handler (2003)
  • Numb3rs (2003)
  • Reunion (2005)
  • (2006–2007)


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