Lou Antonio, a renowned American actor and television director, was born on January 23, 1934, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. He is best recognized for his performances in the films Cool Hand Luke and America, America.
Antonio's extensive television career spanned numerous short-lived series, including Dog and Cat and Makin' It. He also made recurring appearances as different characters on various 1960s and 1970s television shows, such as The Rookies, Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke, The Fugitive, Twelve O'Clock High, Star Trek, I Dream of Jeannie, and The Defenders.
One of his most memorable roles was in the Star Trek episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield," where he played a half-white, half-black alien pursued by an oppositely half-black, half-white alien portrayed by Frank Gorshin.
Antonio also made a notable appearance on the supernatural sitcom Bewitched, where he played the human version of a chimpanzee turned human.
As a director, Lou Antonio has primarily worked on television movies, such as Mayflower Madam, and television series like The Rockford Files, Dawson's Creek, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and The West Wing.
Lou Antonio was married to fellow actor Lane Bradbury, and his brother, Jim Antonio, is also an actor.
