The Couch Critic Logo
The Couch CriticCouch Critic
TrendingMoviesTV ShowsListsReviewsWhat to Watch
LogoThe Couch Critic

Menu

TrendingMoviesTV ShowsListsReviewsWhat to Watch

© 2026 The Couch Critic

The Couch Critic Logo

The Couch Critic

Your go-to destination for honest movie and TV show reviews from a passionate community of critics. Join the conversation today.

X

Explore

  • Trending
  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Reviews
  • Lists
  • Games
  • About Us

Categories

  • Popular Movies
  • Trending Now
  • Upcoming
  • Airing Today
  • Movie Genres
  • TV Genres

Community

  • Guides
  • What to Watch

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Cookie Policy
  • RSS Feed
© 2026 The Couch Critic.•Built by Hayden Thorn
Cookie Settings
The Movie Database

This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

Home/People/Lou Antonio
Lou Antonio profile photo
Born
Jan 23, 1934
Age 92
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

14
Movies
39
TV Shows
76
Directed
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Lou Antonio

Directing

Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Antonio's only recurring TV guest role character was on Here Come the Brides, but he made multiple appearances as different characters on 1960s and 1970s series like The Rookies, Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke, The Fugitive, Twelve O'Clock High, Star Trek (in the memorable episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield", in which he played the half-white, half-black alien pursued by the oppositely half-black, half-white alien played by Frank Gorshin), I Dream of Jeannie, and The Defenders. Antonio also played the human version of a chimpanzee turned human on an episode of the supernatural sitcom Bewitched. As a director, he has mostly worked on TV movies such as Mayflower Madam, and TV series such as The Rockford Files, Dawson's Creek, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and The West Wing. Antonio was married to fellow actor Lane Bradbury, and his brother, Jim Antonio, is also an actor. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lou Antonio, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​
From Cheesecake to Cheesecake: The Joy Harmon Story poster

From Cheesecake to Cheesecake: The Joy Harmon Story

Cast
2013
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke' poster

A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'

as Self
2008
Face to Face poster

Face to Face

as Dr. Calvin Finch
1990
Thirteen at Dinner poster

Thirteen at Dinner

as Movie Producer (uncredited)
1985
Where the Ladies Go poster

Where the Ladies Go

as Hugo
1980
Dog and Cat poster

Dog and Cat

as Jack Ramsey
1977
Partners in Crime poster

Partners in Crime

as Sam Hatch
1973
The Phynx poster

The Phynx

as Corrigan
1970
Sole Survivor poster

Sole Survivor

as Tony
1970
Cool Hand Luke poster

Cool Hand Luke

as Koko
1967
Hawaii poster

Hawaii

as Abraham Hewlett
1966
America America poster

America America

as Osman
1963
The Power and the Glory poster

The Power and the Glory

Cast
1963
Splendor in the Grass poster

Splendor in the Grass

as Oil Field Worker at Party (uncredited)
1961