Lou Antonio
Louis 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". Early years. Born in Oklahoma City of Greek descent (the family name was originally Antoniou), he made a name for himself as a sports reporter on the "Daily Oklahoman". Career. In January 1962, Antonio was a guest artist at Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack, NY, where he directed Enid Bagnold's "The Chalk Garden". In the mid-60s, Antonio  began his career as a television actor, sometimes starring in multiple episodes of the same series, as different characters. These series included "The Rookies", "The Naked City", "", "Gunsmoke", "The Fugitive", "Twelve O'Clock High", "The Monkees", "The F.B.I.", "The Defenders", "The Mod Squad", "Dan August," "Cannon," "Hawaii Five-O", "Night Gallery", "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 "Bewitched" titled "Going Ape", which also guest-starred Danny Bonaduce. He also starred as Barney in  The Snoop Sisters. On "", he co-starred with Frank Gorshin 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, SyFy ranked guest stars Frank Gorshin and Lou Antonio (as Bele and Lokai, the black and white aliens), the 10th best guest stars on the original series. As  a director, Antonio mostly worked in television, notably including: "The Flying Nun", "The Young Rebels", "Banacek", "The Partridge Family", "The Rockford Files", "", "Picket Fences", "American Gothic", "Party of Five", "Dawson's Creek", "Chicago Hope", "", and "The West Wing". His last work was on "Boston Legal" in 2007. Personal life. Antonio was married to fellow Actors Studio member, Lane Bradbury 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, Jim Antonio, and sister-in-law, Hildy Brooks, are also actors.