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Lou Antonio is a Actor, Director, Writer and Executive Producer American born on 23 january 1934

Lou Antonio

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Birth name Louis Demetrios Antonio
Nationality USA
Birth 23 january 1934 (90 years)

Lou Antonio, de son vrai nom Louis Demetrios Antonio, est un réalisateur, acteur et producteur américain né le 23 janvier 1934 à Oklahoma City (États-Unis).

Biography

Il est le fils de James Demetrios, propriétaire de restaurant, et de Lucille Antonio (née Wright), caissière. Son frère Jim Antonio est également un acteur.

Best films

Cool Hand Luke (1967)
(Actor)
America America (1963)
(Actor)

Usually with

Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
(2 films)
Gayne Rescher
Gayne Rescher
(3 films)
Jaclyn Smith
Jaclyn Smith
(2 films)
William Inge
William Inge
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Lou Antonio (14 films)

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Actor

Thirteen at Dinner, 1h27
Directed by Lou Antonio
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, Diane Keen, Bill Nighy, Jonathan Cecil, David Suchet
Roles Movie Producer
Rating61% 3.0926253.0926253.0926253.0926253.092625
Hercule Poirot fait la connaissance sur un plateau de télévision de l'acteur Bryan Martin et de sa future partenaire à l'écran Jane Wilkinson, qui s'avère être en réalité Carlotta Adams, une imitatrice. Ils sont tous invités chez la véritable actrice qui apprécie le talent de Carlotta. Jane demande à Poirot d'intercéder en sa faveur auprès de son mari, Lord Edgware, pour obtenir son consentement en vue d'un divorce. Ce dernier assure à Poirot avoir pourtant déjà donné son consentement par écrit quelques mois plus tôt. Peu après, Lord Edgware est retrouvé mort.
Sole Survivor, 1h30
Directed by Paul Stanley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Vince Edwards, Richard Basehart, William Shatner, Lou Antonio, Patrick Wayne, Alan Caillou
Roles Tony
Rating72% 3.633733.633733.633733.633733.63373
While returning from a World War II bombing mission, a United States Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bomber sustains damage from action with German fighters. Without any order to abandon the aircraft, the navigator, Hamner (Basehart), panics and bails out. The aircraft, now lost due to having no navigator, and the remaining crew overfly their base and continue on for another 700 miles before eventually crash landing in the Libyan desert.
Cool Hand Luke, 2h6
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Action, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J. D. Cannon, Strother Martin, Robert Drivas, Lou Antonio
Roles Koko
Rating80% 4.0484554.0484554.0484554.0484554.048455
Decorated Korean War veteran Lucas "Luke" Jackson (Paul Newman), is arrested for cutting the "heads" off parking meters one drunken night. He is sentenced to two years in prison and sent to a Florida chain gang prison run by a sadistic warden, the Captain (Strother Martin), and a stoic rifleman, Walking Boss Godfrey (Morgan Woodward), whose eyes are always obstructed by a pair of mirrored sunglasses.
Hawaii
Hawaii (1966)
, 3h9
Directed by George Roy Hill, James Blue, Richard Talmadge
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Gene Hackman, Jocelyne LaGarde, Richard Harris, Carroll O'Connor
Roles Abraham Hewlett
Rating64% 3.2485053.2485053.2485053.2485053.248505
The story follows Prince Keoki Kanakoa, the Reverend Abner Hale and his wife Jerusha, who join the prince on mission to the Islands of Hawaii for the Calvinist church with the promise to make Kanakoa a minister. Upon their arrival to the islands, the ship stops in Lahaina, Maui before going on to Honolulu, Oahu where the main church has been established. There they are greeted by the aliʻi nui, Malama Kanakoa, Keoki's mother, who stops the Hales from traveling further when she demands Jerusha remain in Lahaina to teach her to write. Reverend Hale attempts to teach her of the Christian God first but she refuses until she, herself can write. Only after that will she listen to Abner's Christian teachings. As Hale learns, there is a serious difference between a destiny calling to him and the call to recognize the needs of others.
America America, 2h48
Directed by Elia Kazan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about immigration, La précarité, L'émigration
Actors Stathis Giallelis, Frank Wolff, John Marley, Robert H. Harris, Lou Antonio, Estelle Hemsley
Roles Osman
Rating76% 3.8425453.8425453.8425453.8425453.842545
In this tall, loosely based upon the life of Kazan's uncle, the director uses little-known cast members, with the entire storyline revolving around the central performance of Greek actor Stathis Giallelis (born 1941), twenty-two years old at the time of production, who is in virtually every scene of the nearly three-hour movie.
Splendor in the Grass, 2h4
Directed by Elia Kazan, Ulu Grosbard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romantic drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about suicide, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle, Audrey Christie, Joanna Roos, Gary Lockwood
Roles Oil Field Worker at Party (uncredited)
Rating76% 3.848213.848213.848213.848213.84821
1928 Kansas: Wilma Dean "Deanie" Loomis (Natalie Wood) is a teenage girl who follows her mother's advice to resist her desire for sex with her boyfriend, Bud Stamper (Warren Beatty), the son of one of the most prosperous families in town. In turn, Bud reluctantly follows the advice of his father, Ace (Pat Hingle), who suggests that he find another kind of girl with whom to satisfy his desires.

Director

Nightmare in the Daylight, 1h36
Directed by Lou Antonio
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Jaclyn Smith, Christopher Reeve, Tom Mason, Glynnis O'Connor, Christina Pickles, Wren T. Brown
Rating56% 2.8121852.8121852.8121852.8121852.812185
Sean Farrell (Reeve) is a lawyer working in San Francisco, who in the past beat his long-lost wife, Jean, who disappeared in the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. One day, he notices Megan Lambert (Smith), a Wisconsin teacher visiting the city with her husband Peter (Mason) and son Jamie (Bell). He grows convinced that Megan is his wife, and ignores any denials she is making. After kidnapping her for a short period of time, he contacts his first wife's father, who tells Sean that Megan is not his daughter. Sean, by now, is too obsessed with Megan though, resulting in the woman and her family living in constant fear.
Lies Before Kisses, 1h33
Directed by Lou Antonio
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Jaclyn Smith, Ben Gazzara, Greg Evigan, Nick Mancuso, Penny Fuller, James Karen
Rating54% 2.7192352.7192352.7192352.7192352.719235
The film opens at the birthday party of Elaine (Jaclyn Smith) and successful businessman Grant's (Ben Gazzara) daughter Abby (Laura Dobbin). A seemingly happy housewife, Elaine is shocked to overhear a romantic phone conversation of Grant and a 20-year-old girl. Elaine confronts her husband, who claims that the affair was nothing more than a one-night stand with a call girl.
Thirteen at Dinner, 1h27
Directed by Lou Antonio
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, Diane Keen, Bill Nighy, Jonathan Cecil, David Suchet
Rating61% 3.0926253.0926253.0926253.0926253.092625
Hercule Poirot fait la connaissance sur un plateau de télévision de l'acteur Bryan Martin et de sa future partenaire à l'écran Jane Wilkinson, qui s'avère être en réalité Carlotta Adams, une imitatrice. Ils sont tous invités chez la véritable actrice qui apprécie le talent de Carlotta. Jane demande à Poirot d'intercéder en sa faveur auprès de son mari, Lord Edgware, pour obtenir son consentement en vue d'un divorce. Ce dernier assure à Poirot avoir pourtant déjà donné son consentement par écrit quelques mois plus tôt. Peu après, Lord Edgware est retrouvé mort.
A Real American Hero, 1h34
Directed by Lou Antonio
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Action, Crime
Actors Brian Dennehy, Forrest Tucker, Ken Howard, Sheree North, Brian Kerwin
Rating56% 2.8070552.8070552.8070552.8070552.807055
The movie, set in 1967, is about the real-life sheriff Buford Pusser, who goes after a criminal who has killed young people with his illegal moonshine. Brian Dennehy plays Pusser. The rest of the cast include Ken Howard, Sheree North, Forrest Tucker, and Brian Kerwin.
Something for Joey, 1h36
Directed by Lou Antonio
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Geraldine Page, Marc Singer, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Linda Kelsey, Kathleen Beller, Steve Guttenberg
Rating78% 3.9272253.9272253.9272253.9272253.927225
Joey battled leukemia since the age of three, and was one of the first children to undergo chemotherapy for the disease. The story traces John through his years at Penn State seeking the Heisman Trophy, and Joey his preteens, as each brother inspires the other, and their family around them, to try harder in life.

Scriptwriter

Nightmare in the Daylight, 1h36
Directed by Lou Antonio
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Jaclyn Smith, Christopher Reeve, Tom Mason, Glynnis O'Connor, Christina Pickles, Wren T. Brown
Roles Writer
Rating56% 2.8121852.8121852.8121852.8121852.812185
Sean Farrell (Reeve) is a lawyer working in San Francisco, who in the past beat his long-lost wife, Jean, who disappeared in the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. One day, he notices Megan Lambert (Smith), a Wisconsin teacher visiting the city with her husband Peter (Mason) and son Jamie (Bell). He grows convinced that Megan is his wife, and ignores any denials she is making. After kidnapping her for a short period of time, he contacts his first wife's father, who tells Sean that Megan is not his daughter. Sean, by now, is too obsessed with Megan though, resulting in the woman and her family living in constant fear.