Michael Constantine
Michael Constantine (born Constantine Joanides ; born May 22, 1927 in Reading , Pennsylvania ; † August 31, 2021 there ) was an American actor .
Life
Michael Constantine, the son of a steel worker of Greek descent, made his debut as a theater actor on Broadway in 1955 . In 1959 he took on his first film role in A Mile Fear and was seen two years later in a supporting role in the classic film Sharks of the Big City . In the following years, Constantine appeared early in character roles mainly on television, especially in television series, he was a busy guest star. For his leading role as the long-suffering headmaster in the television series Room 222 , he received an Emmy Award in 1970 and was nominated for a Golden Globe a year later .
Constantine only celebrated a major film success in 2002 with My Big Fat Greek Wedding , in which he played the spirited Greek family patriarch in a prominent supporting role. He embodied this role again in a television series of the same name, which was quickly canceled, and in the cinema sequel My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 in 2016.
Constantine was married to his colleague Julianna McCarthy (* 1929) from 1953 until the divorce in 1969; the couple had two children. Michael Constantine died after a long illness at the end of August 2021 at the age of 94.
Filmography (actor)
- 1959: A mile fear (The Last Mile)
- 1961: Sharks of the Big City (The Hustler)
- 1965–1967: On the run ( The Fugitive ; television series, three episodes)
- 1966: Three Foreign Legionnaires (Beau Geste)
- 1966: Hawaii
- 1968: Skidoo
- 1969: Alexandria - Greenhouse of Sin (Justine)
- 1969: This is how we travel and this is how we love (If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium)
- 1969: The Rogue (The Reivers)
- 1969–1974: Room 222 (TV series, 113 episodes)
- 1971: Männerwirtschaft ( The Odd Couple ; TV series, episode 1.17: Compliment for Gloria )
- 1975: The Wrong Sister (Peeper)
- 1976: Voyage of the Damned (Voyage of the Damned)
- 1979–1982: Quincy ( Quincy, ME ; television series, five episodes)
- 1985–1988: Murder is Her Hobby ( Murder She Wrote ; TV series, two episodes)
- 1985: An Angel on Earth ( Highway to Heaven ; TV series, episode)
- 1987: Casanova Junior (In the Mood)
- 1989: Jessica and the Reindeer (Prancer)
- 1993: Deadfall
- 1993: My life for you (My Life)
- 1996: Thinner - the curse (Thinner)
- 2001: WW3
- 2002: My Big Fat Greek Wedding - Wedding in Greek (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
- 2003: My Big Fat Greek Life (TV series, seven episodes)
- 2007: Cold Case - No Victim Is Ever Forgotten ( Cold Case ; TV series, an episode)
- 2016: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Awards
- 1970: Emmy Award for his role in the television series Room 222
- 2003: Satellite Award for his role in My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Web links
- Michael Constantine in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Michael Constantine in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Constantine | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. Retrieved May 14, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Reading native and Emmy-winning actor Michael Constantine dies at 94 [Video]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Constantine, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Joanides, Constantine (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| BIRTH DATE | May 22, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reading , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 2021 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Reading , Pennsylvania |