Michael Constantine

Biography: Though frequently cast in Jewish roles, actor Michael Constantine was actually of Greek extraction. The son of a steel worker, Constantine studied acting with such prominent mentors as Howard DaSilva. The prematurely balding Constantine was playing character roles on and off Broadway in his mid-twenties (he was the Darrow counterpart in the original production of Compulsion), supplementing his income as a night watchman and shooting-gallery barker. In 1959, slightly weary of being ignored by callous Broadway producers and casting directors, Constantine appeared in his first film, The Last Mile (1959), thereby launching a cinematic career that has endured into the mid-1990s. Michael Constantine is perhaps best known for his extensive TV work, notably his four-season (1969-1974) stint as long-suffering high school principal Seymour Kaufman on Room 222 and his starring appearance as night-court magistrate Matthew J. Sirota on the brief 1976 sitcom Sirota's Court.

Michael Constantine's Scores

Average career score: 68
Highest Metascore: 94 Homicide: Life on the Street: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 40 My Big Fat Greek Life: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Negative: 0 out of 3
3 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Cold Case: Season 5 Sep 23, 2007 Archie Randall tbd
40 My Big Fat Greek Life: Season 1 Feb 24, 2003 Gus Portokalos / Gus Portokalos tbd
tbd Judging Amy: Season 3 Sep 25, 2001 Elias Kelikidis tbd
tbd Law & Order: Season 4 Sep 15, 1993 Jewish Driver 9.4
94 Homicide: Life on the Street: Season 1 Jan 31, 1993 Jim Scinta 8.7
tbd Law & Order: Season 2 Sep 19, 1991 Barnett 8.7
tbd Murder, She Wrote: Season 5 Oct 23, 1988 Laslow Doby tbd
tbd Simon and Simon: Season 7 Dec 3, 1987 Actor tbd
tbd Friday the 13th: The Series: Season 1 Oct 3, 1987 Ryan's Father tbd
tbd Airwolf: Season 4 Jan 23, 1987 Michael Constantine tbd
tbd Magnum, P.I.: Season 7 Oct 1, 1986 Judge Hannibal Kearns tbd
tbd Simon and Simon: Season 6 Sep 25, 1986 Dr. John Longstrand tbd
tbd MacGyver: Season 2 Sep 22, 1986 Leland tbd
tbd MacGyver: Season 1 Sep 29, 1985 Jan Messic 8.6
tbd Remington Steele: Season 4 Sep 25, 1985 George E. Mulch tbd
tbd Highway to Heaven: Season 2 Sep 18, 1985 Dr. Dan Hickey tbd
71 Murder, She Wrote: Season 1 Sep 30, 1984 Sam Gibbons 8.5
tbd Remington Steele: Season 3 Sep 25, 1984 George E. Mulch / George Mulch tbd
tbd Airwolf: Season 2 Sep 22, 1984 Michael Constantine tbd
tbd Mama's Family: Season 2 Sep 29, 1983 Judge tbd
tbd Simon and Simon: Season 3 Sep 29, 1983 Corman tbd
tbd Roots: The Next Generations: Season 1 Feb 18, 1979 Dr. Vansina tbd
tbd The Streets of San Francisco (1972): Season 2 Sep 13, 1973 Al Davies tbd
tbd Love, American Style: Season 4 Sep 5, 1972 Actor tbd
tbd The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Season 2 Sep 18, 1971 Mike Cooper tbd
tbd The Odd Couple: Season 1 Sep 24, 1970 Bill Green tbd
tbd Mission: Impossible: Season 4 Sep 28, 1969 Janos tbd
tbd Ironside: Season 1 Sep 14, 1967 Harry Brancusi / Michael Constantine tbd
tbd Gunsmoke: Season 13 Sep 11, 1967 Meek / Guest tbd
tbd I Spy: Season 2 Sep 14, 1966 Halouf / Plotkin tbd