Michael Constantine

He and his ex-wife, Julianna McCarthy , have two children: Thea Eileen (Thea Constantine ) and Brendan Neil (Brendan Constantine ).

He is a Greek American. His parents were Greek immigrants.

Was a good friend of Telly Savalas , starring with him in many television programs such as "American Playhouse" {My Palikari (#1.17)} and "Kojak" .

Has a variety of foreign accents at his disposal, including French, Italian and Russian.

He made guest appearances on both of the longest running prime time dramas in US television history: "Gunsmoke" and "Law & Order" .

Acting mentor and friend of Denise Nicholas and Karen Valentine.

He was awarded the 1989 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "Temptation" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.