The series had at least thirty episodes in each of the first eight seasons; the episode output then decreased by two episodes until the eleventh season, which had twenty-four episodes, along with the twelfth season. In the next couple of years, he starred in several shows and movies, including the 1970 film "Patton," portraying one of the two shell-shocked soldiers slapped by General S. Patton, Jr. The fictional phone number for a neighboring home was 527-3601 Season 1, Episode 26 - Small Adventure aired March 23, 1961. He published his first book "The Photographic Dictionary of Soccer" in 1979 and has since written several others, including the award-winning "American Grand Prix Racing: A Century of Drivers and Cars.". [9], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Hissy Fit, "FILM IN REVIEW; 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding', "George Hatza: Michael Constantine prepares for 'Greek' sequel", "Michael Constantine, Dad in 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding,' Dies at 94", "Reading native and Emmy-winning actor Michael Constantine dies at 94 [Video]", "Michael Constantine, 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' Actor, Dead at 94", "Everything To Know About My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Constantine&oldid=1152403546, This page was last edited on 30 April 2023, at 01:25. What's your paddlin'? Itwas no longer a challenge I wanted to do other things.. The series first aired on ABC's Thursday night prime time schedule producing 153 black and white episodes from September 29, 1960 until May 20,1965. Because MacMurray, a veteran of 80 movies whenSons launched, wanted time with his real-life family, producers agreed to let him film his scenes sequentially. He died March 3, 1966. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.Widower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and is later aided by the boys' great-uncle. National Pastime" - 4/27/61- Ruth Marion and Tim Considine, National Pastime" - 4/27/61- Tim Considine, Fred MacMurray, Stanley Livingston and Don Grady, St. Patrick's Day" Layout - 1960 - Stanley Livingston, Fred MacMurray, William Frawley, Tim Considine and Don Grady, Not many actors booked film roles as easily as Fred - and he would reteam with Bill Wilder for the Oscar-winning film The Apartment.That was the same year My Three Sons kicked off on ABC. Steve starts to wish he had all girls instead of boys. Considine's exit from the show was a personal choice, as he had wanted to pursue other projects. Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey / . For example, scenes set in the kitchen for different episodes were shot on one day, out of sequence, and later edited into each episode. Michael Constantine (born Gus Efstratiou (); May 22, 1927 - August 31, 2021) was an American actor. Katie Miller Douglas / . CBS DVD (distributed by Paramount) has released the first five seasons of My Three Sons on DVD in Region 1. After this episode, Mike is mentioned briefly in only four succeeding episodes (including the one in which the family adopts Ernie) and is never seen again, even at Robbie's and Steve's weddings. He was replaced by William Demarest, who played his hard-nosed brother (great) Uncle Charley, introduced partway through the 19641965 season (the last on ABC). Mr. Considine was relatively blas in his early teens. At 80, Considine is still going strong and lives with his wife of 40 years, Willette Hunt. Mr. Considine in 2013. According to the storyline, Bub returns to Ireland to help his Aunt Kate celebrate her 104th birthday. Coincidence: Directed by Richard Whorf. I had retired at 14 when the audition for Spin and Marty came along, he recalled in a 2019 video interview. Frequent Continuity Errors. They were married from 1965 to 1972. Considine remains close to David Stollery (were both car nuts), an automotive designer who created the second generation Toyota Celica in 1978. Tim Considine in 1959 and with the cast of 'My Three Sons' Everett Collection. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. [citation needed], On May 13, 2019, the third season was released, in two volume sets, available exclusively through Amazon's made-on-demand (MOD) service. [4] He also appeared in another 1965 Death Valley Days episode "The Great Turkey War". [citation needed]. party shooting, Widening manhunt for Texas gunman slowed by 'zero leads'. On the well-acclaimed show, the then teen actor played the role of Mike Douglas, the eldest son of widower Steve Douglas. Movie star Tim Considine who played the role of the eldest son in the 60s classic sitcom "My Three Sons," has been behind the scenes since leaving the show. Updated January 18, 2021 at 3:47 PM. RELATED: See Tim Conway through the years, Man who lost wife, son in Texas mass shooting tells story, Teen arrested after 2 killed, 4 hurt in Miss. "My Three Sons" are now grown-up with children of their own. Michael Constantine (born Gus Efstratiou (); May 22, 1927 August 31, 2021) was an American actor. He is most widely recognized for his portrayal of Kostas "Gus" Portokalos, the Windex bottle-toting Greek father of Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos), in the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). Tim was on the show for five seasons between 1960-1965. As Timmie Considine, he made his film debut at 12 in The Clown (1953), Red Skeltons revisiting of the sentimental 1930s drama The Champ, which had starred Wallace Beery and 9-year-old Jackie Cooper. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Ross Media Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fred De Cordova was the show's longest and most consistent director of the series (108 episodes) until he left in 1971 to produce The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Only seasons 6-10 and the first half of season 11 were aired. The Seasons 610 (and the first half of season 11) episodes were later aired on TV Land in the late 1990s. Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey: I'm the nearest thing to a lady around here. They did not have children, and . See production, box office & company info, Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA. The series originally featured William Frawley (who had first co-starred with Fred MacMurray 25 years earlier in the film Car 99) as the boys' maternal grandfather and live-in housekeeper, William Michael Francis "Bub" O'Casey. Published March 4, 2022 Updated March 5, 2022. Nevertheless, My Three Sons ended its primetime run in the spring of 1972 after 12 years on the air. In 2002, he enjoyed an unexpected comeback as the Windex-toting Gus Portokalos in the hit movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, a role he reprised on the short-lived television series My Big Fat Greek Life, and a sequel film with the original cast, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, which was released on March 25, 2016. The actor who had, however, graced the screens since childhood had this to say about being in the public eye at a tender age. the my three sons years In 1959, Considine appeared with Fred MacMurray in The Shaggy Dog , Disney's first live-action film and a huge hit. That was really the first hint of celebrity. Considine married for the first time in 1970 to his heartthrob Charlotte Stewart. [2], Constantine was born Gus Efstratiou in Reading, Pennsylvania. In the season premiere episode, "Moving Day", the Douglas family and Uncle Charley relocate from the fictional Midwestern town of Bryant Park to Los Angeles, California. My Three Sons (1960-1972) Trivia. Today Considine is a respected automotive historian, photographer and author ofThe Photographic Dictionary of Soccer,The Language of SportandAmerican Grand Prix Racing: A Century of Drivers and Cars. In 2006 the Retro Television Network broadcast the show. MacMurray would do all of his scenes in 65 nonconsecutive days. Stanley didn't settle for just being an actor as he went on to become a director and producer as well, deciding to sit on the other side of the camera for a while to see what . The oldest son was played by Tim Considine, now 78 years old. It will be the reference for Americans for Le Mans and told from their [drivers] point of view, he says. Timothy Daniel Considine (December 31, 1940 March 3, 2022) was an American actor, writer, photographer, and automotive historian. Stanley Livingston. ", Tim Considine and Meredith MacRae who portrayed sally on the show 'My Three Son's" | Photo: Wikipdia, Away from film and TV, the actor took to books, writing, photography, and journalism. [1], In 2000, Considine and David Stollery, his co-star in the Spin and Marty serials, made cameo appearances in The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior, a made-for-TV movie on the ABC network. He is most widely recognized for his portrayal of Kostas "Gus" Portokalos, the Windex bottle-toting Greek father of Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos), in the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002).Earlier, he earned acclaim for his television work, especially as the long . Soon after, brother Charley visits and stays on. MeTV aired all episodes in order until August 3, 2018, when the series's last episode aired. At the end of the 19671968 season, the ratings had improved from the previous year with the series placing at 24th in the Nielsens. Published Sept. 8, 2021 Updated Sept. 14, 2021. Tim Considine From My Three Sons, Teen superstar never slowed to rest on his laurels and isnt about to start, One of the boomer eras first teen superstars, Tim Considine is a Renaissance man who shows no signs of slowing down. [3], He began his career on the New York stage in the mid-1950s as understudy to Paul Muni in Inherit the Wind.[3]. Considine jumpstarted his career by making an appearance on "The Clown" back in 1953. [2][6] He played young rebel Billy Penn in the Bonanza episode "The Reluctant Rebel", which aired on November 21, 1965. The family soon appears before a judge who researches the law and determines that its intent is to ensure that a full-time caregiver is in the household. The show, which ran for 12 years, chronicled the life of a widower, Steven Douglas, as he raised his three sons. Now, Considine and Hunt live in Los Angeles and share a child, their son Chris. As the series . Tim Considine, center, as the oldest son of Fred MacMurray, left, in My Three Sons. The youngest was played by Stanley Livingston, here in an episode from 1961. The relationship between the duo wasn't limited to the screens as they nursed a relationship off-screen. The reasons behind this move concerned the sale of actress-comedian Lucille Ball's studios to the Gulf + Western conglomerate, which owned Paramount Pictures, so Don Fedderson Productions, who produced My Three Sons (along with Family Affair starring Brian Keith), had to quickly make other arrangements for filming. The agent passed along the request, Spins role was beefed up and the series ended up being a partnership of adolescent equals rivals who eventually became friends, riding, roping, boxing, sleeping in a bunkhouse and sitting around the campfire together. While most of the collected casts gathered in a studio to reminisce, Demarest appeared in a brief pre-taped segment. Steve starts to wish he had all girls instead of boys.On Steve's day off from work, everything seems to go wrong in the house, and the volume of activity is loud. Where Are They Now? In the spring of 1967, the series' ratings began to sag, and it finished its seventh season in 31st place in the Nielsen ratings. Instead he made a career as a sports and automobile photographer, writer and author. His uncle was the columnist and author Bob Considine. In an August 1989 interview on the Pat Sajak Show, he explained that he was also devoted to car racing, which his contract forbade. Come back when somebody's married. Mr. Considines part consisted mostly of expressing superiority over Mr. Kirks character and flirting with Ms. Funicellos and Roberta Shores. Son Chris, 32, runs CXC Simulations, a company producing high-tech auto racing simulators. He studied acting with such prominent mentors as Howard Da Silva and played character roles on and off Broadway in his mid-twenties, supplementing his income as a night watchman and shooting-gallery barker. 0. Considine's grandfather, John Considine, was Alexander Pantages' rival vaudeville impresario, while one of his uncles, Bob Considine, was a columnist and author. What I missed, I'm sure I missed, but I'm not too unhappy about what I did. Mr. Considines Disney career was busy. Constantine reprised his role as Gus Portokalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016). At the end of the 19701971 season, the show's 11th year, My Three Sons was still garnering healthy ratings. A family friend suggested an audition that resulted in the sonsfirst film role, 1953sThe Clown with Red Skelton. The series was initially filmed at Desilu Studios in Hollywood, but at the start of the 196768 season, the cast and crew began filming the series at the CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California. After the conclusion of Room 222, Constantine portrayed night court magistrate Matthew J. Sirota on the 1976 sitcom Sirota's Court, receiving his second Golden Globe nomination. Constantine was a busy . Earl Bellamy rounded out the series as director of the show's final year. 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[1] He also appeared in the Disney show The Swamp Fox as Gabriel Marion, nephew of Francis Marion; in the Disney motion picture The Shaggy Dog; and as the eldest son, Mike Douglas, in the first years of the long-running television series My Three Sons, when it aired on ABC. With a later time slot, the show finished the season outside the top 30. To keep the emphasis on "three sons", original youngest son Chip's (Stanley Livingston) friend Ernie (Barry Livingston) was adopted. Steve Douglas: I didn't say you looked like her. Actor Michael Constantine, best-known for playing the proud father in the hit movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," died last week, his agent told CNN. He was also in the Annette serial, starring Annette Funicello. My Friend Ernie: Directed by Gene Reynolds. He became an expert in all things automobiles and has authored and taken photographs for several books about motor sports. In 1965, Constantine was cast as the historical John Chisum in the episode "Paid in Full", on the syndicated television anthology series Death Valley Days. The neighboring driveway to the right of the house was used as the Douglas' driveway on the show, although the real life driveway for that home is on the left hand side of the house. The beloved sitcom was a TV staple, airing on ABC for its first five years before moving to CBS. Steve starts to wish he had all girls instead of boys. At different times in my life, I wanted to do different things and I did.. He was the son of Andromache (ne Fotiadou) and Theocharis Ioannides Efstratiou (a steel worker), both immigrants from Greece. William Demarest, playing Bub's brother, "Uncle Charley", replaced Frawley in 1965 because of Frawley's declining health.