Michael Constantine
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 22, 1927
- Died
- Aug 31, 2021 (aged 94)
- Place of birth
- Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 148
Michael Constantine (born Gus Efstratiou (Ευστρατίου); 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).
Earlier, he earned acclaim for his television work, especially as the long-suffering high school principal, Seymour Kaufman, on ABC's comedy-drama, Room 222, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1970; he was again recognized by the Emmy Awards, as well as the Golden Globe Awards, the following year. 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 reprised his role as Gus Portokalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016).
Known for
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002Movie
Kostas 'Gus' Portokalos
The Hustler
1961Movie
Big John
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016Movie
Kostas 'Gus' Portokalos
The Twilight Zone
1959TV
Charlie Koch
MacGyver
1985TV
Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic, Sam Leland
Law & Order
1990TV
Dan Barnett, Joshua Berger
Filmography
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016Movie
Kostas 'Gus' Portokalos
Cold Case
2003TV
Archie Randall (2007)
My Big Fat Greek Life
2003TV
Gus Portokalos
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002Movie
Kostas 'Gus' Portokalos
WW3
2001Movie
Yuri Zenkovsky
Judging Amy
1999TV
Elias Kelikidis
Thinner
1996Movie
Tadzu Lempke
The Juror
1996Movie
Judge Weitzel
New York News
1995TV
Because Mommy Works
1994Movie
Elliot
My Life
1993Movie
Bill Ivanovich
Deadfall
1993Movie
Frank
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993TV
Jim Scinta
By a Thread
1992Movie
Anthony Gallucci
Law & Order
1990TV
Dan Barnett, Joshua Berger
Prancer
1989Movie
Mr. Stewart / Santa
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989TV
Angelo De Paulo
Free Spirit
1989TV
Mr. Goodwinn
Snoops
1989TV
Captain Bauer
Question of Faith
1988Movie
Doctor Rudolph
Probe
1988TV
Truman
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987TV
Ray Dallion
In the Mood
1987Movie
Mr. Wisecarver
Blacke's Magic
1986TV
Victor Kroeger
Daniel and the Lion's Den
1986Movie
(voice)
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
1985TV
(voice)
MacGyver
1985TV
Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic, Sam Leland
Pray for Death
1985Movie
Mr. Newman
Crazy like a Fox
1984TV
Police Inspector
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Laszlo Dolby, Ben Gibbons
Finder of Lost Loves
1984TV
Mr. Harding
Highway to Heaven
1984TV
Dr. Dan Hickey
Hunter
1984TV
Harvey Falk
Airwolf
1984TV
President Marios Guzman, Dr. Vladimir Bronski
Masquerade
1983TV
Vasily Petrov
Mama's Family
1983TV
Judge Willard E. Packard
It Takes Two
1982TV
Judge Beilin
Remington Steele
1982TV
George Edward Mulch
Matt Houston
1982TV
Police Chief
Hotel
1982TV
Mr. Tomasino
Silent Rebellion
1982Movie
Yianni
American Playhouse
1982TV
Yianni
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
1982Movie
Talaat Pasha
Darkroom
1981TV
Monsieur De Paris
Simon & Simon
1981TV
Robert Corman, Dr. John Longstrand, Ernie Petrolik
Evita Peron
1981Movie
Jaime Yankelevich
Magnum, P.I.
1980TV
Judge Kearns
The Love Tapes
1980Movie
Frank Yost
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980TV
Bennett
Trapper John, M.D.
1979TV
Max Wyatt
Roots: The Next Generations
1979TV
Dr. Vansina
Crisis in Mid-Air
1979Movie
Frank Piovano
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979Movie
Marv
Summer of My German Soldier
1978Movie
Harry Bergen
Vega$
1978TV
Arnie Moss
The Pirate
1977TV
Yashir
79 Park Avenue
1977TV
Ben Savitch
The Love Boat
1977TV
Charlie Haskins
Lou Grant
1977TV
Sidney Kovac, Joe Lombardi
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977Movie
Dr. Silver
Voyage of the Damned
1976Movie
Luis Clasing
Sirota's Court
1976TV
Judge Matthew Sirota
Quincy, M.E.
1976TV
Brock Campbell, Dr. George Pendleton, Dr. Arthur Ciotti
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976Movie
Dave Riley
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
1976TV
The Sorcerer
Twin Detectives
1976Movie
Ben Sampson
Peeper
1975Movie
Anglich
The Night That Panicked America
1975Movie
Jess Wingate
Ellery Queen
1975TV
Leo Robert Campbell
Conspiracy of Terror
1975Movie
The Secret Night Caller
1975Movie
Dr, Mayhill
Death Cruise
1974Movie
Dr. Burke
Police Woman
1974TV
Ralph
The Manhunter
1974TV
Warden Lewis
Big Rose
1974Movie
Gunther
Kojak
1973TV
Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi
The Bait
1973Movie
Captain Gus Maryk
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972Movie
Dr. Sweeney
Deadly Harvest
1972Movie
Stefan Groza
The Streets of San Francisco
1972TV
Al Davies
Suddenly Single
1971Movie
Frankie Ventura
The Impatient Heart
1971Movie
Murray Kane
McMillan & Wife
1971TV
Dr. Eisner
Night Gallery
1970TV
Wellman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
The Odd Couple
1970TV
Bill Green
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970TV
Mike Cooper
The Reivers
1969Movie
Mr. Binford
Don't Drink the Water
1969Movie
Krojack
Love, American Style
1969TV
Fred
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969TV
Charles Milaney
Room 222
1969TV
Seymour Kaufman
Justine
1969Movie
Memlik Pasha
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969Movie
Jack Harmon
Skidoo
1968Movie
Leech
The Good Guys
1968TV
Larry Tomack
The Name of the Game
1968TV
Jay Johnson
In Enemy Country
1968Movie
Ladislov
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967TV
Demetrios
Ghostbreakers
1967Movie
Oscar Jensen
The Flying Nun
1967TV
Juan
Dundee and the Culhane
1967TV
Jonathan Putnam
Ironside
1967TV
Harry Brancusi
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967TV
Self - Commentor (uncredited)
The Invaders
1967TV
Dr. Martin Willard
Hawaii
1966Movie
Mason
Mission: Impossible
1966TV
Janos
T.H.E. Cat
1966TV
Silvio
Hey Landlord!
1966TV
John 'Jack' Ellenhorn
Beau Geste
1966Movie
Rostov
Hogan's Heroes
1965TV
Captain Heinrich
Run for Your Life
1965TV
Colonel Shoner
Quick, Before It Melts
1965Movie
Mikhail Drozhensky
Profiles in Courage
1964TV
Watson
12 O'Clock High
1964TV
Gen. Nikolai Vorodenko
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964TV
Dr. Brand
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963TV
Niri, Steve Jenkins
My Favorite Martian
1963TV
Collins, Leonardo da Vinci
The Great Adventure
1963TV
Colonel Streight
Channing
1963TV
Nick
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963TV
Verducci
The Fugitive
1963TV
Ernie Svoboda, Lt. Ben Wyckoff, Arthur 'Art' Howe
The Outer Limits
1963TV
Joe Dix
Arrest and Trial
1963TV
Dr. Graham, Dr. Fowler
Island of Love
1963Movie
Andy
The Dakotas
1963TV
John Marshak
Combat!
1962TV
Jacques Patron
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The Virginian
1962TV
Stavros Karas, Private Essex Kanin, John Halstead
Sam Benedict
1962TV
Judge Sherman Tower
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962TV
Aristos, Hata - Town Elder
The Beachcomber
1962TV
Maurice Martone
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961TV
Leslie Merkle
The New Breed
1961TV
Oscar Holloway
Ben Casey
1961TV
Engineer Andersen
Target: The Corruptors!
1961TV
Chief Swenson
Dr. Kildare
1961TV
Dr. Ernest Miller
The Hustler
1961Movie
Big John
Cain's Hundred
1961TV
Herbert Lorgan
The Detectives
1959TV
Salvatore Tropolis
The Untouchables
1959TV
Edmund Wald
The Twilight Zone
1959TV
Charlie Koch
The Last Mile
1959Movie
Ed Werner
77 Sunset Strip
1958TV
Sylvio Fiore
Naked City
1958TV
Vito Calageras
Perry Mason
1957TV
Dillard, Pappy Ryan
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Baca, Noah Meek
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950TV
Committee Chairman
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Nominee