Michael Constantine
Known for Acting · 136 credits
- Born
- 1927-05-22
- Died
- 2021-08-31
- Place of birth
- Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Mike Constantine · Constantine Joanides · Gus Efstratiou · مایکل کنستانتین
Biography
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
TV Shows (86)
Law & Order
1990
as Dan Barnett / Joshua Berger
Perry Mason
1957
as Dillard / Pappy Ryan
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Laszlo Dolby / Ben Gibbons
The Love Boat
1977
as Charlie Haskins
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
The Fugitive
1963
as Ernie Svoboda / Lt. Ben Wyckoff / Arthur 'Art' Howe
MacGyver
1985
as Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic / Sam Leland
Cold Case
2003
as Archie Randall (2007)
Ironside
1967
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Judge Kearns
Judging Amy
1999
as Elias Kelikidis
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Brock Campbell / Dr. George Pendleton
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Janos
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Captain Heinrich
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Charlie Koch
The Virginian
1962
as Stavros Karas / Private Essex Kanin
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Jim Scinta
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Niri
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Ernest Miller
Simon & Simon
1981
Ben Casey
1961
as Engineer Andersen
Hotel
1982
as Mr. Tomasino
The Untouchables
1959
as Edmund Wald
Naked City
1958
as Vito Calageras
Airwolf
1984
as President Marios Guzman / Dr. Vladimir Bronski
Combat!
1962
as Jacques Patron
Run for Your Life
1965
as Colonel Shoner
Highway to Heaven
1984
Police Woman
1974
Hunter
1984
as Harvey Falk
The Invaders
1967
as Dr. Martin Willard
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Mike Cooper
Remington Steele
1982
as George Edward Mulch
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
Lou Grant
1977
as Sidney Kovac
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Name of the Game
1968
as Jay Johnson
Night Gallery
1970
as Wellman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
Kojak
1973
as Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi
The Outer Limits
1963
as Joe Dix
The Odd Couple
1970
as Bill Green
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Sylvio Fiore
Gunsmoke
1955
as Baca / Noah Meek
Matt Houston
1982
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Al Davies
Vega$
1978
Room 222
1969
as Seymour Kaufman
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
as Ray Dallion
The Detectives
1959
as Salvatore Tropolis
Mama's Family
1983
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Police Inspector
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Dr. Eisner
Ellery Queen
1975
as Leo Robert Campbell
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Dr. Graham / Dr. Fowler
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Herbert Lorgan
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Mr. Harding
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
as Committee Chairman
The Great Adventure
1963
as Colonel Streight
Sam Benedict
1962
as Judge Sherman Tower
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Movies (50)
The Juror
1996
as Judge Weitzel
The Hustler
1961
as Big John
Thinner
1996
as Tadzu Lempke
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Luis Clasing
Deadfall
1993
as Frank
Beau Geste
1966
as Rostov
The Night That Panicked America
1975
as Jess Wingate
Question of Faith
1988
as Doctor Rudolph
My Life
1993
as Bill Ivanovich
Justine
1969
as Memlik Pasha
Hawaii
1966
as Mason
WW3
2001
as Yuri Zenkovsky
The Reivers
1969
as Mr. Binford
Skidoo
1968
as Leech
Prancer
1989
as Mr. Stewart / Santa
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Jack Harmon
Pray for Death
1985
as Mr. Newman
Evita Peron
1981
as Jaime Yankelevich
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Marv
In the Mood
1987
as Mr. Wisecarver
The Pirate
1978
as Yashir
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977
as Dr. Silver
Big Rose
1974
as Gunther
Crisis in Mid-Air
1979
as Frank Piovano
Peeper
1975
as Anglich
Don't Drink the Water
1969
as Krojack
The Secret Night Caller
1975
as Dr, Mayhill
In Enemy Country
1968
as Ladislov
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
as Dr. Sweeney
Daniel and the Lion's Den
1986
as (voice)
Summer of My German Soldier
1978
as Harry Bergen
Twin Detectives
1976
as Ben Sampson
Island of Love
1963
as Andy
The Bait
1973
as Captain Gus Maryk
Because Mommy Works
1994
as Elliot
The Love Tapes
1980
as Frank Yost
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
1982
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976
as Dave Riley
Death Cruise
1974
as Dr. Burke
Suddenly Single
1971
as Frankie Ventura
Ghostbreakers
1967
as Oscar Jensen
Deadly Harvest
1972
as Stefan Groza
By a Thread
1992
as Anthony Gallucci
Conspiracy of Terror
1975
Quick, Before It Melts
1965
as Mikhail Drozhensky
Silent Rebellion
1982
as Yianni
The Last Mile
1959
as Ed Werner
The Impatient Heart
1971
as Murray Kane
About Michael Constantine
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… With 136 credits spanning from 1944 to 2016, Michael Constantine has appeared in 50 films and 86 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Constantine Movies
- The Juror (1996) — as Judge Weitzel
- The Hustler (1961) — as Big John
- Thinner (1996) — as Tadzu Lempke
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) — as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016) — as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
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