Michael Constantine
Known for Acting · 149 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 (99)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Law & Order
1990
as Dan Barnett / Joshua Berger
Ironside
1967
as Harry Brancusi
Perry Mason
1957
as Dillard / Pappy Ryan
The Fugitive
1963
as Ernie Svoboda / Lt. Ben Wyckoff / Arthur 'Art' Howe
The Love Boat
1977
as Charlie Haskins
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Laszlo Dolby / Ben Gibbons
MacGyver
1985
as Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic / Sam Leland
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Niri / Steve Jenkins
Cold Case
2003
as Archie Randall (2007)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Leslie Merkle
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Janos
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Captain Heinrich
Hunter
1984
as Harvey Falk
Love, American Style
1969
as Fred
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Mike Cooper
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Charlie Koch
Judging Amy
1999
as Elias Kelikidis
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Brock Campbell / Dr. George Pendleton / Dr. Arthur Ciotti
Lou Grant
1977
as Sidney Kovac / Joe Lombardi
The Untouchables
1959
as Edmund Wald
Simon & Simon
1981
as Robert Corman / Dr. John Longstrand / Ernie Petrolik
Airwolf
1984
as President Marios Guzman / Dr. Vladimir Bronski
Naked City
1958
as Vito Calageras
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Jim Scinta
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Ernest Miller
The Virginian
1962
as Stavros Karas / Private Essex Kanin / John Halstead
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Judge Kearns
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Dr. Dan Hickey
Room 222
1969
as Seymour Kaufman
Run for Your Life
1965
as Colonel Shoner
Gunsmoke
1955
as Baca / Noah Meek
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
as Max Wyatt
Remington Steele
1982
as George Edward Mulch
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Gen. Nikolai Vorodenko
Police Woman
1974
as Ralph
The Invaders
1967
as Dr. Martin Willard
American Playhouse
1982
as Yianni
The Outer Limits
1963
as Joe Dix
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
as Committee Chairman
Hotel
1982
as Mr. Tomasino
Combat!
1962
as Jacques Patron
Ben Casey
1961
as Engineer Andersen
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Sylvio Fiore
My Favorite Martian
1963
as Collins / Leonardo da Vinci
Kojak
1973
as Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi
Night Gallery
1970
as Wellman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
Matt Houston
1982
as Police Chief
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Dr. Eisner
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Dr. Brand
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Al Davies
The Name of the Game
1968
as Jay Johnson
The Detectives
1959
as Salvatore Tropolis
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Mr. Harding
The Odd Couple
1970
as Bill Green
Mama's Family
1983
as Judge Willard E. Packard
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
as Ray Dallion
Vega$
1978
as Arnie Moss
Ellery Queen
1975
as Leo Robert Campbell
Movies (50)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
Thinner
1996
as Tadzu Lempke
The Juror
1996
as Judge Weitzel
The Hustler
1961
as Big John
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Luis Clasing
Question of Faith
1988
as Doctor Rudolph
My Life
1993
as Bill Ivanovich
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
The Pirate
1978
as Yashir
The Reivers
1969
as Mr. Binford
Hawaii
1966
as Mason
Prancer
1989
as Mr. Stewart / Santa
Deadfall
1993
as Frank
Ghostbreakers
1967
as Oscar Jensen
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Jack Harmon
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Marv
Summer of My German Soldier
1978
as Harry Bergen
The Night That Panicked America
1975
as Jess Wingate
In the Mood
1987
as Mr. Wisecarver
Skidoo
1968
as Leech
Conspiracy of Terror
1975
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
as Dr. Sweeney
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976
as Dave Riley
Death Cruise
1974
as Dr. Burke
The Last Mile
1959
as Ed Werner
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
1982
as Talaat Pasha
Peeper
1975
as Anglich
Justine
1969
as Memlik Pasha
Pray for Death
1985
as Mr. Newman
Deadly Harvest
1972
as Stefan Groza
WW3
2001
as Yuri Zenkovsky
Island of Love
1963
as Andy
Quick, Before It Melts
1965
as Mikhail Drozhensky
Crisis in Mid-Air
1979
as Frank Piovano
Don't Drink the Water
1969
as Krojack
Beau Geste
1966
as Rostov
Evita Peron
1981
as Jaime Yankelevich
In Enemy Country
1968
as Ladislov
Twin Detectives
1976
as Ben Sampson
The Secret Night Caller
1975
as Dr, Mayhill
By a Thread
1992
as Anthony Gallucci
Big Rose
1974
as Gunther
Daniel and the Lion's Den
1986
as (voice)
The Impatient Heart
1971
as Murray Kane
Because Mommy Works
1994
as Elliot
The Bait
1973
as Captain Gus Maryk
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977
as Dr. Silver
Suddenly Single
1971
as Frankie Ventura
The Love Tapes
1980
as Frank Yost
Silent Rebellion
1982
as Yianni
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 149 credits spanning from 1944 to 2016, Michael Constantine has appeared in 50 films and 99 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Constantine Movies
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) — as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
- Thinner (1996) — as Tadzu Lempke
- The Juror (1996) — as Judge Weitzel
- The Hustler (1961) — as Big John
- Voyage of the Damned (1976) — as Luis Clasing
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