Michael Constantine
Acting
Born: May 22, 1927 · Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: August 31, 2021 (aged 94)
Highest Rated
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
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002
The Hustler
1961
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016
The Twilight Zone
1959
MacGyver
1985
Law & Order
1990
Thinner
1996
Airwolf
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Juror
1996
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Cold Case
2003
Photos (4)
Movies (47)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
Thinner
Tadzu Lempke
The Juror
Judge Weitzel
The Hustler
Big John
Voyage of the Damned
Luis Clasing
The Reivers
Mr. Binford
My Life
Bill Ivanovich
Question of Faith
Doctor Rudolph
Deadfall
Frank
Prancer
Mr. Stewart / Santa
Hawaii
Mason
The Love Tapes
Frank Yost
Twin Detectives
Ben Sampson
Peeper
Anglich
Pray for Death
Mr. Newman
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Jack Harmon
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
Talaat Pasha
WW3
Yuri Zenkovsky
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
Dave Riley
The North Avenue Irregulars
Marv
Summer of My German Soldier
Harry Bergen
In the Mood
Mr. Wisecarver
Beau Geste
Rostov
Don't Drink the Water
Krojack
Ghostbreakers
Oscar Jensen
Skidoo
Leech
Conspiracy of Terror
1975
Justine
Memlik Pasha
The Last Mile
Ed Werner
Evita Peron
Jaime Yankelevich
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Dr. Sweeney
The Night That Panicked America
Jess Wingate
Crisis in Mid-Air
Frank Piovano
Deadly Harvest
Stefan Groza
Suddenly Single
Frankie Ventura
The Bait
Captain Gus Maryk
Island of Love
Andy
In Enemy Country
Ladislov
Because Mommy Works
Elliot
By a Thread
Anthony Gallucci
Death Cruise
Dr. Burke
Big Rose
Gunther
The Secret Night Caller
Dr, Mayhill
Silent Rebellion
Yianni
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Dr. Silver
Quick, Before It Melts
Mikhail Drozhensky
TV Shows (109)
Law & Order
Dan Barnett · 1 eps
Law & Order
Joshua Berger · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Dillard · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Pappy Ryan · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Charlie Haskins · 2 eps
Cold Case
Archie Randall (2007) · 1 eps
Ironside
Harry Brancusi · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Laszlo Dolby · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Ben Gibbons · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Yianni · 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Jim Scinta · 1 eps
Hogan's Heroes
Captain Heinrich · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Janos · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Judge Kearns · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Ernie Svoboda · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Lt. Ben Wyckoff · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Arthur 'Art' Howe · 1 eps
MacGyver
Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic · 1 eps
MacGyver
Sam Leland · 1 eps
Simon & Simon
Robert Corman · 1 eps
Simon & Simon
Dr. John Longstrand · 1 eps
Simon & Simon
Ernie Petrolik · 1 eps
Judging Amy
Elias Kelikidis · 1 eps
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mike Cooper · 1 eps
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Leslie Merkle · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Fred · 1 eps
The Virginian
Stavros Karas · 1 eps
The Virginian
Private Essex Kanin · 1 eps
The Virginian
John Halstead · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Charlie Koch · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Ernest Miller · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Brock Campbell · 2 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. George Pendleton · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. Arthur Ciotti · 2 eps
Highway to Heaven
Dr. Dan Hickey · 1 eps
Airwolf
President Marios Guzman · 1 eps
Airwolf
Dr. Vladimir Bronski · 2 eps
Hotel
Mr. Tomasino · 1 eps
Hunter
Harvey Falk · 1 eps
Combat!
Jacques Patron · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Jay Johnson · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Edmund Wald · 1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
Al Davies · 1 eps
The Flying Nun
Juan · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Wellman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes") · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Baca · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Noah Meek · 1 eps
Run for Your Life
Colonel Shoner · 1 eps
Police Woman
Ralph · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Joe Dix · 1 eps
Ben Casey
Engineer Andersen · 1 eps
Room 222
Seymour Kaufman · 113 eps
Lou Grant
Sidney Kovac · 1 eps
Lou Grant
Joe Lombardi · 1 eps
Naked City
Vito Calageras · 1 eps
Remington Steele
George Edward Mulch · 3 eps
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Dr. Brand · 1 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
Max Wyatt · 1 eps
The Odd Couple
Bill Green · 1 eps
Matt Houston
Police Chief · 1 eps
The Invaders
Dr. Martin Willard · 1 eps
Kojak
Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi · 2 eps
12 O'Clock High
Gen. Nikolai Vorodenko · 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Sylvio Fiore · 1 eps
Vega$
Arnie Moss · 1 eps
My Favorite Martian
Collins · 1 eps
My Favorite Martian
Leonardo da Vinci · 1 eps
McMillan & Wife
Dr. Eisner · 1 eps
Mama's Family
Judge Willard E. Packard · 1 eps
Friday the 13th: The Series
Ray Dallion · 1 eps
Crazy like a Fox
Police Inspector · 1 eps
The Detectives
Salvatore Tropolis · 1 eps
Ellery Queen
Leo Robert Campbell · 1 eps
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Committee Chairman · 1 eps
Arrest and Trial
Dr. Graham · 1 eps
Arrest and Trial
Dr. Fowler · 1 eps
Finder of Lost Loves
Mr. Harding · 1 eps
Sam Benedict
Judge Sherman Tower · 1 eps
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Aristos · 1 eps
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Hata - Town Elder · 1 eps
Darkroom
Monsieur De Paris · 1 eps
The Great Adventure
Colonel Streight · 1 eps
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Charles Milaney · 1 eps
Masquerade
Vasily Petrov · 1 eps
The Manhunter
Warden Lewis · 1 eps
The Good Guys
Larry Tomack · 1 eps
The New Breed
Oscar Holloway · 1 eps
Cain's Hundred
Herbert Lorgan · 1 eps
New York News
1 eps
Target: The Corruptors!
Chief Swenson · 1 eps
The Dakotas
John Marshak · 1 eps
Roots: The Next Generations
Dr. Vansina · 1 eps
Hey Landlord!
John 'Jack' Ellenhorn · 30 eps
The Danny Thomas Hour
Demetrios · 1 eps
Snoops
Captain Bauer · 1 eps
The Pirate
Yashir · 2 eps
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Bennett · 1 eps
Mancuso, F.B.I.
Angelo De Paulo · 1 eps
T.H.E. Cat
Silvio · 1 eps
Channing
Nick · 1 eps
Blacke's Magic
Victor Kroeger · 1 eps
Probe
Truman · 1 eps
It Takes Two
Judge Beilin · 1 eps
Dundee and the Culhane
Jonathan Putnam · 1 eps
My Big Fat Greek Life
Gus Portokalos · 7 eps
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
The Sorcerer · 4 eps
Free Spirit
Mr. Goodwinn · 1 eps
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
(voice) · 1 eps
79 Park Avenue
Ben Savitch · 3 eps
