Michael Constantine
Acting
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
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movieMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016
Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
tvCold Case
2003
Archie Randall (2007)
tvMy Big Fat Greek Life
2003
Gus Portokalos
movieMy Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002
Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
movieWW3
2001
Yuri Zenkovsky
tvJudging Amy
1999
Elias Kelikidis
movieThinner
1996
Tadzu Lempke
movieThe Juror
1996
Judge Weitzel
movieMy Life
1993
Bill Ivanovich
movieDeadfall
1993
Frank
tvHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
Jim Scinta
movieBy a Thread
1992
Anthony Gallucci
tvLaw & Order
1990
Dan Barnett / Joshua Berger
moviePrancer
1989
Mr. Stewart / Santa
tvMancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Angelo De Paulo
tvFree Spirit
1989
Mr. Goodwinn
tvSnoops
1989
Captain Bauer
movieQuestion of Faith
1988
Doctor Rudolph
tvProbe
1988
Truman
tvFriday the 13th: The Series
1987
Ray Dallion
movieIn the Mood
1987
Mr. Wisecarver
tvBlacke's Magic
1986
Victor Kroeger
tvMacGyver
1985
Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic / Sam Leland
moviePray for Death
1985
Mr. Newman
tvCrazy like a Fox
1984
Police Inspector
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Laszlo Dolby / Ben Gibbons
tvFinder of Lost Loves
1984
Mr. Harding
tvHighway to Heaven
1984
Dr. Dan Hickey
tvHunter
1984
Harvey Falk
tvAirwolf
1984
President Marios Guzman / Dr. Vladimir Bronski
tvMasquerade
1983
Vasily Petrov
tvMama's Family
1983
Judge Willard E. Packard
tvIt Takes Two
1982
Judge Beilin
tvRemington Steele
1982
George Edward Mulch
tvMatt Houston
1982
Police Chief
tvHotel
1982
Mr. Tomasino
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Yianni
movieForty Days of Musa Dagh
1982
Talaat Pasha
tvDarkroom
1981
Monsieur De Paris
tvSimon & Simon
1981
Robert Corman / Dr. John Longstrand / Ernie Petrolik
movieEvita Peron
1981
Jaime Yankelevich
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980
Judge Kearns
movieThe Love Tapes
1980
Frank Yost
tvPalmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Bennett
tvTrapper John, M.D.
1979
Max Wyatt
tvRoots: The Next Generations
1979
Dr. Vansina
movieCrisis in Mid-Air
1979
Frank Piovano
movieThe Pirate
1978
Yashir
movieSummer of My German Soldier
1978
Harry Bergen
tvVega$
1978
Arnie Moss
tvThe Pirate
1977
Yashir
tv79 Park Avenue
1977
Ben Savitch
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Charlie Haskins
tvLou Grant
1977
Sidney Kovac / Joe Lombardi
movieBilly: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977
Dr. Silver
movieVoyage of the Damned
1976
Luis Clasing
Sirota's Court
1976
Judge Matthew Sirota
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976
Brock Campbell / Dr. George Pendleton / Dr. Arthur Ciotti
movieWanted: The Sundance Woman
1976
Dave Riley
tvElectra Woman and Dyna Girl
1976
The Sorcerer
movieTwin Detectives
1976
Ben Sampson
moviePeeper
1975
Anglich
movieThe Night That Panicked America
1975
Jess Wingate
tvEllery Queen
1975
Leo Robert Campbell
movieThe Secret Night Caller
1975
Dr, Mayhill
movieDeath Cruise
1974
Dr. Burke
tvPolice Woman
1974
Ralph
tvThe Manhunter
1974
Warden Lewis
movieBig Rose
1974
Gunther
tvKojak
1973
Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi
movieThe Bait
1973
Captain Gus Maryk
movieSay Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
Dr. Sweeney
movieDeadly Harvest
1972
Stefan Groza
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
Al Davies
movieSuddenly Single
1971
Frankie Ventura
tvMcMillan & Wife
1971
Dr. Eisner
tvNight Gallery
1970
Wellman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
tvThe Odd Couple
1970
Bill Green
tvThe Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
Mike Cooper
movieThe Reivers
1969
Mr. Binford
tvThe Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
Charles Milaney
tvRoom 222
1969
Seymour Kaufman
movieJustine
1969
Memlik Pasha
movieSkidoo
1968
Leech
tvThe Good Guys
1968
Larry Tomack
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Jay Johnson
movieIn Enemy Country
1968
Ladislov
tvThe Danny Thomas Hour
1967
Demetrios
movieGhostbreakers
1967
Oscar Jensen
tvDundee and the Culhane
1967
Jonathan Putnam
tvIronside
1967
Harry Brancusi
tvThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967
Self - Commentor (uncredited)
tvThe Invaders
1967
Dr. Martin Willard
movieHawaii
1966
Mason
tvT.H.E. Cat
1966
Silvio
tvHey Landlord!
1966
John 'Jack' Ellenhorn
movieBeau Geste
1966
Rostov
tvHogan's Heroes
1965
Captain Heinrich
tvRun for Your Life
1965
Colonel Shoner
movieQuick, Before It Melts
1965
Mikhail Drozhensky
tv12 O'Clock High
1964
Gen. Nikolai Vorodenko
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Niri / Steve Jenkins
tvMy Favorite Martian
1963
Collins / Leonardo da Vinci
tvThe Great Adventure
1963
Colonel Streight
tvChanning
1963
Nick
tvThe Fugitive
1963
Ernie Svoboda / Lt. Ben Wyckoff / Arthur 'Art' Howe
tvThe Outer Limits
1963
Joe Dix
tvArrest and Trial
1963
Dr. Graham / Dr. Fowler
tvThe Dakotas
1963
John Marshak
tvCombat!
1962
Jacques Patron
tvThe Virginian
1962
Stavros Karas / Private Essex Kanin / John Halstead
tvSam Benedict
1962
Judge Sherman Tower
tvThe Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
Aristos / Hata - Town Elder
The Beachcomber
1962
Maurice Martone
tvThe Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
Leslie Merkle
tvThe New Breed
1961
Oscar Holloway
tvBen Casey
1961
Engineer Andersen
tvTarget: The Corruptors!
1961
Chief Swenson
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Dr. Ernest Miller
movieThe Hustler
1961
Big John
tvCain's Hundred
1961
Herbert Lorgan
tvThe Detectives
1959
Salvatore Tropolis
tvThe Untouchables
1959
Edmund Wald
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Charlie Koch
movieThe Last Mile
1959
Ed Werner
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
Sylvio Fiore
tvNaked City
1958
Vito Calageras
tvPerry Mason
1957
Dillard / Pappy Ryan
tvGunsmoke
1955
Baca / Noah Meek
tvArmstrong Circle Theatre
1950
Committee Chairman
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
Crew1
movieMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
2023
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