Michael Constantine
- Acting
- May 22, 1927 · Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
- August 31, 2021
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
Filmography
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 · In Memory Of
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 · Kostas 'Gus' Portokalos
- Cold Case · Archie Randall (2007)
- My Big Fat Greek Life · Gus Portokalos
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding · Kostas 'Gus' Portokalos
- WW3 · Yuri Zenkovsky
- Judging Amy · Elias Kelikidis
- Thinner · Tadzu Lempke
- The Juror · Judge Weitzel
- New York News
- Because Mommy Works · Elliot
- My Life · Bill Ivanovich
- Deadfall · Frank
- Homicide: Life on the Street · Jim Scinta
- By a Thread · Anthony Gallucci
- Law & Order · Dan Barnett, Joshua Berger
- Prancer · Mr. Stewart / Santa
- Mancuso, F.B.I. · Angelo De Paulo
- Free Spirit · Mr. Goodwinn
- Snoops · Captain Bauer
- Question of Faith · Doctor Rudolph
- Probe · Truman
- Friday the 13th: The Series · Ray Dallion
- In the Mood · Mr. Wisecarver
- Blacke's Magic · Victor Kroeger
- Daniel and the Lion's Den · Voice
- The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible · Voice
- MacGyver · Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic, Sam Leland
- Pray for Death · Mr. Newman
- Crazy like a Fox · Police Inspector
- Murder, She Wrote · Laszlo Dolby, Ben Gibbons
- Finder of Lost Loves · Mr. Harding
- Highway to Heaven · Dr. Dan Hickey
- Hunter · Harvey Falk
- Airwolf · President Marios Guzman, Dr. Vladimir Bronski
- Masquerade · Vasily Petrov
- Mama's Family · Judge Willard E. Packard
- It Takes Two · Judge Beilin
- Remington Steele · George Edward Mulch
- Matt Houston · Police Chief
- Hotel · Mr. Tomasino
- Silent Rebellion · Yianni
- American Playhouse · Yianni
- Forty Days of Musa Dagh · Talaat Pasha
- Darkroom · Monsieur De Paris
- Simon & Simon · Robert Corman, Dr. John Longstrand
- Evita Peron · Jaime Yankelevich
- Magnum, P.I. · Judge Kearns
- The Love Tapes · Frank Yost
- Palmerstown, U.S.A. · Bennett
- Trapper John, M.D. · Max Wyatt
- Roots: The Next Generations · Dr. Vansina
- Crisis in Mid-Air · Frank Piovano
- The North Avenue Irregulars · Marv
- Summer of My German Soldier · Harry Bergen
- Vega$ · Arnie Moss
- The Pirate · Yashir
- 79 Park Avenue · Ben Savitch
- The Love Boat · Charlie Haskins
- Lou Grant · Sidney Kovac, Joe Lombardi
- Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid · Dr. Silver
- Voyage of the Damned · Luis Clasing
- Sirota's Court · Judge Matthew Sirota
- Quincy, M.E. · Brock Campbell, Dr. George Pendleton
- Wanted: The Sundance Woman · Dave Riley
- Electra Woman and Dyna Girl · The Sorcerer
- Twin Detectives · Ben Sampson
- Peeper · Anglich
- The Night That Panicked America · Jess Wingate
- Ellery Queen · Leo Robert Campbell
- Conspiracy of Terror
- The Secret Night Caller · Dr, Mayhill
- Death Cruise · Dr. Burke
- Police Woman · Ralph
- The Manhunter · Warden Lewis
- Big Rose · Gunther
- Kojak · Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi
- The Bait · Captain Gus Maryk
- Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole · Dr. Sweeney
- Deadly Harvest · Stefan Groza