Michael Constantine

Known For	Acting
Birthday	May 22, 1927
Died	Aug 31, 2021 (94)
Birthplace	Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity	0.7 (history)
Updated	Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
Links	TMDb IMDb

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 (200 ... 2). 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Constantine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

2016

as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

2002

as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos

WW 3

2001

as Yuri Zenkovsky

Thinner

1996

as Tadzu Lempke

The Juror

1996

as Judge Weitzel

Because Mommy Works

1994

as Elliot

My Life

1993

as Bill Ivanovich

Deadfall

1993

as Frank

By a Thread

1992

as Anthony Gallucci

Prancer

1989

as Mr. Stewart / Santa

Question of Faith

1988

as Doctor Rudolph

In the Mood

1987

as Mr. Wisecarver

Pray for Death

1985

as Mr. Newman

Silent Rebellion

1982

as Yianni

Evita Peron

1981

as Jaime Yankelevich

The Love Tapes

1980

as Frank Yost

Crisis in Mid-Air

1979

as Frank Piovano

The North Avenue Irregulars

1979

as Marv

Summer of My German Soldier

1978

as Harry Bergen

The Pirate

1978

as Yashir

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

1977

as Dr. Silver

Wanted: The Sundance Woman

1976

as Dave Riley

Twin Detectives

1976

as Ben Sampson

Voyage of the Damned

1976

as Luis Clasing

The Night That Panicked America

1975

as Jess Wingate

Peeper

1975

as Anglich

The Secret Night Caller

1975

as Dr, Mayhill

Big Rose

1974

as Gunther

Death Cruise

1974

as Dr. Burke

The Bait

1973

as Captain Gus Maryk

Deadly Harvest

1972

as Stefan Groza

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

1972

as Dr. Sweeney

The Impatient Heart

1971

as Murray Kane

Suddenly Single

1971

as Frankie Ventura

The Reivers

1969

as Mr. Binford

Don't Drink the Water

1969

as Krojack

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

1969

as Jack Harmon

Justine

1969

as Memlik Pasha

Skidoo

1968

as Leech

In Enemy Country

1968

as Ladislov

Ghostbreakers

1967

as Oscar Jensen

Beau Geste

1966

as Rostov

Hawaii

1966

as Mason

Quick, Before It Melts

1965

as Mikhail Drozhensky

Island of Love

1963

as Andy

The Hustler

1961

as Big John

The Last Mile

1959

as Ed Werner

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

2023

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Organization	Category	Movie

Room 222

as Seymour Kaufman

Episodes: 113

First Aired: Sep 11, 1969

Hey Landlord!

as John 'Jack' Ellenhorn

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Sep 11, 1966

My Big Fat Greek Life

as Gus Portokalos

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 24, 2003

Roots: The Next Generations

as Dr. Vansina

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 18, 1979

Remington Steele

as George Edward Mulch

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 01, 1982

79 Park Avenue

as Ben Savitch

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 16, 1977

Kojak

as Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

Airwolf

as Dr. Vladimir Bronski

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 22, 1984

The Love Boat

as Charlie Haskins

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Niri

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

Magnum, P.I.

as Judge Kearns

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1980

Murder, She Wrote

as Laszlo Dolby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The Great Adventure

as Colonel Streight

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1963

Law & Order

as Dan Barnett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Cain's Hundred

as Herbert Lorgan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

Judging Amy

as Elias Kelikidis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1999

The Odd Couple

as Bill Green

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1970

Friday the 13th: The Series

as Ray Dallion

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1987

Airwolf

as President Marios Guzman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1984

Cold Case

as Archie Randall (2007)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2003

Probe

as Truman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 07, 1988

Naked City

as Vito Calageras

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

MacGyver

as Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Gunsmoke

as Baca

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Perry Mason

as Dillard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Combat!

as Jacques Patron

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1962

Hunter

as Harvey Falk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1984

The Twilight Zone

as Charlie Koch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Crazy like a Fox

as Police Inspector

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 30, 1984

The Beachcomber

as Maurice Martone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 20, 1962

Run for Your Life

as Colonel Shoner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

The Fugitive

as Ernie Svoboda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Fugitive

as Lt. Ben Wyckoff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Virginian

as Stavros Karas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Profiles in Courage

as Watson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 1964

Ben Casey

as Engineer Andersen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

The New Breed

as Oscar Holloway

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1961

The Fugitive

as Arthur 'Art' Howe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Ernest Miller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Outer Limits

as Joe Dix

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1963

Channing

as Nick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1963

The Untouchables

as Edmund Wald

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1959

Hogan's Heroes

as Captain Heinrich

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Night Gallery

as Wellman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 16, 1970

The Virginian

as Private Essex Kanin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Gunsmoke

as Noah Meek

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Dundee and the Culhane

as Jonathan Putnam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1967

McMillan & Wife

as Dr. Eisner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1971

Law & Order

as Joshua Berger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Perry Mason

as Pappy Ryan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Mission: Impossible

as Janos

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

Armstrong Circle Theatre

as Committee Chairman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1950

Arrest and Trial

as Dr. Graham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

Arrest and Trial

as Dr. Fowler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

Finder of Lost Loves

as Mr. Harding

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1984

The Invaders

as Dr. Martin Willard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1967

MacGyver

as Sam Leland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Mike Cooper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1970

Lou Grant

as Sidney Kovac

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1977

Murder, She Wrote

as Ben Gibbons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible

as (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1985

Snoops

as Captain Bauer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1989

Sam Benedict

as Judge Sherman Tower

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1962

The Name of the Game

as Jay Johnson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Sirota's Court

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Dec 01, 1976

Quincy, M.E.

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

Simon & Simon

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 24, 1981

It Takes Two

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1982

Lou Grant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1977

77 Sunset Strip

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

Trapper John, M.D.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1979

The Good Guys

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1968

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1961

Mama's Family

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1983

Highway to Heaven

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1984

The Streets of San Francisco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

Hotel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

Mancuso, F.B.I.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 13, 1989

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1976

Homicide: Life on the Street

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1993

Free Spirit

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1989

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

The Greatest Show on Earth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Target: The Corruptors!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1961

Vega$

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1978

Police Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Matt Houston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

New York News

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1995

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

The Dakotas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1963

Ellery Queen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1975

The Detectives

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1959

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1980

The Manhunter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

Blacke's Magic

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1986

Masquerade

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 15, 1983

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

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