Michael Constantine
Known for: Acting
Born: May 22, 1927
Died: August 31, 2021
Place of birth: Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
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).
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Filmography
50 movies · 99 TV shows, newest first
5.9
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
2023
6.0
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016
7.7
Cold Case
2003
5.6
My Big Fat Greek Life
2003
6.5
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002
5.4
WW3
2001
7.5
Judging Amy
1999
5.9
Thinner
1996
5.7
The Juror
1996
7.0
New York News
1995
7.0
Because Mommy Works
1994
6.7
My Life
1993
4.1
Deadfall
1993
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
10.0
By a Thread
1992
7.3
Law & Order
1990
6.1
Prancer
1989
6.5
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
7.0
Free Spirit
1989
6.3
Snoops
1989
9.0
Question of Faith
1988
7.6
Probe
1988
7.3
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
5.5
In the Mood
1987
6.8
Blacke's Magic
19867.5
Daniel and the Lion's Den
1986
6.8
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
1985
7.7
MacGyver
1985
6.1
Pray for Death
1985
7.2
Crazy like a Fox
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
6.8
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984
7.1
Hunter
1984
7.6
Airwolf
1984
7.5
Masquerade
1983
7.5
Mama's Family
1983
6.0
It Takes Two
1982
7.1
Remington Steele
1982
6.3
Matt Houston
1982
6.8
Hotel
1982
8.5
Silent Rebellion
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
4.0
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
1982
7.2
Darkroom
1981
6.7
Simon & Simon
1981
NR
Evita Peron
1981
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
1980
6.5
The Love Tapes
1980
6.3
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
6.6
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
8.0
Crisis in Mid-Air
1979
6.6
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
5.5
Summer of My German Soldier
1978
6.9
Vega$
1978
5.0
The Pirate
1977
5.2
79 Park Avenue
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
7.4
Lou Grant
1977
8.0
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977
6.0
Voyage of the Damned
19766.0
Sirota's Court
1976
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
6.7
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976
6.3
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
1976
8.0
Twin Detectives
1976
5.1
Peeper
1975
6.9
The Night That Panicked America
1975
7.5
Ellery Queen
1975
7.0
Conspiracy of Terror
1975
6.6
The Secret Night Caller
1975
5.8
Death Cruise
1974
6.4
Police Woman
1974
7.0
The Manhunter
1974
8.0
Big Rose
1974
7.2
Kojak
1973
6.5
The Bait
1973
7.1
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
8.0
Deadly Harvest
1972
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
4.5
Suddenly Single
19718.0
The Impatient Heart
1971
7.1
McMillan & Wife
1971
7.8
Night Gallery
1970
7.8
The Odd Couple
1970
7.7
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
6.4
The Reivers
1969
5.3
Don't Drink the Water
1969
6.2
Love, American Style
1969
4.8
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
6.1
Room 222
1969
4.4
Justine
1969
5.9
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
4.7
Skidoo
1968
7.0
The Good Guys
1968
7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
8.2
In Enemy Country
1968
6.7
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
4.5
Ghostbreakers
1967
6.3
The Flying Nun
1967
5.3
Dundee and the Culhane
1967
6.8
Ironside
1967
7.5
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967
6.9
The Invaders
1967
6.3
Hawaii
1966
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
7.2
T.H.E. Cat
1966
7.5
Hey Landlord!
1966
5.6
Beau Geste
1966
7.6
Hogan's Heroes
1965
7.1
Run for Your Life
1965
3.8
Quick, Before It Melts
19657.5
Profiles in Courage
1964
7.2
12 O'Clock High
1964
7.8
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
19645.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
6.2
My Favorite Martian
1963
10.0
The Great Adventure
1963
7.5
Channing
19637.5
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
7.3
The Fugitive
1963
7.8
The Outer Limits
1963
8.3
Arrest and Trial
1963
5.8
Island of Love
1963
6.5
The Dakotas
1963
7.9
Combat!
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
6.7
Sam Benedict
1962
6.0
The Lloyd Bridges Show
19629.0
The Beachcomber
1962
7.6
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
7.7
The New Breed
1961
5.9
Ben Casey
1961
5.7
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
7.7
The Hustler
1961
5.2
Cain's Hundred
1961
6.7
The Detectives
1959
8.0
The Untouchables
1959
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
6.5
The Last Mile
1959
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
5.7
Naked City
1958
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
4.5
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944