Michael Constantine
Acting
1927-05-22 · 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).
Filmography
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
2023 · Movie
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016 · Movie
Cold Case
2003 · Series
My Big Fat Greek Life
2003 · Series
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002 · Movie
WW3
2001 · Movie
Judging Amy
1999 · Series
Thinner
1996 · Movie
The Juror
1996 · Movie
New York News
1995 · Series
Because Mommy Works
1994 · Movie
My Life
1993 · Movie
Deadfall
1993 · Movie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · Series
By a Thread
1992 · Movie
Law & Order
1990 · Series
Prancer
1989 · Movie
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989 · Series
Snoops
1989 · Series
Free Spirit
1989 · Series
Question of Faith
1988 · Movie
Probe
1988 · Series
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987 · Series
In the Mood
1987 · Movie
Blacke's Magic
1986 · Series
Daniel and the Lion's Den
1986 · Movie
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
1985 · Series
MacGyver
1985 · Series
Pray for Death
1985 · Movie
Crazy like a Fox
1984 · Series
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
Finder of Lost Loves
1984 · Series
Highway to Heaven
1984 · Series
Hunter
1984 · Series
Airwolf
1984 · Series
Masquerade
1983 · Series
Mama's Family
1983 · Series
It Takes Two
1982 · Series
Remington Steele
1982 · Series
Matt Houston
1982 · Series
Hotel
1982 · Series
Silent Rebellion
1982 · Movie
American Playhouse
1982 · Series
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
1982 · Movie
Darkroom
1981 · Series
Simon & Simon
1981 · Series
Evita Peron
1981 · Movie
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Series
The Love Tapes
1980 · Movie
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980 · Series
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · Series
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · Series
Crisis in Mid-Air
1979 · Movie
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979 · Movie
Summer of My German Soldier
1978 · Movie
Vega$
1978 · Series
The Pirate
1977 · Series
79 Park Avenue
1977 · Series
The Love Boat
1977 · Series
Lou Grant
1977 · Series
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977 · Movie
Voyage of the Damned
1976 · Movie
Sirota's Court
1976 · Series
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · Series
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976 · Movie
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
1976 · Series
Twin Detectives
1976 · Movie
Peeper
1975 · Movie
The Night That Panicked America
1975 · Movie
Ellery Queen
1975 · Series
Conspiracy of Terror
1975 · Movie
The Secret Night Caller
1975 · Movie
Death Cruise
1974 · Movie
Police Woman
1974 · Series
The Manhunter
1974 · Series
Big Rose
1974 · Movie
Kojak
1973 · Series
The Bait
1973 · Movie
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972 · Movie
Deadly Harvest
1972 · Movie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Series
Suddenly Single
1971 · Movie
The Impatient Heart
1971 · Movie
McMillan & Wife
1971 · Series
Night Gallery
1970 · Series
The Odd Couple
1970 · Series
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 · Series
The Reivers
1969 · Movie
Don't Drink the Water
1969 · Movie
Love, American Style
1969 · Series
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 · Series
Room 222
1969 · Series
Justine
1969 · Movie
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969 · Movie
Skidoo
1968 · Movie
The Good Guys
1968 · Series
The Name of the Game
1968 · Series
In Enemy Country
1968 · Movie
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967 · Series
Ghostbreakers
1967 · Movie
The Flying Nun
1967 · Series
Dundee and the Culhane
1967 · Series
Ironside
1967 · Series
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967 · Series
The Invaders
1967 · Series
Hawaii
1966 · Movie
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Series
T.H.E. Cat
1966 · Series
Hey Landlord!
1966 · Series
Beau Geste
1966 · Movie
Hogan's Heroes
1965 · Series
Run for Your Life
1965 · Series
Quick, Before It Melts
1965 · Movie
Profiles in Courage
1964 · Series
12 O'Clock High
1964 · Series
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964 · Series
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Series
My Favorite Martian
1963 · Series
The Great Adventure
1963 · Series
Channing
1963 · Series
The Fugitive
1963 · Series
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963 · Series
The Outer Limits
1963 · Series
Arrest and Trial
1963 · Series
Island of Love
1963 · Movie
The Dakotas
1963 · Series
Combat!
1962 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
The Virginian
1962 · Series
Sam Benedict
1962 · Series
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962 · Series
The Beachcomber
1962 · Series
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961 · Series
The New Breed
1961 · Series
Ben Casey
1961 · Series
Target: The Corruptors!
1961 · Series
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Series
The Hustler
1961 · Movie
Cain's Hundred
1961 · Series
The Detectives
1959 · Series
The Untouchables
1959 · Series
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Series
The Last Mile
1959 · Movie
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Series
Naked City
1958 · Series
Perry Mason
1957 · Series
Gunsmoke
1955 · Series
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series