Acting · Reading, Pennsylvania, USA · Born May 22, 1927
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).
MovieMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
TVCold Case
2003
as Archie Randall (2007)
TVMy Big Fat Greek Life
2003
as Gus Portokalos
MovieMy Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
MovieWW3
2001
as Yuri Zenkovsky
TVJudging Amy
1999
as Elias Kelikidis
MovieThinner
1996
as Tadzu Lempke
MovieThe Juror
1996
as Judge Weitzel
TVNew York News
1995
MovieBecause Mommy Works
1994
as Elliot
MovieMy Life
1993
as Bill Ivanovich
MovieDeadfall
1993
as Frank
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Jim Scinta
MovieBy a Thread
1992
as Anthony Gallucci
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Dan Barnett
MoviePrancer
1989
as Mr. Stewart / Santa
TVMancuso, F.B.I.
1989
as Angelo De Paulo
TVFree Spirit
1989
as Mr. Goodwinn
TVSnoops
1989
as Captain Bauer
MovieQuestion of Faith
1988
as Doctor Rudolph
TVProbe
1988
as Truman
TVFriday the 13th: The Series
1987
as Ray Dallion
MovieIn the Mood
1987
as Mr. Wisecarver
TVBlacke's Magic
1986
as Victor Kroeger
Daniel and the Lion's Den
1986
as (voice)
TVThe Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
1985
as (voice)
TVMacGyver
1985
as Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic
MoviePray for Death
1985
as Mr. Newman
TVCrazy like a Fox
1984
as Police Inspector
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Laszlo Dolby
TVFinder of Lost Loves
1984
as Mr. Harding
TVHighway to Heaven
1984
as Dr. Dan Hickey
TVHunter
1984
as Harvey Falk
TVAirwolf
1984
as President Marios Guzman
TVMasquerade
1983
as Vasily Petrov
TVMama's Family
1983
as Judge Willard E. Packard
TVIt Takes Two
1982
as Judge Beilin
TVRemington Steele
1982
as George Edward Mulch
TVMatt Houston
1982
as Police Chief
TVHotel
1982
as Mr. Tomasino
MovieSilent Rebellion
1982
as Yianni
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Yianni
MovieForty Days of Musa Dagh
1982
as Talaat Pasha
TVDarkroom
1981
as Monsieur De Paris
TVSimon & Simon
1981
as Robert Corman
MovieEvita Peron
1981
as Jaime Yankelevich
TVMagnum, P.I.
1980
as Judge Kearns
MovieThe Love Tapes
1980
as Frank Yost
TVPalmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
as Bennett
TVTrapper John, M.D.
1979
as Max Wyatt
TVRoots: The Next Generations
1979
as Dr. Vansina
MovieCrisis in Mid-Air
1979
as Frank Piovano
MovieThe North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Marv
MovieThe Pirate
1978
as Yashir
MovieSummer of My German Soldier
1978
as Harry Bergen
TVVega$
1978
as Arnie Moss
TVThe Pirate
1977
as Yashir
TV79 Park Avenue
1977
as Ben Savitch
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Charlie Haskins
TVLou Grant
1977
as Sidney Kovac
MovieBilly: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977
as Dr. Silver
MovieVoyage of the Damned
1976
as Luis Clasing
Sirota's Court
1976
as Judge Matthew Sirota
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
as Brock Campbell
MovieWanted: The Sundance Woman
1976
as Dave Riley
TVElectra Woman and Dyna Girl
1976
as The Sorcerer
MovieTwin Detectives
1976
as Ben Sampson
MoviePeeper
1975
as Anglich
MovieThe Night That Panicked America
1975
as Jess Wingate
TVEllery Queen
1975
as Leo Robert Campbell
MovieConspiracy of Terror
1975
MovieThe Secret Night Caller
1975
as Dr, Mayhill
MovieDeath Cruise
1974
as Dr. Burke
TVPolice Woman
1974
as Ralph
TVThe Manhunter
1974
as Warden Lewis
MovieBig Rose
1974
as Gunther
TVKojak
1973
as Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi
MovieThe Bait
1973
as Captain Gus Maryk
MovieSay Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
as Dr. Sweeney
MovieDeadly Harvest
1972
as Stefan Groza
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Al Davies
MovieSuddenly Single
1971
as Frankie Ventura
The Impatient Heart
1971
as Murray Kane
TVMcMillan & Wife
1971
as Dr. Eisner
TVNight Gallery
1970
as Wellman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
TVThe Odd Couple
1970
as Bill Green
TVThe Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Mike Cooper
MovieThe Reivers
1969
as Mr. Binford
MovieDon't Drink the Water
1969
as Krojack
TVLove, American Style
1969
as Fred
TVThe Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Charles Milaney
TVRoom 222
1969
as Seymour Kaufman
MovieJustine
1969
as Memlik Pasha
MovieIf It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Jack Harmon
MovieSkidoo
1968
as Leech
TVThe Good Guys
1968
as Larry Tomack
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Jay Johnson
MovieIn Enemy Country
1968
as Ladislov
TVThe Danny Thomas Hour
1967
as Demetrios
MovieGhostbreakers
1967
as Oscar Jensen
TVThe Flying Nun
1967
as Juan
TVDundee and the Culhane
1967
as Jonathan Putnam
TVIronside
1967
as Harry Brancusi
TVThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967
as Self - Commentor (uncredited)
TVThe Invaders
1967
as Dr. Martin Willard
MovieHawaii
1966
as Mason
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Janos
TVT.H.E. Cat
1966
as Silvio
TVHey Landlord!
1966
as John 'Jack' Ellenhorn
MovieBeau Geste
1966
as Rostov
TVHogan's Heroes
1965
as Captain Heinrich
TVRun for Your Life
1965
as Colonel Shoner
MovieQuick, Before It Melts
1965
as Mikhail Drozhensky
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Watson
TV12 O'Clock High
1964
as Gen. Nikolai Vorodenko
TVVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Dr. Brand
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Niri
TVMy Favorite Martian
1963
as Collins
TVThe Great Adventure
1963
as Colonel Streight
TVChanning
1963
as Nick
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Verducci
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Ernie Svoboda
TVThe Outer Limits
1963
as Joe Dix
TVArrest and Trial
1963
as Dr. Graham
MovieIsland of Love
1963
as Andy
TVThe Dakotas
1963
as John Marshak
TVCombat!
1962
as Jacques Patron
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Stavros Karas
TVSam Benedict
1962
as Judge Sherman Tower
TVThe Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
as Aristos
The Beachcomber
1962
as Maurice Martone
TVThe Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Leslie Merkle
TVThe New Breed
1961
as Oscar Holloway
TVBen Casey
1961
as Engineer Andersen
TVTarget: The Corruptors!
1961
as Chief Swenson
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Ernest Miller
MovieThe Hustler
1961
as Big John
TVCain's Hundred
1961
as Herbert Lorgan
TVThe Detectives
1959
as Salvatore Tropolis
TVThe Untouchables
1959
as Edmund Wald
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Charlie Koch
MovieThe Last Mile
1959
as Ed Werner
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Sylvio Fiore
TVNaked City
1958
as Vito Calageras
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Dillard
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Baca
TVArmstrong Circle Theatre
1950
as Committee Chairman
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
