Michael Constantine
Acting
- Born:
- 1927-05-22
- Died:
- 2021-08-31
- Place of birth:
- Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
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 2
Cold Case
My Big Fat Greek Life
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
WW3
Judging Amy
Thinner
The Juror
New York News
Because Mommy Works
My Life
Deadfall
Homicide: Life on the Street
By a Thread
Law & Order
Prancer
Mancuso, F.B.I.
Free Spirit
Snoops
Question of Faith
Probe
Friday the 13th: The Series
In the Mood
Blacke's Magic
Daniel and the Lion's Den
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
MacGyver
Pray for Death
Crazy like a Fox
Murder, She Wrote
Finder of Lost Loves
Highway to Heaven
Hunter
Airwolf
Masquerade
Mama's Family
It Takes Two
Remington Steele
Matt Houston
Hotel
Silent Rebellion
American Playhouse
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
Darkroom
Simon & Simon
Evita Peron
Magnum, P.I.
The Love Tapes
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Trapper John, M.D.
Roots: The Next Generations
Crisis in Mid-Air
The North Avenue Irregulars
Summer of My German Soldier
Vega$
The Pirate
79 Park Avenue
The Love Boat
Lou Grant
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Voyage of the Damned
Sirota's Court
Quincy, M.E.
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
Twin Detectives
Peeper
The Night That Panicked America
Ellery Queen
Conspiracy of Terror
The Secret Night Caller
Death Cruise
Police Woman
The Manhunter
Big Rose
Kojak
The Bait
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Deadly Harvest
The Streets of San Francisco
Suddenly Single
The Impatient Heart
McMillan & Wife
Night Gallery
The Odd Couple
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Reivers
Don't Drink the Water
Love, American Style
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Room 222
Justine
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Skidoo
The Good Guys
The Name of the Game
In Enemy Country
The Danny Thomas Hour
Ghostbreakers
The Flying Nun
Dundee and the Culhane
Ironside
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
The Invaders
Hawaii
Mission: Impossible
T.H.E. Cat
Hey Landlord!
Beau Geste
Hogan's Heroes
Run for Your Life
Quick, Before It Melts
Profiles in Courage
12 O'Clock High
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
My Favorite Martian
The Great Adventure
Channing
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Fugitive
The Outer Limits
Arrest and Trial
Island of Love
The Dakotas
Combat!
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Virginian
Sam Benedict
The Lloyd Bridges Show
The Beachcomber
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The New Breed
Ben Casey
Target: The Corruptors!
Dr. Kildare
The Hustler
Cain's Hundred
The Detectives
The Untouchables
The Twilight Zone
The Last Mile
77 Sunset Strip
Naked City
Perry Mason
Gunsmoke
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Golden Globe Awards