Michael Constantine
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Constantine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2016 · My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
- 2003 · Cold Case as Archie Randall (2007)
- 2003 · My Big Fat Greek Life as Gus Portokalos
- 2002 · My Big Fat Greek Wedding as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
- 2001 · WW3 as Yuri Zenkovsky
- 1999 · Judging Amy as Elias Kelikidis
- 1996 · Thinner as Tadzu Lempke
- 1996 · The Juror as Judge Weitzel
- 1995 · New York News as
- 1994 · Because Mommy Works as Elliot
- 1993 · My Life as Bill Ivanovich
- 1993 · Deadfall as Frank
- 1993 · Homicide: Life on the Street as
- 1992 · By a Thread as Anthony Gallucci
- 1990 · Law & Order as Dan Barnett
- 1990 · Law & Order as Joshua Berger
- 1989 · Prancer as Mr. Stewart / Santa
- 1989 · Mancuso, F.B.I. as
- 1989 · Free Spirit as
- 1988 · Question of Faith as Doctor Rudolph
- 1988 · Probe as Truman
- 1987 · Friday the 13th: The Series as Ray Dallion
- 1987 · In the Mood as Mr. Wisecarver
- 1986 · Blacke's Magic as
- 1986 · Daniel and the Lion's Den as (voice)
- 1985 · The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible as (voice)
- 1985 · MacGyver as Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic
- 1985 · MacGyver as Sam Leland
- 1985 · Pray for Death as Mr. Newman
- 1984 · Crazy like a Fox as Police Inspector
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Laszlo Dolby
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Ben Gibbons
- 1984 · Finder of Lost Loves as Mr. Harding
- 1984 · Highway to Heaven as
- 1984 · Hunter as Harvey Falk
- 1984 · Airwolf as President Marios Guzman
- 1984 · Airwolf as Dr. Vladimir Bronski
- 1983 · Masquerade as
- 1983 · Mama's Family as
- 1982 · It Takes Two as
- 1982 · Remington Steele as George Edward Mulch
- 1982 · Matt Houston as
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1982 · Silent Rebellion as Yianni
- 1982 · Forty Days of Musa Dagh as
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1981 · Evita Peron as Jaime Yankelevich
- 1980 · Magnum, P.I. as
- 1980 · The Love Tapes as Frank Yost
- 1980 · Palmerstown, U.S.A. as
- 1979 · Trapper John, M.D. as
- 1979 · Roots: The Next Generations as Dr. Vansina
- 1979 · Crisis in Mid-Air as Frank Piovano
- 1979 · The North Avenue Irregulars as Marv
- 1978 · The Pirate as Yashir
- 1978 · Summer of My German Soldier as Harry Bergen
- 1978 · Vega$ as
- 1977 · 79 Park Avenue as Ben Savitch
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Charlie Haskins
- 1977 · Lou Grant as
- 1977 · Lou Grant as Sidney Kovac
- 1977 · Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid as Dr. Silver
- 1976 · Voyage of the Damned as Luis Clasing
- 1976 · Sirota's Court as
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as
- 1976 · Wanted: The Sundance Woman as Dave Riley
- 1976 · Electra Woman and Dyna Girl as
- 1976 · Twin Detectives as Ben Sampson
- 1975 · Conspiracy of Terror as
- 1975 · Peeper as Anglich
- 1975 · The Night That Panicked America as Jess Wingate
- 1975 · Ellery Queen as
- 1975 · The Secret Night Caller as Dr, Mayhill
- 1974 · Death Cruise as Dr. Burke
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1974 · The Manhunter as
- 1974 · Big Rose as Gunther
- 1973 · Kojak as Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi
- 1973 · The Bait as Captain Gus Maryk
- 1972 · Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole as Dr. Sweeney
- 1972 · Deadly Harvest as Stefan Groza
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as
- 1971 · Suddenly Single as Frankie Ventura
- 1971 · The Impatient Heart as Murray Kane
- 1971 · McMillan and Wife as Dr. Eisner
- 1970 · Night Gallery as Wellman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
- 1970 · The Odd Couple as Bill Green
- 1970 · The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mike Cooper
- 1969 · The Reivers as Mr. Binford
- 1969 · Don't Drink the Water as Krojack
- 1969 · Room 222 as Seymour Kaufman
- 1969 · Justine as Memlik Pasha
- 1969 · If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium as Jack Harmon
- 1968 · Skidoo as Leech
- 1968 · The Good Guys as
- 1968 · In Enemy Country as Ladislov
- 1967 · Ghostbreakers as Oscar Jensen
- 1967 · Dundee and the Culhane as Jonathan Putnam
- 1967 · Ironside as
- 1967 · The Invaders as Dr. Martin Willard
- 1966 · Hawaii as Mason
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Janos
- 1966 · Hey Landlord! as John 'Jack' Ellenhorn
- 1966 · Beau Geste as Rostov
- 1965 · Hogan's Heroes as Captain Heinrich
- 1965 · Run for Your Life as Colonel Shoner
- 1965 · Quick, Before It Melts as Mikhail Drozhensky
- 1964 · Profiles in Courage as Watson
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Niri
- 1963 · The Great Adventure as Colonel Streight
- 1963 · Channing as Nick
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Ernie Svoboda
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Lt. Ben Wyckoff
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Arthur 'Art' Howe
- 1963 · The Greatest Show on Earth as
- 1963 · The Outer Limits as Joe Dix
- 1963 · Arrest and Trial as Dr. Graham
- 1963 · Arrest and Trial as Dr. Fowler
- 1963 · Island of Love as Andy
- 1963 · The Dakotas as
- 1962 · Combat! as Jacques Patron
- 1962 · The Virginian as Stavros Karas
- 1962 · The Virginian as Private Essex Kanin
- 1962 · Sam Benedict as
- 1962 · The Beachcomber as Maurice Martone
- 1961 · The Dick Van Dyke Show as
- 1961 · The New Breed as Oscar Holloway
- 1961 · Ben Casey as Engineer Andersen
- 1961 · Target: The Corruptors! as
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Dr. Ernest Miller
- 1961 · The Hustler as Big John
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred as Herbert Lorgan
- 1959 · The Detectives as
- 1959 · The Untouchables as Edmund Wald
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Charlie Koch
- 1959 · The Last Mile as Ed Werner
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1958 · Naked City as Vito Calageras
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Dillard
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Pappy Ryan
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Baca
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Noah Meek
- 1950 · Armstrong Circle Theatre as Committee Chairman
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee