Michael Constantine

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

149

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-05-22

Day of death

2021-08-31 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

Michael Constantine

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

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • Airwolf

    Airwolf

  • Airwolf

    Airwolf

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • My Life

    My Life

  • Crazy like a Fox

    Crazy like a Fox

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

  • The Hustler

    The Hustler

  • Thinner

    Thinner

  • Skidoo

    Skidoo

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Trapper John, M.D.

    Trapper John, M.D.

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • Justine

    Justine

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • Prancer

    Prancer

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • Room 222

    Room 222

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Deadfall

    Deadfall

  • Mama's Family

    Mama's Family

  • Peeper

    Peeper

  • The Bait

    The Bait

  • New York News

    New York News

  • Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

  • Friday the 13th: The Series

    Friday the 13th: The Series

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • Island of Love

    Island of Love

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding

    My Big Fat Greek Wedding

  • Finder of Lost Loves

    Finder of Lost Loves

  • The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible

    The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible

  • The Pirate

    The Pirate

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • The Manhunter

    The Manhunter

  • In the Mood

    In the Mood

  • Snoops

    Snoops

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • Mancuso, F.B.I.

    Mancuso, F.B.I.

  • Ghostbreakers

    Ghostbreakers

  • Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

    Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

  • Hawaii

    Hawaii

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • Summer of My German Soldier

    Summer of My German Soldier

  • The Dakotas

    The Dakotas

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • Blacke's Magic

    Blacke's Magic

  • In Enemy Country

    In Enemy Country

  • The Beachcomber

    The Beachcomber

  • The Juror

    The Juror

  • It Takes Two

    It Takes Two

  • Channing

    Channing

  • Suddenly Single

    Suddenly Single

  • Hey Landlord!

    Hey Landlord!

  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

    My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

  • Palmerstown, U.S.A.

    Palmerstown, U.S.A.

  • The Good Guys

    The Good Guys

  • Probe

    Probe

  • Free Spirit

    Free Spirit

  • Dundee and the Culhane

    Dundee and the Culhane

  • Silent Rebellion

    Silent Rebellion

  • 79 Park Avenue

    79 Park Avenue

  • If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

    If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

  • My Big Fat Greek Life

    My Big Fat Greek Life

  • Big Rose

    Big Rose

  • Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

  • Forty Days of Musa Dagh

    Forty Days of Musa Dagh

  • The Reivers

    The Reivers

  • Pray for Death

    Pray for Death

  • Sirota's Court

    Sirota's Court

  • Deadly Harvest

    Deadly Harvest

  • The North Avenue Irregulars

    The North Avenue Irregulars

  • Evita Peron

    Evita Peron

  • Don't Drink the Water

    Don't Drink the Water

  • Daniel and the Lion's Den

    Daniel and the Lion's Den

  • Death Cruise

    Death Cruise

  • WW3

    WW3

  • The Night That Panicked America

    The Night That Panicked America

  • Wanted: The Sundance Woman

    Wanted: The Sundance Woman

  • The Last Mile

    The Last Mile

  • Question of Faith

    Question of Faith

  • Because Mommy Works

    Because Mommy Works

  • Conspiracy of Terror

    Conspiracy of Terror

  • Quick, Before It Melts

    Quick, Before It Melts

  • The Love Tapes

    The Love Tapes

  • Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

    Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

  • The Impatient Heart

    The Impatient Heart

  • Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

    Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

  • Crisis in Mid-Air

    Crisis in Mid-Air

  • By a Thread

    By a Thread

  • Twin Detectives

    Twin Detectives

  • The Secret Night Caller

    The Secret Night Caller