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

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Airwolf

    Airwolf

  • Airwolf

    Airwolf

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

    If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Trapper John, M.D.

    Trapper John, M.D.

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Mama's Family

    Mama's Family

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Friday the 13th: The Series

    Friday the 13th: The Series

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • Room 222

    Room 222

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Crazy like a Fox

    Crazy like a Fox

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Daniel and the Lion's Den

    Daniel and the Lion's Den

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • The Hustler

    The Hustler

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • Crisis in Mid-Air

    Crisis in Mid-Air

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • The Manhunter

    The Manhunter

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • Thinner

    Thinner

  • The Juror

    The Juror

  • Finder of Lost Loves

    Finder of Lost Loves

  • Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

    Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

    My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

  • Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

  • Prancer

    Prancer

  • Justine

    Justine

  • Channing

    Channing

  • Question of Faith

    Question of Faith

  • New York News

    New York News

  • Mancuso, F.B.I.

    Mancuso, F.B.I.

  • The Dakotas

    The Dakotas

  • Deadly Harvest

    Deadly Harvest

  • Twin Detectives

    Twin Detectives

  • Deadfall

    Deadfall

  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding

    My Big Fat Greek Wedding

  • Hawaii

    Hawaii

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • The Reivers

    The Reivers

  • Skidoo

    Skidoo

  • Snoops

    Snoops

  • My Life

    My Life

  • Blacke's Magic

    Blacke's Magic

  • Death Cruise

    Death Cruise

  • Suddenly Single

    Suddenly Single

  • Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

  • The Bait

    The Bait

  • Ghostbreakers

    Ghostbreakers

  • The Good Guys

    The Good Guys

  • Silent Rebellion

    Silent Rebellion

  • Free Spirit

    Free Spirit

  • Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

  • The Last Mile

    The Last Mile

  • It Takes Two

    It Takes Two

  • The Beachcomber

    The Beachcomber

  • Peeper

    Peeper

  • The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible

    The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible

  • Don't Drink the Water

    Don't Drink the Water

  • 79 Park Avenue

    79 Park Avenue

  • Pray for Death

    Pray for Death

  • Hey Landlord!

    Hey Landlord!

  • Palmerstown, U.S.A.

    Palmerstown, U.S.A.

  • The Pirate

    The Pirate

  • Wanted: The Sundance Woman

    Wanted: The Sundance Woman

  • The North Avenue Irregulars

    The North Avenue Irregulars

  • My Big Fat Greek Life

    My Big Fat Greek Life

  • Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

    Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

  • Sirota's Court

    Sirota's Court

  • The Secret Night Caller

    The Secret Night Caller

  • Probe

    Probe

  • The Night That Panicked America

    The Night That Panicked America

  • Island of Love

    Island of Love

  • Dundee and the Culhane

    Dundee and the Culhane

  • Quick, Before It Melts

    Quick, Before It Melts

  • Big Rose

    Big Rose

  • The Impatient Heart

    The Impatient Heart

  • The Love Tapes

    The Love Tapes

  • In the Mood

    In the Mood

  • In Enemy Country

    In Enemy Country

  • Evita Peron

    Evita Peron

  • Summer of My German Soldier

    Summer of My German Soldier

  • Forty Days of Musa Dagh

    Forty Days of Musa Dagh

  • WW3

    WW3

  • Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

    Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

  • Because Mommy Works

    Because Mommy Works

  • By a Thread

    By a Thread

  • Conspiracy of Terror

    Conspiracy of Terror