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

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Airwolf

    Airwolf

  • Airwolf

    Airwolf

  • Trapper John, M.D.

    Trapper John, M.D.

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Mama's Family

    Mama's Family

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Friday the 13th: The Series

    Friday the 13th: The Series

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • Room 222

    Room 222

  • Crazy like a Fox

    Crazy like a Fox

  • The North Avenue Irregulars

    The North Avenue Irregulars

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Finder of Lost Loves

    Finder of Lost Loves

  • Quick, Before It Melts

    Quick, Before It Melts

  • The Dakotas

    The Dakotas

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • Thinner

    Thinner

  • The Manhunter

    The Manhunter

  • Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

  • Snoops

    Snoops

  • Crisis in Mid-Air

    Crisis in Mid-Air

  • Channing

    Channing

  • New York News

    New York News

  • Pray for Death

    Pray for Death

  • Mancuso, F.B.I.

    Mancuso, F.B.I.

  • The Juror

    The Juror

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • Deadly Harvest

    Deadly Harvest

  • Death Cruise

    Death Cruise

  • The Beachcomber

    The Beachcomber

  • Wanted: The Sundance Woman

    Wanted: The Sundance Woman

  • Blacke's Magic

    Blacke's Magic

  • Hey Landlord!

    Hey Landlord!

  • Island of Love

    Island of Love

  • Skidoo

    Skidoo

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • The Impatient Heart

    The Impatient Heart

  • Daniel and the Lion's Den

    Daniel and the Lion's Den

  • The Hustler

    The Hustler

  • My Life

    My Life

  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding

    My Big Fat Greek Wedding

  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

    My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

  • Peeper

    Peeper

  • The Reivers

    The Reivers

  • The Love Tapes

    The Love Tapes

  • Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

  • The Secret Night Caller

    The Secret Night Caller

  • The Good Guys

    The Good Guys

  • The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible

    The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible

  • Palmerstown, U.S.A.

    Palmerstown, U.S.A.

  • Evita Peron

    Evita Peron

  • It Takes Two

    It Takes Two

  • Ghostbreakers

    Ghostbreakers

  • Hawaii

    Hawaii

  • Suddenly Single

    Suddenly Single

  • Question of Faith

    Question of Faith

  • Free Spirit

    Free Spirit

  • Twin Detectives

    Twin Detectives

  • Deadfall

    Deadfall

  • The Last Mile

    The Last Mile

  • Probe

    Probe

  • WW3

    WW3

  • Dundee and the Culhane

    Dundee and the Culhane

  • 79 Park Avenue

    79 Park Avenue

  • Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

    Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

  • Prancer

    Prancer

  • Justine

    Justine

  • The Night That Panicked America

    The Night That Panicked America

  • The Bait

    The Bait

  • Silent Rebellion

    Silent Rebellion

  • Don't Drink the Water

    Don't Drink the Water

  • My Big Fat Greek Life

    My Big Fat Greek Life

  • Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

    Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

  • In the Mood

    In the Mood

  • Summer of My German Soldier

    Summer of My German Soldier

  • Big Rose

    Big Rose

  • Sirota's Court

    Sirota's Court

  • Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

  • If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

    If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

  • Because Mommy Works

    Because Mommy Works

  • Forty Days of Musa Dagh

    Forty Days of Musa Dagh

  • In Enemy Country

    In Enemy Country

  • The Pirate

    The Pirate

  • Conspiracy of Terror

    Conspiracy of Terror

  • By a Thread

    By a Thread

  • Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

    Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid