Michael Constantine
Acting
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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).
Filmography
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016
Cold Case
2003
My Big Fat Greek Life
2003
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002
WW3
2001
Judging Amy
1999
Thinner
1996
The Juror
1996
New York News
1995
Because Mommy Works
1994
My Life
1993
Deadfall
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
By a Thread
1992
Law & Order
1990
Prancer
1989
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Free Spirit
1989
Snoops
1989
Question of Faith
1988
Probe
1988
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
In the Mood
1987
Blacke's Magic
1986
Daniel and the Lion's Den
1986
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
1985
MacGyver
1985
Pray for Death
1985
Crazy like a Fox
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
Highway to Heaven
1984
Hunter
1984
Airwolf
1984
Masquerade
1983
Mama's Family
1983
It Takes Two
1982
Remington Steele
1982
Matt Houston
1982
Hotel
1982
Silent Rebellion
1982
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
1982
Simon & Simon
1981
Evita Peron
1981
Magnum, P.I.
1980
The Love Tapes
1980
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Crisis in Mid-Air
1979
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
The Pirate
1978
Summer of My German Soldier
1978
Vega$
1978
The Pirate
1977
79 Park Avenue
1977
The Love Boat
1977
Lou Grant
1977
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977
Voyage of the Damned
1976
Sirota's Court
1976
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
1976
Twin Detectives
1976
Peeper
1975
The Night That Panicked America
1975
Ellery Queen
1975
Conspiracy of Terror
1975
The Secret Night Caller
1975
Death Cruise
1974
Police Woman
1974
The Manhunter
1974
Big Rose
1974
Kojak
1973
The Bait
1973
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
Deadly Harvest
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Suddenly Single
1971
The Impatient Heart
1971
McMillan & Wife
1971
Night Gallery
1970
The Odd Couple
1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
The Reivers
1969
Don't Drink the Water
1969
Room 222
1969
Justine
1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
Skidoo
1968
The Good Guys
1968
The Name of the Game
1968
In Enemy Country
1968
Ghostbreakers
1967
Dundee and the Culhane
1967
Ironside
1967
The Invaders
1967
Hawaii
1966
Mission: Impossible
1966
Hey Landlord!
1966
Beau Geste
1966
Hogan's Heroes
1965
Run for Your Life
1965
Quick, Before It Melts
1965
Profiles in Courage
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Great Adventure
1963
Channing
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
The Fugitive
1963
The Outer Limits
1963
Arrest and Trial
1963
Island of Love
1963
The Dakotas
1963
Combat!
1962
The Virginian
1962
Sam Benedict
1962
The Beachcomber
1962
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
The New Breed
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
The Hustler
1961
Cain's Hundred
1961
The Detectives
1959
The Untouchables
1959
The Twilight Zone
1959
The Last Mile
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Naked City
1958
Perry Mason
1957
Gunsmoke
1955
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
Golden Globe Awards
1944