Michael Constantine

Michael Constantine

CrewActor May 22 (died age 94) Reading, Pennsylvania, USA 1944–2023 (79 year career)

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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 A…

Known For

The Hustler

The Hustler

Big John

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Kostas "Gus" Portokalos

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

Kostas "Gus" Portokalos

Thinner

Thinner

Tadzu Lempke

My Life

My Life

Bill Ivanovich

The Juror

The Juror

Judge Weitzel

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

In Memory Of

Prancer

Prancer

Mr. Stewart / Santa

Filmography

Acting (135)

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Movies (50)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos

WW3

WW3

as Yuri Zenkovsky

Thinner

Thinner

as Tadzu Lempke

The Juror

The Juror

as Judge Weitzel

Because Mommy Works

Because Mommy Works

as Elliot

My Life

My Life

as Bill Ivanovich

Deadfall

Deadfall

as Frank

By a Thread

as Anthony Gallucci

Prancer

Prancer

as Mr. Stewart / Santa

Question of Faith

Question of Faith

as Doctor Rudolph

In the Mood

In the Mood

as Mr. Wisecarver

Daniel and the Lion's Den

as (voice)

Pray for Death

Pray for Death

as Mr. Newman

Forty Days of Musa Dagh

Forty Days of Musa Dagh

Silent Rebellion

Silent Rebellion

as Yianni

Evita Peron

Evita Peron

as Jaime Yankelevich

The Love Tapes

The Love Tapes

as Frank Yost

The North Avenue Irregulars

The North Avenue Irregulars

as Marv

Crisis in Mid-Air

Crisis in Mid-Air

as Frank Piovano

Summer of My German Soldier

Summer of My German Soldier

as Harry Bergen

The Pirate

The Pirate

as Yashir

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

as Dr. Silver

Twin Detectives

Twin Detectives

as Ben Sampson

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

as Luis Clasing

Wanted: The Sundance Woman

Wanted: The Sundance Woman

as Dave Riley

The Secret Night Caller

The Secret Night Caller

as Dr, Mayhill

Peeper

Peeper

as Anglich

The Night That Panicked America

The Night That Panicked America

as Jess Wingate

Conspiracy of Terror

Conspiracy of Terror

Death Cruise

Death Cruise

as Dr. Burke

Big Rose

Big Rose

as Gunther

The Bait

The Bait

as Captain Gus Maryk

Deadly Harvest

Deadly Harvest

as Stefan Groza

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

as Dr. Sweeney

The Impatient Heart

as Murray Kane

Suddenly Single

Suddenly Single

as Frankie Ventura

The Reivers

The Reivers

as Mr. Binford

Justine

Justine

as Memlik Pasha

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

as Jack Harmon

Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

as Krojack

Skidoo

Skidoo

as Leech

In Enemy Country

In Enemy Country

as Ladislov

Ghostbreakers

Ghostbreakers

as Oscar Jensen

Hawaii

Hawaii

as Mason

Beau Geste

Beau Geste

as Rostov

Quick, Before It Melts

Quick, Before It Melts

as Mikhail Drozhensky

Island of Love

Island of Love

as Andy

The Hustler

The Hustler

as Big John

The Last Mile

The Last Mile

as Ed Werner

Television (85)

Cold Case

Cold Case

as Archie Randall (2007)

My Big Fat Greek Life

My Big Fat Greek Life

as Gus Portokalos

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

as Elias Kelikidis

New York News

New York News

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Jim Scinta

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Dan Barnett

Mancuso, F.B.I.

Mancuso, F.B.I.

Snoops

Snoops

as Captain Bauer

Free Spirit

Free Spirit

Probe

Probe

as Truman

Friday the 13th: The Series

Friday the 13th: The Series

as Ray Dallion

Blacke's Magic

Blacke's Magic

MacGyver

MacGyver

as Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic

The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible

The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible

as (voice)

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Ben Gibbons

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

Airwolf

Airwolf

as President Marios Guzman

Hunter

Hunter

as Harvey Falk

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

as Police Inspector

Finder of Lost Loves

Finder of Lost Loves

as Mr. Harding

Mama's Family

Mama's Family

Masquerade

Masquerade

Hotel

Hotel

as Mr. Tomasino

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as George Edward Mulch

It Takes Two

It Takes Two

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as Judge Kearns

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

as Dr. Vansina

Vega$

Vega$

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as Charlie Haskins

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

as Sidney Kovac

79 Park Avenue

79 Park Avenue

as Ben Savitch

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as Brock Campbell

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

Sirota's Court

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

as Leo Robert Campbell

Police Woman

Police Woman

The Manhunter

The Manhunter

Kojak

Kojak

as Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

as Al Davies

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

as Dr. Eisner

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Mike Cooper

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

as Bill Green

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as Wellman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")

Room 222

Room 222

as Seymour Kaufman

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as Jay Johnson

The Good Guys

The Good Guys

Ironside

Ironside

The Invaders

The Invaders

as Dr. Martin Willard

Dundee and the Culhane

Dundee and the Culhane

as Jonathan Putnam

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as Janos

Hey Landlord!

Hey Landlord!

as John 'Jack' Ellenhorn

Hogan's Heroes

Hogan's Heroes

as Captain Heinrich

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as Colonel Shoner

Profiles in Courage

as Watson

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as Ernie Svoboda

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as Joe Dix

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Niri

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

as Dr. Fowler

The Dakotas

The Dakotas

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

as Colonel Streight

The Greatest Show on Earth

Channing

Channing

as Nick

The Virginian

The Virginian

as Stavros Karas

Combat!

Combat!

as Jacques Patron

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

as Judge Sherman Tower

The Beachcomber

as Maurice Martone

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Ernest Miller

The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as Engineer Andersen

The New Breed

The New Breed

as Oscar Holloway

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as Herbert Lorgan

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Charlie Koch

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as Edmund Wald

The Detectives

The Detectives

as Salvatore Tropolis

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as Sylvio Fiore

Naked City

Naked City

as Vito Calageras

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as Dillard

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Baca

Armstrong Circle Theatre

Armstrong Circle Theatre

as Committee Chairman

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

In Memory Of