Michael Constantine

Michael Constantine

Acting

Birthday

1927/05/22

Day of death

2021/08/31 (94 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

Also know as

Mike Constantine, Constantine Joanides, Gus Efstratiou, مایکل کنستانتین

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...Read more

Acting
The Hustler
7.7

(1961) The Hustler

as Big John

Thinner
5.9

(1996) Thinner

as Tadzu Lempke

The Reivers
6.4

(1969) The Reivers

as Mr. Binford

My Big Fat Greek Wedding
6.5

(2002) My Big Fat Greek Wedding

as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
5.7

(1969) If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

as Jack Harmon

Prancer
5.9

(1989) Prancer

as Mr. Stewart / Santa

Skidoo
4.9

(1968) Skidoo

as Leech

The Juror
5.6

(1996) The Juror

as Judge Weitzel

Pray for Death
6.0

(1985) Pray for Death

as Mr. Newman

My Life
6.7

(1993) My Life

as Bill Ivanovich

Justine
4.1

(1969) Justine

as Memlik Pasha

Hawaii
6.4

(1966) Hawaii

as Mason

The North Avenue Irregulars
6.3

(1979) The North Avenue Irregulars

as Marv

The Last Mile
6.3

(1959) The Last Mile

as Ed Werner

The Love Tapes
3.0

(1980) The Love Tapes

as Frank Yost

Peeper
4.9

(1975) Peeper

as Anglich

Island of Love
5.3

(1963) Island of Love

as Andy

Quick, Before It Melts
3.5

(1965) Quick, Before It Melts

as Mikhail Drozhensky

Big Rose: Double Trouble
0.0

(1974) Big Rose

as Gunther

1.0

(1982) Forty Days of Musa Dagh

as ---

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
6.8

(1972) Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

as Dr. Sweeney

Don't Drink the Water
5.0

(1969) Don't Drink the Water

as Krojack

Suddenly Single
0.0

(1971) Suddenly Single

as Frankie Ventura

The Bait
6.4

(1973) The Bait

as Captain Gus Maryk

WW3
5.6

(2001) WW3

as Yuri Zenkovsky

The Secret Night Caller
6.5

(1975) The Secret Night Caller

as Dr, Mayhill

Evita Peron
0.0

(1981) Evita Peron

as Jaime Yankelevich

Summer of My German Soldier
6.3

(1978) Summer of My German Soldier

as Harry Bergen

Crisis in Mid-Air
6.0

(1979) Crisis in Mid-Air

as Frank Piovano

Beau Geste
5.9

(1966) Beau Geste

as Rostov

Ghostbreakers
2.0

(1967) Ghostbreakers

as Oscar Jensen

Deadfall
4.0

(1993) Deadfall

as Frank

0.0

(1971) The Impatient Heart

as Murray Kane

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
0.0

(1977) Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

as Dr. Silver

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
6.0

(2016) My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos

Conspiracy of Terror
6.0

(1975) Conspiracy of Terror

as ---

The Night That Panicked America
7.2

(1975) The Night That Panicked America

as Jess Wingate

Silent Rebellion
7.0

(1982) Silent Rebellion

as Yianni

The Pirate
5.5

(1978) The Pirate

as Yashir

0.0

(1992) By a Thread

as Anthony Gallucci

In the Mood
5.5

(1987) In the Mood

as Mr. Wisecarver

Wanted: The Sundance Woman
6.4

(1976) Wanted: The Sundance Woman

as Dave Riley

In Enemy Country
8.0

(1968) In Enemy Country

as Ladislov

0.0

(1994) Because Mommy Works

as Elliot

Voyage of the Damned
5.9

(1976) Voyage of the Damned

as Luis Clasing

Death Cruise
5.8

(1974) Death Cruise

as Dr. Burke

Deadly Harvest
6.0

(1972) Deadly Harvest

as Stefan Groza

Question of Faith
0.0

(1988) Question of Faith

as Doctor Rudolph

Twin Detectives
6.0

(1976) Twin Detectives

as Ben Sampson

7.5

(1986) Daniel and the Lion's Den

as (voice)

Lou Grant
7.3

(1977) Lou Grant

as ---

Magnum, P.I.
7.2

(1980) Magnum, P.I.

as Judge Kearns

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Laszlo Dolby

The Great Adventure
0.0

(1963) The Great Adventure

as Colonel Streight

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Dan Barnett

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as ---

Remington Steele
7.1

(1982) Remington Steele

as George Edward Mulch

Cain's Hundred
4.7

(1961) Cain's Hundred

as Herbert Lorgan

Trapper John, M.D.
6.5

(1979) Trapper John, M.D.

as ---

Judging Amy
7.5

(1999) Judging Amy

as Elias Kelikidis

The Odd Couple
7.8

(1970) The Odd Couple

as Bill Green

The Good Guys
6.0

(1968) The Good Guys

as ---

Friday the 13th: The Series
7.3

(1987) Friday the 13th: The Series

as Ray Dallion

Simon & Simon
6.7

(1981) Simon & Simon

as ---

Airwolf
7.6

(1984) Airwolf

as President Marios Guzman

The Dick Van Dyke Show
7.4

(1961) The Dick Van Dyke Show

as ---

Cold Case
7.8

(2003) Cold Case

as Archie Randall (2007)

Quincy, M.E.
7.5

(1976) Quincy, M.E.

as ---

Mama's Family
7.6

(1983) Mama's Family

as ---

Highway to Heaven
7.4

(1984) Highway to Heaven

as ---

The Streets of San Francisco
7.0

(1972) The Streets of San Francisco

as ---

Probe
7.5

(1988) Probe

as Truman

Naked City
5.5

(1958) Naked City

as Vito Calageras

Room 222
6.0

(1969) Room 222

as Seymour Kaufman

Hotel
6.8

(1982) Hotel

as ---

MacGyver
7.7

(1985) MacGyver

as Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic

Kojak
7.0

(1973) Kojak

as Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi

Mancuso, F.B.I.
6.0

(1989) Mancuso, F.B.I.

as ---

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Baca

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Dillard

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
6.3

(1976) Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

as ---

Combat!
7.6

(1962) Combat!

as Jacques Patron

Hunter
7.2

(1984) Hunter

as Harvey Falk

Homicide: Life on the Street
8.0

(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street

as ---

The Twilight Zone
8.4

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as Charlie Koch

Free Spirit
5.0

(1989) Free Spirit

as ---

Ironside
6.8

(1967) Ironside

as ---

My Big Fat Greek Life
5.6

(2003) My Big Fat Greek Life

as Gus Portokalos

Crazy like a Fox
7.1

(1984) Crazy like a Fox

as Police Inspector

5.0

(1963) The Greatest Show on Earth

as ---

Target: The Corruptors!
3.5

(1961) Target: The Corruptors!

as ---

0.0

(1962) The Beachcomber

as Maurice Martone

Vega$
7.0

(1978) Vega$

as ---

Run for Your Life
7.2

(1965) Run for Your Life

as Colonel Shoner

Police Woman
6.2

(1974) Police Woman

as ---

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Ernie Svoboda

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Lt. Ben Wyckoff

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Stavros Karas

Hey, Landlord
5.0

(1966) Hey Landlord!

as John 'Jack' Ellenhorn

Matt Houston
6.2

(1982) Matt Houston

as ---

New York News
0.0

(1995) New York News

as ---

5.5

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as ---

5.0

(1964) Profiles in Courage

as Watson

The Dakotas
5.7

(1963) The Dakotas

as ---

Ben Casey
5.6

(1961) Ben Casey

as Engineer Andersen

Ellery Queen
7.4

(1975) Ellery Queen

as ---

The New Breed
7.0

(1961) The New Breed

as Oscar Holloway

Palmerstown, U.S.A.
5.5

(1980) Palmerstown, U.S.A.

as ---

The Manhunter
5.0

(1974) The Manhunter

as ---

Blacke's Magic
5.5

(1986) Blacke's Magic

as ---

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Arthur 'Art' Howe

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Ernest Miller

5.0

(1976) Sirota's Court

as ---

The Outer Limits
7.8

(1963) The Outer Limits

as Joe Dix

Channing
7.0

(1963) Channing

as Nick

It Takes Two
5.0

(1982) It Takes Two

as ---

Masquerade
5.0

(1983) Masquerade

as ---

The Untouchables
7.9

(1959) The Untouchables

as Edmund Wald

Hogan's Heroes
7.5

(1965) Hogan's Heroes

as Captain Heinrich

Night Gallery
7.8

(1970) Night Gallery

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

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Private Essex Kanin

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Noah Meek

Roots: The Next Generations
7.4

(1979) Roots: The Next Generations

as Dr. Vansina

Dundee and the Culhane
4.0

(1967) Dundee and the Culhane

as Jonathan Putnam

McMillan & Wife
7.1

(1971) McMillan & Wife

as Dr. Eisner

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Joshua Berger

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Pappy Ryan

Mission: Impossible
7.6

(1966) Mission: Impossible

as Janos

Airwolf
7.6

(1984) Airwolf

as Dr. Vladimir Bronski

Armstrong Circle Theatre
3.0

(1950) Armstrong Circle Theatre

as Committee Chairman

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Charlie Haskins

Arrest and Trial
7.0

(1963) Arrest and Trial

as Dr. Graham

Arrest and Trial
7.0

(1963) Arrest and Trial

as Dr. Fowler

Finder of Lost Loves
5.7

(1984) Finder of Lost Loves

as Mr. Harding

The Invaders
6.8

(1967) The Invaders

as Dr. Martin Willard

MacGyver
7.7

(1985) MacGyver

as Sam Leland

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7.5

(1970) The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Mike Cooper

Lou Grant
7.3

(1977) Lou Grant

as Sidney Kovac

79 Park Avenue
4.8

(1977) 79 Park Avenue

as Ben Savitch

Golden Globe Awards
6.8

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Ben Gibbons

The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
6.9

(1985) The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible

as (voice)

5.5

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Niri

Snoops
5.0

(1989) Snoops

as Captain Bauer

Sam Benedict
6.0

(1962) Sam Benedict

as Judge Sherman Tower

The Name of the Game
6.8

(1968) The Name of the Game

as Jay Johnson

The Detectives
5.6

(1959) The Detectives

as Salvatore Tropolis