
Michael Constantine
Known for: Acting
Born: May 22, 1927
Died: August 31, 2021
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

Conspiracy of Terror
1975

Thinner
1996

The Bait
1973

By a Thread
1992

The Last Mile
1959

The Love Tapes
1980

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
The Impatient Heart
1971

The Night That Panicked America
1975

Deadly Harvest
1972
Daniel and the Lion's Den
1986

The Reivers
1969

My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002

My Life
1993

Peeper
1975

Big Rose
1974

Forty Days of Musa Dagh
1982

WW3
2001

The Secret Night Caller
1975

Evita Peron
1981

Summer of My German Soldier
1978

Crisis in Mid-Air
1979

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016

Silent Rebellion
1982

In the Mood
1987

Skidoo
1968

Quick, Before It Melts
1965

Suddenly Single
1971

Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976

Twin Detectives
1976

Don't Drink the Water
1969

Ghostbreakers
1967

The Pirate
1978

In Enemy Country
1968

The Hustler
1961

Island of Love
1963

Death Cruise
1974

Prancer
1989

The Juror
1996

Beau Geste
1966

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977

Because Mommy Works
1994

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969

The North Avenue Irregulars
1979

Deadfall
1993

Pray for Death
1985

Question of Faith
1988

Justine
1969

Hawaii
1966

Voyage of the Damned
1976

Lou Grant
1977

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Magnum, P.I.
1980

The Great Adventure
1963

Law & Order
1990

Remington Steele
1982

Cain's Hundred
1961

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

Judging Amy
1999

The Odd Couple
1970

The Good Guys
1968

Friday the 13th: The Series
1987

Simon & Simon
1981

Airwolf
1984

The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961

Cold Case
2003

Quincy, M.E.
1976

Mama's Family
1983

Highway to Heaven
1984

Probe
1988

Naked City
1958

Room 222
1969

MacGyver
1985

Kojak
1973

Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989

Gunsmoke
1955

Perry Mason
1957

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
1976

Combat!
1962

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993

Hunter
1984

The Twilight Zone
1959

Free Spirit
1989

Ironside
1967

My Big Fat Greek Life
2003

Crazy like a Fox
1984
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963

Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The Beachcomber
1962

Vega$
1978

Run for Your Life
1965

Police Woman
1974

The Fugitive
1963

The Virginian
1962

Hey Landlord!
1966

Matt Houston
1982

New York News
1995
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Profiles in Courage
1964

The Dakotas
1963

Ben Casey
1961

The New Breed
1961

Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980

The Manhunter
1974

Blacke's Magic
1986

Dr. Kildare
1961
Sirota's Court
1976

The Outer Limits
1963

Channing
1963

It Takes Two
1982

Masquerade
1983

The Untouchables
1959

Hogan's Heroes
1965

Night Gallery
1970

Dundee and the Culhane
1967

McMillan & Wife
1971

Mission: Impossible
1966

Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950

The Love Boat
1977

Arrest and Trial
1963

Finder of Lost Loves
1984

The Invaders
1967

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970

79 Park Avenue
1977

Golden Globe Awards
1944

The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
1985

Snoops
1989

Sam Benedict
1962

The Name of the Game
1968

The Detectives
1959

Hotel
1982

77 Sunset Strip
1958

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

Ellery Queen
1975

Roots: The Next Generations
1979

The Pirate
1977

Darkroom
1981

American Playhouse
1982