Acting credits
128
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Michael Constantine
Acting
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Movies: 49Series: 80Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 14884
IMDb ID: nm0176073
Known for: Acting
Born: May 22, 1927
Died: August 31, 2021
Age: 94
Place of birth: Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2023
Years active: 80
Average TMDB rating: 6.93
Wikidata: Q1291127
Also known as
Mike Constantine • Constantine Joanides • Gus Efstratiou • مایکل کنستانتین
Other jobs
In Memory Of (1)
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Michael Constantine.
5.9
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
In Memory Of
2023 Movie
6.0
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
2016 Movie
6.5
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
2002 Movie
5.3
WW3
as Yuri Zenkovsky
2001 Movie
5.9
Thinner
as Tadzu Lempke
1996 Movie
5.7
The Juror
as Judge Weitzel
1996 Movie
5.0
Because Mommy Works
as Elliot
1994 Movie
6.7
My Life
as Bill Ivanovich
1993 Movie
4.1
Deadfall
as Frank
1993 Movie
By a Thread
as Anthony Gallucci
1992 Movie
6.0
Prancer
as Mr. Stewart / Santa
1989 Movie
Question of Faith
as Doctor Rudolph
1988 Movie
5.3
In the Mood
as Mr. Wisecarver
1987 Movie
6.0
Pray for Death
as Mr. Newman
1985 Movie
7.0
Silent Rebellion
as Yianni
1982 Movie
1.0
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
1982 Movie
Evita Peron
as Jaime Yankelevich
1981 Movie
3.0
The Love Tapes
as Frank Yost
1980 Movie
6.0
Crisis in Mid-Air
as Frank Piovano
1979 Movie
6.2
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Marv
1979 Movie
3.7
The Pirate
as Yashir
1978 Movie
5.8
Summer of My German Soldier
as Harry Bergen
1978 Movie
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
as Dr. Silver
1977 Movie
6.0
Voyage of the Damned
as Luis Clasing
1976 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Michael Constantine.
7.8
Cold Case
as Archie Randall (2007) • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.0
My Big Fat Greek Life
as Gus Portokalos • 7 eps
2003 Series
7.5
Judging Amy
as Elias Kelikidis • 1 eps
1999 Series
New York News
1 eps
1995 Series
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Jim Scinta • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Dan Barnett • 1 eps
1990 Series
6.0
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1 eps
1989 Series
5.0
Snoops
as Captain Bauer • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.0
Free Spirit
1 eps
1989 Series
7.5
Probe
as Truman • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.3
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Ray Dallion • 1 eps
1987 Series
6.0
Blacke's Magic
1 eps
1986 Series
6.8
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
as (voice) • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.7
MacGyver
as Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.1
Crazy like a Fox
as Police Inspector • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Laszlo Dolby • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.7
Finder of Lost Loves
as Mr. Harding • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.4
Highway to Heaven
1 eps
1984 Series
7.1
Hunter
as Harvey Falk • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.6
Airwolf
as President Marios Guzman • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.0
Masquerade
1 eps
1983 Series
7.6
Mama's Family
1 eps
1983 Series
5.0
It Takes Two
1 eps
1982 Series
7.1
Remington Steele
as George Edward Mulch • 3 eps
1982 Series