Michael Constantine
Acting
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).
Born: May 22, 1927
Place of Birth: Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
The Twilight Zone
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Homicide: Life on the Street
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
The Untouchables
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
Night Gallery
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
The Odd Couple
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.
Cold Case
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
MacGyver
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
MacGyver
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
Perry Mason
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
Filmography
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
as Archie Randall (2007)
as Gus Portokalos
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
as Yuri Zenkovsky
as Elias Kelikidis
as Tadzu Lempke
as Judge Weitzel
as Elliot
as Bill Ivanovich
as Frank
as Jim Scinta
as Anthony Gallucci
as Dan Barnett
as Joshua Berger
as Mr. Stewart / Santa
as Captain Bauer
as Doctor Rudolph
as Truman
as Ray Dallion
as Mr. Wisecarver
as Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic
as Sam Leland
as Mr. Newman
as Police Inspector
as Laszlo Dolby
as Ben Gibbons
as Mr. Harding
as Harvey Falk
as President Marios Guzman
as Dr. Vladimir Bronski
as George Edward Mulch
as Mr. Tomasino
as Yianni
as Jaime Yankelevich
as Judge Kearns
as Frank Yost
as Dr. Vansina
as Frank Piovano
as Marv
as Yashir
as Harry Bergen
as Ben Savitch
as Charlie Haskins
as Sidney Kovac
as Dr. Silver
as Luis Clasing
as Brock Campbell
as Dr. George Pendleton
as Dave Riley
as Ben Sampson
as Anglich
as Jess Wingate
as Leo Robert Campbell
as Dr, Mayhill
as Dr. Burke
as Gunther
as Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi
as Captain Gus Maryk
as Dr. Sweeney
as Stefan Groza
as Al Davies
as Frankie Ventura
as Dr. Eisner
as Wellman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
as Bill Green
as Mike Cooper
as Mr. Binford
as Krojack
as Seymour Kaufman
as Memlik Pasha
as Jack Harmon
as Leech
as Jay Johnson
as Ladislov
as Oscar Jensen
as Jonathan Putnam
as Dr. Martin Willard
as Mason
as Janos
as John 'Jack' Ellenhorn
as Rostov
as Captain Heinrich
as Colonel Shoner
as Mikhail Drozhensky
as Colonel Streight
as Nick
as Ernie Svoboda
as Lt. Ben Wyckoff
as Arthur 'Art' Howe
as Joe Dix
as Dr. Graham
as Dr. Fowler
as Andy
as Jacques Patron
as Stavros Karas
as Private Essex Kanin
as Judge Sherman Tower
as Oscar Holloway
as Engineer Andersen
as Dr. Ernest Miller
as Big John
as Herbert Lorgan
as Salvatore Tropolis
as Edmund Wald
as Charlie Koch
as Ed Werner
as Sylvio Fiore
as Vito Calageras
as Dillard
as Pappy Ryan
as Baca
as Noah Meek
as Committee Chairman
as Self - Nominee