Michael Constantine
Known For
Acting
Born
1927-05-22 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
2021-08-31
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).
Most Known For
Law & Order
as Dan Barnett
Law & Order
as Joshua Berger
Perry Mason
as Dillard
Perry Mason
as Pappy Ryan
Murder, She Wrote
as Laszlo Dolby
Murder, She Wrote
as Ben Gibbons
MacGyver
as Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic
MacGyver
as Sam Leland
Mission: Impossible
as Janos
The Love Boat
as Charlie Haskins
The Twilight Zone
as Charlie Koch
Cold Case
as Archie Randall (2007)
Magnum, P.I.
as Judge Kearns
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
The Fugitive
as Ernie Svoboda
The Fugitive
as Lt. Ben Wyckoff
The Fugitive
as Arthur 'Art' Howe
Hogan's Heroes
as Captain Heinrich
Ironside
