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Award-winning Greek-American actor Michael Constantine (born 22 May 1927) is best known for his portrayal of the Windex bottle-toting family patriarch "Gus Portokalos" in the sleeper hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Before his appearance in that movie and the subsequent TV series based on it, he was primarily known for his portrayal of principal "Seymour Kaufman" in the series Room 222... See full bio »

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2010 Location! Location! (short)
Gustav
 
2009 The Crossroads with Martin Anthony (TV series)
Episode #1.37 (2009)
 
2009 Back in 10 (short)
Bill
 
2008 Pink Glasses (short)
Dr.Love
 
2007 Cold Case (TV series)
Archie Randall '07
Boy Crazy (2007) … Archie Randall '07
 
2006 Then Came You (short)
Cole McAllister
 
2003 My Big Fat Greek Life (TV series)
Gus
Greek Easter (2003) … Gus
Nick Moves Out (2003) … Gus
Big Night (2003) … Gus
The Free Lunch (2003) … Gus
Ariana (2003) … Gus
 
2002 In-Laws (TV series)
Howard
Married Christmas (2002) … Howard
 
2001 Judging Amy (TV series)
Elias Kelikidis
Beating the Bounds (2001) … Elias Kelikidis
 
2001 WW 3 (TV movie)
Yuri Zenkovsky
 
1997 Cosby (TV series)
Zack
Valentine's Day (1997) … Zack
 
1995 New York News (TV series)
The Using Game (1995)
 
1994 Because Mommy Works (TV movie)
Elliot
 
1994 The Cosby Mysteries (TV series)
One Day at a Time (1994)
 
1992-1994 Law & Order (TV series)
Dan Barnett / Joshua Berger
Sanctuary (1994) … Joshua Berger
Trust (1992) … Dan Barnett
 
1993 Deadfall
Frank
 
1993 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)
Jim Scinta
Dog and Pony Show (1993) … Jim Scinta
 
1990 Midnight Caller (TV series)
Angelo Busico
The Language Barrier (1990) … Angelo Busico
 
1990 Island Son (TV series)
 
1990 Free Spirit (TV series)
Winnie's Father
Blast from the Past (1990) … Winnie's Father
 
1990 By a Thread
 
1989 Prancer
Mr. Stewart / Santa
 
1988 Hunter (TV series)
Harvey Falk
Payback (1988) … Harvey Falk
 
1985-1988 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Ben Gibbons / Laszlo Dolby
Wearing of the Green (1988) … Laszlo Dolby
Murder Takes the Bus (1985) … Ben Gibbons
 
1988 Leap of Faith (TV movie)
Doctor Rudolph
 
1988 Friday the 13th (TV series)
Ray Dallion
Pipe Dream (1988) … Ray Dallion
 
1988 Probe (TV series)
Truman Smith the 3rd
Plan 10 from Outer Space (1988) … Truman Smith the 3rd
 
1984-1988 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Dr. John Longstrand / Ernie Petrolik / Robert Corman
Forever Hold Your Piece (1988) … Ernie Petrolik
The Disappearance of Harry the Hat (1984) … Robert Corman
 
1987 In the Mood
Mr. Wisecarver
 
1987 Airwolf (TV series)
Dr. Vladimir Bronski - Special Guest Star
Stavograd: Part 2 (1987) … Dr. Vladimir Bronski - Special Guest Star
Stavograd: Part 1 (1987) … Dr. Vladimir Bronski - Special Guest Star
 
1985-1987 MacGyver (TV series)
Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic / Sam Leland
Out in the Cold (1987) … Sam Leland
 
1986 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Judge Hannibal Kearns
Death of the Flowers (1986) … Judge Hannibal Kearns
 
1986 Crazy Like a Fox (TV series)
Rosie (1986)
 
1986 Blacke's Magic (TV series)
Victor Kroeger
Prisioner of Paradise (1986) … Victor Kroeger
 
1984-1986 Remington Steele (TV series)
George Edward Mulch
 
1986 Daniel and the Lion's Den (video short) (voice)
 
1985 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Dr. Dan Hickey
The Good Doctor (1985) … Dr. Dan Hickey
 
1985 Pray for Death
Mr. Newman
 
1985 Airwolf (TV series)
President Marios Guzman
Prisoner of Yesterday (1985) … President Marios Guzman
 
1984 Finder of Lost Loves (TV series)
Mr. Harding
Maxwell Ltd: Finder of Lost Loves Pilot (1984) … Mr. Harding
 
1984 Masquerade (TV series)
Spanish Gambit (1984)
 
1984 Mama's Family (TV series)
Judge Willard E. Packard
Harper Versus Harper (1984) … Judge Willard E. Packard
 
1984 The New Mike Hammer (TV series)
Mel Hurock
Hot Ice (1984) … Mel Hurock
 
1983 Hotel (TV series)
Mr. Tomasino
Faith, Hope & Charity (1983) … Mr. Tomasino
 
1983 The Love Boat (TV series)
Charlie Haskins
 
1983 Matt Houston (TV series)
Police Chief
The Beverly Woods Social Club (1983) … Police Chief
 
1983 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Virgil Sykes
One Hundred Miles a Gallon (1983) … Virgil Sykes
 
1983 Amanda's (TV series)
Krinsky
All in a Day's Work (1983) … Krinsky
 
1982 The Powers of Matthew Star (TV series)
Giancarlo
The Italian Caper (1982) … Giancarlo
 
1979-1982 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Brock Campbell / Dr. Arthur Ciotti / Dr. George Pendleton
Gentle Into That Good Night (1981) … Dr. George Pendleton
Walk Softly Through the Night: Part 1 (1979) … Brock Campbell
Walk Softly Through the Night: Part 2 (1979) … Brock Campbell
 
1982 It Takes Two (TV series)
Judge Beilin
Turnabout (1982) … Judge Beilin
 
1981-1982 Lou Grant (TV series)
Joe Lombardi / Sidney Kovac
Beachhead (1982) … Joe Lombardi
Boomerang (1981) … Sidney Kovac
 
1982 American Playhouse (TV series)
My Palikari (1982)
 
1982 Darkroom (TV series)
Monsieur de Paris
Guillotine (1982) … Monsieur de Paris
 
1982 Forty Days of Musa Dagh
Talaat Pasha
 
1981 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Max Wyatt
Brain Child (1981) … Max Wyatt
 
1981 Vega$ (TV series)
Arnie Moss
Time Bomb (1981) … Arnie Moss
 
1981 Evita Peron (TV movie)
Jaime Yankelevich
 
1980 The Love Tapes (TV movie)
Frank Yost
 
1980 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Joshua Templar
Rogues to Riches/Stark Terror (1980) … Joshua Templar
 
1979 Roots: The Next Generations (TV mini-series)
Dr. Vansina
Episode #1.7 (1979) … Dr. Vansina
 
1979 Crisis in Mid-air (TV movie)
Frank Piovano
 
1978 The Pirate (TV movie)
Yashir
 
1978 Summer of My German Soldier (TV movie)
Harry Bergen
 
1977 Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue (TV mini-series)
Ben Savitch
 
1977 Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (TV movie)
Dr. Silver
 
1976-1977 Sirota's Court (TV series)
Judge Matthew Sirota
Pilot (1977) … Judge Matthew Sirota
 
1976 Voyage of the Damned
Luis Clasing
 
1976 Wanted: The Sundance Woman (TV movie)
Dave Riley, Shopkeeper aka David Baker
 
1976 Twin Detectives (TV movie)
Ben Sampson
 
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Leo Robert Campbell
The Adventure of the Wary Witness (1976) … Leo Robert Campbell
 
1976 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Dr. Eisner
The Deadly Cure (1976) … Dr. Eisner
 
1976 Peeper
Anglich
 
1975 Conspiracy of Terror (TV movie)
Jacob Horowitz
 
1975 The Night That Panicked America (TV movie)
Jess Wingate
 
1975 Police Woman (TV series)
Ralph
The Score (1975) … Ralph
 
1975 The Secret Night Caller (TV movie)
Dr. Mayhill
 
1975 The Manhunter (TV series)
Warden Lewis
Man in a Cage (1975) … Warden Lewis
 
1974 Death Cruise (TV movie)
Dr. Burke
 
1974 Kojak (TV series)
Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi
The Chinatown Murders: Part 1 (1974) … Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi
The Chinatown Murders: Part 2 (1974) … Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi
 
1974 Big Rose: Double Trouble (TV movie)
Gunther
 
1973 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Al Davies
A Wrongful Death (1973) … Al Davies
 
1973 The Bait (TV movie)
Captain Gus Maryk
 
1973 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
Charles Milaney
A Terminal Career (1973) … Charles Milaney
 
1972 Love, American Style (TV series)
Fred (segment "Love and the High School Sweetheart")
 
1972 Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (TV movie)
Dr. Sweeney
 
1972 Deadly Harvest (TV movie)
Stefan Groza
 
1971 Suddenly Single (TV movie)
Frankie Ventura
 
1971 The Impatient Heart (TV movie)
Murray Kane
 
1971 Mary Tyler Moore (TV series)
Mike Cooper
I Am Curious Cooper (1971) … Mike Cooper
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Wellman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes/Miss Lovecraft Sent Me/The Hand of Borgus Weems/Phantom of What Opera? (1971) … Wellman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
 
1971 The Odd Couple (TV series)
Bill Green
Engrave Trouble (1971) … Bill Green
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Johnson
All the Old Familiar Faces (1970) … Johnson
 
1965-1969 The Virginian (TV series)
John Halstead / Private Essex Kanin / Stavros Karas
A Touch of Hands (1969) … John Halstead
The Death Wagon (1968) … Private Essex Kanin
The Dream of Stavros Karas (1965) … Stavros Karas
 
1969 Don't Drink the Water
Commissar Krojack
 
1969 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Janos
The Code (1969) … Janos
 
1969 Justine
Memlik Pasha
 
1969 The Good Guys (TV series)
Larry Tomack
Once More Without Feeling (1969) … Larry Tomack
 
1968 Skidoo
Leech
 
1968 In Enemy Country
Ladislov
 
1968 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV series)
Demetrios
Two for Penny (1968) … Demetrios
 
1963-1968 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Baca / Noah Meek
The Gunrunners (1968) … Noah Meek
Old York (1963) … Baca
 
1968 The Flying Nun (TV series)
Juan
Sister Lucky (1968) … Juan
 
1968 The Invaders (TV series)
Dr. Martin Willard
The Possessed (1968) … Dr. Martin Willard
 
1967 Ironside (TV series)
Harry Brancusi
The Man Who Believed (1967) … Harry Brancusi
 
1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
Sam McGinty
Consignment, Betsy the Boiler (1967) … Sam McGinty
 
1967 Ghostbreakers (TV movie)
Oscar Jensen
 
1965-1967 The Fugitive (TV series)
Arthur 'Art' Howe / Ben Wyckoff / Ernie Svoboda
A Taste of Tomorrow (1966) … Ben Wyckoff
Everybody Gets Hit in the Mouth Sometimes (1965) … Ernie Svoboda
 
1965-1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Niri / Steve Jenkins
Verdict for Terror (1967) … Steve Jenkins
 
1967 Combat! (TV series)
Jacques Patron
Entombed (1967) … Jacques Patron
 
1966 The Road West (TV series)
Jacob Adams
To Light a Candle (1966) … Jacob Adams (as Mike Constantine)
 
1966 T.H.E. Cat (TV series)
Silvio
Marked for Death (1966) … Silvio
 
1966 I Spy (TV series)
Colonel Halouf / Plotkin
Sparrowhawk (1966) … Colonel Halouf
A Gift from Alexander (1966) … Plotkin
 
1966 Hawaii
Mason, sailor
 
1966 The Jean Arthur Show (TV series)
Carnella
The Lady or the Tiger (1966) … Carnella
Blackstone, Italian Style (1966) … Carnella
 
1966 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Vorodenko
Massacre (1966) … Vorodenko
 
1966 Beau Geste
Rostov
 
1966 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Leslie Merkle
You Ought to Be in Pictures (1966) … Leslie Merkle
 
1966 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Colonel Shoner
Don't Count on Tomorrow (1966) … Colonel Shoner
 
1965-1966 My Favorite Martian (TV series)
Collins / Leonardo da Vinci
The Case of the Missing Sleuth (1965) … Collins
 
1966 Hogan's Heroes (TV series)
Captain Heinrich
It Takes a Thief... Sometimes (1966) … Captain Heinrich
 
1965-1966 Death Valley Days (TV series)
George Burnet / John Chisum
The Fastest Nun in the West (1966) … George Burnet
Paid in Full (1965) … John Chisum
 
1964-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Dillard / Pappy Ryan
The Case of the Runaway Racer (1965) … Pappy Ryan
The Case of the Blonde Bonanza (1964) … Dillard
 
1965 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)
Colin Kipner
What Can Go Wrong (1965) … Colin Kipner
 
1965 Memorandum for a Spy (TV movie)
Niri
 
1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Dr. Brand
The Indestructible Man (1965) … Dr. Brand
 
1964-1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
Watson
Governor John M. Slaton (1964) … Watson
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Joe Dix
Counterweight (1964) … Joe Dix
 
1964 Quick Before It Melts
Mikhail Drozhensky
 
1964 Slattery's People (TV series)
Paul Hungerford
Question: Remember the Dark Sins of Youth? (1964) … Paul Hungerford
 
1964 The Rogues (TV series)
Dr. Nova
The Stefanini Dowry (1964) … Dr. Nova
 
1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Colonel Streight
Escape (1964) … Colonel Streight
 
1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Sherriff Charlie Koch
I am the Night - Color Me Black (1964) … Sherriff Charlie Koch
 
1964 The Richard Boone Show (TV series)
Barney Chapman
The Arena: Part 2 (1964) … Barney Chapman
The Arena: Part 1 (1964) … Barney Chapman
 
1963-1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Dr. Fowler / Dr. Graham
A Roll of the Dice (1964) … Dr. Graham
My Name Is Martin Burnham (1963) … Dr. Fowler
 
1963 Lonnie
Gage
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Sylvio Fiore
Bonus Baby (1963) … Sylvio Fiore
 
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Verducci
A Black Dress for Gina (1963) … Verducci
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Dr. Jamison
And God Created Vanity (1963) … Dr. Jamison
 
1963 Channing (TV series)
Nick
No Wild Games for Sophie (1963) … Nick
 
1963 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Police Detective
Hide and Seek (1963) … Police Detective
 
1963 Island of Love
Andy
 
1961-1963 The Untouchables (TV series)
Edmund Wald / Gino Carabello / Marty Baltin / …
Junk Man (1963) … Max Frivol
The Chess Game (1962) … Marty Baltin
The Matt Bass Scheme (1961) … Seth Otis
The King of Champagne (1961) … Edmund Wald
The Nick Moses Story (1961) … Gino Carabello
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
Marshak
Trouble at French Creek (1963) … Marshak
 
1962-1963 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series)
Aristos / Hata - Town Elder
The Scapegoat (1963) … Hata - Town Elder
Wheresoever I Enter (1962) … Aristos
 
1962 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Judge Tower
Tears for a Nobody Doll (1962) … Judge Tower
 
1962 Ben Casey (TV series)
Anderson
The Night That Nothing Happened (1962) … Anderson
 
1962 The Beachcomber (TV series)
Maurice Martone
Devil in Paradise (1962) … Maurice Martone
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Ernest Miller
A Distant Thunder (1962) … Dr. Ernest Miller
 
1962 Naked City (TV series)
Vito Calageras
Let Me Die Before I Wake (1962) … Vito Calageras
 
1961 The Defenders (TV series)
Mr. Heinmiller
The Attack (1961) … Mr. Heinmiller
 
1961 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
Chief Swenson
To Wear a Badge (1961) … Chief Swenson
 
1961 The Detectives (TV series)
Salvatore Tropolis
A Piece of Tomorrow (1961) … Salvatore Tropolis
 
1961 The New Breed (TV series)
Oscar Holloway
The Compulsion to Confess (1961) … Oscar Holloway
 
1961 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Herbert Lorgan
Markdown on a Man (1961) … Herbert Lorgan
 
1961 The Hustler
Big John
 
1958-1961 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Committee Chairman / George Calder / Victor
Parole Granted (1961) … Victor
Miracle at Spring Hill (1959) … George Calder
The New Class (1958) … Committee Chairman
 
1961 The Asphalt Jungle (TV series)
Joe Garfield
The Fighter (1961) … Joe Garfield
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Legend of Lovers (1960)
 
1959 Brenner (TV series)
Lt. Kopec
Loan Shark (1959) … Lt. Kopec
 
1959 The Last Mile
Ed Werner
 
1949 The Big Story (TV series)
Miller
The Theory of Murder … Miller
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2011 Recorded Live (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.5 (2011) … Himself
 
2009 The Promise of Tomorow 1940-1960 (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Milestones in Cinema History: The Hustler (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1977 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
Episode dated 24 January 1977 (1977) … Guest Appearance
 
1970-1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 May 1972 (1972) … Himself
Episode dated 20 July 1970 (1970) … Himself
Episode dated 17 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1972 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 February 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1970 The Fountain of Groovy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1969 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Commentor
Episode #3.15 (1969) … Himself - Commentor (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
 

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(1957) Stage: Appeared (as "Al, Speakeasy Owner" / "Jonathan Wilk, Defense Attorney) in "Compulsion" on Broadway. Drama. Dramatization (Producer's Version) by Meyer Levin. Original Music by Cy Coleman. Musical Director: Cy Coleman. Scenic Design by Peter Larkin... See more »

Alternate Names:

Mike Constantine
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Has a variety of foreign accents at his disposal, including French, Italian and Russian. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini