
Michael Constantine
Actor · Died August 31, 2021, aged 94 · Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
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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Biography from TMDB.
- May 22, 1927
- August 31, 2021 (aged 94)
- Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
- Actor
- 61 on MovieCove · 147 credits in all
What are Michael Constantine's films like?
Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 2 · Earnest 25
A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 4 · Dark 13
A split, not a type: Grounded 20 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3
Gentle 10 · Charged 12 · Intense 8
A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 9
Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 1
Casual 17 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 11
Resolved 28 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.
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- Tricksteras Ed Werner in The Last Mile (1959)
- Allyas Mikhail Drozhensky in Quick, Before It Melts (1964)
- Shadowas Krojack in Don't Drink the Water (1969)
- Shadowas The Sorcerer in Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976)
- Shadowas Harry Bergen in Summer of My German Soldier (1978)
- Allyas Marv in The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)
- Shadowas Talaat Pasha in Forty Days of Musa Dagh (1982)
- Threshold guardianas Mr. Wisecarver in In the Mood (1987)
- Allyas Yuri Zenkovsky in WW 3 (2001)
- Threshold guardianas Gus Portokalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- Tricksteras Gus in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
Moods and endings
- Happy13
- Bittersweet10
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical1
- Other1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Michael Constantine's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 61 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) · actor · free
- The Outer Limits (1963) · actor · free
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) · actor · free
- My Life (1993) · actor · free
- Prancer (1989) · actor · free
- The Last Mile (1959) · actor · free
- Hawaii (1966) · actor · free
- My Favorite Martian (1963) · actor · free
- Voyage of the Damned (1976) · actor · free
- Highway to Heaven (1984) · actor · free
- Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977) · actor · free
- Hunter (1984) · actor · free
- +5 more
- The Twilight Zone (1959) · actor · free
- Perry Mason (1957) · actor · free
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) · actor · free
- Mission: Impossible (1966) · actor · free
- The Odd Couple (1970) · actor · free
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) · actor · free
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) · actor · free
- Mama's Family (1983) · actor · free
- The Reivers (1969) · actor · free
- My Favorite Martian (1963) · actor · free
- Highway to Heaven (1984) · actor · free
- Hunter (1984) · actor · free
- +2 more
- Combat! (1962) · actor · free
- Perry Mason (1957) · actor
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) · actor
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) · actor
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) · actor
- Prancer (1989) · actor
- McMillan & Wife (1971) · actor
- My Favorite Martian (1963) · actor
- Highway to Heaven (1984) · actor
- Hunter (1984) · actor
- Airwolf (1984) · actor
- Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976) · actor
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) · actor · free
- The Outer Limits (1963) · actor · free
- Law & Order (1990) · actor · free
- McMillan & Wife (1971) · actor · free
- Kojak (1973) · actor · free
- If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) · actor · free
- Voyage of the Damned (1976) · actor · free
- Highway to Heaven (1984) · actor · free
- Hunter (1984) · actor · free
- Airwolf (1984) · actor · free
- Pray for Death (1985) · actor · free
- Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976) · actor · free
- Shout! TV, show their 4 titles on Shout! TV
- Howdy, show their 3 titles on Howdy
- ScreenPix, show their 3 titles on ScreenPix
- Great American Pure Flix, show their 2 titles on Great American Pure Flix
- BFI Player, show their title on BFI Player
- Cinemax, show their title on Cinemax
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- Dove Channel, show their title on Dove Channel
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- Sony Pictures Core, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
- UP Faith & Family, show their title on UP Faith & Family
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Constantine's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
147 credits, 61 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

My Big Fat Greek Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding(2002)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
WW 3(2001)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Judging Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Thinner(1996)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Juror(1996)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
New York News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Because Mommy Works (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

My Life(1993)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Deadfall(1993)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
By a Thread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Law & Order(1990)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Prancer(1989)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Mancuso, F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Free Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Snoops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Leap of Faith(1988)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Probe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Friday the 13th: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

In the Mood(1987)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Blacke's Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Pray for Death(1985)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Crazy like a Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Finder of Lost Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Highway to Heaven(1984)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Hunter(1984)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Airwolf(1984)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Mama's Family(1983)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
It Takes Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Remington Steele(1982)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Matt Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Silent Rebellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Forty Days of Musa Dagh(1982)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Darkroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Evita Peron(1981)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Magnum, P.I.(1980)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Love Tapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Palmerstown, U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Crisis in Mid-air(1979)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

79 Park Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

The Love Boat(1977)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Voyage of the Damned(1976)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all filmsSirota's Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Twin Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Peeper(1975)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Conspiracy of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

The Secret Night Caller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Death Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

The Manhunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Big Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Kojak(1973)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
The Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole(1972)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Deadly Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Suddenly Single (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Impatient Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

McMillan & Wife(1971)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Night Gallery(1969)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
The Odd Couple(1970)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
The Reivers(1969)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Don't Drink the Water(1969)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Room 222 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Justine(1969)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Skidoo(1968)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Good Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

In Enemy Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

The Danny Thomas Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

Ghostbreakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

The Flying Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

Dundee and the Culhane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

Hawaii(1966)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Mission: Impossible(1966)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
T.H.E. Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

Hey Landlord! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

Beau Geste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

Hogan's Heroes(1965)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Quick, Before It Melts(1964)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all filmsProfiles in Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

12 O'Clock High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all showsBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

My Favorite Martian(1963)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The Great Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Channing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Greatest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

The Outer Limits(1963)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Island of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

The Dakotas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Combat!(1962)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Sam Benedict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

The Lloyd Bridges Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Beachcomber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

The Dick Van Dyke Show(1961)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The New Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Target: The Corruptors! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

The Hustler(1961)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

The Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

The Twilight Zone(1959)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Last Mile(1959)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Naked City(1958)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Perry Mason(1957)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Armstrong Circle Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 146 titles from 1950 to 2023; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

Highest rated
The Hustler (1961)

Most popular right now
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Film career
Peak 1995 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1961Screen debut· The Hustler
- 1996Career best· Thinner
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Michael Constantine's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up20
- 50th to 74th20
- 25th to 49th15
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
29 of their 61 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved8
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser29
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed16
Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Michael Constantine's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Michael Constantine work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Constantine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jackie Gleason shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Nia VardalosShared titles: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Nia Vardalos

Actors
- Jackie GleasonShared titles: Don't Drink the Water (1969), Skidoo (1968), The Hustler (1961)See all 3 shared titles with Jackie Gleason

- Andrea MartinShared titles: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Andrea Martin

- Gia CaridesShared titles: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Gia Carides

- Joey FatoneShared titles: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Joey Fatone

Composers and editors
- George R. RohrsShared titles: Evita Peron (1981), Skidoo (1968)See all 2 shared titles with George R. Rohrs
- Fred KarlinShared titles: Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977), Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Karlin

Producers
- David CoatsworthShared titles: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)See all 2 shared titles with David Coatsworth
- Gary GoetzmanShared titles: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Gary Goetzman

- Paul BrooksShared titles: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Brooks

- Rita WilsonShared titles: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Rita Wilson





