Michael Constantine
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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).
Known for
Credits
Thinner (1996)
as Tadzu Lempke
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
The Hustler (1961)
as Big John
The Juror (1996)
as Judge Weitzel
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
The Reivers (1969)
as Mr. Binford
My Life (1993)
as Bill Ivanovich
The Pirate (1978)
as Yashir
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
as Luis Clasing
Hawaii (1966)
as Mason
Prancer (1989)
as Mr. Stewart / Santa
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
as Jack Harmon
Deadfall (1993)
as Frank
In the Mood (1987)
as Mr. Wisecarver
Summer of My German Soldier (1978)
as Harry Bergen
Beau Geste (1966)
as Rostov
Skidoo (1968)
as Leech
Ghostbreakers (1967)
as Oscar Jensen
Justine (1969)
as Memlik Pasha
The Night That Panicked America (1975)
as Jess Wingate
Peeper (1975)
as Anglich
The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)
as Marv
Evita Peron (1981)
as Jaime Yankelevich
WW3 (2001)
as Yuri Zenkovsky
Death Cruise (1974)
as Dr. Burke
Pray for Death (1985)
as Mr. Newman
Island of Love (1963)
as Andy
Crisis in Mid-Air (1979)
as Frank Piovano
Don't Drink the Water (1969)
as Krojack
Daniel and the Lion's Den (1986)
as (voice)
Question of Faith (1988)
as Doctor Rudolph
The Bait (1973)
as Captain Gus Maryk
The Love Tapes (1980)
as Frank Yost
By a Thread (1992)
as Anthony Gallucci
The Last Mile (1959)
as Ed Werner
Conspiracy of Terror (1975)
Actor
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (1972)
as Dr. Sweeney
Forty Days of Musa Dagh (1982)
Actor
Because Mommy Works (1994)
as Elliot
Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976)
as Dave Riley
Quick, Before It Melts (1965)
as Mikhail Drozhensky
Big Rose (1974)
as Gunther
Suddenly Single (1971)
as Frankie Ventura
Deadly Harvest (1972)
as Stefan Groza
In Enemy Country (1968)
as Ladislov
The Impatient Heart (1971)
as Murray Kane
Twin Detectives (1976)
as Ben Sampson
The Secret Night Caller (1975)
as Dr, Mayhill
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977)
as Dr. Silver
Silent Rebellion (1982)
as Yianni