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