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