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