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