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  • BIRTH 22/05/1927
  • DEATH 31/08/2021
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 28
  • MOVIES 14

Michael Constantine

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).

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Michael Constantine

Shows (28)

Cold Case
Cold Case
Archie Randall (2007)
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
Sheriff Charlie Koch
Law & Order
Law & Order
Dan Barnett / Joshua Berger
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Ben Gibbons / Laszlo Dolby
Airwolf
Airwolf
Dr. Vladimir Bronski / President Marios Guzman
Remington Steele
Remington Steele
George Edward Mulch
Hunter
Hunter
Harvey Falk
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
Captain Heinrich
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
Charlie Haskins
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
Joe Dix
The Invaders
The Invaders
Dr. Martin Willard
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
Wellman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
Kojak
Kojak
Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Baca / Noah Meek
Judging Amy
Judging Amy
Elias Kelikidis
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
Edmund Wald
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mike Cooper
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
Arthur 'Art' Howe / Ernie Svoboda / Lt. Ben Wyckoff
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Dillard / Pappy Ryan
The Virginian
The Virginian
Private Essex Kanin / Stavros Karas
Friday the 13th: The Series
Friday the 13th: The Series
Ray Dallion
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
Bill Green
Combat!
Combat!
Jacques Patron
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
Dr. Vansina
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Ernest Miller
Room 222
Room 222
Seymour Kaufman
Hey, Landlord
Hey, Landlord
John 'Jack' Ellenhorn
The Armstrong Circle Theatre
The Armstrong Circle Theatre
Committee Chairman

Movies (14)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
The Hustler
The Hustler
Big John
The Juror
The Juror
Judge Weitzel
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
Thinner
Thinner
Tadzu Lempke
Pray for Death
Pray for Death
Mr. Newman
My Life
My Life
Bill Ivanovich
Skidoo
Skidoo
Leech
Hawaii
Hawaii
Mason
Beau Geste
Beau Geste
Rostov
Prancer
Prancer
Mr. Stewart / Santa
The Reivers
The Reivers
Mr. Binford
WW3
WW3
Yuri Zenkovsky
The Secret Night Caller
The Secret Night Caller
Dr, Mayhill