As Actor
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002
6.5
Michael Constantine
Acting
Birth Date
May 22, 1927
Place of Birth
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of Death
August 31, 2021
Biography
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).
Complete Filmography
As Actor
WW3
2001
5.3
As Actor
Thinner
1996
5.9
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The Juror
1996
5.6
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Because Mommy Works
1994
5.0
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My Life
1993
6.7
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Deadfall
1993
4.1
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Prancer
1989
6.0
As Actor
In the Mood
1987
5.5
As Actor
Pray for Death
1985
6.0
As Actor
Silent Rebellion
1982
7.0
As Actor
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
1982
1.0
As Actor
The Love Tapes
1980
3.0
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Crisis in Mid-Air
1979
6.0
As Actor
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
6.3
As Actor
Summer of My German Soldier
1978
5.8
As Actor
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976
6.4
As Actor
Twin Detectives
1976
6.0
As Actor
Peeper
1975
4.9
As Actor
The Night That Panicked America
1975
6.8