Cast
Michael Constantine
Acting
Cast
Michael Constantine
Known for
Acting
Born
1927-05-22
From
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
2021-08-31
Also known as Mike Constantine, Constantine Joanides, Gus Efstratiou
Biography
Michael Constantine (born Gus Efstratiou (ΞΟ ΟΟΟΞ±ΟΞ―ΞΏΟ ); May 22, 1927 β 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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6.5
MOVIE2002
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
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5.9
MOVIE1996
Thinner
as Tadzu Lempke
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6.0
MOVIE1976
Voyage of the Damned
as Luis Clasing
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4.5
MOVIE1978
The Pirate
as Yashir
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9.0
MOVIE1988
Question of Faith
as Doctor Rudolph
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7.7
MOVIE1961
The Hustler
as Big John
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6.0
MOVIE2016
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
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6.0
MOVIE1989
Prancer
as Mr. Stewart / Santa
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5.7
MOVIE1996
The Juror
as Judge Weitzel
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6.3
MOVIE1966
Hawaii
as Mason
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5.5
MOVIE1978
Summer of My German Soldier
as Harry Bergen
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6.7
MOVIE1993
My Life
as Bill Ivanovich
β
4.5
MOVIE1967
Ghostbreakers
as Oscar Jensen
β
4.1
MOVIE1993
Deadfall
as Frank
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5.9
MOVIE1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Jack Harmon
β
5.4
MOVIE2001
WW3
as Yuri Zenkovsky
β
6.4
MOVIE1969
The Reivers
as Mr. Binford
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6.9
MOVIE1975
The Night That Panicked America
as Jess Wingate
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6.1
MOVIE1985
Pray for Death
as Mr. Newman
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8.0
MOVIE1971
The Impatient Heart
as Murray Kane
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4.0
MOVIE1982
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
as Talaat Pasha
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5.8
MOVIE1974
Death Cruise
as Dr. Burke
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5.5
MOVIE1987
In the Mood
as Mr. Wisecarver
β
7.1
MOVIE1972
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
as Dr. Sweeney
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5.6
MOVIE1966
Beau Geste
as Rostov
β
7.0
MOVIE1975
Conspiracy of Terror
β
4.7
MOVIE1968
Skidoo
as Leech
β
5.3
MOVIE1969
Don't Drink the Water
as Krojack
β
4.4
MOVIE1969
Justine
as Memlik Pasha
β
8.0
MOVIE1972
Deadly Harvest
as Stefan Groza
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5.8
MOVIE1963
Island of Love
as Andy
β
6.5
MOVIE1959
The Last Mile
as Ed Werner
β
6.7
MOVIE1976
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
as Dave Riley
β
7.0
MOVIE1994
Because Mommy Works
as Elliot
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6.5
MOVIE1979
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Marv
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5.1
MOVIE1975
Peeper
as Anglich
MOVIE1981
Evita Peron
as Jaime Yankelevich
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6.6
MOVIE1975
The Secret Night Caller
as Dr, Mayhill
β
8.0
MOVIE1979
Crisis in Mid-Air
as Frank Piovano
β
8.3
MOVIE1968
In Enemy Country
as Ladislov
β
8.0
MOVIE1974
Big Rose
as Gunther
β
8.0
MOVIE1976
Twin Detectives
as Ben Sampson
β
8.0
MOVIE1977
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
as Dr. Silver
β
3.8
MOVIE1965
Quick, Before It Melts
as Mikhail Drozhensky
β
6.5
MOVIE1980
The Love Tapes
as Frank Yost
β
6.5
MOVIE1973
The Bait
as Captain Gus Maryk
β
10.0
MOVIE1992
By a Thread
as Anthony Gallucci
β
7.5
MOVIE1986
Daniel and the Lion's Den
as (voice)
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8.5
MOVIE1982
Silent Rebellion
as Yianni
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4.5
MOVIE1971
Suddenly Single
as Frankie Ventura