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