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).
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Filmography
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TV Shows 86
Movies 52
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
Cold Case (2003)
In-Laws (2002)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
WW3 (2001)
Judging Amy (1999)
Thinner (1996)
The Juror (1996)
My Life (1993)
Deadfall (1993)
By a Thread (1992)
Law & Order (1990)
Prancer (1989)
Question of Faith (1988)
Probe (1988)
Friday the 13th: The Series (1987)
In the Mood (1987)
MacGyver (1985)
Pray for Death (1985)
Crazy like a Fox (1984)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Finder of Lost Loves (1984)
Hunter (1984)
Airwolf (1984)
Remington Steele (1982)
Forty Days of Musa Dagh (1982)
Evita Peron (1981)
The Love Tapes (1980)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Crisis in Mid-Air (1979)
The Pirate (1978)
Summer of My German Soldier (1978)
79 Park Avenue (1977)
The Love Boat (1977)
Lou Grant (1977)
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Sirota's Court (1976)
Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976)
Twin Detectives (1976)
Conspiracy of Terror (1975)
Peeper (1975)
The Night That Panicked America (1975)
The Secret Night Caller (1975)
Death Cruise (1974)
Big Rose (1974)
Kojak (1973)
The Bait (1973)
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (1972)
Deadly Harvest (1972)
Suddenly Single (1971)
The Impatient Heart (1971)
McMillan & Wife (1971)
Night Gallery (1970)
The Odd Couple (1970)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
The Reivers (1969)
Room 222 (1969)
Justine (1969)
Skidoo (1968)
In Enemy Country (1968)
The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)
Ghostbreakers (1967)
Dundee and the Culhane (1967)
The Invaders (1967)
Hawaii (1966)
The Jean Arthur Show (1966)
Hey Landlord! (1966)
Beau Geste (1966)
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Run for Your Life (1965)
Quick, Before It Melts (1965)
The Great Adventure (1963)
The Fugitive (1963)
The Outer Limits (1963)
Arrest and Trial (1963)
The Dakotas (1963)
Combat! (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
The Beachcomber (1962)
The New Breed (1961)
Ben Casey (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
The Hustler (1961)
Cain's Hundred (1961)
The Untouchables (1959)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Last Mile (1959)
Naked City (1958)
Perry Mason (1957)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1927-05-22
Deathday2021-08-31 (94 years old)
Birth NameGus Efstratiou
Birth PlaceReading, United States
RelationshipsJulianna McCarthy (1953 - 1969)
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsMike Constantine, Constantine Joanides, Gus Efstratiou
AwardsEmmy Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
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