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).
Filmography
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
WW3
as Yuri Zenkovsky
WW3
as Yuri Zenkovsky
Thinner
as Tadzu Lempke
Thinner
as Tadzu Lempke
The Juror
as Judge Weitzel
The Juror
as Judge Weitzel
Because Mommy Works
as Elliot
Because Mommy Works
as Elliot
My Life
as Bill Ivanovich
My Life
as Bill Ivanovich
Deadfall
as Frank
Deadfall
as Frank
By a Thread
as Anthony Gallucci
By a Thread
as Anthony Gallucci
Prancer
as Mr. Stewart / Santa
Prancer
as Mr. Stewart / Santa
Question of Faith
as Doctor Rudolph
Question of Faith
as Doctor Rudolph
In the Mood
as Mr. Wisecarver
In the Mood
as Mr. Wisecarver
Daniel and the Lion's Den
as (voice)
Daniel and the Lion's Den
as (voice)
Pray for Death
as Mr. Newman
Pray for Death
as Mr. Newman
Silent Rebellion
as Yianni
Silent Rebellion
as Yianni
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
as Talaat Pasha
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
as Talaat Pasha
Evita Peron
as Jaime Yankelevich
Evita Peron
as Jaime Yankelevich
The Love Tapes
as Frank Yost
The Love Tapes
as Frank Yost
Crisis in Mid-Air
as Frank Piovano
Crisis in Mid-Air
as Frank Piovano
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Marv
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Marv
The Pirate
as Yashir
The Pirate
as Yashir
Summer of My German Soldier
as Harry Bergen
Summer of My German Soldier
as Harry Bergen
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
as Dr. Silver
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
as Dr. Silver
Voyage of the Damned
as Luis Clasing
Voyage of the Damned
as Luis Clasing
The Night That Panicked America
as Jess Wingate
The Night That Panicked America
as Jess Wingate
The Secret Night Caller
as Dr, Mayhill
The Secret Night Caller
as Dr, Mayhill
Big Rose
as Gunther
Big Rose
as Gunther
The Bait
as Captain Gus Maryk
The Bait
as Captain Gus Maryk
Deadly Harvest
as Stefan Groza
Deadly Harvest
as Stefan Groza
The Reivers
as Mr. Binford
The Reivers
as Mr. Binford
Justine
as Memlik Pasha
Justine
as Memlik Pasha
Skidoo
as Leech
Skidoo
as Leech
In Enemy Country
as Ladislov
In Enemy Country
as Ladislov
Ghostbreakers
as Oscar Jensen
Ghostbreakers
as Oscar Jensen
Hawaii
as Mason
Hawaii
as Mason
Beau Geste
as Rostov
Beau Geste
as Rostov
Quick, Before It Melts
as Mikhail Drozhensky
Quick, Before It Melts
as Mikhail Drozhensky
Island of Love
as Andy
Island of Love
as Andy
The Hustler
as Big John
The Hustler
as Big John
The Last Mile
as Ed Werner
The Last Mile
as Ed Werner