Michael Constantine
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 22 May 1927
- Died
- 31 Aug 2021 (aged 94)
- Birthplace
- Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
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).
Known for
My Big Fat Greek Wedding200269Pop Score out of 100
The Hustler196185Pop Score out of 100
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2201646Pop Score out of 100
Thinner199645Pop Score out of 100
The Juror199648Pop Score out of 100
My Life199360Pop Score out of 100
Prancer198967Pop Score out of 100
Deadfall199352Pop Score out of 100
Filmography
- 2023My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3In Memory Of
- 2016My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
- 2007Cold CaseTVas Archie Randall (2007) · 1 episode
- 2003My Big Fat Greek LifeTVas Gus Portokalos · 7 episodes
- 2002My Big Fat Greek Weddingas Kostas "Gus" Portokalos