Michael Constantine
Birthday: 1927-05-22 | Place of Birth: Reading, Pennsylvania, USAMichael 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Constantine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
as Gus Portokalos
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
as Judge Weitzel
as Tadzu Lempke
as Bill Ivanovich
as Frank
as Mr. Stewart / Santa
as Mr. Wisecarver
as Mr. Newman
as Jaime Yankelevich
as Marv
as Harry Bergen
as Yashir
as Dave Riley
as Anglich
as Dr, Mayhill
as Jess Wingate
as Dr. Burke
as Frankie Ventura
as Jack Harmon
as Mr. Binford
as Seymour Kaufman
as Ladislov
as Leech
as Oscar Jensen
as John 'Jack' Ellenhorn
as Andy
as Big John
as Ed Werner