Michael Constantine
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-05-22 (94 years old)
Deathday
2021-08-31
Place of Birth
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known As
Mike Constantine
Constantine Joanides
Gus Efstratiou
مایکل کنستانتین
Michael Constantine
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 ...
Acting
1961
as Big John
1996
as Tadzu Lempke
1969
as Mr. Binford
2002
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
1969
as Jack Harmon
1989
as Mr. Stewart / Santa
1968
as Leech
1996
as Judge Weitzel
1985
as Mr. Newman
1993
as Bill Ivanovich
1969
as Memlik Pasha
1966
as Mason
1979
as Marv
1959
as Ed Werner
1980
as Frank Yost
1975
as Anglich
1963
as Andy
1965
as Mikhail Drozhensky
1974
as Gunther
1972
as Dr. Sweeney
1969
as Krojack
1971
as Frankie Ventura
1973
as Captain Gus Maryk
2001
as Yuri Zenkovsky
1975
as Dr, Mayhill
1981
as Jaime Yankelevich
1978
as Harry Bergen
1979
as Frank Piovano
1966
as Rostov
1967
as Oscar Jensen
1993
as Frank
1971
as Murray Kane
1977
as Dr. Silver
2016
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
1975
as Jess Wingate
1982
as Yianni
1978
as Yashir
1992
as Anthony Gallucci
1987
as Mr. Wisecarver
1976
as Dave Riley
1968
as Ladislov
1994
as Elliot
1976
as Luis Clasing
1974
as Dr. Burke
1972
as Stefan Groza
1988
as Doctor Rudolph
1976
as Ben Sampson
1986
as (voice)
Production
2023
as In Memory Of
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