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

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

The Hustler

as Big John

1996

Thinner

as Tadzu Lempke

1969

The Reivers

as Mr. Binford

2002

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos

1989

Prancer

as Mr. Stewart / Santa

1968

Skidoo

as Leech

1996

The Juror

as Judge Weitzel

1985

Pray for Death

as Mr. Newman

1993

My Life

as Bill Ivanovich

1969

Justine

as Memlik Pasha

1966

Hawaii

as Mason

1959

The Last Mile

as Ed Werner

1980

The Love Tapes

as Frank Yost

1975

Peeper

as Anglich

1963

1965

Quick, Before It Melts

as Mikhail Drozhensky

1974

Big Rose

as Gunther

1972

1969

1971

Suddenly Single

as Frankie Ventura

1973

The Bait

as Captain Gus Maryk

2001

WW3

as Yuri Zenkovsky

1975

1981

Evita Peron

as Jaime Yankelevich

1978

1979

Crisis in Mid-Air

as Frank Piovano

1966

Beau Geste

as Rostov

1967

Ghostbreakers

as Oscar Jensen

1993

Deadfall

as Frank

1971

The Impatient Heart

as Murray Kane

2016

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos

1982

1978

The Pirate

as Yashir

1992

By a Thread

as Anthony Gallucci

1987

In the Mood

as Mr. Wisecarver

1968

In Enemy Country

as Ladislov

1994

1976

Voyage of the Damned

as Luis Clasing

1974

Death Cruise

as Dr. Burke

1972

Deadly Harvest

as Stefan Groza

1988

Question of Faith

as Doctor Rudolph

1976

Twin Detectives

as Ben Sampson

Production

2023

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