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 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

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos

The Hustler

as Big John

The Twilight Zone

as Charlie Koch

MacGyver

as Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic

MacGyver

as Sam Leland

Thinner

as Tadzu Lempke

Law & Order

as Dan Barnett

Law & Order

as Joshua Berger

Airwolf

as President Marios Guzman