Michael Constantine

Michael Constantine

Acting

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…

Filmography

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 ★ 6.0 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 2016 Cold Case ★ 7.8 Cold Case 2003 My Big Fat Greek Life ★ 5.6 My Big Fat Greek Life 2003 My Big Fat Greek Wedding ★ 6.5 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2002 WW3 ★ 5.4 WW3 2001 Judging Amy ★ 7.5 Judging Amy 1999 Thinner ★ 5.9 Thinner 1996 The Juror ★ 5.7 The Juror 1996 New York News ★ 7.0 New York News 1995 Because Mommy Works ★ 7.0 Because Mommy Works 1994 My Life ★ 6.7 My Life 1993 Deadfall ★ 4.1 Deadfall 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street ★ 8.1 Homicide: Life on the Street 1993 By a Thread ★ 10.0 By a Thread 1992 Law & Order ★ 7.3 Law & Order 1990 Prancer ★ 6.0 Prancer 1989 Mancuso, F.B.I. ★ 6.4 Mancuso, F.B.I. 1989 Free Spirit ★ 7.0 Free Spirit 1989 Snoops ★ 6.3 Snoops 1989 Question of Faith ★ 9.0 Question of Faith 1988 Probe ★ 7.6 Probe 1988 Friday the 13th: The Series ★ 7.3 Friday the 13th: The Series 1987 In the Mood ★ 5.5 In the Mood 1987 Blacke's Magic ★ 6.8 Blacke's Magic 1986 Daniel and the Lion's Den ★ 7.5 Daniel and the Lion's Den 1986 The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible ★ 6.8 The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible 1985 MacGyver ★ 7.7 MacGyver 1985 Pray for Death ★ 6.1 Pray for Death 1985 Crazy like a Fox ★ 7.2 Crazy like a Fox 1984 Murder, She Wrote ★ 7.5 Murder, She Wrote 1984 Finder of Lost Loves ★ 6.8 Finder of Lost Loves 1984 Highway to Heaven ★ 7.4 Highway to Heaven 1984 Hunter ★ 7.1 Hunter 1984 Airwolf ★ 7.6 Airwolf 1984 Masquerade ★ 7.5 Masquerade 1983 Mama's Family ★ 7.5 Mama's Family 1983 It Takes Two ★ 6.0 It Takes Two 1982 Remington Steele ★ 7.1 Remington Steele 1982 Matt Houston ★ 6.3 Matt Houston 1982 Hotel ★ 6.8 Hotel 1982 Silent Rebellion ★ 8.5 Silent Rebellion 1982 Forty Days of Musa Dagh ★ 4.0 Forty Days of Musa Dagh 1982 Simon & Simon ★ 6.7 Simon & Simon 1981 Evita Peron Evita Peron 1981 Magnum, P.I. ★ 7.3 Magnum, P.I. 1980 The Love Tapes ★ 6.5 The Love Tapes 1980 Palmerstown, U.S.A. ★ 6.3 Palmerstown, U.S.A. 1980 Trapper John, M.D. ★ 6.6 Trapper John, M.D. 1979 Roots: The Next Generations ★ 7.4 Roots: The Next Generations 1979 Crisis in Mid-Air ★ 8.0 Crisis in Mid-Air 1979 The North Avenue Irregulars ★ 6.5 The North Avenue Irregulars 1979 The Pirate ★ 4.5 The Pirate 1978 Summer of My German Soldier ★ 5.9 Summer of My German Soldier 1978 Vega$ ★ 7.0 Vega$ 1978 The Pirate ★ 5.0 The Pirate 1977 79 Park Avenue ★ 5.2 79 Park Avenue 1977 The Love Boat ★ 6.3 The Love Boat 1977 Lou Grant ★ 7.3 Lou Grant 1977 Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid ★ 8.0 Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid 1977 Voyage of the Damned ★ 6.0 Voyage of the Damned 1976 Sirota's Court ★ 6.0 Sirota's Court 1976 Quincy, M.E. ★ 7.5 Quincy, M.E. 1976 Wanted: The Sundance Woman ★ 6.7 Wanted: The Sundance Woman 1976 Electra Woman and Dyna Girl ★ 6.4 Electra Woman and Dyna Girl 1976 Twin Detectives ★ 8.0 Twin Detectives 1976 Peeper ★ 5.1 Peeper 1975 The Night That Panicked America ★ 6.9 The Night That Panicked America 1975 Ellery Queen ★ 7.5 Ellery Queen 1975 Conspiracy of Terror ★ 7.0 Conspiracy of Terror 1975 The Secret Night Caller ★ 6.6 The Secret Night Caller 1975 Death Cruise ★ 5.8 Death Cruise 1974 Police Woman ★ 6.4 Police Woman 1974 The Manhunter ★ 7.0 The Manhunter 1974 Big Rose ★ 8.0 Big Rose 1974 Kojak ★ 7.2 Kojak 1973 The Bait ★ 6.5 The Bait 1973 Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole ★ 7.1 Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole 1972 Deadly Harvest ★ 8.0 Deadly Harvest 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ★ 7.0 The Streets of San Francisco 1972 Suddenly Single ★ 4.5 Suddenly Single 1971