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).
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Full filmography
- Law & Order (1990) as Dan Barnett
- Law & Order (1990) as Joshua Berger
- Perry Mason (1957) as Dillard
- Perry Mason (1957) as Pappy Ryan
- The Fugitive (1963) as Ernie Svoboda
- The Fugitive (1963) as Lt. Ben Wyckoff
- The Fugitive (1963) as Arthur 'Art' Howe
- The Love Boat (1977) as Charlie Haskins
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Laszlo Dolby
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Ben Gibbons
- MacGyver (1985) as Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic
- MacGyver (1985) as Sam Leland
- Cold Case (2003) as Archie Randall (2007)
- Ironside (1967)
- Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Judge Kearns
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Run for Your Life (1965) as Colonel Shoner
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) as Mike Cooper
- Simon & Simon (1981)
- Judging Amy (1999) as Elias Kelikidis
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as Captain Heinrich
- The Virginian (1962) as Stavros Karas
- The Virginian (1962) as Private Essex Kanin
- Quincy, M.E. (1976)