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Michael Constantine
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
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" Portok…
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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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2023
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Movie In Memory Of
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2016
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Movie Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
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2003
Cold Case
TV show Archie Randall (2007)
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2003
My Big Fat Greek Life
TV show Gus Portokalos
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2002
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Movie Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
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2001
WW3
Movie Yuri Zenkovsky
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1999
Judging Amy
TV show Elias Kelikidis
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1996
Thinner
Movie Tadzu Lempke
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1996
The Juror
Movie Judge Weitzel
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1995
New York News
TV show
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1994
Because Mommy Works
Movie Elliot
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1993
My Life
Movie Bill Ivanovich
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1993
Deadfall
Movie Frank
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1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV show Jim Scinta
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1992
By a Thread
Movie Anthony Gallucci
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1990
Law & Order
TV show Dan Barnett
More credits
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1989
Prancer
Movie Mr. Stewart / Santa
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1989
Mancuso, F.B.I.
TV show Angelo De Paulo
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1989
Snoops
TV show Captain Bauer
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1989
Free Spirit
TV show Mr. Goodwinn
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1988
Question of Faith
Movie Doctor Rudolph
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1988
Probe
TV show Truman
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1987
Friday the 13th: The Series
TV show Ray Dallion
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1987
In the Mood
Movie Mr. Wisecarver
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1986
Blacke's Magic
TV show Victor Kroeger
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1986
Daniel and the Lion's Den
Movie (voice)
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1985
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
TV show (voice)
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1985
MacGyver
TV show Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic
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1985
Pray for Death
Movie Mr. Newman
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1984
Crazy like a Fox
TV show Police Inspector
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1984
Murder, She Wrote
TV show Laszlo Dolby
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1984
Finder of Lost Loves
TV show Mr. Harding
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1984
Highway to Heaven
TV show Dr. Dan Hickey
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1984
Hunter
TV show Harvey Falk
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1984
Airwolf
TV show President Marios Guzman
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1983
Masquerade
TV show Vasily Petrov
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1983
Mama's Family
TV show Judge Willard E. Packard
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1982
It Takes Two
TV show Judge Beilin
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1982
Remington Steele
TV show George Edward Mulch
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1982
Matt Houston
TV show Police Chief
