Michael Constantine
Acting
Born 1927-05-22
Died 2021-08-31
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
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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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Law & Order
Roots: The Next Generations
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Perry Mason
Hunter
Murder, She Wrote
The Love Boat
Cold Case
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Ironside
Golden Globe Awards
The Fugitive
MacGyver
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Magnum, P.I.
Judging Amy
The Virginian
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Homicide: Life on the Street
The Twilight Zone
Love, American Style
The Flying Nun
Hogan's Heroes
Quincy, M.E.
Mission: Impossible
Airwolf
The Untouchables
Dr. Kildare
Naked City
Gunsmoke
Simon & Simon
Combat!
Remington Steele
Hotel
Police Woman
Highway to Heaven
Lou Grant
The Invaders
Run for Your Life
Room 222
Ben Casey
Trapper John, M.D.
Night Gallery
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
American Playhouse
Kojak
The Outer Limits
Vega$
The Name of the Game
The Streets of San Francisco
The Odd Couple
Mama's Family
McMillan & Wife
Matt Houston
77 Sunset Strip
Friday the 13th: The Series
Crazy like a Fox
The Detectives
My Favorite Martian
Ellery Queen
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