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Michael Constantine

Actor | * 05/22/1927 († 94, 08/31/2021) | Reading, Pennsylvania (United States of America (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 ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity. ...

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

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2002 | 3.2/5 | 1h 35min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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An obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old gypsy man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the gypsy to lift the curse ...

Thinner

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1996 | 3.0/5 | 1h 32min
Fantasy, Horror
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The continuing adventures of the Portokalos family. A follow-up to the 2002 comedy, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding.". ...

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

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2016 | 3.0/5 | 1h 34min
Romance / Love, Comedy
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Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match. ...

The Hustler

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1961 | 3.9/5 | 2h 14min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Michael Constantine

Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
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Movies with Michael Constantine as Actor(48)

as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos2016 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding
as Yuri Zenkovsky2001 WW 3
as Tadzu Lempke1996 Thinner
as Judge Weitzel1996 The Juror
as Elliot1994 Because Mommy Works
as Frank1993 Deadfall
as Bill Ivanovich1993 My Life
as Mr. Stewart / Santa1989 Prancer
as Doctor Rudolph1988 Question of Faith
as Mr. Wisecarver1987 In the Mood
as Mr. Newman1985 Pray for Death
1982 Forty Days of Musa Dagh
as Yianni1982 Silent Rebellion
as Jaime Yankelevich1981 Evita Peron
as Frank Yost1980 The Love Tapes
as Marv1979 The North Avenue Irregulars
as Frank Piovano1979 Crisis in Mid-Air
as Yashir1978 The Pirate
as Harry Bergen1978 Summer of My German Soldier
as Dr. Silver1977 Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
as Ben Sampson1976 Twin Detectives
as Dave Riley1976 Wanted: The Sundance Woman
as Luis Clasing1976 Voyage of the Damned
1975 Conspiracy of Terror
as Dr, Mayhill1975 The Secret Night Caller
as Anglich1975 Peeper
as Jess Wingate1975 The Night That Panicked America
as Gunther1974 Big Rose: Double Trouble
as Dr. Burke1974 Death Cruise
as Captain Gus Maryk1973 The Bait
as Stefan Groza1972 Deadly Harvest
as Dr. Sweeney1972 Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
as Frankie Ventura1971 Suddenly Single
as Murray Kane1971 The Impatient Heart
as Jack Harmon1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Mr. Binford1969 The Reivers
as Krojack1969 Don't Drink the Water
as Memlik Pasha1969 Justine
as Leech1968 Skidoo
as Ladislov1968 In Enemy Country
as Oscar Jensen1967 Ghostbreakers
as Rostov1966 Beau Geste
as Mason1966 Hawaii
as Mikhail Drozhensky1965 Quick, Before It Melts
as Andy1963 Island of Love
as Big John1961 The Hustler
as Ed Werner1959 The Last Mile

TV Shows/Series with Michael Constantine as Actor(86)

as Gus Portokalos2003 My Big Fat Greek Life
as Archie Randall (2007)2003 Cold Case
as Elias Kelikidis1999 Judging Amy
1995 New York News
1993 Homicide: Life on the Street
as Dan Barnett1990 Law & Order
as Joshua Berger1990 Law & Order
1989 Free Spirit
1989 Mancuso, F.B.I.
1988 Probe
as Ray Dallion1987 Friday the 13th: The Series
1986 Blacke's Magic
1985 MacGyver
as Laszlo Dolby1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Ben Gibbons1984 Murder, She Wrote
as President Marios Guzman1984 Airwolf
as Dr. Vladimir Bronski1984 Airwolf
as Police Inspector1984 Crazy like a Fox
as Mr. Harding1984 Finder of Lost Loves
as Harvey Falk1984 Hunter
1984 Highway to Heaven
1983 Mama's Family
1983 Masquerade
1982 Hotel
1982 It Takes Two
1982 Matt Houston
as George Edward Mulch1982 Remington Steele
1981 Simon & Simon
1980 Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980 Magnum, P.I.
as Dr. Vansina1979 Roots: The Next Generations
1979 Trapper John, M.D.
1978 Vega$
as Ben Savitch1977 79 Park Avenue
1977 Lou Grant
1976 Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
1976 Sirota's Court
1976 Quincy, M.E.
1975 Ellery Queen
1974 The Manhunter
1974 Police Woman
as Don 'Cheech' Frank Scalesi1973 Kojak
1972 The Streets of San Francisco
as Bill Green1970 The Odd Couple
as Mike Cooper1970 The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 Night Gallery
as Seymour Kaufman1969 Room 222
1968 The Good Guys
as Dr. Martin Willard1967 The Invaders
1967 Ironside
1966 Mission: Impossible
as John 'Jack' Ellenhorn1966 Hey, Landlord
1965 Hogan's Heroes
as Colonel Shoner1965 Run for Your Life
as Watson1964 Profiles in Courage
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Colonel Streight1963 The Great Adventure
as Ernie Svoboda1963 The Fugitive
as Lt. Ben Wyckoff1963 The Fugitive
as Arthur 'Art' Howe1963 The Fugitive
1963 The Dakotas
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth
1963 Arrest and Trial
as Joe Dix1963 The Outer Limits
as Nick1963 Channing
as Jacques Patron1962 Combat!
1962 Sam Benedict
as Stavros Karas1962 The Virginian
as Private Essex Kanin1962 The Virginian
as Maurice Martone1962 The Beachcomber
as Herbert Lorgan1961 Cain's Hundred
1961 Target: The Corruptors!
as Dr. Ernest Miller1961 Dr. Kildare
as Engineer Andersen1961 Ben Casey
as Oscar Holloway1961 The New Breed
1961 The Dick Van Dyke Show
1959 The Detectives
as Edmund Wald1959 The Untouchables
as Sheriff Charlie Koch1959 The Twilight Zone
as Vito Calageras1958 Naked City
1958 77 Sunset Strip
as Dillard1957 Perry Mason
as Pappy Ryan1957 Perry Mason
as Baca1955 Gunsmoke
as Noah Meek1955 Gunsmoke
as Committee Chairman1950 Armstrong Circle Theatre

Movies with Michael Constantine as Crew(1)

Crew/In Memory Of2023 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

Full Name: Michael Constantine
Born: Sunday, 05/22 1927 (May) in Reading, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 08/31 2021 (August) in Reading (aged: 94)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Julianna McCarthy
Other names for Michael Constantine (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Mike Constantine"
"Constantine Joanides"
"Gus Efstratiou"
Michael Constantine frequently works together with these people:
Ed Nelson (41x, Actor)
John Anderson (37x, Actor)
William Windom (35x, Actor)
Harry Townes (35x, Actor)
Jeanette Nolan (34x, Actress)
Ben Wright (34x, Actor)
H.M. Wynant (33x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (32x, Actor)
Milton Selzer (32x, Actor)
Henry Beckman (32x, Actor)
Joseph Campanella (31x, Actor)
Nia Vardalos (9x, Actress)
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