8.0
8.0
In Enemy Country
1968
as Ladislov
Michael Constantine
Acting
Born:May 22, 1927
Died:August 31, 2021(aged 94)
Birthplace:Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
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CommunityBiography
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).
Filmography (49 movies)
7.7
7.7
The Hustler
1961
as Big John
7.5
7.5
Daniel and the Lion's Den
1986
as (voice)
7.0
7.0
Silent Rebellion
1982
as Yianni
6.8
6.8
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
as Dr. Sweeney
6.8
6.8
The Night That Panicked America
1975
as Jess Wingate
6.7
6.7
My Life
1993
as Bill Ivanovich
6.5
6.5
The Secret Night Caller
1975
as Dr, Mayhill
6.5
6.5
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
6.4
6.4
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976
as Dave Riley
6.4
6.4
The Bait
1973
as Captain Gus Maryk
6.3
6.3
The Reivers
1969
as Mr. Binford
6.3
6.3
The Last Mile
1959
as Ed Werner
6.3
6.3
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Marv
6.2
6.2
Hawaii
1966
as Mason
6.0
6.0
Conspiracy of Terror
1975
6.0
6.0
Deadly Harvest
1972
as Stefan Groza
6.0
6.0
Pray for Death
1985
as Mr. Newman
6.0
6.0
Twin Detectives
1976
as Ben Sampson
6.0
6.0
Crisis in Mid-Air
1979
as Frank Piovano
6.0
6.0
Prancer
1989
as Mr. Stewart / Santa
6.0
6.0
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
5.9
5.9
Thinner
1996
as Tadzu Lempke
5.8
5.8
Summer of My German Soldier
1978
as Harry Bergen
5.8
5.8
Death Cruise
1974
as Dr. Burke
5.8
5.8
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Jack Harmon
5.7
5.7
The Juror
1996
as Judge Weitzel
5.3
5.3
In the Mood
1987
as Mr. Wisecarver
5.3
5.3
Beau Geste
1966
as Rostov
5.3
5.3
WW3
2001
as Yuri Zenkovsky
5.3
5.3
Island of Love
1963
as Andy
5.0
5.0
Because Mommy Works
1994
as Elliot
5.0
5.0
Don't Drink the Water
1969
as Krojack
4.9
4.9
Peeper
1975
as Anglich
4.7
4.7
Skidoo
1968
as Leech
4.1
4.1
Deadfall
1993
as Frank
4.0
4.0
Justine
1969
as Memlik Pasha
3.7
3.7
The Pirate
1978
as Yashir
3.0
3.0
The Love Tapes
1980
as Frank Yost
2.7
2.7
Quick, Before It Melts
1965
as Mikhail Drozhensky
2.0
2.0
Ghostbreakers
1967
as Oscar Jensen
1.0
1.0
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
1982
1.0
1.0
Suddenly Single
1971
as Frankie Ventura
By a Thread
1992
as Anthony Gallucci
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977
as Dr. Silver
The Impatient Heart
1971
as Murray Kane
Question of Faith
1988
as Doctor Rudolph
Big Rose
1974
as Gunther
Evita Peron
1981
as Jaime Yankelevich
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