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Michael Constantine
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).
As actor
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
WW3
Thinner
The Juror
Because Mommy Works
My Life
Deadfall
By a Thread
Prancer
Question of Faith
In the Mood
Daniel and the Lion's Den
Pray for Death
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
Silent Rebellion
Evita Peron
The Love Tapes
The North Avenue Irregulars
Crisis in Mid-Air
Summer of My German Soldier
The Pirate
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
Voyage of the Damned
Twin Detectives
Peeper
The Secret Night Caller
Conspiracy of Terror
The Night That Panicked America