
Acting
May 21, 1927 (94 years old)
August 30, 2021
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Mike Constantine
Constantine Joanides
Gus Efstratiou
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).

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos

Cold Case
2003
as Archie Randall (2007)

My Big Fat Greek Life
2003
as Gus Portokalos

My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002
as Kostas "Gus" Portokalos

WW3
2001
as Yuri Zenkovsky

Judging Amy
1999
as Elias Kelikidis

Thinner
1996
as Tadzu Lempke

The Juror
1996
as Judge Weitzel

New York News
1995

Because Mommy Works
1994
as Elliot

My Life
1993
as Bill Ivanovich

Deadfall
1993
as Frank

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Jim Scinta

By a Thread
1992
as Anthony Gallucci

Law & Order
1990
as Dan Barnett

Law & Order
1990
as Joshua Berger

Prancer
1989
as Mr. Stewart / Santa

Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989

Free Spirit
1989

Snoops
1989
as Captain Bauer