Michael Constantine

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
May 22, 1927 (98 years old)
Death date
Aug 31, 2021

Michael Constantine

Known For

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
1h 34m
Movie 2016

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

The continuing adventures of the Portokalos family. A follow-up to the 2002 comedy, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."

My Big Fat Greek Life
0h 30m
TV Show 2003

My Big Fat Greek Life

From an early age, Nia is mortified by her old-fashioned Greek family's patriotic, over-the-top ways. But, when she falls in love and marries a non-Greek teacher, Thomas Miller, her family eventually learns to accept him and Nia learns to accept her family's meddlesome ways. As Nia and Thomas return from their honeymoon to begin their new life together, they find that this new life includes her overzealous, extended family.

Thinner
1h 32m
Movie 1996

Thinner

An obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.

The Juror
1h 58m
Movie 1996

The Juror

With his gangster boss on trial for murder, a mob thug known as "the Teacher" tells Annie Laird she must talk her fellow jurors into a not-guilty verdict, implying that he'll kill her son Oliver if she fails. She manages to do this, but, when it becomes clear that the mobsters might want to silence her for good, she sends Oliver abroad and tries to gather evidence of the plot against her, setting up a final showdown.

Because Mommy Works
1h 40m
Movie 1994

Because Mommy Works

Since her divorce nurse Abbey lives alone with her 6 years old son Willie. Her ex-husband Ted may have Willie every second weekend. But when Ted marries Clare, who has two children herself, he wants to see Willie more and more often.

By a Thread
1h 28m
Movie 1992

By a Thread

Television journalist Quentin Springer has two obsessions: first, he wants to help his schizophrenic nephew by making video recordings of his life; and second, he dreams of carrying out a "perfect crime".

Question of Faith
1h 37m
Movie 1988

Question of Faith

A woman struck down by terminal cancer shuns conventional medical techniques at her husband's insistence and turns to alternative treatment to combat the disease.

Daniel and the Lion's Den
0h 24m
Movie 1986

Daniel and the Lion's Den

Daniel's Faith Is Put To The Test And He Passes With Flying Colors. Widely Admired For His Intelligence And High Morals, Daniel Also Has Enemies Who Are Jealous. They Trump Up Some Charges So That He's Arrested And Thrown Into A Cell With Hungry Lions. He Puts His Faith In God And That Saves Him.

Biography

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Constantine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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