Michael Constantine, Father in ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding,’ Dies at 94

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Michael Constantine, who played Gus, the father of Nia Vardalos’ Toula Portokalos in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” by far the highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time, has died. He was 94.

Constantine’s agent confirmed the news of his death to“My Big Fat Greek Wedding” scored a domestic gross of $241 million in 2002; No. 2 on the list is “What Women Want” with $183 million. The film drew a SAG Awards nomination for outstanding performance by the cast of a theatrical motion picture.

In a review of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2,” the Los Angeles Times said, “Constantine delivers an appealing mixture of bravado and bumbling as Gus, a man claiming cultural superiority who doesn’t know how to use a computer mouse. According to Gus, the Greeks invented everything, even Italy, and now he’s on an Internet quest to confirm that he is a direct descendant of Alexander the Great.

He recurred as the Sorcerer on “Electra Woman and Dyna Girl” in 1976 — the same year he got his own show, a forerunner of “Night Court” called “Sirota’s Court,” an the NBC comedy in which he starred as Judge Matthew Sirota. It ran for 13 episodes. He guested on a wide variety of TV series for decades, recurring on “Remington Steele” as an idiosyncratic businessman — and appearing memorably in a 1994 episode of “Law & Order.”

He appeared on Broadway in “Compulsion,” a play based on the Leopold and Loeb case starring Dean Stockwell and Roddy McDowall, in 1957-58, and in 1959 he appeared in the original Broadway production of “The Miracle Worker” as Mr. Anagnos, the headmaster of the Perkins Institute for the Blind, the school where Anne Bancroft’s Annie Sullivan trained. He subsequently appeared in “The Egg” and “Arturo Ui,” but both had extremely brief runs in 1962 and 1963, respectively.

Constantine had a memorable supporting role as Big John in Robert Rossen’s classic 1961 pool picture “The Hustler,” starring Paul Newman.

 

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stufromoz 💔

Sad news. RIP

RexChapman

I think about Gus and his windex far too often for it to be normal. I believe that means his acting skill was superb. RIP Mr. Constantine. 💔😢💔

RexChapman But in the end, we are all fruit🍻

Only4RM Awww!

Oh that's sad. Will never forget all his uses for Windex.

Damn. Just recently learned his role in THINNER

RIP🙏 _shoegal68 shakesbeer95

RexChapman The principal on Room 222.

HahnCatherine Rest In Peace

RexChapman 😔

RexChapman Room 222. 💔

Always Room 222 for me. RIP Michael. A talent for all ages!!

RexChapman Windex!!

RexChapman 💔💔💔

RexChapman 💔

RexChapman 😢

Damn. Rest In Peace.

Wow....I just saw his Room 222 cast picture yesterday. Rest in Peace Mr. Constantine.

😔🍊

RIP Michael Constantine. I loved him in Room 222.

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