George Gaynes
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1917-05-16
- Died
- 2016-02-15
- Place of birth
- Helsinki, Finland
- Also known as
- جورج گینز
Biography
George Gaynes (May 16, 1917 – February 15, 2016) was a Finnish-born American actor of stage, screen and television. He is best known for his role of Commandant Eric Lassard in the Police Academy film series, and as Henry Warnimont on the television series Punky Brewster.
Known For
TV Shows (40)
Columbo
1971
as Everett / Frenchman
Bonanza
1959
as Senator Purdy
Chicago Hope
1994
as Brook Austin
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Mr. Campbell
Cheers
1982
as Malcolm Kramer
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Paul van Bergner
Hogan's Heroes
1965
Matlock
1986
as Judge Hollis D. Dunaway
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Thurman Elliott
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Mannix
1967
as Professor Brendan
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as General Wiley
Cheyenne
1955
as Rod Delaplane
Cannon
1971
Dinosaurs
1991
as Elder in Chief (voice)
Sliders
1995
as Old Quinn Mallory
Hotel
1982
McCloud
1970
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Roger Korvin
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Burton Rhoner
Punky Brewster
1984
as Henry Warnimont
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
as Henri
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Arthur Feldman
The Patty Duke Show
1963
Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976
as Claire Lee Chennault
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
as Max Vincent
Hearts Afire
1992
as Senator Strobe Smithers
Police Academy: The Series
1997
as Commandant Eric Lassard
Search
1972
The Gallant Men
1962
Blue Thunder
1984
as Dr. Willi Von Hartig
It's Punky Brewster
1985
Carter Country
1977
The New Lassie
1989
The Quest
1976
Delvecchio
1976
as Commissioner Schaub
City of Angels
1976
Just Friends
1979
as Rock La Rue
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1979
as Wiley
Scruples
1980
as John Prince
Movies (41)
Police Academy
1984
as Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
as Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
as Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987
as Commandant Lassard
Tootsie
1982
as John Van Horn
Just Married
2003
as Father Robert
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
1989
as Lassard
The Fantastic Four
1994
as Professor
The Way We Were
1973
as El Morocco Captain
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
1988
as Lassard
Wag the Dog
1997
as Senator Nole
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
1994
as Commandant Lassard
The Crucible
1996
as Judge Samuel Sewall
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as Dr. Forrest
To Be or Not to Be
1983
as Ravitch
Nickelodeon
1976
as Reginald Kingsley
Marooned
1969
as Mission Director
Altered States
1980
as Dr. Wissenschaft
The Flying Misfits
1976
as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984
as Arch Angel
Joy House
1964
Trilogy of Terror
1975
as Dr. Chester Ramsey
The Group
1966
as Brook Latham
Vanya on 42nd Street
1994
as Serybryakov
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
as Warren
Song of the Succubus
1975
as C.J. Meredith
PT 109
1963
as PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited)
Micki & Maude
1984
as Dr. Eugene Glztszki
I'm Going to Be Famous
1983
The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977
as David Alden
Doctors' Wives
1971
as Paul McGill
Stepmonster
1993
as Norman
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
1973
as Dr Marderosian
A Taxi Driver in New York
1987
as l'ammiraglio
One Touch of Venus
1955
as Whitelaw Savory
Woman of the Year
1976
as Harding
Evita Peron
1981
as Evita's Doctor
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1979
as Wiley
Mom's on Strike
1984
as The Commander
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Ternosecco
1987
as Don Salvatore
About George Gaynes
George Gaynes (May 16, 1917 – February 15, 2016) was a Finnish-born American actor of stage, screen and television. He is best known for his role of Commandant Eric Lassard in the Police Academy film series, and as Henry Warnimont on the television series Punky Brewster. With 81 credits spanning from 1955 to 2009, George Gaynes has appeared in 41 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular George Gaynes Movies
- Police Academy (1984) — as Commandant Lassard
- Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) — as Commandant Lassard
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) — as Commandant Lassard
- Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987) — as Commandant Lassard
- Tootsie (1982) — as John Van Horn
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