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