Known For
Acting
Born
May 16, 1917
Died
Feb 15, 2016
Place of Birth
Helsinki, Finland
Credits
81 titles
George Gaynes
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
Filmography
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
Self (archive footage)
Just Married
Father Robert
Wag the Dog
Senator Nole
Police Academy: The Series
Commandant Eric Lassard
The Crucible
Judge Samuel Sewall
Sliders
Old Quinn Mallory
Vanya on 42nd Street
Serybryakov
Chicago Hope
Brook Austin
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Commandant Lassard
The Fantastic Four
Professor
Stepmonster
Norman
Hearts Afire
Senator Strobe Smithers
Dinosaurs
Elder in Chief (voice)
The New Lassie
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Lassard
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Lassard
A Taxi Driver in New York
l'ammiraglio
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Arthur Feldman
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Commandant Lassard
Ternosecco
Don Salvatore
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Commandant Lassard
Matlock
Judge Hollis D. Dunaway
It's Punky Brewster
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Commandant Lassard
Micki & Maude
Dr. Eugene Glztszki
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Arch Angel
Mom's on Strike
The Commander
Punky Brewster
Henry Warnimont
Police Academy
Commandant Lassard
Blue Thunder
Dr. Willi Von Hartig
To Be or Not to Be
Ravitch
I'm Going to Be Famous
Tootsie
John Van Horn
Cheers
Malcolm Kramer
Hotel
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dr. Forrest
Evita Peron
Evita's Doctor
Altered States
Dr. Wissenschaft
Scruples
John Prince
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Wiley
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Wiley
Just Friends
Rock La Rue
WKRP in Cincinnati
Henri
The Girl in the Empty Grave
David Alden
Carter Country
Nickelodeon
Reginald Kingsley
Quincy, M.E.
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Claire Lee Chennault
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Max Vincent
The Flying Misfits
Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault