
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

Cheers
1982
as Malcolm Kramer

Mannix
1967
as Professor Brendan

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Thurman Elliott

Chicago Hope
1994
as Brook Austin

Quincy, M.E.
1976

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Paul van Bergner

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Mr. Campbell

Hogan's Heroes
1965

Matlock
1986
as Judge Hollis D. Dunaway

Dinosaurs
1991
as Elder in Chief (voice)

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as General Wiley

Hotel
1982

Sliders
1995
as Old Quinn Mallory

Cheyenne
1955
as Rod Delaplane

Cannon
1971

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

Hearts Afire
1992
as Senator Strobe Smithers

The Patty Duke Show
1963

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

Search
1972

The Gallant Men
1962

City of Angels
1976

Delvecchio
1976
as Commissioner Schaub

Police Academy: The Series
1997
as Commandant Eric Lassard

The New Lassie
1989

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

Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
as Commandant Lassard

Tootsie
1982
as John Van Horn

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987
as Commandant Lassard

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
as Commandant Lassard

The Crucible
1996
as Judge Samuel Sewall

Just Married
2003
as Father Robert

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as Dr. Forrest

The Way We Were
1973
as El Morocco Captain

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
1988
as Lassard

Altered States
1980
as Dr. Wissenschaft

Wag the Dog
1997
as Senator Nole

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
1994
as Commandant Lassard

Micki & Maude
1984
as Dr. Eugene Glztszki

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
1989
as Lassard

The Fantastic Four
1994
as Professor

Marooned
1969
as Mission Director

The Group
1966
as Brook Latham

PT 109
1963
as PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited)

Nickelodeon
1976
as Reginald Kingsley

To Be or Not to Be
1983
as Ravitch

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

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984
as Arch Angel

The Flying Misfits
1976
as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault

Doctors' Wives
1971
as Paul McGill

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
as Warren

Stepmonster
1993
as Norman

Woman of the Year
1976
as Harding

Song of the Succubus
1975
as C.J. Meredith

Mom's On Strike
1984
as The Commander

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
2009
as Self (archive footage)

Ternosecco
1987
as Don Salvatore

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
1973
as Dr Marderosian

The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977
as David Alden

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1979
as Wiley

A Taxi Driver in New York
1987
as l'ammiraglio

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
- Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) — as Commandant Lassard
- Tootsie (1982) — as John Van Horn
- Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987) — as Commandant Lassard
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) — as Commandant Lassard
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