George Gaynes
- Acting
- May 16, 1917 · Helsinki, Finland
- February 15, 2016
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
- 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
- Just Friends · Rock La Rue
- WKRP in Cincinnati · Henri, Director
- The Girl in the Empty Grave · David Alden
- Carter Country
- Nickelodeon · Reginald Kingsley
- Quincy, M.E.
- The Flying Misfits · Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
- Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II · Max Vincent
- Baa Baa Black Sheep · Claire Lee Chennault
- Delvecchio · Commissioner Schaub
- Woman of the Year · Harding
- Harry and Walter Go to New York · Prince
- The Quest
- City of Angels
- Song of the Succubus · C.J. Meredith
- Trilogy of Terror · Dr. Chester Ramsey
- The Six Million Dollar Man · General Wiley
- The Way We Were · El Morocco Captain
- Slaughter's Big Rip-Off · Warren
- The Boy Who Cried Werewolf · Dr Marderosian
- Search
- McMillan & Wife · Burton Rhoner
- Columbo · Everett, Frenchman
- Cannon
- Doctors' Wives · Paul McGill
- McCloud
- Marooned · Mission Director
- Hawaii Five-O · Thurman Elliott
- Mannix · Professor Brendan
- Mission: Impossible · Dr. Paul van Bergner
- The Group · Brook Latham
- Hogan's Heroes
- Joy House
- The Patty Duke Show
- PT 109 · PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited)
- The Gallant Men
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · Mr. Campbell
- Hawaiian Eye · Roger Korvin
- Bonanza · Senator Purdy
- Cheyenne · Rod Delaplane