George Gaynes

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 78

Gender Male

Birthday May 16, 1917

Day of Death February 15, 2016 (98 years old)

Place of Birth Helsinki, Finland

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George Gaynes

Biography

George Gaynes (1917–2016) is a Finnish-born American actor of stage, screen and television.

He may be best-known as Commandant Eric Lassard in the Police Academy film series, and to television fans as Henry Warnimont on Punky Brewster.

George Gaynes (1917–2016) is a Finnish-born American actor of stage, screen and television.

He may be best-known as Commandant Eric Lassard in the Police Academy film series, and to television fans as Henry Warnimont on Punky Brewster.

Known For

Acting

2009

as Self (archive footage)

2003

as Father Robert

1997		Wag the Dog as Senator Nole
1997		Police Academy: The Series (1 episode) as Commandant Eric Lassard

1996

as Judge Samuel Sewall

1995

(1 episode) as Old Quinn Mallory

1994		Vanya on 42nd Street as Serybryakov
1994		Chicago Hope (3 episodes) as Brook Austin
1994		Police Academy: Mission to Moscow as Commandant Lassard
1994		The Fantastic Four as Professor

1993

as Norman

1992

(23 episodes) as Senator Strobe Smithers

1991

(1 episode) as Elder in Chief (voice)

1989		The New Lassie (1 episode)
1989		Police Academy 6: City Under Siege as Lassard

1988

as Lassard

1987		A Taxi Driver in New York as l'ammiraglio
1987		The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (17 episodes) as Arthur Feldman
1987		Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol as Commandant Lassard
1987		Ternosecco as Don Salvatore

1986		Police Academy 3: Back in Training as Commandant Lassard
1986		Matlock (2 episodes) as Judge Hollis D. Dunaway

1985		It's Punky Brewster (30 episodes)
1985		Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment as Commandant Lassard

1984		Micki + Maude as Dr. Eugene Glztszki
1984		It Came Upon the Midnight Clear as Arch Angel
1984		Mom's On Strike as The Commander
1984		Punky Brewster (91 episodes) as Henry Warnimont
1984		Police Academy as Commandant Lassard
1984		Blue Thunder (1 episode) as Dr. Willi Von Hartig

1983		To Be or Not to Be as Ravitch
1983		I'm Going to Be Famous

1982		Tootsie as John Van Horn
1982		Cheers (1 episode) as Malcolm Kramer
1982		Hotel (1 episode)
1982		Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid as Dr. Forrest

1981

as Evita's Doctor

1980		Altered States as Dr. Wissenschaft
1980		Scruples (3 episodes) as John Prince

1979		Breaking Up Is Hard to Do as Wiley
1979		Stockard Channing: In Just Friends (1 episode) as Rock La Rue

1978

(1 episode) as Henri

1977		The Girl in the Empty Grave as David Alden
1977		Carter Country (1 episode)

1976		Nickelodeon as Reginald Kingsley
1976		Quincy, M.E. (2 episodes)
1976		Baa Baa Black Sheep (1 episode) as Claire Lee Chennault
1976		Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (5 episodes) as Max Vincent
1976		The Flying Misfits as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
1976		Delvecchio (1 episode) as Commissioner Schaub
1976		Woman of the Year as Harding
1976		The Quest (1 episode)
1976		City of Angels (1 episode)

1975		Song of the Succubus as C.J. Meredith
1975		Trilogy of Terror as Dr. Chester Ramsey

1974

(1 episode) as General Wiley

1973		The Way We Were as El Morocco Captain
1973		Slaughter's Big Rip Off as Warren
1973		The Boy Who Cried Werewolf as Dr Marderosian

1972

(1 episode)

1971		McMillan & Wife (1 episode) as Burton Rhoner
1971		Columbo (1 episode) as Frenchman (1 episode) as Everett
1971		Cannon (1 episode)
1971		Doctors' Wives as Paul McGill

1970

(1 episode)

1969

as Mission Director

1968

(1 episode) as Thurman Elliott

1967

(1 episode) as Professor Brendan

1966		Mission: Impossible (1 episode) as Dr. Paul van Bergner
1966		The Group as Brook Latham

1965

(1 episode)

1964

1963

(1 episode)

1962		The Gallant Men (1 episode)
1962		The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1 episode) as Mr. Campbell

1959

(1 episode) as Senator Purdy

1955		Cheyenne (1 episode) as Rod Delaplane
1955		One Touch of Venus as Whitelaw Savory

Directing

1978

(1 episode) … Director

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