Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 16, 1917
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Just Married | Father Robert |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog | Senator Nole |
| 1996 | The Crucible | Judge Samuel Sewall |
| 1994 | The Fantastic Four | Professor |
| 1994 | Police Academy: Mission to Moscow | Commandant Lassard |
| 1994 | Vanya on 42nd Street | Serybryakov |
| 1993 | Stepmonster | Norman |
| 1989 | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | Lassard |
| 1988 | Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach | Lassard |
| 1987 | A Taxi Driver in New York | l'ammiraglio |
| 1987 | Ternosecco | Don Salvatore |
| 1987 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | Commandant Lassard |
| 1986 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | Commandant Lassard |
| 1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | Commandant Lassard |
| 1984 | Police Academy | Commandant Lassard |
| 1984 | Micki & Maude | Dr. Eugene Glztszki |
| 1984 | It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | Arch Angel |
| 1984 | Mom's On Strike | The Commander |
| 1983 | To Be or Not to Be | Ravitch |
| 1983 | I'm Going to Be Famous | |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | Dr. Forrest |
| 1982 | Tootsie | John Van Horn |
| 1981 | Evita Peron | Evita's Doctor |
| 1980 | Altered States | Dr. Wissenschaft |
| 1979 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | Wiley |
| 1977 | The Girl in the Empty Grave | David Alden |
| 1976 | Nickelodeon | Reginald Kingsley |
| 1976 | Woman of the Year | Harding |
| 1976 | The Flying Misfits | Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault |
| 1975 | Trilogy of Terror | Dr. Chester Ramsey |
| 1975 | Song of the Succubus | C.J. Meredith |
| 1973 | The Way We Were | El Morocco Captain |
| 1973 | Slaughter's Big Rip-Off | Warren |
| 1973 | The Boy Who Cried Werewolf | Dr Marderosian |
| 1971 | Doctors' Wives | Paul McGill |
| 1969 | Marooned | Mission Director |
| 1966 | The Group | Brook Latham |
| 1964 | Joy House | |
| 1963 | PT 109 | PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited) |
| 1955 | One Touch of Venus | Whitelaw Savory |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Police Academy: The Series | Commandant Eric Lassard |
| 1995 | Sliders | Old Quinn Mallory |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | Brook Austin |
| 1992 | Hearts Afire | Senator Strobe Smithers |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs | Elder in Chief (voice) |
| 1989 | The New Lassie | |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Arthur Feldman |
| 1986 | Matlock | Judge Hollis D. Dunaway |
| 1985 | It's Punky Brewster | |
| 1984 | Blue Thunder | Dr. Willi Von Hartig |
| 1984 | Punky Brewster | Henry Warnimont |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1982 | Cheers | Malcolm Kramer |
| 1980 | Scruples | John Prince |
| 1979 | Stockard Channing: In Just Friends | Rock La Rue |
| 1978 | WKRP in Cincinnati | Henri |
| 1977 | Carter Country | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | |
| 1976 | The Quest | |
| 1976 | City of Angels | |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II | Max Vincent |
| 1976 | Baa Baa Black Sheep | Claire Lee Chennault |
| 1976 | Delvecchio | Commissioner Schaub |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | General Wiley |
| 1972 | Search | |
| 1971 | Columbo | Everett |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1971 | McMillan & Wife | Burton Rhoner |
| 1971 | Columbo | Frenchman |
| 1970 | McCloud | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Thurman Elliott |
| 1967 | Mannix | Professor Brendan |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Dr. Paul van Bergner |
| 1965 | Hogan's Heroes | |
| 1963 | The Patty Duke Show | |
| 1962 | The Gallant Men | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Mr. Campbell |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Senator Purdy |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Rod Delaplane |