George Gaynes

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Born on May 16, 1917 (108 years old)

Passed Away on February 15, 2016

From Helsinki, Finland

Known for Acting

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.

Cast Credits

2009
- Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  2009
2003
- Just Married
  as
  Father Robert
  2003
1997
- Wag the Dog
  as
  Senator Nole
  1997
- Police Academy: The Series
  as
  Commandant Eric Lassard
  1997
1996
- The Crucible
  as
  Judge Samuel Sewall
  1996
1995
- Sliders
  as
  Old Quinn Mallory
  1995
1994
- The Fantastic Four
  as
  Professor
  1994
- Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
  as
  Commandant Lassard
  1994
- Vanya on 42nd Street
  as
  Serybryakov
  1994
- Chicago Hope
  as
  Brook Austin
  1994
1993
- Stepmonster
  as
  Norman
  1993
1992
- Hearts Afire
  as
  Senator Strobe Smithers
  1992
1991
- Dinosaurs
  as
  Elder in Chief (voice)
  1991
1989
- Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
  as
  Lassard
  1989
- The New Lassie
  1989
1988
- Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
  as
  Lassard
  1988
1987
- A Taxi Driver in New York
  as
  l'ammiraglio
  1987
- Ternosecco
  as
  Don Salvatore
  1987
- Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
  as
  Commandant Lassard
  1987
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
  as
  Arthur Feldman
  1987
1986
- Police Academy 3: Back in Training
  as
  Commandant Lassard
  1986
- Matlock
  as
  Judge Hollis D. Dunaway
  1986
1985
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
  as
  Commandant Lassard
  1985
- It's Punky Brewster
  1985
1984
- Police Academy
  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
- Blue Thunder
  as
  Dr. Willi Von Hartig
  1984
- Punky Brewster
  as
  Henry Warnimont
  1984
1983
- To Be or Not to Be
  as
  Ravitch
  1983
- I'm Going to Be Famous
  1983
1982
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
  as
  Dr. Forrest
  1982
- Tootsie
  as
  John Van Horn
  1982
- Hotel
  1982
- Cheers
  as
  Malcolm Kramer
  1982
1981
- Evita Peron
  as
  Evita's Doctor
  1981
1980
- Altered States
  as
  Dr. Wissenschaft
  1980
- Scruples
  as
  John Prince
  1980
1979
- Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
  as
  Wiley
  1979
- no image
  Stockard Channing: In Just Friends
  as
  Rock La Rue
  1979
1978
- WKRP in Cincinnati
  as
  Henri
  1978
1977
- The Girl in the Empty Grave
  as
  David Alden
  1977
- Carter Country
  1977
1976
- Nickelodeon
  as
  Reginald Kingsley
  1976
- Woman of the Year
  as
  Harding
  1976
- The Flying Misfits
  as
  Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
  1976
- Quincy, M.E.
  1976
- The Quest
  1976
- City of Angels
  1976
- Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
  as
  Max Vincent
  1976
- Baa Baa Black Sheep
  as
  Claire Lee Chennault
  1976
- Delvecchio
  as
  Commissioner Schaub
  1976
1975
- Trilogy of Terror
  as
  Dr. Chester Ramsey
  1975
- Song of the Succubus
  as
  C.J. Meredith
  1975
1974
- The Six Million Dollar Man
  as
  General Wiley
  1974
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
  1973
1972
- Search
  1972
1971
- Doctors' Wives
  as
  Paul McGill
  1971
- Columbo
  as
  Everett
  1971
- Cannon
  1971
- McMillan & Wife
  as
  Burton Rhoner
  1971
- Columbo
  as
  Frenchman
  1971
1970
- McCloud
  1970
1969
- Marooned
  as
  Mission Director
  1969
1968
- Hawaii Five-O
  as
  Thurman Elliott
  1968
1967
- Mannix
  as
  Professor Brendan
  1967
1966
- The Group
  as
  Brook Latham
  1966
- Mission: Impossible
  as
  Dr. Paul van Bergner
  1966
1965
- Hogan's Heroes
  1965
1964
- Joy House
  1964
1963
- PT 109
  as
  PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited)
  1963
- The Patty Duke Show
  1963
1962
- The Gallant Men
  1962
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  as
  Mr. Campbell
  1962
1959
- Bonanza
  as
  Senator Purdy
  1959
1955
- One Touch of Venus
  as
  Whitelaw Savory
  1955
- Cheyenne
  as
  Rod Delaplane
  1955

Crew Credits

1978
- WKRP in Cincinnati
  as
  Director
  1978