George Gaynes
Acting
- Born:
- 1917-05-16
- Died:
- 2016-02-15
- Place of birth:
- Helsinki, Finland
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
Just Married
Wag the Dog
Police Academy: The Series
The Crucible
Sliders
Vanya on 42nd Street
Chicago Hope
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
The Fantastic Four
Stepmonster
Hearts Afire
Dinosaurs
The New Lassie
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
A Taxi Driver in New York
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Ternosecco
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Matlock
It's Punky Brewster
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Micki & Maude
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Mom's on Strike
Punky Brewster
Police Academy
Blue Thunder
To Be or Not to Be
I'm Going to Be Famous
Tootsie
Cheers
Hotel
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Evita Peron
Altered States
Scruples
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Just Friends
WKRP in Cincinnati
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Carter Country
Nickelodeon
Quincy, M.E.
The Flying Misfits
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Delvecchio
Woman of the Year
Harry and Walter Go to New York
The Quest
City of Angels
Song of the Succubus
Trilogy of Terror
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Way We Were
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf