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