George Gaynes
Acting • Born 1917-05-16 – Died 2016-02-15
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.
Filmography
81 credits
The Way We Were
Movie • 1973
El Morocco Captain
The Fantastic Four
Movie • 1994
Professor
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Movie • 1994
Commandant Lassard
To Be or Not to Be
Movie • 1983
Ravitch
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Movie • 1982
Dr. Forrest
Vanya on 42nd Street
Movie • 1994
Serybryakov
Tootsie
Movie • 1982
John Van Horn
Police Academy
Movie • 1984
Commandant Lassard
Micki & Maude
Movie • 1984
Dr. Eugene Glztszki
Wag the Dog
Movie • 1997
Senator Nole
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Joy House
Movie • 1964
Trilogy of Terror
Movie • 1975
Dr. Chester Ramsey
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Movie • 1984
Arch Angel
A Taxi Driver in New York
Movie • 1987
l'ammiraglio
Nickelodeon
Movie • 1976
Reginald Kingsley
Doctors' Wives
Movie • 1971
Paul McGill
Ternosecco
Movie • 1987
Don Salvatore
Mom's On Strike
Movie • 1984
The Commander
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Movie • 1986
Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Movie • 1987
Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Movie • 1985
Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Movie • 1988
Lassard
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Movie • 1989
Lassard
Woman of the Year
Movie • 1976
Harding
The Flying Misfits
Movie • 1976
Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
Stepmonster
Movie • 1993
Norman
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Movie • 1977
David Alden
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Movie • 1979
Wiley
Evita Peron
Movie • 1981
Evita's Doctor
Marooned
Movie • 1969
Mission Director
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Movie • 1973
Warren
Altered States
Movie • 1980
Dr. Wissenschaft
I'm Going to Be Famous
Movie • 1983
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
Movie • 1973
Dr Marderosian
One Touch of Venus
Movie • 1955
Whitelaw Savory
Just Married
Movie • 2003
Father Robert
The Crucible
Movie • 1996
Judge Samuel Sewall
Song of the Succubus
Movie • 1975
C.J. Meredith
The Group
Movie • 1966
Brook Latham
PT 109
Movie • 1963
PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited)
Columbo
TV • 1971
Everett
The Gallant Men
TV • 1962
WKRP in Cincinnati
TV • 1978
Henri
Matlock
TV • 1986
Judge Hollis D. Dunaway
Hawaii Five-O
TV • 1968
Thurman Elliott
Quincy, M.E.
TV • 1976
Hearts Afire
TV • 1992
Senator Strobe Smithers
Hotel
TV • 1982
Hogan's Heroes
TV • 1965
Cannon
TV • 1971
Chicago Hope
TV • 1994
Brook Austin
It's Punky Brewster
TV • 1985
The Quest
TV • 1976
Carter Country
TV • 1977
Search
TV • 1972
McCloud
TV • 1970
City of Angels
TV • 1976
The New Lassie
TV • 1989
The Patty Duke Show
TV • 1963
Blue Thunder
TV • 1984
Dr. Willi Von Hartig
Just Friends
TV • 1979
Rock La Rue
Punky Brewster
TV • 1984
Henry Warnimont
Police Academy: The Series
TV • 1997
Commandant Eric Lassard
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Senator Purdy
Mission: Impossible
TV • 1966
Dr. Paul van Bergner
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV • 1974
General Wiley
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
TV • 1976
Max Vincent
Baa Baa Black Sheep
TV • 1976
Claire Lee Chennault
Scruples
TV • 1980
John Prince
Cheyenne
TV • 1955
Rod Delaplane
McMillan & Wife
TV • 1971
Burton Rhoner
Dinosaurs
TV • 1991
Elder in Chief (voice)
Sliders
TV • 1995
Old Quinn Mallory
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
TV • 1987
Arthur Feldman
Delvecchio
TV • 1976
Commissioner Schaub
Cheers
TV • 1982
Malcolm Kramer
Columbo
TV • 1971
Frenchman
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV • 1962
Mr. Campbell
Mannix
TV • 1967
Professor Brendan
Hawaiian Eye
TV • 1959
Roger Korvin