
George Gaynes
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1917-05-16
- Died
- 2016-02-15
- Place of birth
- Helsinki, Finland
- Also known as
- جورج گینز
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
TV Shows (40)

Columbo
1971
as Everett / Frenchman

Bonanza
1959
as Senator Purdy

Cheers
1982
as Malcolm Kramer

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Paul van Bergner

Mannix
1967
as Professor Brendan

Chicago Hope
1994
as Brook Austin

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Thurman Elliott

Quincy, M.E.
1976

Hogan's Heroes
1965

Dinosaurs
1991
as Elder in Chief (voice)

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as General Wiley

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Mr. Campbell

Sliders
1995
as Old Quinn Mallory

Matlock
1986
as Judge Hollis D. Dunaway

Hotel
1982

Cheyenne
1955
as Rod Delaplane

Cannon
1971

Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Roger Korvin

McCloud
1970

McMillan & Wife
1971
as Burton Rhoner

WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
as Henri

Punky Brewster
1984
as Henry Warnimont

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Arthur Feldman

Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976
as Claire Lee Chennault

Hearts Afire
1992
as Senator Strobe Smithers

The Patty Duke Show
1963

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
as Max Vincent

Blue Thunder
1984
as Dr. Willi Von Hartig

Search
1972

The Gallant Men
1962

City of Angels
1976

Delvecchio
1976
as Commissioner Schaub

The Quest
1976

Police Academy: The Series
1997
as Commandant Eric Lassard

The New Lassie
1989

It's Punky Brewster
1985

Carter Country
1977

Scruples
1980
as John Prince
Just Friends
1979
as Rock La Rue

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1979
as Wiley
Movies (41)

Police Academy
1984
as Commandant Lassard

Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
as Commandant Lassard

Just Married
2003
as Father Robert

Tootsie
1982
as John Van Horn

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
as Commandant Lassard

The Way We Were
1973
as El Morocco Captain

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987
as Commandant Lassard

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as Dr. Forrest

Wag the Dog
1997
as Senator Nole

Altered States
1980
as Dr. Wissenschaft

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
1989
as Lassard

The Crucible
1996
as Judge Samuel Sewall

Evita Peron
1981
as Evita's Doctor

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
1988
as Lassard

Micki & Maude
1984
as Dr. Eugene Glztszki

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
1994
as Commandant Lassard

The Fantastic Four
1994
as Professor

Trilogy of Terror
1975
as Dr. Chester Ramsey

Joy House
1964

Marooned
1969
as Mission Director

PT 109
1963
as PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited)

Nickelodeon
1976
as Reginald Kingsley

The Group
1966
as Brook Latham

To Be or Not to Be
1983
as Ravitch

The Flying Misfits
1976
as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault

Doctors' Wives
1971
as Paul McGill

Vanya on 42nd Street
1994
as Serybryakov

Stepmonster
1993
as Norman

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
as Warren

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984
as Arch Angel

One Touch of Venus
1955
as Whitelaw Savory

Mom's On Strike
1984
as The Commander

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
1973
as Dr Marderosian

Ternosecco
1987
as Don Salvatore

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1979
as Wiley

Woman of the Year
1976
as Harding

A Taxi Driver in New York
1987
as l'ammiraglio

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
2009
as Self (archive footage)

Song of the Succubus
1975
as C.J. Meredith

The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977
as David Alden

I'm Going to Be Famous
1983
About George Gaynes
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. With 81 credits spanning from 1955 to 2009, George Gaynes has appeared in 41 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular George Gaynes Movies
- Police Academy (1984) — as Commandant Lassard
- Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) — as Commandant Lassard
- Just Married (2003) — as Father Robert
- Tootsie (1982) — as John Van Horn
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) — as Commandant Lassard
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