George Gaynes

Known for: Acting
Born: May 16, 1917, Helsinki, Finland
Died: February 15, 2016
Movies: 41

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.

Best-Known Movies

6.7

Police Academy

1984

7.2

Tootsie

1982

6.1

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985

5.8

Just Married

2003

5.8

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

1986

5.5

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

1987

6.9

Wag the Dog

1997

5.2

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

1988

4.6

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

1994

5.1

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

1989

Filmography

2009	Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition	Self (archive footage)
2003	Just Married	Father Robert
1997	Wag the Dog	Senator Nole
1996	The Crucible	Judge Samuel Sewall
1994	Vanya on 42nd Street	Serybryakov
1994	Police Academy: Mission to Moscow	Commandant Lassard
1994	The Fantastic Four	Professor
1993	Stepmonster	Norman
1989	Police Academy 6: City Under Siege	Lassard
1988	Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach	Lassard
1987	A Taxi Driver in New York	l'ammiraglio
1987	Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol	Commandant Lassard
1987	Ternosecco	Don Salvatore
1986	Police Academy 3: Back in Training	Commandant Lassard
1985	Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment	Commandant Lassard
1984	Micki & Maude	Dr. Eugene Glztszki
1984	It Came Upon the Midnight Clear	Arch Angel
1984	Mom's on Strike	The Commander
1984	Police Academy	Commandant Lassard
1983	To Be or Not to Be	Ravitch
1983	I'm Going to Be Famous
1982	Tootsie	John Van Horn
1982	Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid	Dr. Forrest
1981	Evita Peron	Evita's Doctor
1980	Altered States	Dr. Wissenschaft
1977	The Girl in the Empty Grave	David Alden
1976	Nickelodeon	Reginald Kingsley
1976	The Flying Misfits	Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
1976	Woman of the Year	Harding
1976	Harry and Walter Go to New York	Prince
1975	Song of the Succubus	C.J. Meredith
1975	Trilogy of Terror	Dr. Chester Ramsey
1973	The Way We Were	El Morocco Captain
1973	Slaughter's Big Rip-Off	Warren
1973	The Boy Who Cried Werewolf	Dr Marderosian
1971	Doctors' Wives	Paul McGill
1969	Marooned	Mission Director
1966	The Group	Brook Latham
1964	Joy House
1963	PT 109	PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited)
1955	One Touch of Venus	Whitelaw Savory

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