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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-05-16

Day of Death

2016-02-15 (99 years old)

Place of Birth

Helsinki, Finland

Also Known As

جورج گینز

George Gaynes

Biography

George Gaynes (1917–2016) is a Finnish-born American actor of stage, screen and television. He may be best-known as Commandant Eric Lassard in the Police Academy film series, and to television fans as Henry Warnimont on Punky Brewster.

Known For

Acting

The Way We Were

1973

The Way We Were

as

El Morocco Captain

The Fantastic Four

1994

The Fantastic Four

as

Professor

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

1994

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

as

Commandant Lassard

To Be or Not to Be

1983

To Be or Not to Be

as

Ravitch

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as

Dr. Forrest

Vanya on 42nd Street

1994

Vanya on 42nd Street

as

Serybryakov

Tootsie

1982

Tootsie

as

John Van Horn

Police Academy

1984

Police Academy

as

Commandant Lassard

Micki & Maude

1984

Micki & Maude

as

Dr. Eugene Glztszki

Wag the Dog

1997

Wag the Dog

as

Senator Nole

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition

2009

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition

as

Self (archive footage)

Joy House

1964

Joy House

as

Trilogy of Terror

1975

Trilogy of Terror

as

Dr. Chester Ramsey

A Taxi Driver in New York

1987

A Taxi Driver in New York

as

l'ammiraglio

Nickelodeon

1976

Nickelodeon

as

Reginald Kingsley

Doctors' Wives

1971

Doctors' Wives

as

Paul McGill

Ternosecco

1987

Ternosecco

as

Don Salvatore

Mom's On Strike

1984

Mom's On Strike

as

The Commander

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

1986

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

as

Commandant Lassard

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

1987

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

as

Commandant Lassard

Woman of the Year

1976

Woman of the Year

as

Harding

The Flying Misfits

1976

The Flying Misfits

as

Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault

Stepmonster

1993

Stepmonster

as

Norman

Evita Peron

1981

Evita Peron

as

Evita's Doctor

Marooned

1969

Marooned

as

Mission Director

Altered States

1980

Altered States

as

Dr. Wissenschaft

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

1973

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

as

Dr Marderosian

One Touch of Venus

1955

One Touch of Venus

as

Whitelaw Savory

Just Married

2003

Just Married

as

Father Robert

The Crucible

1996

The Crucible

as

Judge Samuel Sewall

Song of the Succubus

1975

Song of the Succubus

as

C.J. Meredith

The Group

1966

The Group

as

Brook Latham

PT 109

1963

PT 109

as

PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited)

Columbo

Columbo

as

Everett

Matlock

Matlock

as

Judge Hollis D. Dunaway

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Thurman Elliott

Hearts Afire

Hearts Afire

as

Senator Strobe Smithers

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

as

Brook Austin

Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

as

Dr. Willi Von Hartig

Punky Brewster

Punky Brewster

as

Henry Warnimont

Police Academy: The Series

Police Academy: The Series

as

Commandant Eric Lassard

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Senator Purdy

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Dr. Paul van Bergner

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Baa Baa Black Sheep

as

Claire Lee Chennault

Scruples

Scruples

as

John Prince

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Rod Delaplane

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

as

Burton Rhoner

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs

as

Elder in Chief (voice)

Sliders

Sliders

as

Old Quinn Mallory

Delvecchio

Delvecchio

as

Commissioner Schaub

Cheers

Cheers

as

Malcolm Kramer

Columbo

Columbo

as

Frenchman

Mannix

Mannix

as

Professor Brendan

Production

Crew

Directing