Biography
George Gaynes (1917β2016) 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.
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Filmography
all 77
Movies 40
TV Shows 37
Director 2
self 1
Voice 1
Self (archive footage)
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition (2009)
Movie
Father Robert
Just Married (2003)
Movie
2.33
Senator Nole
Wag the Dog (1997)
Movie
5.4
Commandant Eric Lassard
Police Academy: The Series (1997)
TV
6.2
Judge Samuel Sewall
The Crucible (1996)
Movie
6
Old Quinn Mallory
Sliders (1995)
TV
5.67
Prof. Serebryakov
Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
Movie
6
Brook Austin
Chicago Hope (1994)
TV
6
Commandant Lassard
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)
Movie
5.33
Professor
The Fantastic Four (1994)
Movie
8
Norman
Stepmonster (1993)
Movie
Senator Strobe Smithers
Hearts Afire (1992)
TV
Elder in Chief (voice)
Dinosaurs (1991)
TV
6.6
The New Lassie (1989)
TV
Lassard
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
Movie
5.23
Lassard
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988)
Movie
5.37
l'ammiraglio
A Taxi Driver in New York (1987)
Movie
Arthur Feldman
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987)
TV
Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
Movie
5.35
Don Salvatore
Ternosecco (1987)
Movie
Comdt. Lassard
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
Movie
5.47
Judge Hollis D. Dunaway
Matlock (1986)
TV
6
Henry Warnimont
It's Punky Brewster (1985)
TV
7.33
Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Movie
5.81
Dr. Eugene Glztszki
Micki + Maude (1984)
Movie
Arch Angel
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984)
Movie
The Commander
Mom's On Strike (1984)
Movie
Henry Warnimont
Punky Brewster (1984)
TV
Commandant Lassard
Police Academy (1984)
Movie
5.78
Dr. Willi Von Hartig
Blue Thunder (1984)
TV
Ravitch
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
Movie
6
I'm Going to Be Famous (1983)
Movie
John Van Horn
Tootsie (1982)
Movie
6.33
Malcolm Kramer
Cheers (1982)
TV
6.12
Hotel (1982)
TV
6.35
Dr. Forrest
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
Movie
4
Evita's Doctor
Evita Peron (1981)
Movie
Dr. Wissenschaft
Altered States (1980)
Movie
4.33
John Prince
Scruples (1980)
TV
Wiley
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1979)
Movie
Rock La Rue
Stockard Channing: In Just Friends (1979)
TV
Henri / Director
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
TV
4.75
David Alden
The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)
Movie
Carter Country (1977)
TV
Reginald Kingsley
Nickelodeon (1976)
Movie
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
TV
5.85
Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
The Flying Misfits (1976)
Movie
Claire Lee Chennault
Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976)
TV
5.6
Max Vincent
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)
TV
Harding
Woman of the Year (1976)
Movie
The Quest (1976)
TV
City of Angels (1976)
TV
C.J. Meredith
Song of the Succubus (1975)
Movie
Dr. Chester Ramsey
Trilogy of Terror (1975)
Movie
10
General Wiley
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
TV
6.86
El Morocco Captain
The Way We Were (1973)
Movie
Warren
Slaughter's Big Rip Off (1973)
Movie
Dr Marderosian
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973)
Movie
Search (1972)
TV
Burton Rhoner
McMillan and Wife (1971)
TV
1
Frenchman / Everett
Columbo (1971)
TV
5.78
Cannon (1971)
TV
6
Paul McGill
Doctors' Wives (1971)
Movie
McCloud (1970)
TV
7
Mission Director
Marooned (1969)
Movie
Thurman Elliott
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
TV
5.45
Mannix (1967)
TV
6.38
Dr. Paul van Bergner
Mission: Impossible (1966)
TV
6.33
Brook Latham
The Group (1966)
Movie
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
TV
Joy House (1964)
Movie
The Patty Duke Show (1963)
TV
The Gallant Men (1962)
TV
Mr. Campbell
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
TV
5
Senator Purdy
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Rod Delaplane
Cheyenne (1955)
TV
Whitelaw Savory
One Touch of Venus (1955)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.14
Based on 1.15 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1955
1973
1980
1976
2009
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1917-05-16
Deathday2016-02-15 (98 years old)
Birth NameGeorge Jongejans
Birth PlaceHelsinki, Finland
SpouseAllyn Ann McLerie
FatherGerrit Jongeyans
MotherIya Abdy
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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