George Gaynes
Born May 16, 1917 · Helsinki, Finland
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
Police Academy
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Just Married
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Tootsie
The Way We Were
Wag the Dog
The Crucible
Altered States
To Be or Not to Be
The Fantastic Four
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Vanya on 42nd Street
Nickelodeon
Joy House
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
The Group
Marooned
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Micki & Maude
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Mom's on Strike
PT 109
Trilogy of Terror
The Flying Misfits
I'm Going to Be Famous
One Touch of Venus
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
Evita Peron
Woman of the Year
Song of the Succubus
TV Shows
Bonanza
Hawaii Five-O
Mission: Impossible
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Six Million Dollar Man
Quincy, M.E.
Matlock
Hotel
Cannon
Cheyenne
Hogan's Heroes
Sliders
Dinosaurs
McCloud
Hawaiian Eye
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
McMillan & Wife
WKRP in Cincinnati
Punky Brewster
The Patty Duke Show
Hearts Afire
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Delvecchio
Blue Thunder
The Gallant Men
Carter Country
The Quest
Police Academy: The Series
City of Angels
It's Punky Brewster
Just Friends
Search
The New Lassie
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
