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