George Gaynes

George Gaynes

Deceased · Born: May 16, 1917 · Died: Feb 15, 2016

Known For

Tootsie Tootsie
Police Academy 3: Back in Training Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Police Academy Police Academy
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Just Married Just Married

Personal Details

Born May 16, 1917 Helsinki, Finland
Parents
  • Iya Abdy
  • Gerrit Jongejans
Relatives
  • Gregory Gaye (Aunt or Uncle)

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.

Career

1994
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow as Commandant Lassard
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Vanya on 42nd Street
Vanya on 42nd Street as Serybryakov
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The Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four as Professor
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1993
Stepmonster
Stepmonster as Norman
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1992
Hearts Afire
Hearts Afire as Senator Strobe Smithers
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1989
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege as Lassard
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1988
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach as Lassard
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1987
Matlock
Matlock as Judge Hollis D. Dunaway
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1986
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Police Academy 3: Back in Training as Comdt. Lassard
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1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment as Commandant Lassard
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Punky Brewster
Punky Brewster
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1984
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear as Arch Angel
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Police Academy
Police Academy as Commandant Lassard
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Micki + Maude
Micki + Maude as Dr. Eugene Glztszki
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Punky Brewster
Punky Brewster as Henry Warnimont
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1983
I'm Going to Be Famous
I'm Going to Be Famous
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To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be as Ravitch
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Cheers
Cheers as Malcolm Kramer
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1982
Tootsie
Tootsie as John Van Horn
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1980
Scruples
Scruples as John Prince
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1977
The Girl in the Empty Grave
The Girl in the Empty Grave as David Alden
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1975
Trilogy of Terror
Trilogy of Terror as Dr. Chester Ramsey
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McCloud
McCloud
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1973
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf as Dr Marderosian
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1969
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O as Thurman Elliott
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1967
Bonanza
Bonanza as Senator Purdy
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1955
One Touch of Venus
One Touch of Venus as Whitelaw Savory
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