Acting
George Gaynes
Acting · Born 1917-05-16 · 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.
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FilmJust Married
2003 · Father Robert
FilmWag the Dog
1997 · Senator Nole
Police Academy: The Series
1997 · Commandant Eric Lassard
FilmThe Crucible
1996 · Judge Samuel Sewall
Sliders
1995 · Old Quinn Mallory
FilmVanya on 42nd Street
1994 · Serybryakov
Chicago Hope
1994 · Brook Austin
FilmPolice Academy: Mission to Moscow
1994 · Commandant Lassard
FilmThe Fantastic Four
1994 · Professor
FilmStepmonster
1993 · Norman
Hearts Afire
1992 · Senator Strobe Smithers
Dinosaurs
1991 · Elder in Chief (voice)
The New Lassie
1989
FilmPolice Academy 6: City Under Siege
1989 · Lassard
FilmPolice Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
1988 · Lassard
FilmA Taxi Driver in New York
1987 · l'ammiraglio
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987 · Arthur Feldman
FilmPolice Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987 · Commandant Lassard
FilmTernosecco
1987 · Don Salvatore
FilmPolice Academy 3: Back in Training
1986 · Commandant Lassard
Matlock
1986 · Judge Hollis D. Dunaway
It's Punky Brewster
1985
FilmPolice Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985 · Commandant Lassard
FilmMicki & Maude
1984 · Dr. Eugene Glztszki
FilmIt Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984 · Arch Angel
Punky Brewster
1984 · Henry Warnimont
FilmPolice Academy
1984 · Commandant Lassard
Blue Thunder
1984 · Dr. Willi Von Hartig
FilmTo Be or Not to Be
1983 · Ravitch
FilmI'm Going to Be Famous
1983
FilmTootsie
1982 · John Van Horn
Cheers
1982 · Malcolm Kramer
Hotel
1982
FilmDead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982 · Dr. Forrest
FilmAltered States
1980 · Dr. Wissenschaft
Scruples
1980 · John Prince
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1979 · Wiley
Just Friends
1979 · Rock La Rue
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 · Henri
FilmThe Girl in the Empty Grave
1977 · David Alden
Carter Country
1977
FilmNickelodeon
1976 · Reginald Kingsley
Quincy, M.E.
1976
FilmThe Flying Misfits
1976 · Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976 · Max Vincent
Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976 · Claire Lee Chennault
Delvecchio
1976 · Commissioner Schaub
FilmWoman of the Year
1976 · Harding
FilmHarry and Walter Go to New York
1976 · Prince
The Quest
1976
City of Angels
1976
FilmSong of the Succubus
1975 · C.J. Meredith
FilmTrilogy of Terror
1975 · Dr. Chester Ramsey
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · General Wiley
FilmThe Way We Were
1973 · El Morocco Captain
FilmSlaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973 · Warren
FilmThe Boy Who Cried Werewolf
1973 · Dr Marderosian
Search
1972
McMillan & Wife
1971 · Burton Rhoner
Columbo
1971 · Everett
Cannon
1971
FilmDoctors' Wives
1971 · Paul McGill
McCloud
1970
FilmMarooned
1969 · Mission Director
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Thurman Elliott
Mannix
1967 · Professor Brendan
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Dr. Paul van Bergner
FilmThe Group
1966 · Brook Latham
Hogan's Heroes
1965
FilmJoy House
1964
The Patty Duke Show
1963
FilmPT 109
1963 · PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited)
The Gallant Men
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Mr. Campbell
Hawaiian Eye
1959 · Roger Korvin
Bonanza
1959 · Senator Purdy
Cheyenne
1955 · Rod Delaplane
FilmOne Touch of Venus
1955 · Whitelaw Savory