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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Helsinki, Finland |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917-05-16 |
| Died | 2016-02-15 |
Movies
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Just Married
as Father Robert
2003
Wag the Dog
as Senator Nole
1997
The Crucible
as Judge Samuel Sewall
1996
Vanya on 42nd Street
as Serybryakov
1994
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
as Commandant Lassard
1994
The Fantastic Four
as Professor
1994
Stepmonster
as Norman
1993
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
as Lassard
1989
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
as Lassard
1988
A Taxi Driver in New York
as l'ammiraglio
1987
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
as Commandant Lassard
1987
Ternosecco
as Don Salvatore
1987
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Comdt. Lassard
1986
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Commandant Lassard
1985
Micki + Maude
as Dr. Eugene Glztszki
1984
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
as Arch Angel
1984
Mom's On Strike
as The Commander
1984
Police Academy
as Commandant Lassard
1984
To Be or Not to Be
as Ravitch
1983
Tootsie
as John Van Horn
1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as Dr. Forrest
1982
Evita Peron
as Evita's Doctor
1981
Altered States
as Dr. Wissenschaft
1980
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
as Wiley
1979
The Girl in the Empty Grave
as David Alden
1977
Nickelodeon
as Reginald Kingsley
1976
The Flying Misfits
as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
1976
Woman of the Year
as Harding
1976
Song of the Succubus
as C.J. Meredith
1975
Trilogy of Terror
as Dr. Chester Ramsey
1975
The Way We Were
as El Morocco Captain
1973
Slaughter's Big Rip Off
as Warren
1973
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
as Dr Marderosian
1973
Doctors' Wives
as Paul McGill
1971
Marooned
as Mission Director
1969
The Group
as Brook Latham
1966
1964
One Touch of Venus
as Whitelaw Savory
1955
