George Gaynes

Born

5/16/1917

Helsinki, Finland

George Gaynes

Biography

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.

Known For38 Movies

Police Academy
1984
★6.7
Tootsie
1982
★7.2
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
★6.1
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987
★5.5
Just Married
2003
★5.8
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
★5.8
The Way We Were
1973
★7.0
Wag the Dog
1997
★6.9
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
1988
★5.2
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
★6.6
Altered States
1980
★6.7
The Fantastic Four
1994
★4.4
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
1994
★4.6
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
1989
★5.1
The Crucible
1996
★6.6
Trilogy of Terror
1975
★6.2
To Be or Not to Be
1983
★6.7
Joy House
1964
★6.4
Vanya on 42nd Street
1994
★6.6
Nickelodeon
1976
★6.1
Micki & Maude
1984
★5.7
Marooned
1969
★6.0
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984
★5.9
PT 109
1963
★6.1
The Group
1966
★5.7
The Flying Misfits
1976
★7.3
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976
★5.7
Doctors' Wives
1971
★5.0
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
★4.8
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
1973
★5.8
Stepmonster
1993
★4.5
The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977
★7.1
Song of the Succubus
1975
★10.0
I'm Going to Be Famous
1983
★5.7
Woman of the Year
1976
★7.0
A Taxi Driver in New York
1987
★5.8
One Touch of Venus
1955
★7.3
Ternosecco
1987
★4.4