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