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