Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1917-05-16
- Day of Death2016-02-15 (98 years)
- Place of BirthHelsinki, Finland
- Also Known Asجورج گینز
George Gaynes
Biography
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.
Acting Career
- 2003
Just Married
As: Father Robert
- 1997
Wag the Dog
As: Senator Nole
- 1997
Police Academy: The Series
As: Commandant Eric Lassard
- 1996
The Crucible
As: Judge Samuel Sewall
- 1995
Sliders
As: Old Quinn Mallory
- 1994
Vanya on 42nd Street
As: Serybryakov
- 1994
Chicago Hope
As: Brook Austin
- 1994
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
As: Commandant Lassard
1994The Fantastic Four
As: Professor
1993Stepmonster
As: Norman
1992Hearts Afire
As: Senator Strobe Smithers
1991Dinosaurs
As: Elder in Chief (voice)
1989Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
As: Lassard
1988Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
As: Lassard
1987A Taxi Driver in New York
As: l'ammiraglio
1987The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
As: Arthur Feldman
1987Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
As: Commandant Lassard
1987Ternosecco
As: Don Salvatore
- 1986
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
As: Commandant Lassard
1986Matlock
As: Judge Hollis D. Dunaway
- 1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
As: Commandant Lassard
1984Micki & Maude
As: Dr. Eugene Glztszki
1984It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
As: Arch Angel
1984Mom's On Strike
As: The Commander
1984Punky Brewster
As: Henry Warnimont
- 1984
Police Academy
As: Commandant Lassard
1984Blue Thunder
As: Dr. Willi Von Hartig
1983To Be or Not to Be
As: Ravitch
- 1982
Tootsie
As: John Van Horn
1982Cheers
As: Malcolm Kramer
1982Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
As: Dr. Forrest
1981Evita Peron
As: Evita's Doctor
1980Altered States
As: Dr. Wissenschaft
1980Scruples
As: John Prince
1979Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
As: Wiley
1978WKRP in Cincinnati
As: Henri
1977The Girl in the Empty Grave
As: David Alden
1976Nickelodeon
As: Reginald Kingsley
1976The Flying Misfits
As: Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
1976Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
As: Max Vincent
1976Baa Baa Black Sheep
As: Claire Lee Chennault
1976Delvecchio
As: Commissioner Schaub
1976Woman of the Year
As: Harding
1975Song of the Succubus
As: C.J. Meredith
1975Trilogy of Terror
As: Dr. Chester Ramsey
1974The Six Million Dollar Man
As: General Wiley
1973The Way We Were
As: El Morocco Captain
1973Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
As: Warren
1973The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
As: Dr Marderosian
1971McMillan & Wife
As: Burton Rhoner
1971Columbo
As: Everett
- 1971
Columbo
As: Frenchman
1971Doctors' Wives
As: Paul McGill
1969Marooned
As: Mission Director
1968Hawaii Five-O
As: Thurman Elliott
1967Mannix
As: Professor Brendan
1966Mission: Impossible
As: Dr. Paul van Bergner
1966The Group
As: Brook Latham
1963PT 109
As: PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited)
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Mr. Campbell
1959Hawaiian Eye
As: Roger Korvin
1959Bonanza
As: Senator Purdy
1955Cheyenne
As: Rod Delaplane
1955One Touch of Venus
As: Whitelaw Savory