George Gaynes

Born: 1917-05-16, Helsinki, Finland

Died: 2016-02-15

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.

Filmography

• Chicago Hope (1994)
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
• Bonanza (1959)
• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• Cheers (1982)
• Hogan's Heroes (1965)
• Dinosaurs (1991)
• Sliders (1995)
• Hotel (1982)
• The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
• Hawaiian Eye (1959)
• WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
• WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
• McCloud (1970)
• Punky Brewster (1984)
• Police Academy (1984)
• McMillan & Wife (1971)
• Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)
• Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976)
• The Patty Duke Show (1963)
• The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987)
• Tootsie (1982)
• Altered States (1980)
• Delvecchio (1976)
• Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
• Wag the Dog (1997)
• Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
• The Way We Were (1973)
• Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
• Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)