George Gaynes

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 16, 1917

died

February 15, 2016

place of birth

Helsinki, Finland

also known as

جورج گینز

total credits

41 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

41 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Police Academy
6.7

Police Academy

1984as Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
5.8

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

1986as Commandant Lassard
Wag the Dog
6.9

Wag the Dog

1997as Senator Nole
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
6.1

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985as Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
5.2

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

1988as Lassard
Just Married
5.8

Just Married

2003as Father Robert
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
5.5

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

1987as Commandant Lassard
Tootsie
7.2

Tootsie

1982as John Van Horn
The Way We Were
7.0

The Way We Were

1973as El Morocco Captain
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
5.1

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

1989as Lassard
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
4.6

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

1994as Commandant Lassard
Altered States
6.7

Altered States

1980as Dr. Wissenschaft
The Crucible
6.6

The Crucible

1996as Judge Samuel Sewall
The Fantastic Four
4.4

The Fantastic Four

1994as Professor
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.7

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982as Dr. Forrest
The Group
5.7

The Group

1966as Brook Latham
Micki & Maude
5.6

Micki & Maude

1984as Dr. Eugene Glztszki
To Be or Not to Be
6.7

To Be or Not to Be

1983as Ravitch
PT 109
6.1

PT 109

1963as PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited)
Nickelodeon
6.1

Nickelodeon

1976as Reginald Kingsley
Joy House
6.5

Joy House

1964
Marooned
6.0

Marooned

1969as Mission Director
Trilogy of Terror
6.2

Trilogy of Terror

1975as Dr. Chester Ramsey
Vanya on 42nd Street
6.6

Vanya on 42nd Street

1994as Serybryakov
Evita Peron

Evita Peron

1981as Evita's Doctor
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
5.8

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

1973as Dr Marderosian
The Girl in the Empty Grave
7.1

The Girl in the Empty Grave

1977as David Alden
Doctors' Wives
5.0

Doctors' Wives

1971as Paul McGill
A Taxi Driver in New York
5.8

A Taxi Driver in New York

1987as l'ammiraglio
The Flying Misfits
7.4

The Flying Misfits

1976as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
4.8

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

1973as Warren
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
3.3

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

1979as Wiley
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
5.9

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

1984as Arch Angel
Stepmonster
4.5

Stepmonster

1993as Norman
Woman of the Year
7.0

Woman of the Year

1976as Harding
One Touch of Venus
7.3

One Touch of Venus

1955as Whitelaw Savory
Mom's On Strike

Mom's On Strike

1984as The Commander
I'm Going to Be Famous
5.7

I'm Going to Be Famous

1983
Song of the Succubus
10.0

Song of the Succubus

1975as C.J. Meredith
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition

2009as Self (archive footage)
Ternosecco
4.4

Ternosecco

1987as Don Salvatore