Acting
George Gaynes
EN, IT, FR cinema · 41 credits
Born
16 May 1917
Died
15 February 2016 (aged 98)
Birthplace
Helsinki, Finland
Also known as جورج گینز
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.
Known for
Filmography
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
as Self (archive footage)
Just Married
as Father Robert
Wag the Dog
as Senator Nole
The Crucible
as Judge Samuel Sewall
The Fantastic Four
as Professor
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
as Commandant Lassard
Vanya on 42nd Street
as Serybryakov
Stepmonster
as Norman
A Taxi Driver in New York
as l'ammiraglio
Ternosecco
as Don Salvatore
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
as Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Commandant Lassard
Police Academy
as Commandant Lassard
Micki & Maude
as Dr. Eugene Glztszki
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
as Arch Angel
Mom's on Strike
as The Commander
To Be or Not to Be
as Ravitch
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as Dr. Forrest
Tootsie
as John Van Horn
Evita Peron
as Evita's Doctor
Altered States
as Dr. Wissenschaft
The Girl in the Empty Grave
as David Alden
Nickelodeon
as Reginald Kingsley
Woman of the Year
as Harding
The Flying Misfits
as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
Trilogy of Terror
as Dr. Chester Ramsey
Song of the Succubus
as C.J. Meredith
The Way We Were
as El Morocco Captain
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
as Warren
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
as Dr Marderosian
Doctors' Wives
as Paul McGill
Marooned
as Mission Director
The Group
as Brook Latham
PT 109
as PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited)
One Touch of Venus
as Whitelaw Savory