George Gaynes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-05-16

Day of death

2016-02-15 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Helsinki, Finland

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.

Known For

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Dinosaurs

    Dinosaurs

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • Sliders

    Sliders

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Punky Brewster

    Punky Brewster

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • WKRP in Cincinnati

    WKRP in Cincinnati

  • Carter Country

    Carter Country

  • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

  • Baa Baa Black Sheep

    Baa Baa Black Sheep

  • Police Academy

    Police Academy

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

    Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

  • Hearts Afire

    Hearts Afire

  • Search

    Search

  • The Way We Were

    The Way We Were

  • Marooned

    Marooned

  • The Crucible

    The Crucible

  • Trilogy of Terror

    Trilogy of Terror

  • Just Married

    Just Married

  • City of Angels

    City of Angels

  • Blue Thunder

    Blue Thunder

  • Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

    Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

  • Joy House

    Joy House

  • Delvecchio

    Delvecchio

  • The Gallant Men

    The Gallant Men

  • Wag the Dog

    Wag the Dog

  • Altered States

    Altered States

  • To Be or Not to Be

    To Be or Not to Be

  • A Taxi Driver in New York

    A Taxi Driver in New York

  • Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

    Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

  • Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

    Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

  • Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

    Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

  • PT 109

    PT 109

  • Police Academy: The Series

    Police Academy: The Series

  • Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

    Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

  • Police Academy 3: Back in Training

    Police Academy 3: Back in Training

  • The Quest

    The Quest

  • It's Punky Brewster

    It's Punky Brewster

  • The Flying Misfits

    The Flying Misfits

  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

    The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

  • Woman of the Year

    Woman of the Year

  • The Girl in the Empty Grave

    The Girl in the Empty Grave

  • Vanya on 42nd Street

    Vanya on 42nd Street

  • Stepmonster

    Stepmonster

  • Tootsie

    Tootsie

  • Scruples

    Scruples

  • Evita Peron

    Evita Peron

  • The Fantastic Four

    The Fantastic Four

  • Mom's On Strike

    Mom's On Strike

  • The Group

    The Group

  • The New Lassie

    The New Lassie

  • Micki & Maude

    Micki & Maude

  • Nickelodeon

    Nickelodeon

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • Ternosecco

    Ternosecco

  • Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

    Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

  • Just Friends

    Just Friends

  • Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

    Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

  • Song of the Succubus

    Song of the Succubus

  • I'm Going to Be Famous

    I'm Going to Be Famous

  • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

    It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

  • One Touch of Venus

    One Touch of Venus

  • Doctors' Wives

    Doctors' Wives

  • Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition

    Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition