George Gaynes
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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Movies (29)
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Just Married
as Father Robert
2003
Wag the Dog
as Senator Nole
1997
The Crucible
as Judge Samuel Sewall
1996
Vanya on 42nd Street
as Serybryakov
1994
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
as Commandant Lassard
1994
The Fantastic Four
as Professor
1994
Stepmonster
as Norman
1993
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
as Lassard
1989
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
as Lassard
1988
A Taxi Driver in New York
as l'ammiraglio
1987
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
as Commandant Lassard
1987
Ternosecco
as Don Salvatore
1987
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Commandant Lassard
1986
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Commandant Lassard
1985
Micki & Maude
as Dr. Eugene Glztszki
1984
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
as Arch Angel
1984
Mom's On Strike
as The Commander
1984
Police Academy
as Commandant Lassard
1984
To Be or Not to Be
as Ravitch
1983
I'm Going to Be Famous
1983
Tootsie
as John Van Horn
1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as Dr. Forrest
1982
Evita Peron
as Evita's Doctor
1981
Altered States
as Dr. Wissenschaft
1980
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
as Wiley
1979
The Girl in the Empty Grave
as David Alden
1977
Nickelodeon
as Reginald Kingsley
1976
The Flying Misfits
as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
1976
TV Shows (21)
Police Academy: The Series
as Commandant Eric Lassard
1997
Sliders
as Old Quinn Mallory
1995
Chicago Hope
as Brook Austin
1994
Hearts Afire
as Senator Strobe Smithers
1992
Dinosaurs
as Elder in Chief (voice)
1991
The New Lassie
1989
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Arthur Feldman
1987
Matlock
as Judge Hollis D. Dunaway
1986
It's Punky Brewster
1985
Punky Brewster
as Henry Warnimont
1984
Blue Thunder
as Dr. Willi Von Hartig
1984
Cheers
as Malcolm Kramer
1982
Hotel
1982
Scruples
as John Prince
1980
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
as Wiley
1979
Just Friends
as Rock La Rue
1979
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Henri
1978
Carter Country
1977
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Max Vincent
1976
Baa Baa Black Sheep
as Claire Lee Chennault
1976