About
George Gaynes
Overview
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
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| 2009 | Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | Police Academy - Behind Academy Doors: Secret Files Revealed | Actor | Self/ Commandant Eric Lassard | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Just Married | Actor | Father Robert | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog | Actor | Senator Nole | 66 Fair |
| 1996 | The Crucible | Actor | Judge Samuel Sewall | 62 Fair |
| 1994 | Vanya on 42nd Street | Actor | Serybryakov | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Police Academy: Mission to Moscow | Actor | Commandant Lassard | 50 Average |
| 1994 | The Fantastic Four | Actor | Professor | 54 Average |
| 1993 | Stepmonster | Actor | Norman | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | Actor | Lassard | 53 Average |
| 1988 | Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach | Actor | Lassard | 54 Average |
| 1987 | A Taxi Driver in New York | Actor | l'ammiraglio | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | Actor | Commandant Lassard | 56 Average |
| 1987 | Ternosecco | Actor | Don Salvatore | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | Actor | Commandant Lassard | 58 Average |
| 1985 | It's Punky Brewster | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | Actor | Commandant Lassard | 60 Fair |
| 1984 | Micki + Maude | Actor | Dr. Eugene Glztszki | 58 Average |
| 1984 | It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | Actor | Arch Angel | 59 Average |
| 1984 | Mom's On Strike | Actor | The Commander | N/A N/A |
| 1984 | Punky Brewster | Actor | Henry Warnimont | 72 Good |
| 1984 | Police Academy | Actor | Commandant Lassard | 65 Fair |
| 1983 | To Be or Not to Be | Actor | Ravitch | 61 Fair |
| 1983 | I'm Going to Be Famous | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1982 | Tootsie | Actor | John Van Horn | 69 Fair |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | Actor | Dr. Forrest | 62 Fair |
| 1981 | Evita Peron | Actor | Evita's Doctor | N/A N/A |
| 1980 | Altered States | Actor | Dr. Wissenschaft | 63 Fair |
| 1980 | Scruples | Actor | John Prince | 68 Fair |
| 1979 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | Actor | Wiley | 58 Average |
| 1977 | The Girl in the Empty Grave | Actor | David Alden | 59 Average |
| 1976 | Nickelodeon | Actor | Reginald Kingsley | 59 Average |
| 1976 | The Flying Misfits | Actor | Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault | 59 Average |
| 1976 | Woman of the Year | Actor | Harding | N/A N/A |
| 1975 | Song of the Succubus | Actor | C.J. Meredith | N/A N/A |
| 1975 | Trilogy of Terror | Actor | Dr. Chester Ramsey | 59 Average |
| 1973 | The Way We Were | Actor | El Morocco Captain | 63 Fair |
| 1973 | Slaughter's Big Rip Off | Actor | Warren | 58 Average |
| 1973 | The Boy Who Cried Werewolf | Actor | Dr Marderosian | 58 Average |
| 1971 | Doctors' Wives | Actor | Paul McGill | 58 Average |
| 1969 | Marooned | Actor | Mission Director | 58 Average |
| 1966 | The Group | Actor | Brook Latham | 58 Average |
| 1964 | Joy House | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1955 | One Touch of Venus | Actor | Whitelaw Savory | 59 Average |