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George Gaynes

George Gaynes

Birthday: 1917-05-16 | Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Police Academy Collection Part Two

as    Comdt. Lassard,

2021
Police Academy Collection Part One

as    Comdt. Lassard,

1994
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

as    Commandant Lassard

1994
The Fantastic Four

as    Professor

1994
Vanya on 42nd Street

as    Serybryakov

1993
Stepmonster

as    Norman

1989
1987
A Taxi Driver in New York

as    l'ammiraglio

1986
Police Academy 3: Back in Training

as    Commandant Lassard

1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

as    Commandant Lassard

1984
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

as    Arch Angel

1984
Police Academy

as    Commandant Lassard

1984
Micki + Maude

as    Dr. Eugene Glztszki

1984
Punky Brewster

as    Henry Warnimont

1983
To Be or Not to Be

as    Ravitch

1982
Tootsie

as    John Van Horn

1977
The Girl in the Empty Grave

as    David Alden

1975
Trilogy of Terror

as    Dr. Chester Ramsey