George Gaynes
Born: 1917-05-16
• Helsinki, Finland
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.
Filmography
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
Just Married
Wag the Dog
The Crucible
Vanya on 42nd Street
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
The Fantastic Four
Stepmonster
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
A Taxi Driver in New York
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Ternosecco
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Micki & Maude
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Mom's On Strike
Police Academy
To Be or Not to Be
I'm Going to Be Famous
Tootsie
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Evita Peron
Altered States
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Nickelodeon
The Flying Misfits
Woman of the Year
Song of the Succubus
Trilogy of Terror
The Way We Were
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
Doctors' Wives
Marooned
The Group
Joy House
PT 109
One Touch of Venus