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.

Known for

★6.7

Police Academy

1984

★7.2

Tootsie

1982

★6.1

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985

★5.8

Just Married

2003

★5.8

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

1986

★5.5

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

1987

★7.8

Dinosaurs

1991

★6.9

Wag the Dog

1997

★5.2

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

1988

★4.6

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

1994

★5.1

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

1989

★8.1

Columbo

1971

★6.7

Altered States

1980

★7.6

Cheers

1982

★6.6

The Crucible

1996

★7.0

The Way We Were

1973

★7.5

Bonanza

1959

★7.6

Sliders

1995

★6.6

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

★7.3

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

★7.6

Mission: Impossible

1966

★6.7

To Be or Not to Be

1983

★4.4

The Fantastic Four

1994

★6.3

Trilogy of Terror

1975