Acting credits
80
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
George Gaynes
Acting
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Movies: 41Series: 39Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 57351
IMDb ID: nm0310960
Known for: Acting
Born: May 16, 1917
Died: February 15, 2016
Age: 98
Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2009
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q279225
Also known as
جورج گینز
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Director (1)
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
Movie credits linked with George Gaynes.
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
as Self (archive footage)
2009 Movie
5.8
Just Married
as Father Robert
2003 Movie
6.9
Wag the Dog
as Senator Nole
1997 Movie
6.6
The Crucible
as Judge Samuel Sewall
1996 Movie
6.6
Vanya on 42nd Street
as Serybryakov
1994 Movie
4.6
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
as Commandant Lassard
1994 Movie
4.4
The Fantastic Four
as Professor
1994 Movie
4.3
Stepmonster
as Norman
1993 Movie
5.1
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
as Lassard
1989 Movie
5.2
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
as Lassard
1988 Movie
5.7
A Taxi Driver in New York
as l'ammiraglio
1987 Movie
5.5
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
as Commandant Lassard
1987 Movie
3.8
Ternosecco
as Don Salvatore
1987 Movie
5.8
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Commandant Lassard
1986 Movie
6.1
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Commandant Lassard
1985 Movie
5.5
Micki & Maude
as Dr. Eugene Glztszki
1984 Movie
5.6
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
as Arch Angel
1984 Movie
Mom's On Strike
as The Commander
1984 Movie
6.7
Police Academy
as Commandant Lassard
1984 Movie
6.7
To Be or Not to Be
as Ravitch
1983 Movie
4.0
I'm Going to Be Famous
1983 Movie
7.2
Tootsie
as John Van Horn
1982 Movie
6.7
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as Dr. Forrest
1982 Movie
Evita Peron
as Evita's Doctor
1981 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with George Gaynes.
5.7
Police Academy: The Series
as Commandant Eric Lassard • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.6
Sliders
as Old Quinn Mallory • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.2
Chicago Hope
as Brook Austin • 3 eps
1994 Series
7.3
Hearts Afire
as Senator Strobe Smithers • 23 eps
1992 Series
7.8
Dinosaurs
as Elder in Chief (voice) • 1 eps
1991 Series
6.7
The New Lassie
1 eps
1989 Series
6.0
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Arthur Feldman • 17 eps
1987 Series
7.1
Matlock
as Judge Hollis D. Dunaway • 2 eps
1986 Series
7.2
It's Punky Brewster
30 eps
1985 Series
7.3
Punky Brewster
as Henry Warnimont • 91 eps
1984 Series
6.9
Blue Thunder
as Dr. Willi Von Hartig • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.6
Cheers
as Malcolm Kramer • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.8
Hotel
1 eps
1982 Series
4.5
Scruples
as John Prince • 3 eps
1980 Series
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
as Wiley • 2 eps
1979 Series
7.5
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Henri • 1 eps
1978 Series
5.2
Carter Country
1 eps
1977 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
2 eps
1976 Series
7.6
Baa Baa Black Sheep
as Claire Lee Chennault • 1 eps
1976 Series
8.6
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Max Vincent • 5 eps
1976 Series
Delvecchio
as Commissioner Schaub • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.4
The Quest
1 eps
1976 Series
5.2
City of Angels
1 eps
1976 Series
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
as General Wiley • 1 eps
1974 Series