George Gaynes
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Way We Were
as El Morocco Captain
1973
The Fantastic Four
as Professor
1994
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
as Commandant Lassard
1994
To Be or Not to Be
as Ravitch
1983
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as Dr. Forrest
1982
Vanya on 42nd Street
as Serybryakov
1994
Tootsie
as John Van Horn
1982
Police Academy
as Commandant Lassard
1984
Micki & Maude
as Dr. Eugene Glztszki
1984
Wag the Dog
as Senator Nole
1997
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Joy House
1964
Trilogy of Terror
as Dr. Chester Ramsey
1975
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
as Arch Angel
1984
A Taxi Driver in New York
as l'ammiraglio
1987
Nickelodeon
as Reginald Kingsley
1976
Doctors' Wives
as Paul McGill
1971
Ternosecco
as Don Salvatore
1987
Mom's On Strike
as The Commander
1984
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Commandant Lassard
1985
