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.
Filmography44 titles
Columbo
Dinosaurs
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Hearts Afire
Sliders
Cheers
WKRP in Cincinnati
Mission: Impossible
Hogan's Heroes
Quincy, M.E.
Bonanza
Punky Brewster
The Six Million Dollar Man
Tootsie
McCloud
Hawaii Five-O
Matlock
The Way We Were
McMillan & Wife
Wag the Dog
Mannix
Police Academy
To Be or Not to Be
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Altered States
The Crucible
Vanya on 42nd Street
Joy House
The Patty Duke Show
Trilogy of Terror
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Nickelodeon
PT 109
Cheyenne
Marooned
Just Married
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
The Group
Micki + Maude
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow