George Gaynes (1917–2016) is a Finnish-born American actor of stage, screen and television.
He may be best-known as Commandant Eric Lassard in the Police Academy film series, and to television fans as Henry Warnimont on Punky Brewster.
Known For
Tootsie
(1982)
John Van Horn
Police Academy
(1984)
Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
(1987)
Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
(1985)
Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
(1986)
Comdt. Lassard
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
(1994)
Commandant Lassard
Just Married
(2003)
Father Robert
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
(1989)
Lassard
The Crucible
(1996)
Judge Samuel Sewall
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
(1988)
Lassard
Wag the Dog
(1997)
Senator Nole
The Way We Were
(1973)
El Morocco Captain
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982)
Dr. Forrest
Altered States
(1980)
Dr. Wissenschaft
The Fantastic Four
(1994)
Professor
Nickelodeon
(1976)
Reginald Kingsley
Full Filmography
Acting
One Touch of Venus
(1955)
Whitelaw Savory
Joy House
(1964)
The Group
(1966)
Brook Latham
Marooned
(1969)
Mission Director
Doctors' Wives
(1971)
Paul McGill
Slaughter's Big Rip Off
(1973)
Warren
The Way We Were
(1973)
El Morocco Captain
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
(1973)
Dr Marderosian
Song of the Succubus
(1975)
C.J. Meredith
Trilogy of Terror
(1975)
Dr. Chester Ramsey
Woman of the Year
(1976)
Harding
Nickelodeon
(1976)
Reginald Kingsley
The Flying Misfits
(1976)
Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
The Girl in the Empty Grave
(1977)
David Alden
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
(1979)
Wiley
Altered States
(1980)
Dr. Wissenschaft
Evita Peron
(1981)
Evita's Doctor
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982)
Dr. Forrest
Tootsie
(1982)
John Van Horn
I'm Going to Be Famous
(1983)
To Be or Not to Be
(1983)
Ravitch
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
(1984)
Arch Angel
Police Academy
(1984)
Commandant Lassard
Mom's On Strike
(1984)
The Commander
Micki + Maude
(1984)
Dr. Eugene Glztszki
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
(1985)
Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
(1986)
Comdt. Lassard
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
(1987)
Commandant Lassard
A Taxi Driver in New York
(1987)
l'ammiraglio
Ternosecco
(1987)
Don Salvatore
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
(1988)
Lassard
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
(1989)
Lassard
Stepmonster
(1993)
Norman
The Fantastic Four
(1994)
Professor
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
(1994)
Commandant Lassard
Vanya on 42nd Street
(1994)
Serybryakov
The Crucible
(1996)
Judge Samuel Sewall
Wag the Dog
(1997)
Senator Nole
Just Married
(2003)
Father Robert
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
(2009)
Self (archive footage)