George Gaynes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
May 16, 1917 (98 years old)
Died
February 15, 2016
Place of Birth
Helsinki, Finland
Popular Genres
Comedy Drama Crime
Career Span
1955 – 2009

George Gaynes

4 wins
122 nominations
4 Oscars
41 credits

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.

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Personal Info

Born
May 16, 1917
From
Helsinki, Finland
Known For
Acting
Career
1955 – 2009

Known For

Police Academy
Police Academy
1984
as Commandant Lassard
Tootsie
Tootsie
1982
as John Van Horn
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
as Commandant Lassard
Just Married
Just Married
2003
as Father Robert
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987
as Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
1988
as Lassard
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
1994
as Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
as Commandant Lassard
The Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four
1994
as Professor
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
1989
as Lassard
The Crucible
The Crucible
1996
as Judge Samuel Sewall
Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog
1997
as Senator Nole

Frequent Collaborators

Steve Guttenberg
Steve Guttenberg
3 shared projects
in "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol"
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G.W. Bailey
G.W. Bailey
3 shared projects
in "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol"
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Bubba Smith
Bubba Smith
3 shared projects
in "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol"
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David Graf
David Graf
3 shared projects
in "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol"
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Michael Winslow
Michael Winslow
3 shared projects
in "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol"
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Marion Ramsey
Marion Ramsey
3 shared projects
in "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol"
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George R. Robertson
George R. Robertson
3 shared projects
in "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol"
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Leslie Easterbrook
Leslie Easterbrook
2 shared projects
in "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol"
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Bruce Mahler
Bruce Mahler
2 shared projects
in "Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment"
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Scott Thomson
Scott Thomson
2 shared projects
in "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol"
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Kay Hawtrey
Kay Hawtrey
2 shared projects
in "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol"
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Colleen Camp
Colleen Camp
2 shared projects
in "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol"
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Award Recognition

4
Wins
122
Nominations
4
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2009

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition as Self (archive footage)

2003

Just Married as Father Robert Award

1997

Wag the Dog as Senator Nole Award

1996

The Crucible as Judge Samuel Sewall Award

1994

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow as Commandant Lassard Award
The Fantastic Four as Professor Award
Vanya on 42nd Street as Serybryakov

1993

Stepmonster as Norman

1989

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege as Lassard Award

1988

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach as Lassard Award

1987

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol as Commandant Lassard Award
A Taxi Driver in New York as l'ammiraglio
Ternosecco as Don Salvatore

1986

Police Academy 3: Back in Training as Commandant Lassard Award

1985

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment as Commandant Lassard Award

1984

Police Academy as Commandant Lassard Award
Micki & Maude as Dr. Eugene Glztszki Award
Mom's On Strike as The Commander
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear as Arch Angel

1983

To Be or Not to Be as Ravitch Award
I'm Going to Be Famous

1982

Tootsie as John Van Horn Award
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid as Dr. Forrest Award

1981

Evita Peron as Evita's Doctor

1980

Altered States as Dr. Wissenschaft Award

1979

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do as Wiley

1977

The Girl in the Empty Grave as David Alden

1976

Nickelodeon as Reginald Kingsley Award
The Flying Misfits as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
Woman of the Year as Harding

1975

Trilogy of Terror as Dr. Chester Ramsey
Song of the Succubus as C.J. Meredith

1973

The Way We Were as El Morocco Captain Award
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf as Dr Marderosian
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off as Warren

1971

Doctors' Wives as Paul McGill

1969

Marooned as Mission Director Award

1966

The Group as Brook Latham

1964

Joy House

1963

PT 109 as PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited) Award

1955

One Touch of Venus as Whitelaw Savory

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Police Academy
Tootsie
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Just Married
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
The Fantastic Four
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

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