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.

KNOWN FOR

Columbo
1972
Cheers
1983
Chicago Hope
1996
Bonanza
1968
Hawaii Five-O
1970
Mannix
1968
Mission: Impossible
1968
Quincy, M.E.
1979
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Matlock
1987
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Cannon
1974

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
82
Directing
1
2009
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Just Married
as Father Robert
1999
Sliders
as Old Quinn Mallory
1998
Police Academy: The Series
as Commandant Eric Lassard
1997
Wag the Dog
as Senator Nole
1996
The Crucible
as Judge Samuel Sewall
1996
Chicago Hope
as Brook Austin
1994
The Fantastic Four
as Professor
1994
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
as Commandant Lassard
1994
Vanya on 42nd Street
as Serybryakov
1993
Stepmonster
as Norman
1992
Hearts Afire
as Senator Strobe Smithers
1992
Dinosaurs
as Elder in Chief (voice)
1989
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
as Lassard
1989
The New Lassie
1989
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Arthur Feldman
1988
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
as Lassard
1987
A Taxi Driver in New York
as l'ammiraglio
1987
Ternosecco
as Don Salvatore
1987
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
as Commandant Lassard
1987
Matlock
as Judge Hollis D. Dunaway
1986
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Commandant Lassard
1986
Hotel
1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Commandant Lassard
1985
It's Punky Brewster
1984
Police Academy
as Commandant Lassard
1984
Micki & Maude
as Dr. Eugene Glztszki
1984
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
as Arch Angel
1984
Mom's on Strike
as The Commander
1984
Blue Thunder
as Dr. Willi Von Hartig
1984
Punky Brewster
as Henry Warnimont
1983
To Be or Not to Be
as Ravitch
1983
I'm Going to Be Famous
1983
Cheers
as Malcolm Kramer
1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as Dr. Forrest
1982
Tootsie
as John Van Horn
1981
Evita Peron
as Evita's Doctor
1980
Altered States
as Dr. Wissenschaft
1980
Scruples
as John Prince
1979
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Henri
1979
Quincy, M.E.
1979
Just Friends
as Rock La Rue
1979
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
as Wiley
1977
The Girl in the Empty Grave
as David Alden
1977
Carter Country
1976
Nickelodeon
as Reginald Kingsley
1976
Woman of the Year
as Harding
1976
The Flying Misfits
as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
1976
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Prince
1976
The Quest
1976
City of Angels
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Max Vincent
1976
Baa Baa Black Sheep
as Claire Lee Chennault
1976
Delvecchio
as Commissioner Schaub
1975
Trilogy of Terror
as Dr. Chester Ramsey
1975
Song of the Succubus
as C.J. Meredith
1975
McCloud
1974
Cannon
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
as General Wiley
1974
McMillan & Wife
as Burton Rhoner
1973
The Way We Were
as El Morocco Captain
1973
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
as Warren
1973
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
as Dr Marderosian
1973
Columbo
as Frenchman
1972
Columbo
as Everett
1972
Search
1971
Doctors' Wives
as Paul McGill
1971
Hogan's Heroes
1970
Hawaii Five-O
as Thurman Elliott
1969
Marooned
as Mission Director
1968
Bonanza
as Senator Purdy
1968
Mission: Impossible
as Dr. Paul van Bergner
1968
Mannix
as Professor Brendan
1966
The Group
as Brook Latham
1965
The Patty Duke Show
1964
Joy House
1963
PT 109
as PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited)
1963
The Gallant Men
1962
Cheyenne
as Rod Delaplane
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Mr. Campbell
1962
Hawaiian Eye
as Roger Korvin
1955
One Touch of Venus
as Whitelaw Savory