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George Gaynes
Born: 1917-05-16 in Helsinki, Finland
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.
Rated Filmography (38)
Sorted by Score10.0
Song of the Succubus
1975
7.3
The Flying Misfits
1976
7.3
One Touch of Venus
1955
7.2
Tootsie
1982
7.1
The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977
7.0
Woman of the Year
1976
7.0
The Way We Were
1973
6.9
Wag the Dog
1997
6.7
To Be or Not to Be
1983
6.7
Police Academy
1984
6.7
Altered States
1980
6.6
Vanya on 42nd Street
1994
6.6
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
6.6
The Crucible
1996
6.4
Joy House
1964
6.3
Trilogy of Terror
1975
6.1
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
6.1
PT 109
1963
6.1
Nickelodeon
1976
6.0
Marooned
1969
5.9
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984
5.8
A Taxi Driver in New York
1987
5.8
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
5.8
Just Married
2003
5.8
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
1973
5.7
The Group
1966
5.7
Micki & Maude
1984
5.7
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976
5.7
I'm Going to Be Famous
1983
5.5
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987
5.2
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
1988
5.1
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
1989
5.0
Doctors' Wives
1971
4.8
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
4.6
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
1994
4.5
Stepmonster
1993
4.4
The Fantastic Four
1994
4.4
Ternosecco
1987