George Gaynes


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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. George Gaynes (born George Jongejans; May 16, 1917 Helsinki) is a Finnish-born American actor of stage, screen and television. He may be best-known as Commandant Eric Lassard in the Police Academy series, and to television fans as the curmudgeonly Henry Warnimont on the NBC series Punky Brewster, in which his wife, Allyn Ann McLerie, guest-starred as his love interest, and as Frank Smith, the mob boss brought down by Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary) on the so...

Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland

Date of Birth: May 16, 1917

Date of Death: Feb 15, 2016


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Actor (31 Known Credits)


Stepmonster

Norman

Hearts Afire

Senator Strobe Smithers

Punky Brewster

Henry Warnimont

Police Academy

Cmndt. Eric Lassard

Micki & Maude

Dr. Eugene Glztszki

Tootsie

John Van Horn

Altered States

Dr. Wissenschaft

Scruples

John Prince

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault

Nickelodeon

Reginald Kingsley

The Flying Misfits

Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault

Trilogy of Terror

Dr. Chester Ramsey

The Way We Were

El Morocco Captain

Columbo

Everett

Doctors' Wives

Paul McGill

Marooned

Mission Director

The Group

Brook Latham

Professor
Serybryakov
Stepmonster (1993)
Norman
Hearts Afire (1992 - 1995)
Senator Strobe Smithers
Commandant Lassard
Punky Brewster (1984 - 1988)
Henry Warnimont
Cmndt. Eric Lassard
Micki & Maude (1984)
Dr. Eugene Glztszki
Ravitch
Dr. Forrest
Tootsie (1982)
John Van Horn
Dr. Wissenschaft
Scruples (1980)
John Prince
David Alden
Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976 - 1978)
Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
Nickelodeon (1976)
Reginald Kingsley
Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
Dr. Chester Ramsey
El Morocco Captain
Dr Marderosian
Columbo (1971 - 2003)
Everett
Paul McGill
Marooned (1969)
Mission Director
The Group (1966)
Brook Latham

Director (1 Known Credits)


WKRP in Cincinnati (1978 - 1982)
Director

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