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George Gaynes

Date of birth: 1917-05-16

Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland

Known for: Acting

Also known as: جورج گینز

George Gaynes

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

The Way We Were
3.5

The Way We Were

1973-10-17

Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hu

The Fantastic Four
2.2

The Fantastic Four

1994-05-31

When dosed with cosmic rays, four intrepid astronauts are given incredible powers. They decide to fo

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
2.3

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

1994-06-09

The Russians seek help in dealing with the Mafia from the veterans of the Police Academy. They head

To Be or Not to Be
3.4

To Be or Not to Be

1983-12-16

A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World Wa

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
3.3

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982-05-21

Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no acc

Vanya on 42nd Street
3.3

Vanya on 42nd Street

1994-10-19

An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 1899 play "Uncle Vanya" played out by a company of actors. T

Tootsie
3.6

Tootsie

1982-12-17

When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Micha

Police Academy
3.3

Police Academy

1984-03-22

New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longe

Micki & Maude
2.8

Micki & Maude

1984-12-21

TV reporter Rob Salinger longs for a baby. But his career-minded wife, Micki, is too busy for mother

Wag the Dog
3.5

Wag the Dog

1997-12-25

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To dis

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
0

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition

2009-12-15

Documentary on the making of Mel Brooks' classic comedy "History of the World, Part 1."

Joy House
3.3

Joy House

1964-06-12

A small-time con man on the run from the gangster-husband of his girlfriend hides out in a strange,

Trilogy of Terror
3.1

Trilogy of Terror

1975-03-04

A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college professor is aggressively pursued by o

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
2.8

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

1984-12-15

Retired cop Mike Halligan decides to show his grandson, who has never seen snow before, what a real

A Taxi Driver in New York
2.9

A Taxi Driver in New York

1987-11-06

The Roman taxi driver Pietro Marchetti finds himself to witness a mafia crime. Having to testify at

Nickelodeon
3

Nickelodeon

1976-12-21

In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an ille

Doctors' Wives
2.5

Doctors' Wives

1971-02-03

The wives of several high-powered doctors feel neglected due to their husbands' focus on their caree

Ternosecco
2.4

Ternosecco

1987-01-16

On a hot summer night, Raffaele, the elderly manager of a Neapolitan counter-lot, is brutally strang

Mom's On Strike
0

Mom's On Strike

1984-11-14

An ABC (American Broadcasting Company) Afterschool Special about an overworked housewife, who, as th

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
3

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985-03-28

Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about t

Police Academy 3: Back in Training
2.9

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

1986-03-20

When police funding is cut, the Governor announces he must close one of the academies. To make it fa

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
2.8

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

1987-04-02

A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
2.6

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

1988-03-17

The Police Academy misfits travel to Miami Beach for Commandant Lassard to be honored with a prestig

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
2.6

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

1989-03-09

Our favourite police men are called together to deal with a gang who rob banks and jewelers. Using t

Woman of the Year
0

Woman of the Year

1976-07-28

The story of the tumultuous marriage of a gruff sportswriter and a sophisticated international repor

The Flying Misfits
3.4

The Flying Misfits

1976-09-21

The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack S

Stepmonster
2.3

Stepmonster

1993-02-24

Todd Dougherty has an imagination driven by comic books. So when he accuses his soon-to-be stepmothe

The Girl in the Empty Grave
3.5

The Girl in the Empty Grave

1977-09-20

The police chief of a small town begins an investigation after a young woman, who was supposed to ha

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1.3

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

1979-09-05

Six buddies spend the summer together at a Malibu beach house after each has separated from his wife

Evita Peron
0

Evita Peron

1981-02-23

Aspiring actress Eva Duarte rises from a minor celebrity to the wife of a powerful Argentine dictato

Marooned
2.9

Marooned

1969-12-11

After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to Earth only t

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
2.4

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

1973-08-31

Vigilante Slaughter comes under attack from Duncan, a local money launderer whose hit-man traps Slau

Altered States
3.4

Altered States

1980-12-25

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivati

I'm Going to Be Famous
2

I'm Going to Be Famous

1983-01-01

A group of young actors audition for a play by a famous author starring and a famous star. These hop

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
2.9

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

1973-08-01

Little Richie Bridgestone goes to spend the weekend with his father at his secluded mountain cabin,

One Touch of Venus
3.6

One Touch of Venus

1955-08-27

While touring a museum, Rodney Hatch, an unremarkable barber, places an engagement ring intended fo

Just Married
2.9

Just Married

2003-01-08

Although Tom Leezak and Sarah McNerney come from different worlds, they are both unexpectedly swept

The Crucible
3.3

The Crucible

1996-11-27

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 w

Song of the Succubus
0

Song of the Succubus

1975-03-07

The leader of a rock group is haunted by the ghost of a music star who took her own life at the turn

The Group
2.9

The Group

1966-03-04

It's 1933, and eight young women are friends and members of the upper- class group at a private girl

PT 109
3

PT 109

1963-06-26

Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's war time experiences during which he captained a PT boa