George Gaynes

Born: 1917-05-16

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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as Commandant Lassard
Released: 1984-03-22

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

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as Commandant Lassard
Released: 1994-06-09

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

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as Lassard
Released: 1988-03-17

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

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as Commandant Lassard
Released: 1985-03-28

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

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as Commandant Lassard
Released: 1986-03-20

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

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Tootsie

as John Van Horn
Released: 1982-12-17

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

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Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

as Lassard
Released: 1989-03-09

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

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as Commandant Lassard
Released: 1987-04-02

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

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The Crucible

as Judge Samuel Sewall
Released: 1996-11-27

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

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Just Married

as Father Robert
Released: 2003-01-08

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

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Wag the Dog

as Senator Nole
Released: 1997-12-25

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

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Altered States

as Dr. Wissenschaft
Released: 1980-12-25

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

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The Way We Were

as El Morocco Captain
Released: 1973-10-17

Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive...

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To Be or Not to Be

as Ravitch
Released: 1983-12-16

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

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Marooned

as Mission Director
Released: 1969-12-11

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

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Trilogy of Terror

as Dr. Chester Ramsey
Released: 1975-03-04

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

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The Fantastic Four

as Professor
Released: 1994-05-31

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

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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as Dr. Forrest
Released: 1982-05-21

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

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Nickelodeon

as Reginald Kingsley
Released: 1976-12-21

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

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Joy House

as uncredited
Released: 1964-06-12

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

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Doctors' Wives

as Paul McGill
Released: 1971-02-03

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

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Vanya on 42nd Street

as Serybryakov
Released: 1994-10-19

An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 1899 play "Uncle Vanya" played out by a company of...

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Micki + Maude

as Dr. Eugene Glztszki
Released: 1984-12-21

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

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The Group

as Brook Latham
Released: 1966-03-04

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

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Evita Peron

as Evita's Doctor
Released: 1981-02-23

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

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Stepmonster

as Norman
Released: 1993-02-24

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

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One Touch of Venus

as Whitelaw Savory
Released: 1955-08-27

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

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The Girl in the Empty Grave

as David Alden
Released: 1977-09-20

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

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Woman of the Year

as Harding
Released: 1976-07-28

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

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A Taxi Driver in New York

as l'ammiraglio
Released: 1987-11-06

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

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The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

as Dr Marderosian
Released: 1973-08-01

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

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Slaughter's Big Rip Off

as Warren
Released: 1973-08-31

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

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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

as Arch Angel
Released: 1984-12-15

A man suddenly dies and makes a deal with the Archangel of Heaven to return to Earth for a week...

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Ternosecco

as Don Salvatore
Released: 1987-01-16

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

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The Flying Misfits

as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
Released: 1976-09-21

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

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I'm Going to Be Famous

as uncredited
Released: 1983-01-01

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

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Mom's On Strike

as The Commander
Released: 1984-11-14

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

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

as Wiley
Released: 1979-09-05

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

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Song of the Succubus

as C.J. Meredith
Released: 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...

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Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2009-12-15

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

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Columbo

as Everett
First aired: 1971-09-15

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...

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Columbo

as Frenchman
First aired: 1971-09-15

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...

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Dinosaurs

as Elder in Chief (voice)
First aired: 1991-04-26

Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's,...

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Bonanza

as Senator Purdy
First aired: 1959-09-12

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...

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Cheers

as Malcolm Kramer
First aired: 1982-09-30

The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and...

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Quincy, M.E.

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-10-03

Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.

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Mission: Impossible

as Dr. Paul van Bergner
First aired: 1966-09-17

Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by...

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Chicago Hope

as Brook Austin
First aired: 1994-09-18

Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran...

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Hawaii Five-O

as Thurman Elliott
First aired: 1968-09-20

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and...

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Mannix

as Professor Brendan
First aired: 1967-09-16

Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS....

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Sliders

as Old Quinn Mallory
First aired: 1995-03-22

In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite...

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Hotel

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-08-21

Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May...

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The Six Million Dollar Man

as General Wiley
First aired: 1974-01-18

Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent,...

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Hogan's Heroes

as uncredited
First aired: 1965-09-17

Hogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom that ran for 168 episodes from September 17,...

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Matlock

as Judge Hollis D. Dunaway
First aired: 1986-03-03

Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of...

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Cannon

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-09-14

Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26,...

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Cheyenne

as Rod Delaplane
First aired: 1955-09-20

Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on...

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Mr. Campbell
First aired: 1962-09-20

A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of...

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McCloud

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-02-17

Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the...

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WKRP in Cincinnati

as Henri
First aired: 1978-09-18

When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of...

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Baa Baa Black Sheep

as Claire Lee Chennault
First aired: 1976-09-21

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

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Punky Brewster

as Henry Warnimont
First aired: 1984-09-16

An abandoned waif and her dog are taken in by a cranky apartment manager who becomes her...

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McMillan & Wife

as Burton Rhoner
First aired: 1971-09-29

McMillan & Wife is a lighthearted American police procedural that aired on NBC from September...

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Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

as Max Vincent
First aired: 1976-09-21

Weekly series spun off from the miniseries.

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Hearts Afire

as Senator Strobe Smithers
First aired: 1992-09-14

Frustrations and sparks fly in Washington, D.C. when a strict conservative hires a free spirited...

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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Arthur Feldman
First aired: 1987-05-21

Molly Dodd — a mid-30s, divorced woman living in New York — faces the comedy and drama of a...

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City of Angels

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-02-03

City of Angels is a 1976 television series created by Stephen J. Cannell and Roy Huggins, who...

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Blue Thunder

as Dr. Willi Von Hartig
First aired: 1984-01-06

Blue Thunder is a 1984 ABC television series based on the movie of the same title featuring the...

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Police Academy: The Series

as Commandant Eric Lassard
First aired: 1997-09-22

Police Academy: The Series is a syndicated 1997 television series spin-off from the Police...

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It's Punky Brewster

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-09-14

It's Punky Brewster is an animated spin off of the live action television show Punky Brewster....

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The Patty Duke Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1963-09-18

The Patty Duke Show is an American sitcom which ran on ABC from September 18, 1963 to April 27,...

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Delvecchio

as Commissioner Schaub
First aired: 1976-09-09

Delvecchio is an American television series that aired on CBS during the 1976-77 season. It...

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The Quest

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-05-13

The Quest is an American Western series which aired on NBC from September to December 1976. The...

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Search

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-09-13

Search is an American science fiction series that aired on Wednesday nights on NBC at 10 pm ET,...

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The Gallant Men

as uncredited
First aired: 1962-10-05

The Gallant Men is a 1962–1963 ABC television series which depicted an infantry company of...

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Carter Country

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-09-15

Carter Country is an American television sitcom that ran from 1977 to 1979 on ABC.

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The New Lassie

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-09-08

The New Lassie is an American children and family oriented drama series which aired in first-run...

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Scruples

as John Prince
First aired: 1980-02-25

The title of the bestselling 1978 novel by Judith Krantz is the name of an ultra-chic Bevery...

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