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George Gaynes

Actor • Born 1917

George Gaynes

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About

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 posterColumboSeries • 1971Cheers posterCheersSeries • 1982Bonanza posterBonanzaSeries • 1959Chicago Hope posterChicago HopeSeries • 1994Hawaii Five-O posterHawaii Five-OSeries • 1969Mannix posterMannixSeries • 1967Mission: Impossible posterMission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966Quincy, M.E. posterQuincy, M.E.Series • 1976The Alfred Hitchcock Hour posterThe Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962Hogan's Heroes posterHogan's HeroesSeries • 1965Cannon posterCannonSeries • 1971Matlock posterMatlockSeries • 1986Sliders posterSlidersSeries • 1995The Six Million Dollar Man posterThe Six Million Dollar ManSeries • 1974Dinosaurs posterDinosaursSeries • 1991Cheyenne posterCheyenneSeries • 1955Hotel posterHotelSeries • 1982Hawaiian Eye posterHawaiian EyeSeries • 1959McCloud posterMcCloudSeries • 1970Punky Brewster posterPunky BrewsterSeries • 1984McMillan & Wife posterMcMillan & WifeSeries • 1971WKRP in Cincinnati posterWKRP in CincinnatiSeries • 1978Hearts Afire posterHearts AfireSeries • 1992The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd posterThe Days and Nights of Molly DoddSeries • 1987