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George Gaynes

Age: 107 years

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Gender: Male

Birthday: May 16, 1917

Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland

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 a...

Known for: Acting

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The Way We Were
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The Way We Were

as El Morocco Captain

The Fantastic Four
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The Fantastic Four

as Professor

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
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Police Academy: Miss...

as Commandant Lassard

To Be or Not to Be
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To Be or Not to Be

as Ravitch

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
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Dead Men Don't Wear ...

as Dr. Forrest

Vanya on 42nd Street
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Vanya on 42nd Street

as Serybryakov

Tootsie
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Tootsie

as John Van Horn

Police Academy
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Police Academy

as Commandant Lassard

Micki + Maude
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Micki + Maude

as Dr. Eugene Glztszki

Wag the Dog
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Wag the Dog

as Senator Nole

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
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Musical Mel: Inventi...

as Self (archive footage)

Joy House
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Joy House

Trilogy of Terror
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Trilogy of Terror

as Dr. Chester Ramsey

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
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It Came Upon the Mid...

as Arch Angel

A Taxi Driver in New York
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A Taxi Driver in New...

as l'ammiraglio

Nickelodeon
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Nickelodeon

as Reginald Kingsley

Doctors' Wives
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Doctors' Wives

as Paul McGill

Ternosecco
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Ternosecco

as Don Salvatore

Mom's On Strike
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Mom's On Strike

as The Commander

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
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Police Academy 2: Th...

as Commandant Lassard

Police Academy 3: Back in Training
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Police Academy 3: Ba...

as Commandant Lassard

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
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Police Academy 4: Ci...

as Commandant Lassard

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
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Police Academy 5: As...

as Lassard

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
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Police Academy 6: Ci...

as Lassard

Woman of the Year
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Woman of the Year

as Harding

The Flying Misfits
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The Flying Misfits

as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault

Stepmonster
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Stepmonster

as Norman

The Girl in the Empty Grave
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The Girl in the Empt...

as David Alden

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
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Breaking Up Is Hard ...

as Wiley

Evita Peron
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Evita Peron

as Evita's Doctor

Marooned
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Marooned

as Mission Director

Slaughter's Big Rip Off
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Slaughter's Big Rip ...

as Warren

Altered States
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Altered States

as Dr. Wissenschaft

I'm Going to Be Famous
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I'm Going to Be Famo...

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
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The Boy Who Cried We...

as Dr Marderosian

One Touch of Venus
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One Touch of Venus

as Whitelaw Savory

Just Married
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Just Married

as Father Robert

The Crucible
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The Crucible

as Judge Samuel Sewall

Song of the Succubus
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Song of the Succubus

as C.J. Meredith

The Group
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The Group

as Brook Latham

Columbo
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Columbo

as Everett

The Gallant Men
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The Gallant Men

WKRP in Cincinnati
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WKRP in Cincinnati

as Henri

Matlock
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Matlock

as Judge Hollis D. Dunaway

Hawaii Five-O
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Hawaii Five-O

as Thurman Elliott

Quincy, M.E.
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Quincy, M.E.

Hearts Afire
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Hearts Afire

as Senator Strobe Smithers

Hotel
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Hotel

Hogan's Heroes
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Hogan's Heroes

Cannon
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Cannon

Chicago Hope
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Chicago Hope

as Brook Austin

It's Punky Brewster
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It's Punky Brewster

The Quest
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The Quest

Carter Country
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Carter Country

Search
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Search

McCloud
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McCloud

City of Angels
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City of Angels

The New Lassie
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The New Lassie

The Patty Duke Show
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The Patty Duke Show

Blue Thunder
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Blue Thunder

as Dr. Willi Von Hartig

Stockard Channing: In Just Friends
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Stockard Channing: I...

as Rock La Rue

Punky Brewster
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Punky Brewster

as Henry Warnimont

Police Academy: The Series
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Police Academy: The ...

as Commandant Eric Lassard

Bonanza
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Bonanza

as Senator Purdy

Mission: Impossible
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Mission: Impossible

as Dr. Paul van Bergner

The Six Million Dollar Man
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The Six Million Doll...

as General Wiley

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
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Rich Man, Poor Man -...

as Max Vincent

Baa Baa Black Sheep
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Baa Baa Black Sheep

as Claire Lee Chennault

Scruples
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Scruples

as John Prince

Cheyenne
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Cheyenne

as Rod Delaplane

McMillan & Wife
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McMillan & Wife

as Burton Rhoner

Dinosaurs
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Dinosaurs

as Elder in Chief (voice)

Sliders
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Sliders

as Old Quinn Mallory

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
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The Days and Nights ...

as Arthur Feldman

Delvecchio
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Delvecchio

as Commissioner Schaub

Cheers
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Cheers

as Malcolm Kramer

Columbo
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Columbo

as Frenchman

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
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The Alfred Hitchcock...

as Mr. Campbell

Mannix
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Mannix

as Professor Brendan