George Gaynes (born George Jongejans; May 16, 1917) is a Finnish-born American singer and actor of stage, screen and television and voice artistGaynes’ most recognized role in cinema was arguably that of Commandant Eric Lassard in the Police Academy series. To television fans, he is perhaps best known as the curmudgeonly Henry Warnimont on the NBC series Punky Brewster; as high-powered theatrical producer Arthur Feldman on The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, in which Gaynes’ real-life wife, Allyn Ann McLerie, co-starred as his love interest; and as Frank Smith, the mob boss brought down by Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary) on the soap opera General Hospital.
IMDB Wikipedia $5 million 1917 1917-5-16 6′ 2″ (1.88 m) Actor Allyn Ann McLerie children – Iya Director George Gaynes Net Worth George Jongejans Helsinki Matthew May 16 Police Academy (1984) Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994) Punky Brewster (1984) Russian Empire [Now Finland] Soundtrack Taurus Tootsie (1982)
Full Name |
George Gaynes |
Net Worth |
$5 Million |
Date Of Birth |
May 16, 1917 |
Died |
February 15, 2016, North Bend, Washington, United States |
Place Of Birth |
Helsinki, Russian Empire [Now Finland] |
Height |
6′ 2″ (1.88 m) |
Profession |
Actor, Soundtrack, Director |
Spouse |
Allyn Ann McLerie children – Iya, Matthew |
Children |
Iya Gaynes, Matthew Gaynes |
Parents |
Gerrit Jongejans, Iya Abdy |
IMDB |
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0310960 |
Movies |
Police Academy, Tootsie, Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, Police Academy: Mission to Moscow, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Just Married, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, Wag the Dog, The Way We Were, Va… |
TV Shows |
Hearts Afire, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, Punky Brewster, Search for Tomorrow, It’s Punky Brewster, Rich Man, Poor Man Book II |
Title |
Year |
Status |
Character |
Role |
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid |
1982 |
|
Dr. Forrest |
Actor |
Quincy M.E. |
1979-1982 |
TV Series |
Powell Dixon / Banning |
Actor |
Evita Peron |
1981 |
TV Movie |
Evita’s Doctor |
Actor |
Altered States |
1980 |
|
Dr. Wissenschaft |
Actor |
General Hospital |
1980 |
TV Series |
Frank Smith / Mr. Smith |
Actor |
Scruples |
1980 |
TV Mini-Series |
John Prince |
Actor |
WKRP in Cincinnati |
1979 |
TV Series |
Henri |
Actor |
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do |
1979 |
TV Movie |
Wiley |
Actor |
Stockard Channing in Just Friends |
1979 |
TV Series |
Rock La Rue |
Actor |
Carter Country |
1977 |
TV Series |
Murdock |
Actor |
The Girl in the Empty Grave |
1977 |
TV Movie |
David Alden |
Actor |
Washington: Behind Closed Doors |
1977 |
TV Mini-Series |
Brewster Perry |
Actor |
Rich Man, Poor Man – Book II |
1976-1977 |
TV Series |
Max Vincent |
Actor |
Nickelodeon |
1976 |
|
Reginald Kingsley |
Actor |
Delvecchio |
1976 |
TV Series |
Commissioner Schaub |
Actor |
The Quest |
1976 |
TV Series |
Gotham |
Actor |
Captains and the Kings |
1976 |
TV Mini-Series |
Orestes Bradley |
Actor |
Black Sheep Squadron |
1976 |
TV Series |
Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault |
Actor |
Woman of the Year |
1976 |
TV Movie |
Harding |
Actor |
Harry and Walter Go to New York |
1976 |
|
Prince |
Actor |
City of Angels |
1976 |
TV Series |
|
Actor |
McCloud |
1975 |
TV Series |
Floyd Spencer |
Actor |
Song of the Succubus |
1975 |
TV Movie |
C.J. Meredith |
Actor |
Trilogy of Terror |
1975 |
TV Movie |
Dr. Chester Ramsey |
Actor |
McMillan & Wife |
1974 |
TV Series |
Burton Rhoner |
Actor |
Cannon |
1974 |
TV Series |
Edward Foxworth |
Actor |
The Six Million Dollar Man |
1974 |
TV Series |
General Wiley |
Actor |
The Way We Were |
1973 |
|
El Morocco Captain |
Actor |
Columbo |
1972-1973 |
TV Series |
Frenchman / Everett |
Actor |
Slaughter’s Big Rip-Off |
1973 |
|
Warren |
Actor |
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf |
1973 |
|
Dr. Marderosian |
Actor |
Search |
1972 |
TV Series |
Major Giles Mathews |
Actor |
Search for Tomorrow |
1971-1972 |
TV Series |
Sam Reynolds |
Actor |
Doctors’ Wives |
1971 |
|
Paul McGill |
Actor |
Hogan’s Heroes |
1971 |
TV Series |
General |
Actor |
Hawaii Five-O |
1970 |
TV Series |
Thurman Elliott |
Actor |
Marooned |
1969 |
|
Mission Director |
Actor |
Mission: Impossible |
1968 |
TV Series |
Dr. Paul van Bergner |
Actor |
Mannix |
1968 |
TV Series |
Professor Brendan |
Actor |
Bonanza |
1968 |
TV Series |
Senator Purdy |
Actor |
The Group |
1966 |
|
Brook Latham |
Actor |
New York Television Theatre |
1966 |
TV Series segment: The Jewish Wife – The Jewish Wife/The Informer 1966 … segment: The Jewish Wife |
|
Actor |
The Patty Duke Show |
1965 |
TV Series |
Gaylord Lane |
Actor |
Joy House |
1964 |
|
|
Actor |
East Side/West Side |
1963 |
TV Series |
Mr. Stowe |
Actor |
PT 109 |
1963 |
|
PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited) |
Actor |
The Gallant Men |
1963 |
TV Series |
Major Neumann |
Actor |
Empire |
1963 |
TV Series |
Johnson |
Actor |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour |
1962 |
TV Series |
Mr. Campbell – Bank Manager |
Actor |
Cheyenne |
1962 |
TV Series |
Rod Delaplane |
Actor |
Hawaiian Eye |
1962 |
TV Series |
Roger Korvin |
Actor |
The Defenders |
1962 |
TV Series |
John Ames |
Actor |
West Point |
1956 |
TV Series |
Prince Victor |
Actor |
One Touch of Venus |
1955 |
TV Movie |
Whitelaw Savory |
Actor |
NBC Television Opera Theatre |
1955 |
TV Series |
|
Actor |
Just Married |
2003 |
|
Father Robert |
Actor |
Sliders |
1999 |
TV Series |
Old Quinn Mallory |
Actor |
Police Academy: The Series |
1998 |
TV Series |
Commandant Eric Lassard |
Actor |
Wag the Dog |
1997 |
|
Senator Cole |
Actor |
The Crucible |
1996 |
|
Judge Samuel Sewall |
Actor |
Chicago Hope |
1996 |
TV Series |
Brook Austin |
Actor |
The Fantastic Four |
1994 |
|
Professor |
Actor |
Vanya on 42nd Street |
1994 |
|
Serybryakov |
Actor |
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow |
1994 |
|
Commandant Lassard |
Actor |
Hearts Afire |
1992-1993 |
TV Series |
Senator Strobe Smithers |
Actor |
Stepmonster |
1993 |
Video |
Norman |
Actor |
Dinosaurs |
1992 |
TV Series |
Elder in Chief |
Actor |
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd |
1989-1991 |
TV Series |
Arthur Feldman |
Actor |
The New Lassie |
1989 |
TV Series |
Mr. Ogilvy |
Actor |
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege |
1989 |
|
Lassard |
Actor |
Punky Brewster |
1984-1988 |
TV Series |
Henry Warnimont |
Actor |
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach |
1988 |
|
Lassard |
Actor |
Un tassinaro a New York |
1987 |
|
The Admiral |
Actor |
Matlock |
1987 |
TV Series |
Judge Hollis D. Dunaway |
Actor |
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol |
1987 |
|
Commandant Lassard |
Actor |
The Numbers Game |
1987 |
|
Don Salvatore |
Actor |
Police Academy 3: Back in Training |
1986 |
|
Comdt. Lassard |
Actor |
Hotel |
1986 |
TV Series |
Gerald Milburn |
Actor |
Punky Brewster |
1985 |
TV Series |
Henry Warnimont |
Actor |
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment |
1985 |
|
Commandant Lassard |
Actor |
Micki + Maude |
1984 |
|
Dr. Eugene Glztszki |
Actor |
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear |
1984 |
TV Movie |
Arch Angel |
Actor |
ABC Afterschool Specials |
1984 |
TV Series |
The Commander |
Actor |
Police Academy |
1984 |
|
Commandant Lassard |
Actor |
Blue Thunder |
1984 |
TV Series |
Dr. Willi Von Hartig |
Actor |
I’m Going to Be Famous |
1983 |
|
|
Actor |
Cheers |
1983 |
TV Series |
Malcolm Kramer |
Actor |
To Be or Not to Be |
1983 |
|
Ravitch |
Actor |
Tootsie |
1982 |
|
John Van Horn |
Actor |
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow |
1994 |
performer: “Home on the Range” – uncredited |
|
Soundtrack |
Punky Brewster |
1985-1987 |
TV Series performer – 2 episodes |
|
Soundtrack |
Cheers |
1983 |
TV Series performer – 1 episode |
|
Soundtrack |
To Be or Not to Be |
1983 |
performer: “A Little Peace” |
|
Soundtrack |
Tootsie |
1982 |
performer: “I’ll Know” 1950 – uncredited |
|
Soundtrack |
WKRP in Cincinnati |
1982 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow – Underneath the Mission |
2004 |
Video documentary short special thanks |
|
Thanks |
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment – Accidental Heroes: The Best of… |
2004 |
Video documentary short special thanks |
|
Thanks |
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol – Remembering a Lofty Investigation |
2004 |
Video documentary short special thanks |
|
Thanks |
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach – Mistaken Identity: Case Reopened |
2004 |
Video documentary short special thanks |
|
Thanks |
Police Academy – Behind Academy Doors: Secret Files Revealed |
2004 |
Video documentary short special thanks |
|
Thanks |
E! True Hollywood Story |
2006 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow – Underneath the Mission |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself / Commandant Eric Lassard |
Self |
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment – Accidental Heroes: The Best of… |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself / Commandant Lassard |
Self |
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol – Remembering a Lofty Investigation |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself / Commandant Lassard |
Self |
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach – Mistaken Identity: Case Reopened |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself / Commandant Eric Lassard |
Self |
Police Academy – Behind Academy Doors: Secret Files Revealed |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself / Commandant Eric Lassard |
Self |
Quiet on the Set: Behind the Scenes of Molly Dodd |
1990 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The 11th Annual Tony Awards |
1957 |
TV Special |
Himself – Performer |
Self |
Boffo! Tinseltown’s Bombs and Blockbusters |
2006 |
Documentary |
John Van Horne (uncredited) |
Archive Footage |
Police Academy 3: Back in Training – All Washed Up: Floating Memories |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Comdt. Lassard (uncredited) |
Archive Footage |
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege – Unholy Alliance: A Retrospective |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Lassard (uncredited) |
Archive Footage |
Sharon Stone – Una mujer de 100 caras |
1998 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself (uncredited) |
Archive Footage |