George Gaynes
Known For
Acting
Born
1917-05-16 in Helsinki, Finland
Died
2016-02-15
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.
Most Known For
Columbo
as Everett
Columbo
as Frenchman
Bonanza
as Senator Purdy
Mission: Impossible
as Dr. Paul van Bergner
Cheers
as Malcolm Kramer
Sliders
as Old Quinn Mallory
The Six Million Dollar Man
as General Wiley
Hawaii Five-O
as Thurman Elliott
Hogan's Heroes
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Mr. Campbell
Quincy, M.E.
Dinosaurs
as Elder in Chief (voice)
Mannix
as Professor Brendan
Matlock
as Judge Hollis D. Dunaway
Hotel
Chicago Hope
as Brook Austin
Cheyenne
as Rod Delaplane
Cannon
Punky Brewster
as Henry Warnimont
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Henri