
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