George Gaynes

George Gaynes

May 16, 1917 · 109 years old

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

20 titles
1
Police Academy

Police Academy

1984 · 1h 36m · Movie

The mayor declares that anyone can enroll in the police academy irrespective of their physical condition or education level, and many misfits descend on the academy, including a young troublemaker who's forced to apply or go to jail.

6.7
2
Tootsie

Tootsie

1982 · 1h 56m · Movie

Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.

7.4
3
Just Married

Just Married

2003 · 1h 35m · Movie

A young newlywed couple honeymoon in Europe, where obstacles challenge their ability to sustain the marriage.

5.5
4
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985 · 1h 27m · Movie

Six Police Academy graduates are assigned to the 16th precinct, and their Captain desperately wants them to clean up the crime ridden neighborhood, but his second in command schemes to become captain himself by sabotaging the rook...

5.8
5
Police Academy 3: Back in Training

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

1986 · 1h 23m · Movie

After it's announced that one of the two police academies in the state will be closed down, Lassard's alumni return to the school to train new recruits and compete against the other academy.

5.4
6
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

1987 · 1h 28m · Movie

The misfit Police Academy graduates are assigned to train a group of civilian volunteers to fight crime once again plaguing the streets.

5.0
7
The Crucible

The Crucible

1996 · 2h 4m · Movie

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

6.8
8
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach

Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach

1988 · 1h 30m · Movie

Eric Lassard is about to retire, which Harris plans to exploit to take over his position. In Miami, where Lassard is to be honored, a mix-up leads to an adventure involving diamonds, kidnapping and betrayal.

4.6
9
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

1994 · 1h 23m · Movie

The Russian government hires the veterans of the Police Academy (1984) to help deal with the Mafia.

3.5
10
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

1989 · 1h 24m · Movie

Those bumbling cadets take to the streets when three inept goons successfully orchestrate a metropolitan crime wave.

4.4
11
The Way We Were

The Way We Were

1973 · 1h 58m · Movie

During post-WWII McCarthyism, a diametrically opposed couple come together only to find out that genuine friendship and physical attraction is not enough to overcome fundamental societal beliefs.

7.0
12
To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1983 · 1h 47m · Movie

At the onset of WW2, a Polish actor's family and the Polish Resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape Poland and the invading Nazis.

6.9
13
Trilogy of Terror

Trilogy of Terror

1975 · 1h 12m · Movie

Three bizarre horror stories, all of which star Karen Black in four different roles playing four tormented women.

6.5
14
The Fantastic Four

The Fantastic Four

1994 · 1h 30m · Movie

When dosed with cosmic rays, four intrepid explorers are given incredible powers.

3.8
15
Marooned

Marooned

1969 · 2h 14m · Movie

Three American astronauts are stranded in space when their retros won't fire. Can they be rescued before their oxygen runs out?

5.9
16
Vanya on 42nd Street

Vanya on 42nd Street

1994 · 1h 59m · Movie

New York actors rehearse Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in a dilapidated theatre.

7.3
17
Micki + Maude

Micki + Maude

1984 · 1h 58m · Movie

A bigamist must keep his wives from meeting each other, which becomes tricky when both become pregnant.

6.0
18
Joy House

Joy House

1964 · 1h 37m · Movie

A petty criminal seeks refuge in a house owned by two wealthy American women.

7.0
19
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

1973 · 1h 33m · Movie

A young boy visits his father in a secluded cabin; the father is attacked by a werewolf and becomes one himself every full moon. However, the boy constantly tries to warn others, but no one will believe him.

5.2
20
Doctors' Wives

Doctors' Wives

1971 · 1h 41m · Movie

The dysfunctional marriages of several unhappy rich doctors who work at a private clinic and their neglected wives who deal with their own unhappiness in various ways enter crisis mode when one of them murders his cheating wife.

4.7
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