About:
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.

• Known For
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  The Way We Were
  as
  El Morocco Captain
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  The Fantastic Four
  as
  Professor
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  Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
  as
  Commandant Lassard
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  To Be or Not to Be
  as
  Ravitch
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  Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
  as
  Dr. Forrest