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George Gaynes

George Gaynes

Born May 16, 1917· Helsinki, Finland

† Died February 15, 2016

53Roles★ 6.6Average rating

A Dutch-American performer raised across France, England and Switzerland, he entered the arts after studies at a Swiss classical college, a music school in Milan and later the Actors Studio in New York, following wartime service as a multilingual translator in the Royal Netherlands Navy. His Broadway breakthrough came in the 1950s with roles in Wonderful Town, Out of This World and a U.S. tour of…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

ColumboSeries★ 8.1
Columbo1971
Everett
DinosaursSeries★ 7.8
Dinosaurs1991
Elder in Chief (voice)
CheersSeries★ 7.6
Cheers1982
Malcolm Kramer
Mission: ImpossibleSeries★ 7.6
Mission: Impossible1966
Dr. Paul van Bergner
Tootsie★ 7.2
Tootsie1982
John Van Horn
The Way We Were★ 7
The Way We Were1973
El Morocco Captain
Hawaii Five-OSeries★ 7.2
Hawaii Five-O1969
Thurman Elliott
Police Academy★ 6.7
Police Academy1984
Commandant Lassard
To Be or Not to Be★ 6.7
To Be or Not to Be1983
Ravitch
HotelSeries★ 6.7
Hotel1982
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment★ 6.1
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment1985
Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 3: Back in Training★ 5.8
Police Academy 3: Back in Training1986
Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol★ 5.5
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol1987
Commandant Lassard
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach★ 5.2
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach1988
Lassard
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege★ 5.1
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege1989
Lassard
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow★ 4.6
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow1994
Commandant Lassard