Deceased

How Did George Gaynes Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 98

Also known asجورج گینزGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn16/05/1917Born inHelsinki, FinlandDied15/02/2016 (aged 98)Died inNorth BendCausediseaseWikidataQ279225 ↗TMDb#57351 ↗

George Gaynes was a Dutch-American singer, actor, and voice artist. Born to a Dutch father and a Russian mother in the Grand Duchy of Finland of the Russian Empire, he served in the Royal Netherlands Navy during World War II, and subsequently emigrated to the United States, where he became a citizen and began his acting career on Broadway.

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Filmography71 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2009	Musical Mel: Inventing The InquisitionMovie	Self (archive footage)	92
1997	Wag the DogMovie	Senator Nole	80
1997	Police Academy: The SeriesSeries	Commandant Eric Lassard	80
1996	The CrucibleMovie	Judge Samuel Sewall	79
1995	SlidersSeries	Old Quinn Mallory	78
1994	Chicago HopeSeries	Brook Austin	77
1994	Vanya on 42nd StreetMovie	Serybryakov	77
1994	Police Academy: Mission to MoscowMovie	Commandant Lassard	77
1993	StepmonsterMovie	Norman	76
1992	Hearts AfireSeries	Senator Strobe Smithers	75
1991	DinosaursSeries	Elder in Chief (voice)	74
1989	The New LassieSeries	—	72
1989	Police Academy 6: City Under SiegeMovie	Lassard	72
1987	The Days and Nights of Molly DoddSeries	Arthur Feldman	70
1987	Police Academy 4: Citizens on PatrolMovie	Commandant Lassard	70
1987	TernoseccoMovie	Don Salvatore	70
1986	MatlockSeries	Judge Hollis D. Dunaway	69
1985	Police Academy 2: Their First AssignmentMovie	Commandant Lassard	68
1985	It's Punky BrewsterSeries	—	68
1984	Police AcademyMovie	Commandant Lassard	67
1984	Punky BrewsterSeries	Henry Warnimont	67
1984	Micki & MaudeMovie	Dr. Eugene Glztszki	67
1984	It Came Upon the Midnight ClearMovie	Arch Angel	67
1984	Blue ThunderSeries	Dr. Willi Von Hartig	67
1983	To Be or Not to BeMovie	Ravitch	66
1983	I'm Going to Be FamousMovie	—	66
1982	HotelSeries	—	65
1982	CheersSeries	Malcolm Kramer	65
1982	TootsieMovie	John Van Horn	65
1982	Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidMovie	Dr. Forrest	65
1981	Evita PeronMovie	Evita's Doctor	64
1980	Altered StatesMovie	Dr. Wissenschaft	63
1980	ScruplesSeries	John Prince	63
1979	Just FriendsSeries	Rock La Rue	62
1979	Breaking Up Is Hard to DoMovie	Wiley	62
1979	Breaking Up Is Hard to DoSeries	Wiley	62
1978	WKRP in CincinnatiSeries	Henri	61
1977	Carter CountrySeries	—	60
1977	The Girl in the Empty GraveMovie	David Alden	60
1976	Quincy, M.E.Series	—	59
1976	Rich Man, Poor Man - Book IISeries	Max Vincent	59
1976	NickelodeonMovie	Reginald Kingsley	59
1976	The QuestSeries	—	59
1976	Baa Baa Black SheepSeries	Claire Lee Chennault	59
1976	The Flying MisfitsMovie	Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault	59
1976	Woman of the YearMovie	Harding	59
1975	Song of the SuccubusMovie	C.J. Meredith	58
1975	Trilogy of TerrorMovie	Dr. Chester Ramsey	58
1974	The Six Million Dollar ManSeries	General Wiley	57
1973	The Way We WereMovie	El Morocco Captain	56
1973	Slaughter's Big Rip-OffMovie	Warren	56
1972	SearchSeries	—	55
1971	ColumboSeries	Frenchman	54
1971	CannonSeries	—	54
1971	Doctors' WivesMovie	Paul McGill	54
1971	McMillan & WifeSeries	Burton Rhoner	54
1970	McCloudSeries	—	53
1969	MaroonedMovie	Mission Director	52
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Thurman Elliott	51
1967	MannixSeries	Professor Brendan	50
1966	Mission: ImpossibleSeries	Dr. Paul van Bergner	49
1966	The GroupMovie	Brook Latham	49
1965	Hogan's HeroesSeries	—	48
1964	Joy HouseMovie	—	47
1963	The Patty Duke ShowSeries	—	46
1963	PT 109Movie	PT Flotilla Captain (uncredited)	46
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Mr. Campbell	45
1962	The Gallant MenSeries	—	45
1959	BonanzaSeries	Senator Purdy	42
1959	Hawaiian EyeSeries	Roger Korvin	42
1955	CheyenneSeries	Rod Delaplane	38