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George Gaynes

Birth Place: Helsinki, FINLAND

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George Gaynes STAGE CREDITS

[Los Angeles]
West Coast Revival, 1976
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1973
Maitre Du Fresne [Replacement]

Honore Lachailles (Understudy) [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1967
Performer

[Broadway]
1964
John Cleves [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1963
St. Hilaire

[Off-Broadway]
City Center Revival, 1962
Judge Aristide Forestier

[Off-Broadway]
New York City Opera Revival, 1962
Mr. Kofner

[Off-Broadway]
Reading, 1961
Performer

[Broadway]
Closed on the road, 1955
Bart

[US Tour]
National Tour, 1954
Robert Baker

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1953
Robert Baker


George Gaynes Movies

Joy House
[ 1964 ] Mob boss
The Group
[ 1966 ] Brook Latham
Marooned
[ 1969 ] Mission Director
Doctors' Wives
[ 1971 ] Paul McGill
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
[ 1973 ] Warren
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
[ 1973 ] Dr. Marderosian
The Way We Were
[ 1973 ] El Morocco Captain
Nickelodeon
[ 1976 ] Reginald Kingsley
Harry and Walter Go to New York
[ 1976 ] Prince
Altered States
[ 1980 ] Dr. Wissenschaft
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
[ 1982 ] Dr. Forrest
Tootsie
[ 1982 ] John Van Horn
To Be or Not to Be
[ 1983 ] Ravitch
Micki + Maude
[ 1984 ] Dr. Eugene Glztszki
Police Academy
[ 1984 ] Commandant Lsard
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
[ 1985 ] Commandant Lsard
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
[ 1986 ] Comdt. Lsard
The Numbers Game
[ 1987 ] Don Salvatore
Un tassinaro a New York
[ 1987 ] The Admiral
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
[ 1987 ] Commandant Lsard
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach
[ 1988 ] Lsard
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
[ 1989 ] Lsard
Vanya on 42nd Street
[ 1994 ] Prof. Serebryakov
The Fantastic Four
[ 1994 ] Professor
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
[ 1994 ] Commandant Lsard
The Crucible
[ 1996 ] Judge Samuel Sewall
Wag the Dog
[ 1997 ] Senator Nole
Just Married
[ 2003 ] Father Robert

George Gaynes TV Shows

Columbo
Frenchman, Everett
General Hospital
Frank Smith, Mr. Smith
Hearts Afire
Senator Strobe Smithers
Punky Brewster
Henry Warnimont
Quincy M.E.
Powell Dixon, Banning
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Max Vincent
Search for Tomorrow
Sam Reynolds
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Arthur Feldman

George Gaynes News


Photo Flashback: On the Set of the TOOTSIE in 1982


As the world premiere comedy musical Tootsie prepares to open tonight at the Marquis Theatre, we're flashing back through the photo archives of BroadwayWorld's very own Walter McBride to bring you some shots from the 1982 film shoot.

WAKE UP with BWW 2/18/2016 - THE HUMANS, OLD HATS, ROBBER BRIDEGROOM and More!


Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: THE HUMANS opens on Broadway, OLD HATS returns to Signature Theatre and more!

'Wonderful Town', 'Tootsie' Actor George Gaynes Dies at 98


Stage and screen star George Gaynes, perhaps best known for his roles on the 1980's sitcom 'Punky Brewster,' and the film franchise 'Police Academy' passed away on Monda

Huntington/Coolidge's 'Stage & Screen' Series to Open 9/8 with JUNGLE FEVER


Stage & Screen, a collaboration between Coolidge Corner Theatre and Huntington Theatre Company that explores the depictions of shared themes in Huntington productions and acclaimed films announces four upcoming film screenings and post-screening conversations with Huntington artists and experts. Tickets to each screening are $11 ($8 for Coolidge members with member ID and Huntington Theatre Company subscribers with promo code) and may be purchased online at coolidge.org or at the Coolidge box office, located at 290 Harvard Street, Brookline.

Film Forum Screens Cindy Kleine's ANDRE GREGORY: BEFORE AND AFTER DINNER, Now thru 4/16


Film Forum presents the U.S. theatrical premiere of ANDRE GREGORY: BEFORE AND AFTER DINNER, a portrait of groundbreaking director, actor, and artist Andre Gregory by Cindy Kleine (who is also his wife), tonight, April 3. Kleine presents a delightful, ruminative appreciation on the life and work of this beloved cultural icon and master of the theater.

Film Forum to Screen Cindy Kleine's ANDRE GREGORY: BEFORE AND AFTER DINNER, 4/3-16


Film Forum presents the U.S. theatrical premiere of ANDRE GREGORY: BEFORE AND AFTER DINNER, a portrait of groundbreaking director, actor, and artist Andre Gregory by Cindy Kleine (who is also his wife), on April 3.

Patsy, Jonas, David! We Chat with David Greenspan


The off-Broadway icon tells us about creating his two latest solo works.

L.A. Theatre Works On the Air to Present A FAIR COUNTRY, 8/7


Beginning Saturday, August 7, 2010, L.A. Theatre Works Radio Theatre Series will air A Fair Country by Jon Robin Baitz, starring Maddie Corman, Kurt Deutsch, David Dukes, George Gaynes, Chuma Hunter-Gault, Judith Ivey, Matt McGrath, and Kurtwood Smith. The broadcast can be heard locally in Southern California on Saturday from 10 pm to midnight on 89.3 KPCC, and can also be streamed on demand at http://www.latw.org/.

L.A. Theatre Works On the Air to Present A FAIR COUNTRY, 8/7


Beginning Saturday, August 7, 2010, L.A. Theatre Works Radio Theatre Series will air A Fair Country by Jon Robin Baitz, starring Maddie Corman, Kurt Deutsch, David Dukes, George Gaynes, Chuma Hunter-Gault, Judith Ivey, Matt McGrath, and Kurtwood Smith. The broadcast can be heard locally in Southern California on Saturday from 10 pm to midnight on 89.3 KPCC, and can also be streamed on demand at http://www.latw.org/.

Royal Court Announces Listings For Wallace Shawn Season


The Royal Court Theatre will this month be screening two of Wallace Shawn's most acclaimed films, and staging readings of five of his plays, as part of its Wallace Shawn Season.

Full New York Musical Theatre Festival Schedule Announced


Complete scheduling information has been announced for the New York Musical Theatre Festival

OPENING NIGHT, Behind the Scenes at Wonderful Town


More behind the scenes journal entries from Raymond Jaramillo McLeod, now starring as 'Wreck' in Wonderful Town.

George Gaynes FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has George Gaynes been in?

George Gaynes has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.

How many West End shows has George Gaynes been in?

George Gaynes has not appeared in the West End.

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