George Gaynes Net Worth

George Gaynes was born George Jongejans in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire, in 1917. He performed in French and Italian operas before the Second World War. Gaynes became a U.S. citizen at a young age and quickly became one of the best-known Broadway performers during the ’40s and ’50s after the end of World War II. He made his on-screen debut as a base commander in 1963’s “PT 109”. He appeared in the stage production of “My Fair Lady” during the mid-’60s. He landed the part of Henry Warnimont on “Punky Brewster” and his other TV appearances include “Hogan’s Heroes”, “Hawaii Five-O”, “General Hospital”, “Columbo”, “Cheers”, and “Chicago Hope”. Gaynes has appeared in dozens of movies, including six “Police Academy” films and “Police Academy: The Series” as Commandant Eric Lassard. Gaynes’ other film credits include “Just Married”, “Wag the Dog”, “The Fantastic Four”, “Micki & Maude”, “To Be or Not to Be”, and “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf”. He directed a handful of episodes of “WKRP in Cincinnati”. Gaynes was married to actress Allyn Ann McLerie from 1953 until his death in 2016. They had two children together.