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George Gaynes

1917 - 2016

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George Gaynes (born George Jongejans; May 16, 1917 – February 15, 2016) was a Finnish-born American singer, actor, and voice artist. Born to Dutch and Russian-Finnish parents 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. Gaynes' most recognized roles in cinema were that of Commandant Eric Lassard in the Police Academy series and as John Van Horn in the 1982 comedy film Tootsie. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Gaynes has received more than 2,100,118 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. George Gaynes is the 409th most popular actor (up from 445th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Finland (up from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Actor.

George Gaynes is most famous for playing Commandant Eric Lassard in the Police Academy films.

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  • 63.83

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  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.47

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  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, George Gaynes ranks 409 out of 9,996Before him are Anne Baxter, Lana Turner, Alfred Molina, Richard Crenna, Tobey Maguire, and Emmanuelle Riva. After him are Groucho Marx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bob Hoskins, Jean Simmons, Laurence Fishburne, and Charlie Sheen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, George Gaynes ranks 30Before him are Óscar Romero, Jean-Pierre Melville, Bourvil, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia, James Rainwater, and Sven Hassel. After him are Ferdinand Marcos, Dizzy Gillespie, Algirdas Julien Greimas, Danielle Darrieux, John Lee Hooker, and Thelonious Monk. Among people deceased in 2016, George Gaynes ranks 36Before him are Andrzej Żuławski, Carrie Fisher, Nancy Reagan, Věra Čáslavská, Bernardo Provenzano, and Gene Wilder. After him are James Cronin, Walter Scheel, Hilary Putnam, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Michael Cimino, and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, George Gaynes ranks 18 out of 642Before him are Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870), Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832), Risto Ryti (1889), Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (1917), Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895), and Elias Lönnrot (1802). After him are Arto Paasilinna (1942), Ragnar Granit (1900), Helene Schjerfbeck (1862), Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861), Aki Kaurismäki (1957), and Johan Gadolin (1760).

Among ACTORS In Finland

Among actors born in Finland, George Gaynes ranks 1After him are Gustaf Molander (1888), Tapio Rautavaara (1915), Peter Franzén (1971), Stina Ekblad (1954), Matti Pellonpää (1951), Taina Elg (1930), Vesa-Matti Loiri (1945), Kati Outinen (1961), Tauno Palo (1908), Jasper Pääkkönen (1980), and Pihla Viitala (1982).

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