George Gaynes, and opera and stage performer whose career bloomed late as a character actor, leading to success on the big and small screens, died Feb. 15 in North Bend, WA. He was 98.

Mr Coleman (c) as Ron Carlisle in Tootsie, in a scene with Dustin Hoffman (l) and George Gaynes (r ... He later became known as a character actor in a variety of TV and film roles, as well ...

Winslow continued his career as a comedian, actor, and voice artist ... Photo: @framefound on X (Twitter), Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage (modified by author) George Gaynes played the endearing and ...

George Gaynes was an actor born in Helsinki, Finland in 1917. He began his career as a stage actor in Europe before moving to the United States in the 1950s. With his distinguished looks and talent ...

George Gaynes, a character actor whose six-decade career included Tootsie, all seven Police Academy films and more than 85 episodes of Punky Brewster, died Monday in North Bend, WA.. He was 98.

George Gaynes, who portrayed an irritable foster parent ... Gaynes, who was not only a character actor but a baritone singer, made hundreds of appearances both on TV comedies and dramas, as ...

The cast included former football player Bubba Smith, the prolific character actor George Gaynes and a young Kim Cattrall long before her Sex And The City days. Robertson left the franchise after ...

The actor did not make the trip to Moscow for ... From left: G.W. Bailey, George Gaynes and George R. Robertson in Police Academy (1984) Warner Brothers/Courtesy Everett Collection The CBC ...

Born as George Jongejans to a Dutch father and Russian mother in Finland, Gaynes was a classically trained ... Emmy-nominated character actor who appeared in numerous films and TV shows over ...