George Gaynes: 'Police Academy' And 'Punky Brewster' Star Dies At 98 (PHOTO)

George Gaynes, best known for his role of a grumpy foster parent on the 80s sitcom "Punky Brewster" and Commandant Lassard on "Police Academy," died on Monday at his daughter's home in North Bend, Wash. He was 98, The New York Times reported.

"Punky Brewster" followed the story of Henry Warnimont (Gaynes), a building manager, and his relationship with an abandoned young girl (Soleil Moon Frye) that he adopts, according to Variety.

Gaynes' silver screen credits also include 1982's "Tootsie", in which he played the role of a soap opera star who has a crush on his new co-star, Dorothy Michaels, unaware that Michaels is Dustin Hoffman's character in drag.

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