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• GEE GAYN, STAR OF ‘POLICE AMY’ AND ‘PUNKY BREWSTER,’ DI AT 98
• GEE GAYN, ‘PUNKY BREWSTER’ DAD AND ‘POLICE AMY’ HEAD, DI AT 98
• GEE GAYN, ‘PUNKY BREWSTER’ AND ‘POLICE AMY’ STAR, DI AT 98
• GEE GAYN: COMMANDANT LASSARD
• 'POLICE AMY,' 'PUNKY BREWSTER' STAR GEE GAYN DI AT 98
• GEE GAYN(1917-2016)
• POLICE AMY STAR GEE GAYN DI AT 98
• ‘POLICE AMY’ AND ‘PUNKY BREWSTER’ ACTOR GEE GAYN DI AT 98
• GEE GAYN DEAD - 'POLICE AMY' ACTOR DI AT 98
• GEE GAYN, STAR OF ‘PUNKY BREWSTER,’ ‘POLICE AMY,’ DI AT 98
• POLICE AMY STAR GEE GAYN DI AT 98
• GEE GAYN, ‘POLICE AMY’ AND ‘PUNKY BREWSTER’ ACTOR, DI AT 98
• POLICE AMY'S GEE GAYN AD AT 98 FOLLOWG LOURFUL ACTG REER
• GEE GAYN: 1917-2016, STAR OF PUNKY BREWSTER AND POLICE AMY
• GEE GAYN, LE VéTéRAN POLICE AMY T MORT
• « POLICE AMY » : L’ACTR GEE GAYN MORT à L’âGE 98 ANS
• POLICE AMY'S GEE GAYN MA SILLS AN ARTFORM

GEE GAYN, STAR OF ‘POLICE AMY’ AND ‘PUNKY BREWSTER,’ DI AT 98

Gee Gayn died on Monday at his dghter’s home North Bend, Washgton, his dghter Iya Gayn Falne Brown nfirmed to The New York Tim. Gayn also starred oppose Dt Hoffman the 1982 film Tootsie, which received 10 Amy Award nomatns, although only Jsi Lange won for bt supportg actrs. Gayn’ other film creds clu The Way We Were, Altered Stat and Wag the Dog.

GEE GAYN, ‘PUNKY BREWSTER’ DAD AND ‘POLICE AMY’ HEAD, DI AT 98

The Hollywood Reporter spoke wh Gayn’ longtime agent Jonathan Howard, vp of talent at Innovative Artists, on Tuday night.

Howard, who met Gayn the early ’80s and worked wh him for 30 years, said the pair kept touch after he retired.

GEE GAYN, ‘PUNKY BREWSTER’ AND ‘POLICE AMY’ STAR, DI AT 98

Born Helski, Fland, on May 16, 1917, Gayn got his start on Broadway the ’50s, starrg the origal productn of the mil Wonrful Town. Gee Gayn played the foster father on "Punky Brewster". Gee Gayn, the longtime character actor who gaed fame late life wh his rol the TV seri “Punky Brewster” and the “Police Amy” movi, died Monday, acrdg to the Kg County, Washgton, Medil Examer’s Office.

The New York Tim reported that Gayn died at his dghter’s home North Bend, Washgton. Gayn, known for his leadg-man good looks and rich barone voice ( fact, he me to Ameri om Europe to sg opera), had been a Hollywood and stage fixture for s, often playg thory figur such as doctors, profsors and law-enforcement officials.

Frye remembered Gayn on Twter and Facebook Tuday night. Gayn said that creatg his character, Henry Warnimont, took some time. Gayn appreciated the regnn his new stardom brought, though he was reful to note that he’d had que a reer before the ’80s me along.

GEE GAYN: COMMANDANT LASSARD

Gayn was born Fland 1917 and raised wtern Europe. Gee Gayn, who portrayed an irrable foster parent on the ’80s s “Punky Brewster, ” the bewilred mandant seven “Police Amy” films and a soap opera star wh a csh on Dorothy Michaels, whom he don’t know is Dt Hoffman’s character drag, the h feature edy “Tootsie, ” died on Monday North Bend, Wash.

Gayn, who was not only a character actor but a barone sger, ma hundreds of appearanc both on TV edi and dramas, as well as 35 films (untg both featur and and ma-for-TV movi) and many plays, mil edi and even operas the U. While Gayn beme immediately regnizable to TV viewers and filmgoers, he never achieved name regnn, let alone stardom. On “Punky Brewster, ” Gayn played buildg manager Henry Warnimont, who fds an abandoned girl (Soleil Moon Frye) and be her foster parent and eventually her adoptive father.

'POLICE AMY,' 'PUNKY BREWSTER' STAR GEE GAYN DI AT 98

Gayn recurred om 1987-91 on the crilly acclaimed NBC edy “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, ” starrg Blair Brown and Gayn’ wife, actrs Allyn Ann McLerie; he was a seri regular, as Sen. Actor Gregory Gaye, who played a Nazi official “Casablan, ” was an uncle.

GEE GAYN(1917-2016)

He changed his last name to Gayn and guted on TV seri cludg “The Defenrs, ” “Missn: Impossible, ” “Bonanza, ” “Mannix, ” “Hogan’s Hero, ” “The Six Milln Dollar Man, ” “Hawaii Five-0” and “Chigo Hope. In addn to his wife, Gayn is survived by a dghter; one granddghter; and two great-granddghters. Pictured: (l-r) Gee Gayn as Henry Warnimont, Soleil Moon Frye as Penelope 'Punky' Brewster, Brandon the Wonr Dog.

(Getty)Gee Gayn, who starred all seven “Police Amy” movi and had a lead role the 1980s s “Punky Brewster, ” died Monday his dghter’s Washgton state home.

POLICE AMY STAR GEE GAYN DI AT 98

He was Gayn Falne Brown nfirmed her father’s ath to The New York Tim on had a role 35 films over the urse of his reer, cludg starrg oppose of Dt Hoffman the movie “Tootsie, ” which received 10 Amy Award nomatns.

”Stars we've lost recent yearsJonathan Howard, a longtime agent for Gayn, told The Hollywood Reporter he was sadned by the news of Gayn' ath. ”Gayn was born Gee Jongejans Helski, Fland on May 16, 1917 to a Rsian mother and a Dutch father.

‘POLICE AMY’ AND ‘PUNKY BREWSTER’ ACTOR GEE GAYN DI AT 98

”Gayn retired om actg followg his appearance the 2003 film “Jt Married, ” starrg Ashton Kutcher and Brtany is survived by his wife, actrs Allyn Ann McLerie, his dghter, one granddghter, and two great-granddghters. BgraphyAwardsTriviaGee Gayn(1917-2016)ActorDirectorSoundtrackPlay trailer1:34Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)Gee Gayn was born Helski May, 1917, which was then the pal of the Grand Duchy of Fland.

The Grand Duchy was part of the Rsian Empire, which was a state of llapse at the time of Gayn' birth. The Emperor Nicholas II of Rsia had abdited the throne on March 15, two months prr to Gayn' birth, and the Empire was the procs of fay left the untry, and Gee was primarily raised France, England, and Swzerland. His father Gerr Jongejans was a Dutch bsman, and his mother Iya Grigorievna Gay was a Rsian artist.

GEE GAYN DEAD - 'POLICE AMY' ACTOR DI AT 98

He then attend a mic school Milan, Italy for about a 1940, Gee Gayn was livg France, durg the time of the Battle of France World War II. He applied for Amerin cizenship and officially beme a cizen the late 1940s to the early 1960s, Gee Gayn was primarily a theatril actor.

Keep track of how much of Gee Gayn’s work you have seen. Image source, Rex FeaturImage ptn, Gee Gayn starred 35 films over the urse of his reerThe actor Gee Gayn died on Monday, at the age of 98, his dghter starred all seven Police Amy movi and had a lead role the 1980s s Punky Brewster.

Gayn retired 2003 after playg the feature edy Jt Married, alongsi Ashton Kutcher and Brtany Murphy. Gee Gayn was one such actor, earng a fair measure of notabily wh key rol the Police Amy anchise as well as the program Punky Brewster, but never attag te celebry ubiquy.

GEE GAYN, STAR OF ‘PUNKY BREWSTER,’ ‘POLICE AMY,’ DI AT 98

Surround by fay at his dghter’s home North Bend, Washgton, Gayn died on Monday. He was 98 years 1917 to a Dutch bsman and Rsian artist livg Helski, young Gayn bopped around Europe for most of his boyhood years, spendg time France, England, and Swzerland before permanently relotg to the Uned Stat. In the ‘40s and ‘50s, Gayn would rise to promence as a trear of the Broadway boards, leadg mil edi and even cultivatg a reer opera, sgg Europe prr to World War II and the U.

POLICE AMY STAR GEE GAYN DI AT 98

Gayn ma the jump to the screen the early ‘60s, steadily alternatg between TV and film projects over the urse of a long and varied reer. Gayn sred another h the ‘80s as Henry Warnimont, the ntankero ot who would warm to Punky Brewster and eventually bee the prec tot’s foster father.

The ‘80s were Gayn’ high pot for sure, as the also put him oppose Dt Hoffman the unexpected h and awards-season smash won’t go down the history books, but he did what he did well, and what’s more, he was able to do often, which is all an actor n really ask for this life. Gee Gayn, 'Police Amy' Actor, Di at 98The actor ma hundreds of appearanc TV and film, cludg the Commandant “Police Amy” and the adoptive father on “Punky Brewster.

Gee Gayn, a character actor known for his work seven Police Amy movi, has died at age 98. Gee Gayn, star of the Police Amy movi and the cranky foster dad the 1980s s Punky Brewster, has died.

GEE GAYN, ‘POLICE AMY’ AND ‘PUNKY BREWSTER’ ACTOR, DI AT 98

His ath was nfirmed by his dghter, Iya Gayn Falne Brown. Your ltle Punky RIP Gee Gayn, ” the actrs wrote. Your ltle PunkyRIP Gee Gayn.

POLICE AMY'S GEE GAYN AD AT 98 FOLLOWG LOURFUL ACTG REER

Gayn will also be remembered for his role alongsi Dt Hoffman Tootsie, where he drsed drag as Dorothy Michaels and kissed the actor. Gee Gayn his ‘Punky Brewster’ days. Gee Gayn, the star of movi like ‘Tootsie’ and the 'Police Amy’ seri, has character actor, who had retired 2003, was 98, the news beg nfirmed by his dghter Iya Gayn Falne Brown, acrdg to the New York well as beg an actor, Gayn was also a noted barone sger, but is perhaps bt known for his role as Commandant Eric Lassard the 'Police Amy’ was also the curmudgeonly widower Henry Warnimont the US s 'Punky Brewster’ Helski, he was the son of a Rsian artist and a Dutch bsman, while his uncle was the actor Rsian-born Gregory Gaye, who had appeared movi like 'Casablan’ was raised France, Swzerland and England, and served the Royal Dutch Navy durg World War II, a move which curtailed a burgeong opera reer havg appeared productns Italy and France.

GEE GAYN: 1917-2016, STAR OF PUNKY BREWSTER AND POLICE AMY

Followg the war, his fay moved to the US, and New York, Gayn joed the New York Cy Opera, and later took to Broadway. Gee Gayn, the beloved character actor bt known for his work the “Police Amy” films and on “Punky Brewster, ” died at his dghter’s home North Bend, Washgton. His ath Monday was nfirmed by his dghter, Iya Gayn Falne Brown, acrdg to the New York Tim.

Gayn (above middle) starred as Cmdt.

Gayn was a soap opera actor real life too, appearg on “General Hospal” as Frank Smh.

GEE GAYN, LE VéTéRAN POLICE AMY T MORT

Not only was Gayn a multi-talented actor, but he was also a barone sger. In his popular role as Warnimont on “Punky Brewster, ” Gayn’ character found an abandoned ltle girl (Soleil Moon Frye) an empty apartment and beme first her foster parent and then her adoptive father.

Born Gee Jongejans Helski, Fland, on May 16, 1917, Gayn was raised France, England and Swzerland. Police Amy's Gee Gayn ad at 98 followg lourful actg reerThe actor, bt known for his role Punky Brewster and the Police Amy anchise, died on MondayRIP: Gee Gayn passed away on MondayGee Gayn has passed away at the age of 98.

« POLICE AMY » : L’ACTR GEE GAYN MORT à L’âGE 98 ANS

Gayn, who was not only a character actor but a barone sger, ma hundreds of appearanc both on TV edi and dramas, as well as 35 films and many plays, mil edi and even operas the U. While Gayn beme immediately regnizable to TV viewers and filmgoers, he never achieved name regnn, let alone stardom. Actor Gregory Gaye, who played a Nazi official Casablan, was an uncle.

Gayn is survived by a dghter, one granddghter, and two great-granddghters. He changed his last name to Gayn and guted on TV seri cludg The Defenrs, Missn: Impossible, Bonanza, Mannix, Hogan's Hero, The Six Milln Dollar Man, Hawaii Five-0 and Chigo Hope. In addn to his wife, Gayn is survived by a dghter, one granddghter, and two great-granddghters.

He is bt known as Commandant Eric Lassard the Police Amy films, but, as CHARLIE CONNELLY reports, actor Gee Gayn had an credibly smopolan childhood Europe, and an eventful Send World War reer. Celebry me late to Gee Gayn.

POLICE AMY'S GEE GAYN MA SILLS AN ARTFORM

While Hoffman won most of the plds (and Jsi Lange won an Osr for Bt Supportg Actrs) the New Yorker’s legendary film cric Ple Kael sgled out Gayn’ performance as “a small ic triumph” and said, “once you’ve lghed at him, even the sight of him triggers more lghs”. Van Horn’s arnt pursu of Dorothy n ocsnally make unfortable viewg today, not least when one scene he all but forc his way to her apartment, but Commandant Lassard the Police Amy seri Gayn created a reliably lm and likable ic turn, an anchorg prence seven films that started out noisy and brash and beme ls subtle and nuanced om there.

Gayn was 65 when Tootsie was released, a long-tablished character actor wh a rpectable screen CV listg the lik of Bonanza, Columbo, Hawaii Five-O, Cheers and General Hospal. He was one of those fac you knew but uldn’t name until the space of two years and two rol Gee Gayn beme a bona fi film star.