Police Academy Actors That Are Dead
by itskyletimelolz | created - 26 Sep 2021 | updated - 26 Sep 2021 | PublicAKA Why Police Academy 8 Wouldn't Be A Good Idea Now
1. George Gaynes
Actor | Tootsie
George Gaynes was born in Helsinki in May, 1917, which was then the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland. The Grand Duchy was part of the Russian Empire, which was in a state of collapse at the time of Gaynes' birth. The Emperor Nicholas II of Russia had abdicated the throne on March 15, two ...
Commandant Lassard
2. Andrew Rubin
Actor | Police Academy
Andrew Harold Rubin was born in the seaport town of New Bedford, Massachusetts. His father, Simon, owned a furniture and bedding factory and his mother, Leona (nee Greenstone) was an artist and international travel writer.
Andy, as he was called then, began performing and acting at the age of 10. He...
3. David Graf
Actor | Police Academy
David Graf was a Lancaster, Ohio native. He was a graduate of Lancaster High School in 1968. He went on to attend college at Otterbein University where he graduated in 1972 as a theater major. He attended Ohio State University grad school until 1975 when he dropped out to pursue an acting career in...
Sgt. Tackleberry (Died At 50 Years Old)
4. Marion Ramsey
Actress | Police Academy
Marion Ramsey was an American actress and singer from Philadelphia. She is primarily known for her role as the soft-spoken policewoman Laverne Hooks in the "Police Academy" film series (1984-1994). Hooks was depicted as a "diminutive, soft-spoken and unassertive woman" with a high-pitched voice. ...
Sgt. Hooks (Died At 73 Years Old)
5. Art Metrano
Actor | Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Art Metrano was born on September 22, 1936 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986), Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) and History of the World: Part I (1981). He was married to Rebecca Elizabeth Chute...
Lt. Mauser (Died At 84 Years Old)
6. Ed Nelson
Actor | Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Ed Nelson was aiming for a career in the legal profession until he caught the acting bug during his second year of college. In 1952, he headed off to New York City, where he studied direction and production at the School of Radio Technique. He returned to his native New Orleans where he worked as ...
Governor Neilson (Died At 85 Years Old)
7. Billie Bird
Actress | Sixteen Candles
Vaudeville comedienne Billie Bird Sellen was discovered at an orphanage at the age of eight years and hired to tour theater circuits with a vaudeville troupe. During the Vietnam War she accompanied 12 USO tours entertaining the troops in the war zone in the 1960s and 1970s. She had worked as ...
Mrs. Feldman (Died At 94 Years Old)
8. Tab Thacker
Actor | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Tab Thacker was born on March 10, 1962 in North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987), Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988) and Wildcats (1986). He was married to Sharon. He died on December 28, 2007 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
House (Died At 45 Years Old)
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