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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

144

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-10-17

Day of Death

2025-05-20 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

George Robert Wendt III

George R. Wendt

George Wendt

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. George Robert Wendt Jr. (October 17, 1948 – May 20, 2025) was an American actor, best known for the role of Norm Peterson on the television show Cheers. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Wendt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Life Coach

2005

The Life Coach

as

George

Forever Young

1992

Forever Young

as

Harry Finley

Space Truckers

1996

Space Truckers

as

Keller

King of the Ants

2004

King of the Ants

as

Duke Wayne

House

1985

House

as

Harold Gorton

Guilty by Suspicion

1991

Guilty by Suspicion

as

Bunny Baxter

Dreamscape

1984

Dreamscape

as

Charlie Prince

Santa Buddies

2009

Santa Buddies

as

Santa Claus

Fletch

1985

Fletch

as

Fat Sam

Santa Baby

2006

Santa Baby

as

Santa Claus

Bryan Loves You

2008

Bryan Loves You

as

Mr. Flynn

Gung Ho

1986

Gung Ho

as

Buster

Man of the House

1995

Man of the House

as

Chet Bronski

Young Lust - A Soap Opera

1984

Young Lust - A Soap Opera

as

Avery Lumpig

The Prime Gig

2001

The Prime Gig

as

Archie

No Small Affair

1984

No Small Affair

as

Jake

Garfield in the Rough

1984

Garfield in the Rough

as

Ranger #2 (voice)

Masters of Menace

1990

Masters of Menace

as

Dr. Jack Erheart

Garfield on the Town

1983

Garfield on the Town

as

Raoul / Member of the Claws (voice)

Alien Avengers

1996

Alien Avengers

as

Charlie

Lakeboat

2000

Lakeboat

as

Collins

Merry In-Laws

2012

Merry In-Laws

as

Mr Claus

Teddy Bears' Picnic

2001

Teddy Bears' Picnic

as

General Edison 'Pete' Gerberding

The Seven Year Hitch

2012

The Seven Year Hitch

as

Mr. Henderson

Alien Avengers II

1997

Alien Avengers II

as

Charlie

Saturday Morning

2007

Saturday Morning

as

Harold

Plain Clothes

1988

Plain Clothes

as

Chet Butler

The Little Rascals

1994

The Little Rascals

as

Lumberyard Clerk

Hostage for a Day

1994

Hostage for a Day

as

Warren Kooey

Wild About Harry

2000

Wild About Harry

as

Frankie

The Lovemaster

1997

The Lovemaster

as

Therapist

Never Say Die

1988

Never Say Die

as

Mr. Witten

Family

2006

Family

as

Harold Thompson

Unnatural Causes

2008

Unnatural Causes

as

Chuck

Alice in Wonderland

1999

Alice in Wonderland

as

Fred Tweedledee

Thief of Hearts

1984

Thief of Hearts

as

Marty Morrison

Edmond

2005

Edmond

as

Pawn Shop Owner

Odessa or Bust

2001

Odessa or Bust

as

The Chef

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988

Mickey's 60th Birthday

as

Norm Peterson

A Christmas Wedding Date

2012

A Christmas Wedding Date

as

Mr. Destiny

Mommy I Didn't Do It

2017

Mommy I Didn't Do It

as

D.A. Pierce

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

Airplane II: The Sequel

as

Ticket Agent (uncredited)

Spice World

1997

Spice World

as

Film Producer

Sandy Wexler

2017

Sandy Wexler

as

Testimonial

The Pooch and the Pauper

2000

The Pooch and the Pauper

as

Sheldon Sparks

The Ratings Game

1984

The Ratings Game

as

Mr. Sweeney

Bliss

2019

Bliss

as

Pops

The Climb

2020

The Climb

as

Jim

The Women of SNL

2010

The Women of SNL

as

Dominick (archive footage)

VFW

2019

VFW

as

Thomas Zabriski

Christmas 9 to 5

2019

Christmas 9 to 5

as

Manny O'Quinn

Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!

1998

Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!

as

Policeman (uncredited)

Rupert's Land

1998

Rupert's Land

as

Ivan Bloat

My Beautiful Son

2001

My Beautiful Son

as

Howard

A Wedding

1978

A Wedding

as

Caterer (uncredited)

LA Blues

2007

LA Blues

as

Mickey

Kids in America

2005

Kids in America

as

Coach Thompson

The Gift of the Magi

2001

The Gift of the Magi

as

Shopkeeper

Bye Bye Birdie

1995

Bye Bye Birdie

as

Harry MacAfee

Aliens, Clowns & Geeks

2021

Aliens, Clowns & Geeks

as

Father Mahoney

The Independents

2021

The Independents

as

Eduardo

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

1998

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

as

Audience Member (uncredited)

Anarchy TV

1998

Anarchy TV

as

Abbey Archer

The Earth Day Special

1990

The Earth Day Special

as

Norm Peterson

The Romance of Betty Boop

1985

The Romance of Betty Boop

as

Johnny Throat/Punchie (voice)

My Dinner with Jimi

2003

My Dinner with Jimi

as

Bill Uttley

My Bodyguard

1980

My Bodyguard

as

Engineer

Chasing October

2007

Chasing October

as

Self

Cheers

Cheers

as

Norm Peterson

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Norm Peterson (voice)

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

as

Pvt. La Roche

Family Guy

Family Guy

as

Norm Peterson (voice)

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

(segment "The World Next Door")

Spin City

Spin City

as

Dan Donaldson

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

Mr. Crosswhite

Wings

Wings

as

Norm Peterson

Frasier

Frasier

as

Norm Peterson

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth

as

Les Polanski

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

George Wendt

Clipped

Clipped

as

Buzzy

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

Top Chef

Top Chef

as

Himself - Guest Judge

Portlandia

Portlandia

as

George Heely

Taxi

Taxi

as

The Exterminator

Childrens Hospital

Childrens Hospital

as

Governor Jasper Ruth

Fancy Nancy

Fancy Nancy

as

Grandpa Clancy (voice)

Franklin & Bash

Franklin & Bash

as

Henry 'Hank' Shae

Becker

Becker

as

Frank

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Goldbergs

The Goldbergs

as

Ned Frank

Columbo

Columbo

as

Graham McVeigh

Kirstie

Kirstie

as

Duke

Bob

Bob

as

Production

Crew

Directing