George Wendt

Acting

October 17, 1948 — May 20, 2025Chicago, Illinois, USA

George Robert Wendt Jr. was an American actor, best known for the role of Norm Peterson on the television show Cheers.

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Known for

The Simpsons

1989

Family Guy

1999

Seinfeld

1989

movie

The Little Rascals

1994

movie

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996

Tales from the Crypt

1989

movie

Forever Young

1992

Frasier

1993

Columbo

1971

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SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025

Self

movie

Love's Second Act

2024

A History of the World in Six Glasses

2024

Self

What the Elf?!

movie

What the Elf?!

2023

movie

Christmas with the Campbells

2022

Robert

movie

The Independents

2021

Eduardo

movie

Aliens, Clowns & Geeks

2021

Father Mahoney

movie

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

2020

Self

movie

The Climb

2020

Jim

movie

Stealing a Survivor

2020

Mr. Martin

movie

Christmas 9 to 5

2019

Manny O'Quinn

movie

Thank You Kindly

2019

Bradley Walden

movie

Bliss

2019

Pops

movie

VFW

2019

Thomas Zabriski

Leaving Neverland

2019

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

movie

Grand-Daddy Day Care

2019

Big Lou

The Masked Singer

2019

Moose

Fancy Nancy

2018

Grandpa Clancy (voice)

Bill Nye Saves the World

2017

Polio

movie

Sandy Wexler

2017

Testimonial

movie

Mommy I Didn't Do It

2017

DA Pierce

movie

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

2016

Self

movie

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

2016

Self

Clipped

2015

Buzzy

Fresh Off the Boat

2015

Harv

Kirstie

2013

Duke

The Goldbergs

2013

Ned Frank

movie

Merry In-Laws

2012

Mr Claus

movie

A Christmas Wedding Date

2012

Mr. Destiny

movie

The Seven Year Hitch

2012

Mr. Henderson

Comedy Bang! Bang!

2012

Self

Franklin & Bash

2011

Henry 'Hank' Shae

movie

Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements

2011

Self

Portlandia

2011

George Heely

Harry's Law

2011

Franklin Chickory

movie

The Women of SNL

2010

Dominick (archive footage)

Hot in Cleveland

2010

Yoder

movie

Santa Buddies

2009

Santa Claus

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009

Self

Childrens Hospital

2008

Governor Jasper Ruth

movie

A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!

2008

Santa

Less Than Kind

2008

Tiny

movie

Bryan Loves You

2008

Mr. Flynn

movie

Unnatural Causes

2008

Chuck

movie

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

2008

Self

movie

Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular

2007

Santa Claus

movie

Saturday Morning

2007

Harold

movie

LA Blues

2007

Mickey

movie

Chasing October

2007

Self

movie

Santa Baby

2006

Santa Claus

movie

Family

2006

Harold Thompson

movie

Edmond

2006

Pawn Shop Owner

Modern Men

2006

Tug

Top Chef

2006

Himself - Guest Judge

movie

The Life Coach

2005

George

Masters of Horror

2005

movie

Kids in America

2005

Coach Thompson

The Colbert Report

2005

Santa

movie

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

2005

Self

movie

King of the Ants

2004

Duke Wayne

Rock Me Baby

2003

Monty

movie

Mayor of the Sunset Strip

2003

Self

movie

My Dinner with Jimi

2003

Bill Uttley

movie

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

Self

George Lopez

2002

movie

The Gift of the Magi

2001

Shopkeeper

movie

Odessa or Bust

2001

The Chef

movie

Strange Relations

2001

Howard

Primetime Glick

2001

movie

Teddy Bears' Picnic

2001

General Edison 'Pete' Gerberding

movie

The Prime Gig

2001

Archie

movie

Wild About Harry

2000

Frankie

TV Funhouse

2000

Self

Madigan Men

2000

movie

The Pooch and the Pauper

2000

Sheldon Sparks

movie

Lakeboat

2000

Collins

movie

Outside Providence

1999

Joey

movie

Alice in Wonderland

1999

Fred Tweedledee

Family Guy

1999

Norm Peterson (voice)

movie

The Frasier Story

1999

Self

Becker

1998

Frank

movie

Rupert's Land

1998

Ivan Bloat

movie

Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!

1998

Policeman (uncredited)

movie

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

1998

Audience Member (uncredited)

movie

Anarchy TV

1998

Abbey Archer

movie

Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley

1998

Self

movie

Spice World

1997

Film Producer

movie

Alien Avengers II

1997

Charlie

movie

The Lovemaster

1997

Therapist

movie

Blessed Assurance

1997

Sam

movie

Space Truckers

1996

Keller

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996

Mike Shelby

Spin City

1996

Dan Donaldson

movie

Alien Avengers

1996

Charlie

movie

Bye Bye Birdie

1995

Harry MacAfee

The Naked Truth

1995

Les Polanski

movie

Shame II: The Secret

1995

Mac

The George Wendt Show

1995

movie

Man of the House

1995

Chet Bronski

movie

The Little Rascals

1994

Lumberyard Clerk

movie

Hostage for a Day

1994

Warren Kooey

Frasier

1993

Norm Peterson

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Self - Guest / Self (uncredited)

movie

Forever Young

1992

Harry Finley

movie

Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour

1992

Self - Dad in video

The Edge

1992

Bob

1992

The Larry Sanders Show

1992

George Wendt

movie

Guilty by Suspicion

1991

Bunny Baxter

movie

Masters of Menace

1990

Dr. Jack Erheart

movie

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

1990

Self

movie

The Earth Day Special

1990

Norm Peterson

Wings

1990

Norm Peterson

The Simpsons

1989

Norm Peterson (voice)

movie

Cranium Command

1989

Stomach (voice)

Birds of a Feather

1989

Himself

Seinfeld

1989

George Wendt

Tales from the Crypt

1989

Mr. Crosswhite

movie

Miss Piggy's Hollywood

1989

Self

The Jim Henson Hour

1989

Self

movie

Never Say Die

1988

Mr. Witten

movie

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988

Norm Peterson

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1988

Himself

movie

Plain Clothes

1988

Chet Butler

Day by Day

1988

Stan

The Tortellis

1987

Norm Peterson

movie

Gung Ho

1986

Buster

movie

House

1985

Harold Gorton

The Twilight Zone

1985

(segment "The World Next Door")

movie

Fletch

1985

Fat Sam

movie

The Romance of Betty Boop

1985

Johnny Throat/Punchie (voice)

movie

The Ratings Game

1984

Mr. Sweeney

movie

No Small Affair

1984

Jake

movie

Garfield in the Rough

1984

Ranger #2 (voice)

movie

Thief of Hearts

1984

Marty Morrison

movie

Dreamscape

1984

Charlie Prince

movie

Young Lust: A Soap Opera

1984

Avery Lumpig

movie

Garfield on the Town

1983

Raoul / Member of the Claws (voice)

movie

Likely Stories, Vol. 4

1983

movie

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

Ticket Agent (uncredited)

movie

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

1982

Injured Man

St. Elsewhere

1982

Norm Peterson

Cheers

1982

Norm Peterson

Making the Grade

1982

movie

Somewhere in Time

1980

Student [1972]

movie

My Bodyguard

1980

Engineer

movie

Bill Murray Live from the Second City

1980

Self

Hart to Hart

1979

Taxi

1978

The Exterminator

movie

A Wedding

1978

Caterer (uncredited)

Alice

1976

Saturday Night Live

1975

Self - Host / Bob Swerski (uncredited) / Self (uncredited)

M*A*S*H

1972

Pvt. La Roche

Columbo

1971

Graham McVeigh

movie

Garage: A Rock Saga

Pitching Coach

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movie

King of the Ants

2004

Co-Producer