George Wendt

George Wendt

Known for
Acting
Born
October 17, 1948
Died
May 20, 2025 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

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

Known For

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Filmography

2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night poster

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
Love's Second Act poster

Love's Second Act

Movie · as Bob

2024
An SNL Thanksgiving poster

An SNL Thanksgiving

Movie · as (archive footage)

2024
A History of the World in Six Glasses poster

A History of the World in Six Glasses

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2023
What the Elf?!

What the Elf?!

Movie · as Santa

2022
Christmas with the Campbells poster

Christmas with the Campbells

Movie · as Robert

2021
Aliens, Clowns & Geeks poster

Aliens, Clowns & Geeks

Movie · as Father Mahoney

2021
The Independents poster

The Independents

Movie · as Eduardo

2020
The Climb poster

The Climb

Movie · as Jim

2020
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close poster

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

Movie · as Self

2020
Stealing a Survivor poster

Stealing a Survivor

Movie · as Mr. Martin

2019
Grand-Daddy Day Care poster

Grand-Daddy Day Care

Movie · as Big Lou

2019
Bliss poster

Bliss

Movie · as Pops

2019
VFW poster

VFW

Movie · as Thomas Zabriski

2019
Christmas 9 to 5 poster

Christmas 9 to 5

Movie · as Manny O'Quinn

2019
Thank You Kindly poster

Thank You Kindly

Movie · as Bradley Walden

2019
The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Leaving Neverland poster

Leaving Neverland

TV · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep

2018
Fancy Nancy poster

Fancy Nancy

TV · as Grandpa (voice) · 3 eps

2017
Mommy I Didn't Do It poster

Mommy I Didn't Do It

Movie · as DA Pierce

2017
Sandy Wexler poster

Sandy Wexler

Movie · as Testimonial

2017
Bill Nye Saves the World poster

Bill Nye Saves the World

TV · as Polio · 1 ep

2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows poster

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Movie · as Self

2016
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History poster

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

Movie · as Self

2015
Clipped poster

Clipped

TV · as Buzzy · 10 eps

2015
Fresh Off the Boat poster

Fresh Off the Boat

TV · as Harv · 1 ep

2013
The Goldbergs poster

The Goldbergs

TV · as Ned Frank · 1 ep

2013
Kirstie poster

Kirstie

TV · as Duke · 1 ep

2012
Merry In-Laws poster

Merry In-Laws

Movie · as Mr Claus

2012
The Seven Year Hitch poster

The Seven Year Hitch

Movie · as Mr. Henderson

2012
A Christmas Wedding Date poster

A Christmas Wedding Date

Movie · as Mr. Destiny

2012
Comedy Bang! Bang! poster

Comedy Bang! Bang!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements poster

Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements

Movie · as Self

2011
Portlandia poster

Portlandia

TV · as George Heely · 1 ep

2011
Franklin & Bash poster

Franklin & Bash

TV · as Henry 'Hank' Shae · 1 ep

2011
Harry's Law poster

Harry's Law

TV · as Franklin Chickory · 1 ep

2010
The Women of SNL poster

The Women of SNL

Movie · as Dominick (archive footage)

2010
Hot in Cleveland poster

Hot in Cleveland

TV · as Yoder · 1 ep

2009
Santa Buddies poster

Santa Buddies

Movie · as Santa Claus

2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
Bryan Loves You poster

Bryan Loves You

Movie · as Mr. Flynn

2008
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! poster

A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!

Movie · as Santa

2008
Unnatural Causes poster

Unnatural Causes

Movie · as Chuck

2008
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' poster

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

Movie · as Self

2008
Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital

TV · as Governor Jasper Ruth · 1 ep

2008
Less Than Kind poster

Less Than Kind

TV · as Tiny · 1 ep

2007
Saturday Morning poster

Saturday Morning

Movie · as Harold

2007
Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular poster

Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular

Movie · as Santa Claus

2007
LA Blues poster

LA Blues

Movie · as Mickey

2007
Chasing October poster

Chasing October

Movie · as Self

2006
Santa Baby poster

Santa Baby

Movie · as Santa Claus

2006
Family poster

Family

Movie · as Harold Thompson

2006
Edmond poster

Edmond

Movie · as Pawn Shop Owner

2006
Modern Men poster

Modern Men

TV · as Tug · 7 eps

2006
Top Chef poster

Top Chef

TV · as Himself - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2005
The Life Coach poster

The Life Coach

Movie · as George

2005
Kids in America poster

Kids in America

Movie · as Coach Thompson

2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found poster

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

Movie · as Self

2005
Masters of Horror poster

Masters of Horror

TV · 1 ep

2005
The Colbert Report poster

The Colbert Report

TV · as Santa · 1 ep

2005
Ghost Whisperer poster

Ghost Whisperer

TV · as George the Plumber · 1 ep

2005
The Green Green Grass poster

The Green Green Grass

TV · as Cliff Cooper · 1 ep

2004
King of the Ants poster

King of the Ants

Movie · as Duke Wayne

2003
Mayor of the Sunset Strip poster

Mayor of the Sunset Strip

Movie · as Self

2003
My Dinner with Jimi poster

My Dinner with Jimi

Movie · as Bill Uttley

2003
Rock Me Baby poster

Rock Me Baby

TV · as Monty · 1 ep

2003
Last Comic Standing poster

Last Comic Standing

TV · as Self - Talent Scout · 1 ep

2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special poster

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Movie · as Self

2002
George Lopez poster

George Lopez

TV · as Ed · 2 eps

2001
The Prime Gig poster

The Prime Gig

Movie · as Archie

2001
Teddy Bears' Picnic poster

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Movie · as General Edison 'Pete' Gerberding

2001
Odessa or Bust poster

Odessa or Bust

Movie · as The Chef

2001
Strange Relations poster

Strange Relations

Movie · as Howard

2001
The Gift of the Magi poster

The Gift of the Magi

Movie · as Shopkeeper

2001
Primetime Glick poster

Primetime Glick

TV · 1 ep

2000
Lakeboat poster

Lakeboat

Movie · as Collins

2000
Wild About Harry poster

Wild About Harry

Movie · as Frankie

2000
The Pooch and the Pauper poster

The Pooch and the Pauper

Movie · as Sheldon Sparks

2000
Garage: A Rock Saga poster

Garage: A Rock Saga

Movie · as Pitching Coach

2000
Madigan Men poster

Madigan Men

TV · 4 eps

2000
TV Funhouse poster

TV Funhouse

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Outside Providence poster

Outside Providence

Movie · as Joey

1999
Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland

Movie · as Fred Tweedledee

1999
The Frasier Story poster

The Frasier Story

Movie · as Self

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Norm Peterson (voice) · 2 eps

1998
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley poster

Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley

Movie · as Self

1998
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! poster

Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!

Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

1998
Rupert's Land poster

Rupert's Land

Movie · as Ivan Bloat

1998
Monty Python: Live at Aspen poster

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

Movie · as Audience Member (uncredited)

1998
Anarchy TV poster

Anarchy TV

Movie · as Abbey Archer

1998
Becker poster

Becker

TV · as Frank · 1 ep

1997
Alien Avengers II poster

Alien Avengers II

Movie · as Charlie

1997
The Lovemaster poster

The Lovemaster

Movie · as Therapist

1997
Spice World poster

Spice World

Movie · as Film Producer

1997
Blessed Assurance poster

Blessed Assurance

Movie · as Sam

1996
Space Truckers poster

Space Truckers

Movie · as Keller

1996
Alien Avengers poster

Alien Avengers

Movie · as Charlie

1996
Spin City poster

Spin City

TV · as Dan Donaldson · 1 ep

1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

TV · as Mike Shelby · 6 eps

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 1 ep

1995
Man of the House poster

Man of the House

Movie · as Chet Bronski

1995
Shame II: The Secret poster

Shame II: The Secret

Movie · as Mac

1995
Bye Bye Birdie poster

Bye Bye Birdie

Movie · as Harry MacAfee

1995
The Naked Truth poster

The Naked Truth

TV · as Les Polanski · 13 eps

1995
The George Wendt Show poster

The George Wendt Show

TV · as George Coleman · 8 eps

1994
The Little Rascals poster

The Little Rascals

Movie · as Lumberyard Clerk

1994
Hostage for a Day poster

Hostage for a Day

Movie · as Warren Kooey

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Norm Peterson · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest, Self (uncredited) · 4 eps

1992
Forever Young poster

Forever Young

Movie · as Harry Finley

1992
Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour poster

Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour

Movie · as Self - Dad in video

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as George Wendt · 1 ep

1992
The Edge poster

The Edge

TV · 1 ep

1992
Bob poster

Bob

TV · 1 ep

1991
Guilty by Suspicion poster

Guilty by Suspicion

Movie · as Bunny Baxter

1991
Michael Jackson's Black or White poster

Michael Jackson's Black or White

Movie · as Father

1990
Masters of Menace poster

Masters of Menace

Movie · as Dr. Jack Erheart

1990
The Earth Day Special poster

The Earth Day Special

Movie · as Norm Peterson

1990
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration poster

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Norm Peterson

1990
Wings poster

Wings

TV · as Norm Peterson · 1 ep

1989
Miss Piggy's Hollywood poster

Miss Piggy's Hollywood

Movie · as Self

1989
Cranium Command poster

Cranium Command

Movie · as Stomach (voice)

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Norm Peterson (voice) · 1 ep

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Mr. Crosswhite · 1 ep

1989
Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld

TV · as George Wendt · 1 ep

1989
Birds of a Feather poster

Birds of a Feather

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

1989
The Jim Henson Hour poster

The Jim Henson Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
Plain Clothes poster

Plain Clothes

Movie · as Chet Butler

1988
Never Say Die poster

Never Say Die

Movie · as Mr. Witten

1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday poster

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Movie · as Norm Peterson

1988
Whose Line Is It Anyway? poster

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1988
Day by Day poster

Day by Day

TV · as Stan · 1 ep

1987
The Tortellis poster

The Tortellis

TV · as Norm Peterson · 1 ep

1986
Gung Ho poster

Gung Ho

Movie · as Buster

1985
House poster

House

Movie · as Harold Gorton

1985
Fletch poster

Fletch

Movie · as Fat Sam

1985
The Romance of Betty Boop poster

The Romance of Betty Boop

Movie · as Johnny Throat/Punchie (voice)

1985
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Barney Schlesinger (segment "The World Next Door") · 1 ep

1984
Dreamscape poster

Dreamscape

Movie · as Charlie Prince

1984
Young Lust: A Soap Opera poster

Young Lust: A Soap Opera

Movie · as Avery Lumpig

1984
No Small Affair poster

No Small Affair

Movie · as Jake

1984
Garfield in the Rough poster

Garfield in the Rough

Movie · as Ranger #2 (voice)

1984
Thief of Hearts poster

Thief of Hearts

Movie · as Marty Morrison

1984
The Ratings Game poster

The Ratings Game

Movie · as Mr. Sweeney

1983
Garfield on the Town poster

Garfield on the Town

Movie · as Raoul / Member of the Claws (voice)

1983
Likely Stories, Vol. 4 poster

Likely Stories, Vol. 4

Movie · as Wary Witness

1982
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again poster

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

Movie · as Injured Man

1982
Airplane II: The Sequel poster

Airplane II: The Sequel

Movie · as Ticket Agent (uncredited)

1982
St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere

TV · as Norm Peterson · 1 ep

1982
Cheers poster

Cheers

TV · as Norm Peterson · 269 eps

1982
Making the Grade

Making the Grade

TV · as Gus Bertoia · 6 eps

1980
Bill Murray Live from the Second City poster

Bill Murray Live from the Second City

Movie · as Self

1980
My Bodyguard poster

My Bodyguard

Movie · as Engineer

1980
Somewhere in Time poster

Somewhere in Time

Movie · as Student [1972]

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · as Sgt. Tate · 1 ep

1978
A Wedding poster

A Wedding

Movie · as Caterer (uncredited)

1978
Taxi poster

Taxi

TV · as Exterminator · 1 ep

1976
Alice poster

Alice

TV · as Monty · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host, Bob Swerski (uncredited), Self (uncredited) · 2 eps

1972
M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H

TV · as Pvt. La Roche · 1 ep

1971
Columbo poster

Columbo

TV · as Graham McVeigh · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Norm Peterson · 1 ep