George Wendt

Acting

George Wendt

Born October 17, 1948Chicago, Illinois, USA154 credits

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

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
8.0

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

TV

2025

Love's Second Act
8.2

Love's Second Act

Movie

2024

A History of the World in Six Glasses
7.0

A History of the World in Six Glasses

TV

2024

2.0

What the Elf?!

Movie

2023

Christmas with the Campbells
5.6

Christmas with the Campbells

Movie

2022

The Independents
6.0

The Independents

Movie

2021

Filmography

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday Nightas SelfTV
Love's Second Act
2024Love's Second ActMovie
A History of the World in Six Glasses
2024A History of the World in Six Glassesas SelfTV
W
2023What the Elf?!Movie
Christmas with the Campbells
2022Christmas with the Campbellsas RobertMovie
The Independents
2021The Independentsas EduardoMovie
Aliens, Clowns & Geeks
2021Aliens, Clowns & Geeksas Father MahoneyMovie
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Closeas SelfMovie
The Climb
2020The Climbas JimMovie
Stealing a Survivor
2020Stealing a Survivoras Mr. MartinMovie
Christmas 9 to 5
2019Christmas 9 to 5as Manny O'QuinnMovie
Thank You Kindly
2019Thank You Kindlyas Bradley WaldenMovie
Bliss
2019Blissas PopsMovie
VFW
2019VFWas Thomas ZabriskiMovie
Leaving Neverland
2019Leaving Neverlandas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)TV
Grand-Daddy Day Care
2019Grand-Daddy Day Careas Big LouMovie
The Masked Singer
2019The Masked Singeras MooseTV
Fancy Nancy
2018Fancy Nancyas Grandpa Clancy (voice)TV
Bill Nye Saves the World
2017Bill Nye Saves the Worldas PolioTV
Sandy Wexler
2017Sandy Wexleras TestimonialMovie
Mommy I Didn't Do It
2017Mommy I Didn't Do Itas D.A. PierceMovie
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
2016'85: The Greatest Team in Football Historyas SelfMovie
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrowsas SelfMovie
Clipped
2015Clippedas BuzzyTV
Fresh Off the Boat
2015Fresh Off the Boatas HarvTV
Kirstie
2013Kirstieas DukeTV
The Goldbergs
2013The Goldbergsas Ned FrankTV
Merry In-Laws
2012Merry In-Lawsas Mr ClausMovie
A Christmas Wedding Date
2012A Christmas Wedding Dateas Mr. DestinyMovie
The Seven Year Hitch
2012The Seven Year Hitchas Mr. HendersonMovie
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012Comedy Bang! Bang!as SelfTV
Franklin & Bash
2011Franklin & Bashas Henry 'Hank' ShaeTV
Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements
2011Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacementsas SelfMovie
Portlandia
2011Portlandiaas George HeelyTV
Harry's Law
2011Harry's Lawas Franklin ChickoryTV
The Women of SNL
2010The Women of SNLas Dominick (archive footage)Movie
Hot in Cleveland
2010Hot in Clevelandas YoderTV
Santa Buddies
2009Santa Buddiesas Santa ClausMovie
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009Celebrity Ghost Storiesas SelfTV
Childrens Hospital
2008Childrens Hospitalas Governor Jasper RuthTV
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
2008A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!as SantaMovie
Less Than Kind
2008Less Than Kindas TinyTV
Bryan Loves You
2008Bryan Loves Youas Mr. FlynnMovie
Unnatural Causes
2008Unnatural Causesas ChuckMovie
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
2008Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'as SelfMovie
Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular
2007Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacularas Santa ClausMovie
Saturday Morning
2007Saturday Morningas HaroldMovie
LA Blues
2007LA Bluesas MickeyMovie
Chasing October
2007Chasing Octoberas SelfMovie
Santa Baby
2006Santa Babyas Santa ClausMovie
Family
2006Familyas Harold ThompsonMovie
Edmond
2006Edmondas Pawn Shop OwnerMovie
Modern Men
2006Modern Menas TugTV
Top Chef
2006Top Chefas Himself - Guest JudgeTV
The Life Coach
2005The Life Coachas GeorgeMovie
Masters of Horror
2005Masters of HorrorTV
Kids in America
2005Kids in Americaas Coach ThompsonMovie
The Colbert Report
2005The Colbert Reportas SantaTV
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Foundas SelfMovie
King of the Ants
2004King of the Antsas Duke WayneMovie
Rock Me Baby
2003Rock Me Babyas MontyTV
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
2003Mayor of the Sunset Stripas SelfMovie
My Dinner with Jimi
2003My Dinner with Jimias Bill UttleyMovie
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002NBC 75th Anniversary Specialas SelfMovie
George Lopez
2002George Lopezas EdTV
The Gift of the Magi
2001The Gift of the Magias ShopkeeperMovie
Odessa or Bust
2001Odessa or Bustas The ChefMovie
Strange Relations
2001Strange Relationsas HowardMovie
Primetime Glick
2001Primetime GlickTV
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001Teddy Bears' Picnicas General Edison 'Pete' GerberdingMovie
The Prime Gig
2001The Prime Gigas ArchieMovie
Wild About Harry
2000Wild About Harryas FrankieMovie
TV Funhouse
2000TV Funhouseas SelfTV
Madigan Men
2000Madigan MenTV
The Pooch and the Pauper
2000The Pooch and the Pauperas Sheldon SparksMovie
Lakeboat
2000Lakeboatas CollinsMovie
Outside Providence
1999Outside Providenceas JoeyMovie
Alice in Wonderland
1999Alice in Wonderlandas Fred TweedledeeMovie
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Norm Peterson (voice)TV
The Frasier Story
1999The Frasier Storyas SelfMovie
Becker
1998Beckeras FrankTV
Rupert's Land
1998Rupert's Landas Ivan BloatMovie
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
1998Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!as Policeman (uncredited)Movie
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998Monty Python: Live at Aspenas Audience Member (uncredited)Movie
Anarchy TV
1998Anarchy TVas Abbey ArcherMovie
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farleyas SelfMovie
Spice World
1997Spice Worldas Film ProducerMovie
Alien Avengers II
1997Alien Avengers IIas CharlieMovie
The Lovemaster
1997The Lovemasteras TherapistMovie
Blessed Assurance
1997Blessed Assuranceas SamMovie
Space Truckers
1996Space Truckersas KellerMovie
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witchas Mike ShelbyTV
Spin City
1996Spin Cityas Dan DonaldsonTV
Alien Avengers
1996Alien Avengersas CharlieMovie
Bye Bye Birdie
1995Bye Bye Birdieas Harry MacAfeeMovie
The Naked Truth
1995The Naked Truthas Les PolanskiTV
Shame II: The Secret
1995Shame II: The Secretas MacMovie
T
1995The George Wendt ShowTV
Man of the House
1995Man of the Houseas Chet BronskiMovie
The Little Rascals
1994The Little Rascalsas Lumberyard ClerkMovie
Hostage for a Day
1994Hostage for a Dayas Warren KooeyMovie
Frasier
1993Frasieras Norm PetersonTV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Forever Young
1992Forever Youngas Harry FinleyMovie
Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
1992Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Touras Self - Dad in videoMovie
The Edge
1992The EdgeTV
Bob
1992BobTV
The Larry Sanders Show
1992The Larry Sanders Showas George WendtTV
Black or White
1991Black or Whiteas Father (uncredited)Movie
Guilty by Suspicion
1991Guilty by Suspicionas Bunny BaxterMovie
Masters of Menace
1990Masters of Menaceas Dr. Jack ErheartMovie
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Specialas SelfMovie
The Earth Day Special
1990The Earth Day Specialas Norm PetersonMovie
Wings
1990Wingsas Norm PetersonTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Norm Peterson (voice)TV
Birds of a Feather
1989Birds of a Featheras HimselfTV
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeldas George WendtTV
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Mr. CrosswhiteTV
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989Miss Piggy's Hollywoodas SelfMovie
Cranium Command
1989Cranium Commandas Stomach (voice)Movie
Never Say Die
1988Never Say Dieas Mr. WittenMovie
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988Mickey's 60th Birthdayas Norm PetersonMovie
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988Whose Line Is It Anyway?as HimselfTV
Plain Clothes
1988Plain Clothesas Chet ButlerMovie
Day by Day
1988Day by Dayas StanTV
The Tortellis
1987The Tortellisas Norm PetersonTV
Gung Ho
1986Gung Hoas BusterMovie
House
1985Houseas Harold GortonMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas (segment "The World Next Door")TV
Fletch
1985Fletchas Fat SamMovie
The Romance of Betty Boop
1985The Romance of Betty Boopas Johnny Throat/Punchie (voice)Movie
The Ratings Game
1984The Ratings Gameas Mr. SweeneyMovie
No Small Affair
1984No Small Affairas JakeMovie
Garfield in the Rough
1984Garfield in the Roughas Ranger #2 (voice)Movie
Thief of Hearts
1984Thief of Heartsas Marty MorrisonMovie
Dreamscape
1984Dreamscapeas Charlie PrinceMovie
Young Lust: A Soap Opera
1984Young Lust: A Soap Operaas Avery LumpigMovie
Garfield on the Town
1983Garfield on the Townas Raoul / Member of the Claws (voice)Movie
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
1983Likely Stories, Vol. 4Movie
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982Airplane II: The Sequelas Ticket Agent (uncredited)Movie
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982Jekyll and Hyde... Together Againas Injured ManMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhereas Norm PetersonTV
Cheers
1982Cheersas Norm PetersonTV
M
1982Making the GradeTV
Somewhere in Time
1980Somewhere in Timeas Student [1972]Movie
My Bodyguard
1980My Bodyguardas EngineerMovie
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
1980Bill Murray Live from the Second Cityas SelfMovie
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to HartTV
Taxi
1978Taxias The ExterminatorTV
A Wedding
1978A Weddingas Caterer (uncredited)Movie
Alice
1976AliceTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
M*A*S*H
1972M*A*S*Has Pvt. La RocheTV
Columbo
1971Columboas Graham McVeighTV