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George Wendt

George Robert Wendt Jr. is an American actor born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. He is best known for playing Norm Peterson on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. After Cheers ended, he starred in his own sitcom, The George Wendt Show (1995), but it was cancelled after only a few episodes. Wendt also appeared in the films Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), No Small Affair (1984), Fletch (1985), The Little Rascals (1994), Spice World (1997), Outside Providence (1999), Santa Buddies (2009), and Sandy Wexler (2017).

Known For

Credits

Cast Credits

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025)
Guest starring as George Wendt
A History of the World in Six Glasses (2024)
Guest starring as George Wendt
Charles Band's Full Moon Freakshow (2022)
Guest starring as George Wendt
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as George Wendt
The Masked Singer (2019)
Guest starring as George Wendt
Fancy Nancy (2018)
Guest starring as Grandpa
Bill Nye Saves the World (2017)
Guest starring as George Wendt
Clipped (2015)
Starring as Buzzy
  • Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jun 16, 2015)
Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
Guest starring as Harv
The Goldbergs (2013)
Guest starring as Ned Frank
Franklin & Bash (2011)
Guest starring as Henry "Hank" Shae
Childrens Hospital (2010)
Guest starring as Governor Jasper Ruth
Hot in Cleveland (2010)
Guest starring as Yoder
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
Guest starring as George Wendt
Santa Baby (2006)
Starring as Santa Claus
Modern Men (2006)
Starring as Tug
Masters of Horror (2005)
Guest starring as Harold Thompson
  • Episode 2x02: Family (Nov 3, 2006)
Madigan Men (2000)
Guest starring as Carl (4 episodes)
Family Guy (1999)
Guest starring as Norm Peterson (2 episodes)
Becker (1998)
Guest starring as Frank
  • Episode 4x14: V-Day (Feb 4, 2002) [Special Guest Star]
Sabrina: The Teenage Witch (1996)
Guest starring as Mike Shelby (6 episodes)
Spin City (1996)
Guest starring as Dan Donaldson
The Naked Truth (1995)
Starring as Les Polanski
The George Wendt Show (1995)
Starring as George Coleman
Frasier (1993)
Guest starring as Norm Peterson
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Guest starring as George Wendt
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as George Wendt
Wings (1990)
Guest starring as Norm Peterson
The Simpsons (1989)
Guest starring as Norm
Seinfeld (1989)
Guest starring as George Wendt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Guest starring as Mr. Crosswhite
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1988)
Guest starring as George Wendt (2 episodes)
The Tortellis (1987)
Guest starring as Norm Peterson
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Guest starring as Barney Schlesinger
St. Elsewhere (1982)
Guest starring as Norm Peterson
  • Episode 3x24: Cheers (Mar 27, 1985)
Cheers (1982)
Starring as Norm Peterson (272 episodes)
Guest starring as George
Guest starring as George Wendt (2 episodes)
Making the Grade (1982)
Starring as Gus Bertoia
Alice (1976)
Guest starring as Monty
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as George Wendt (3 episodes)
M*A*S*H (1972)
Guest starring as Pvt. La Roche
Columbo (1968)
Guest starring as Graham McVeigh
Today (1952)
Guest starring as George Wendt
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Guest starring as George Wendt

Crew Credits

Cheers (1982)
Episode crew as Director
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