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

Filmography

• 2024An SNL Thanksgiving — (archive footage)
• 2024Love's Second Act — Bob
• 2023What the Elf?! — Santa
• 2022Christmas with the Campbells — Robert
• 2021Aliens, Clowns & Geeks — Father Mahoney
• 2021The Independents — Eduardo
• 2020Stealing a Survivor — Mr. Martin
• 2020The Climb — Jim
• 2019Bliss — Pops
• 2019Christmas 9 to 5 — Manny O'Quinn
• 2019Grand-Daddy Day Care — Big Lou
• 2019Thank You Kindly — Bradley Walden
• The Masked Singer — Moose
• 2019VFW — Thomas Zabriski
• Fancy Nancy — Grandpa (voice)
• Bill Nye Saves the World — Polio
• 2017Mommy I Didn't Do It — DA Pierce
• 2017Sandy Wexler — Testimonial
• Clipped — Buzzy
• Fresh Off the Boat — Harv
• Kirstie — Duke
• The Goldbergs — Ned Frank
• 2012A Christmas Wedding Date — Mr. Destiny
• 2012Merry In-Laws — Mr Claus
• 2012The Seven Year Hitch — Mr. Henderson
• Franklin & Bash — Henry 'Hank' Shae
• Harry's Law — Franklin Chickory
• Portlandia — George Heely
• Hot in Cleveland — Yoder
• 2010The Women of SNL — Dominick (archive footage)
• 2009Santa Buddies — Santa Claus
• 2008A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! — Santa
• 2008Bryan Loves You — Mr. Flynn
• Childrens Hospital — Governor Jasper Ruth
• Less Than Kind — Tiny
• 2008Unnatural Causes — Chuck
• 2007LA Blues — Mickey
• 2007Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular — Santa Claus
• 2007Saturday Morning — Harold
• 2006Edmond — Pawn Shop Owner
• 2006Family — Harold Thompson
• Modern Men — Tug
• 2006Santa Baby — Santa Claus
• Ghost Whisperer — George the Plumber
• 2005Kids in America — Coach Thompson
• Masters of Horror
• The Colbert Report — Santa
• 2005The Life Coach — George
• 2004King of the Ants — Duke Wayne, Co-Producer
• 2003My Dinner with Jimi — Bill Uttley
• Rock Me Baby — Monty
• George Lopez — Ed
• 2001Odessa or Bust — The Chef
• Primetime Glick
• 2001Strange Relations — Howard
• 2001Teddy Bears' Picnic — General Edison 'Pete' Gerberding
• 2001The Gift of the Magi — Shopkeeper
• 2001The Prime Gig — Archie
• 2000Garage: A Rock Saga — Pitching Coach
• 2000Lakeboat — Collins
• Madigan Men
• 2000The Pooch and the Pauper — Sheldon Sparks
• 2000Wild About Harry — Frankie
• 1999Alice in Wonderland — Fred Tweedledee
• Family Guy — Norm Peterson (voice)
• 1999Outside Providence — Joey
• 1998Anarchy TV — Abbey Archer
• Becker — Frank
• 1998Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! — Policeman (uncredited)
• 1998Monty Python: Live at Aspen — Audience Member (uncredited)
• 1998Rupert's Land — Ivan Bloat
• 1997Alien Avengers II — Charlie
• 1997Blessed Assurance — Sam
• 1997Spice World — Film Producer
• 1997The Lovemaster — Therapist
• 1996Alien Avengers — Charlie
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch — Mike Shelby
• 1996Space Truckers — Keller
• Spin City — Dan Donaldson
• TFI Friday
• 1995Bye Bye Birdie — Harry MacAfee
• 1995Man of the House — Chet Bronski
• 1995Shame II: The Secret — Mac
• The George Wendt Show — George Coleman
• The Naked Truth — Les Polanski
• 1994Hostage for a Day — Warren Kooey
• 1994The Little Rascals — Lumberyard Clerk
• Frasier — Norm Peterson
• Bob
• 1992Forever Young — Harry Finley
• The Edge
• The Larry Sanders Show — George Wendt
• 1991Guilty by Suspicion — Bunny Baxter
• 1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration — Norm Peterson
• 1990Masters of Menace — Dr. Jack Erheart
• 1990The Earth Day Special — Norm Peterson
• Wings — Norm Peterson
• 1989Cranium Command — Stomach (voice)
• Seinfeld — George Wendt
• Tales from the Crypt — Mr. Crosswhite
• The Simpsons — Norm Peterson (voice)
• Day by Day — Stan
• 1988Mickey's 60th Birthday — Norm Peterson
• 1988Never Say Die — Mr. Witten
• 1988Plain Clothes — Chet Butler
• The Tortellis — Norm Peterson
• 1986Gung Ho — Buster
• 1985Fletch — Fat Sam
• 1985House — Harold Gorton
• 1985The Romance of Betty Boop — Johnny Throat/Punchie (voice)
• The Twilight Zone — Barney Schlesinger (segment "The World Next Door")
• 1984Dreamscape — Charlie Prince
• 1984Garfield in the Rough — Ranger #2 (voice)
• 1984No Small Affair — Jake
• 1984The Ratings Game — Mr. Sweeney
• 1984Thief of Hearts — Marty Morrison
• 1984Young Lust: A Soap Opera — Avery Lumpig
• 1983Garfield on the Town — Raoul / Member of the Claws (voice)
• 1983Likely Stories, Vol. 4 — Wary Witness
• 1982Airplane II: The Sequel — Ticket Agent (uncredited)
• Cheers — Norm Peterson, Director
• 1982Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again — Injured Man
• Making the Grade — Gus Bertoia
• St. Elsewhere — Norm Peterson
• 1980My Bodyguard — Engineer
• 1980Somewhere in Time — Student [1972]
• Hart to Hart — Sgt. Tate
• 1978A Wedding — Caterer (uncredited)
• Taxi — The Exterminator
• Alice — Monty
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host, Bob Swerski (uncredited), Self (uncredited)
• M*A*S*H — Pvt. La Roche
• Columbo — Graham McVeigh
• The Wonderful World of Disney — Norm Peterson

Appearances as themselves (26)

• SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night — Self
• A History of the World in Six Glasses — Self
• 2020For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close — Self
• Leaving Neverland — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2016'85: The Greatest Team in Football History — Self
• 2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows — Self
• Comedy Bang! Bang! — Self
• 2011Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements — Self
• Celebrity Ghost Stories — Self
• 2008Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' — Self
• 2007Chasing October — Self
• Top Chef — Himself - Guest Judge
• 2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found — Self
• 2003Mayor of the Sunset Strip — Self
• 2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special — Self
• TV Funhouse — Self
• 1999The Frasier Story — Self
• 1998Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest, Self (uncredited)
• 1992Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour — Self - Dad in video
• Birds of a Feather — Himself
• 1989Miss Piggy's Hollywood — Self
• The Jim Henson Hour — Self
• Whose Line Is It Anyway? — Self
• 1980Bill Murray Live from the Second City — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self