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George Wendt

Highest Rated: 100% Aliens, Clowns & Geeks (2019)

Lowest Rated: 0% Thief of Hearts (1984)

Birthday: Oct 17, 1948

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

A hefty, curly-haired supporting player, George Wendt gained national recognition as Norm Peterson, the beer-swilling accountant-turned-housepainter-and-sometime-decorator on the long-running NBC sitcom "Cheers" (1982-93), parlaying his sudsmeister image into a run as pitchman for a national brewery. A native of Chicago, Wendt spent two years traveling throughout Europe and North Africa after earning a degree in economics, before returning home and enrolling in the Second City comedy troupe's acting workshop. Graduating to their company, he performed with the group from 1974-80. The NBC comedy pilot featuring Second City players, "Nothing But Comedy," brought him to Los Angeles where he made his feature debut in "My Bodyguard" (1980).

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Highest rated movies

100% 92% Aliens, Clowns & Geeks Watchlist 100% 97% The Independents Watchlist 90% 80% The Climb Watchlist 86% 60% Bliss Watchlist 85% 61% VFW Watchlist
83% 61% Lakeboat
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79% 81% Fletch
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79% 46% Dreamscape
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73% 96% Americanish
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68% 55% Guilty by Suspicion
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George Wendt

George Wendt Portlandia, Carrie Brownstein (L), George Wendt (C), Fred Armisen (R), 'Off the Grid', Season 3, Ep. #6, 01/25/2013, ©IFC THIEF OF HEARTS, Barbara Williams, George Wendt, 1984. ©Paramount GUNG HO, Sab Shimono, George Wendt, 1986, (c)Paramount GUNG HO, Michael Keaton, George Wendt, 1986, (c)Paramount GUNG HO, George Wendt, Michael Keaton, 1986, (c)Paramount GUNG HO, George Wendt, Michael Keaton, 1986. (c) Paramount Pictures. GUILTY BY SUSPICION, George Wendt, Robert DeNiro, Chris Cooper, 1991, (c)Warner Bros. PLAIN CLOTHES, Arliss Howard, George Wendt, 1988, (c)Paramount Pictures SPICE WORLD, Mark McKinney, George Wendt, Richard E. Grant, 1997, (c)Columbia Pictures View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love's Second Act Unknown (Character) - 2024
39% 56% Christmas with The Campbells Unknown (Character) - 2022
73% 96% Americanish Douglas Smarts (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close Self - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stealing a Survivor Mister Martin (Character) - 2020
100% 92% Aliens, Clowns & Geeks Father Mahoney (Character) - 2019
90% 80% The Climb Jim (Character) $234.4K 2019
85% 61% VFW Thomas Zabriski (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 29% Christmas 9 to 5 Manny O'Quinn (Character) - 2019
86% 60% Bliss Pops (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 38% Grand-Daddy Day Care Lou (Character) - 2019
100% 97% The Independents Eduardo (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 17% Mommy, I Didn't Do It J.D. Pierce (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Christmas Wedding Date Mr. Destiny (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 25% Merry In-Laws Mr. Claus (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 52% The Seven Year Hitch Mr. Henderson (Character) - 2012
20% 56% Santa Buddies Santa Claus (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Unnatural Causes Chuck (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 15% Bryan Loves You Mr. Flynn (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 60% Saturday Morning Harold (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 73% L.A. Blues Unknown (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 42% Santa Baby Santa Claus (Character) - 2006
17% 65% Kids in America Coach Thompson (Character) $440.2K 2005
47% 46% Edmond Pawn Shop Guy (Character) $131.6K 2005
No Score Yet 57% King of the Ants Duke (Character) - 2003
40% 53% My Dinner With Jimi Bill Uttley (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 84% My Beautiful Son Howard (Character) - 2002
0% 39% Teddy Bears' Picnic General Edison (Pete) Gerberding (Character) $28.0K 2002
50% 34% The Prime Gig Archie (Character) - 2000
83% 61% Lakeboat First Mate Collins (Character) $5.2K 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pooch and the Pauper Sheldon Sparks (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wild About Harry Frankie (Character) - 2000
33% 62% Alice in Wonderland Fred Tweedledee (Character) - 1999
52% 65% Outside Providence Joey (Character) $7.3M 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rupert's Land Ivan Bloat (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 99% Anarchy TV Abbey Archer (Character) - 1997
17% 31% Space Truckers Keller (Character) - 1997
35% 45% Spice World Martin Barnfield (Character) $29.6M 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The LoveMaster Therapist (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Price of Heaven Sam (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Welcome to Planet Earth II Charlie (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 18% Alien Avengers II Charlie (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 28% Welcome to Planet Earth Charlie (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 40% Bye Bye Birdie Harry Mac (Character) - 1995
13% 33% Man of the House Chet Bronski (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shame II: The Secret Unknown (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Columbo: Strange Bedfellows Graham McVeigh (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 15% Hostage for a Day Warren Kooey (Character) - 1994
54% 53% Forever Young Harry Finley (Character) $55.0M 1992
68% 55% Guilty by Suspicion Bunny Baxter (Character) $8.4M 1991
No Score Yet 61% Plain Clothes Chet Butler (Character) $222.7K 1988
33% 46% Gung Ho Buster (Character) $36.4M 1986
57% 46% House Harold Gorton (Character) $17.5M 1985
79% 81% Fletch Fat Sam (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 38% The Ratings Game Mr. Sweeney (Character) - 1984
0% 51% Thief of Hearts Marty Morrison (Character) - 1984
79% 46% Dreamscape Charlie Prince (Character) - 1984
57% 35% No Small Affair Jake (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Journey's End Unknown (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 81% Garfield on the Town Unknown (Character) - 1983

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Fancy Nancy Grandpa (Character),
Unknown (Guest Voice) 		2018-2021
No Score Yet 75% The Goldbergs Lenny Frank (Guest Star) 2019
No Score Yet 96% Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell Unknown (Guest Star) 2019
94% 79% Fresh Off the Boat Harv (Guest Star) 2018
50% 76% Clipped Unknown (Character) 2015
No Score Yet 91% Comedy Bang! Bang! Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
35% 40% Kirstie Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
94% 81% Portlandia Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
43% 77% Harry's Law Unknown (Guest Star) 2011
No Score Yet 84% Hot in Cleveland Yoder (Guest Star) 2011
No Score Yet 87% Ghost Whisperer Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Colbert Report Guest 2009
No Score Yet 64% Family Guy Norm Peterson (Guest Voice) 2007 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Comic Standing Guest 2008
63% 80% Masters of Horror Harold Thompson (Character) 2006
14% No Score Yet Modern Men Tug Clarke (Character) 2006
9% No Score Yet Rock Me Baby Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
95% 95% Frasier Norm Peterson (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet 96% Becker Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet 67% Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Mike Shelby (Guest Star) 2001-2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet TV Funhouse Unknown (Guest Star) 2001
45% No Score Yet Madigan Men Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Whose Line Is It Anyway? Unknown (Character) 1997
64% No Score Yet The Naked Truth Unknown (Character) 1997
68% No Score Yet Spin City Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Good Company Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet 80% Columbo Graham McVeigh (Guest Star) 1995
10% No Score Yet The George Wendt Show George Coleman (Character) 1995
85% 76% The Simpsons Norm Peterson (Guest Voice) 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Building Unknown (Guest Star) 1993
87% 95% Cheers Norm Peterson (Character),
Director 		1982-1993
89% 92% Seinfeld Himself (Guest Star) 1992
No Score Yet 57% Saturday Night Live Guest,
Host 		1986 1991
82% 90% Tales From the Crypt Unknown (Character) 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wings Unknown (Guest Star) 1990
No Score Yet 87% M*A*S*H Pvt. La Roche (Guest Star) 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alice Unknown (Guest Star) 1982
No Score Yet 71% Taxi The Exterminator (Guest Star) 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hart to Hart Unknown (Guest Star) 1981