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George Wendt

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George Wendt

Oct 17, 1948 – May 20, 2025159 titles 98 movies · 61 TV
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Biography

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

Also known as

George Robert Wendt III · George R. Wendt · George Robert Wendt Jr.

Born

Oct 17, 1948 – May 20, 2025

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

159

Acting credits

1

Directing

0

Writing

1

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

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1954 1 title(s)

1962 1 title(s)

1971 1 title(s)

1972 1 title(s)

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2012 4 title(s)

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2016 2 title(s)

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2018 1 title(s)

2019 7 title(s)

2020 3 title(s)

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2023 1 title(s)

2024 2 title(s)

2025 1 title(s)