Always a good solid reliable character actor.
Norm on Cheers was also so relatable.
Every bar that has regulars has a "Norm."
 

Some fascinating trivia from a Hollywood Reporter story on Wendt's death and his Cheers days:

The character's full name was Hillary Norman Peterson, named after his grandfather, although I'm not sure it was ever revealed in the series. 

And then there was all that supposed beer Norm loved. 

"It has been well-documented that the beer served by and to the Cheers cast was non-alcoholic, which is pretty typical of film and TV productions for a variety of reasons, like performance issues, safety concerns and industry guidelines. But the Cheers Boston near-beer was also room temperature (if not outright warm) and flat, and required a pinch of salt just to create a head.

It was “disgusting,” Wendt said, and potentially dangerous. 

“There I was slamming those down for a whole day. It not only tastes disgusting, I was afraid of keeling over from high blood pressure,” he told The Washington Post in 1985. “Then I got the knack. I didn’t have to put all those brews away. It only mattered when the camera was pointing my way. It took a couple of years, but now I watch the camera. That’s how I make my money. That’s acting.”

Raise a Pint to George Wendt

George also spent time in the K/W area when he performed at the St. Jacob's Playhouse.  He would hang out at a popular breakfast/family restaurant in St. Jacob's.  He also performed Death of a Salesman at the Drayton Festival for three weeks in the fall of 2017.  From CTV Kitchener...https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/cheers-actor-remembered-for-time-in-st-jacobs/