Late 'Cheers' actor George Wendt's legacy includes iconic TV moments and unforgettable stories with co-stars like Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, John Ratzenberger and Kirstie Alley.

Ted Danson and other stars of “Cheers” reacted Tuesday to the death of co-star George Wendt, who played Norm Peterson in the famous 1980s NBC sitcom. Wendt died “peacefully in his sleep while at home.”

George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers,” has died. He was 76.

Mailman Cliff Clavin (John Ratzenberger) was the literal USPS-blue-collar worker on Cheers, but his good buddy Norm Peterson ( George Wendt ), an accountant, was its everyman. Wendt passed on Tuesday of natural causes. He was 76.