Actor

Peter Van Norden

December 16, 1950

Peter Edward Van Norden (December 16, 1950 – July 9, 2026) was an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, The Accused, and The Stand, among others. Van Norden had a prolific resume in theater, as well.

Notable work

6.8
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
as John Sununu
8.2
9-1-1 (2018)
as Pawnbroker
6.1
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
as Vinnie Schtulman
8
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
as Ghoul #1 (segment "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime") and as Booth
7.8
ER (1994)
as Dr. Edwin Bain
7.6
Cheers (1982)
as Cymbals Players
7.1
The Accused (1988)
as Attorney Paulsen
6.8
The Stand (1994)
as Ralph Brentner and as Ralph Brentner (credit only)
4
Gigli (2003)
as Morgue Attendant
7.5
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Dr. Sid Lantz and as Henryk Stuyvesant and as CIA Agt. Dennis Quinlan
6.7
Family Matters (1989)
as Roy

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