‘Police Academy’ Star Peter Van Norden Lifeless at 75

Peter Van Norden — a longtime actor who starred in a number of hit Eighties and Nineties comedies — has died … TMZ has confirmed.

The actor’s spouse, Wendy, tells TMZ … Peter handed away peacefully in a Southern California hospice facility Thursday morning whereas coping with a number of completely different well being circumstances. Wendy was with him when he handed.

Peter — a New York Metropolis native — acquired his begin in Hollywood within the late Seventies … grabbing a bit position within the controversial comedy “Squeeze Play.”

Over the subsequent decade, Pete appeared in standard tasks like “Waitress!,” “Cheers,” “T.J. Hooker,” “The Stand,” and “Roadhouse 66,” starring Willem Dafoe and Decide Reinhold.

Screwball comedy followers will probably acknowledge Peter as Officer Vinnie Schtulman from “Police Academy 2: Their First Task” and “The Bare Gun 2½: The Scent of Worry” as former White Home Chief of Employees John Sununu.

On high of his movie and TV credit, Peter was additionally a beloved stage actor … grabbing roles on Broadway and in regional theatres throughout the nation.

Peter’s last credit score got here when he performed Joe in a manufacturing of “Corktown ’39” on the Matrix Theater in Los Angeles final yr. His efficiency within the dramatic piece in regards to the IRA’s involvement in World Battle 2 was well-received by native critics.

He’s survived by Wendy and their son, Robert.

Peter was 75.