
Howard Hesseman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 27, 1940
- Died
- January 29, 2022 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Lebanon, Oregon, USA
Biography
Howard Hesseman (February 27, 1940 – January 29, 2022) was an American actor known for his television roles as burned out disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati, and the lead role of history teacher Charlie Moore on Head of the Class. He appeared regularly on television and in film from the 1970s to 2010s, with other noteworthy roles including Sam Royer (the husband of lead character Ann Romano) in the last two seasons of One Day at a Time, and a supporting role as Captain Pete Lassard in the film Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Hesseman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Photos
Filmography

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Life After The Navigator
Movie · as Himself

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Movie · as Self

Valerie
Movie · as Self

Wild Oats
Movie · as Vespucci

Silver Skies
Movie · as Billy

A Christmas in Vermont
Movie · as Nick Harper

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Movie · as Self

Chicago Med
TV · as Clyde Glickman · 1 ep

Fresh Off the Boat
TV · as Mr. Royce · 2 eps

Bigfoot
Movie · as Mayor Tommy Gillis

Salvation Boulevard
Movie · as Billy

Mike & Molly
TV · as Otis · 1 ep

Halloween II
Movie · as Uncle Meat

All About Steve
Movie · as Mr. Horowitz

Drop Dead Diva
TV · as Cole Lamburt · 1 ep

Lie to Me
TV · as Sam Hendricks · 1 ep

The Rocker
Movie · as Gator

Martian Child
Movie · as Dr. Berg

John from Cincinnati
TV · as Erlemeyer · 2 eps

Man About Town
Movie · as Ben Giamoro

Psych
TV · as Barry Saunder · 1 ep

Crazy for Christmas
Movie · as Fred Nickells

Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock
Movie · as narrator

House
TV · as Henry Errington · 1 ep

Boston Legal
TV · as Judge Robert Thompson · 3 eps

Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 1 ep

About Schmidt
Movie · as Larry Hertzel

The Mesmerist
Movie · as Mr. Valdemar

Boomtown
TV · as Mel Castle · 1 ep

Teddy Bears' Picnic
Movie · as Ted Frye

The Sky is Falling
Movie · as Yogi Cook

Crossing Jordan
TV · as Barney Reynolds · 1 ep

Three Sisters
TV · as Jerry Keats · 1 ep

Thieves
TV · 1 ep

Level 9
TV · 1 ep

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Dr. Aden · 1 ep

Family Law
TV · as Howard Thomas / Randall · 1 ep

That '70s Show
TV · as Max · 3 eps

Two Guys and a Girl
TV · as Mr. Bergen · 1 ep

Gridlock'd
Movie · as Blind Man

On the 2nd Day of Christmas
Movie · as David

High Stakes
Movie · as Wayne Dreyer

The Practice
TV · as Judge C. Williams · 1 ep

Innocent Victims
Movie · as Smithline

The Pretender
TV · as Landlord · 1 ep

Out-of-Sync
Movie · as Det. Caldwell

The Outer Limits
TV · as Dr. Emory Taylor · 1 ep

Munchie Strikes Back
Movie · as Munchie (voice)

Touched by an Angel
TV · as Flynn Hodge · 1 ep

ER
TV · as Dr. James Broderick · 1 ep

Burke's Law
TV · as Chuck Mason · 1 ep

Little Miss Millions
Movie · as Nick Frost

Lethal Exposure
Movie · as Taylor Cochran

Hot Chocolate
Movie · as Mr. Cassidy

Rubin & Ed
Movie · as Ed Tuttle

Quiet Killer
Movie · as Congressman Calvin Phillips

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Movie · as Paul Maggioto

The New WKRP in Cincinnati
TV · 7 eps

Call Me Anna
Movie · as John Ross

The Diamond Trap
Movie · as Det. Rollings

Inside Out
Movie · as Jack

Six Against the Rock
Movie · as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer

Amazon Women on the Moon
Movie · as Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")

Heat
Movie · as Pinchus Zion

My Chauffeur
Movie · as McBride

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
Movie · as King

Flight of the Navigator
Movie · as Dr. Louis Faraday

Head of the Class
TV · as Charlie Moore · 92 eps

Clue
Movie · as The Chief (uncredited)

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Movie · as Pete Lassard

The Ray Bradbury Theater
TV · 1 ep

George Burns Comedy Week
TV · as Andy Pace · 1 ep

Mister Roberts
Movie · as Doc

This Is Spinal Tap
Movie · as Terry Ladd

Silence of the Heart
Movie · as Carl Lewis

Best Kept Secrets
Movie · as Jim Osborne

Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Sheldon Greenberg · 1 ep

Doctor Detroit
Movie · as Smooth Walker

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Movie · as Self

Focus on Fishko
Movie · as Sy

Likely Stories, Vol. 4
Movie · as Sy Fishko

One Shoe Makes it Murder
Movie · as Joe Hervey

Victims
Movie · as Charles Galloway

Faerie Tale Theatre
TV · as King · 1 ep

Private Lessons
Movie · as Lester

Honky Tonk Freeway
Movie · as Snapper

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
Movie · as Self / The Rock Doctor

Skyward
Movie · as Koup Trenton

Gridlock
Movie · as Señor Smooth (voice)

The Fantastic Funnies
Movie · as Dr. Johnny Fever

Americathon
Movie · as Kip Margolis

You Can't Take it With You
Movie · as Wilbur C. Henderson

The Jerk
Movie · as Carnival Worker (uncredited)

Loose Shoes
Movie · as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent

The Ghost of Flight 401
Movie · as Bert Stockwell

The Comedy Company
Movie · as Roger Dustleman
Outside Chance
Movie · as David

More Than Friends
Movie · as Avery Salminella

WKRP in Cincinnati
TV · as Dr. Johnny Fever · 90 eps

Tail Gunner Joe
Movie · as Lt. Ted Cantwell

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Movie · as Fred

The Other Side of Midnight
Movie · as O'Brien

The Amazing Howard Hughes
Movie · as Jenks

Soap
TV · as Mr. Franklin · 7 eps

The Amazing Howard Hughes
TV · as Jenks · 2 eps

Jackson County Jail
Movie · as David

Tunnel Vision
Movie · as Senator McMannus

Silent Movie
Movie · as Executive

The Big Bus
Movie · as Jack

Laverne & Shirley
TV · as Dr. Grayson

Battle of the Network Stars
TV · 1 ep

Quincy, M.E.
TV · as D.A. Jerry Douglas · 1 ep

Delvecchio
TV · as Goldie · 1 ep

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
TV · as Dr. Robert Williams · 10 eps

The Sunshine Boys
Movie · as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director

The Blue Knight
Movie · as Resident

Prisoners
Movie

Shampoo
Movie · as Red Dog

Whiffs
Movie · as Dr. Gopian

Hustling
Movie · as Detective

One Day at a Time
TV · as Sam Royer · 30 eps

Switch
TV · as M.W. · 1 ep

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Self (uncredited) · 3 eps

Baretta
TV · as Walker · 1 ep

Rhoda
TV · 1 ep

The Rockford Files
TV · as Al Steever · 1 ep

Harry O
TV · as Senator Lawler · 1 ep

Steelyard Blues
Movie · as Frank Veldini

Jory
Movie · as Santa Rosa bartender

The Blue Knight
Movie

Kid Blue
Movie · as Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)

The Blue Knight
TV · 4 eps

Cisco Pike
Movie · as Recording Engineer

Sanford and Son
TV · 1 ep

The Bob Newhart Show
TV · as Craig Plager, Augie (voice) (uncredited) · 5 eps

Billy Jack
Movie · as Drama Teacher

The Christian Licorice Store
Movie · as Last Party Guest

Some Kind of a Nut
Movie · as Bartender

A Session with the Committee
Movie · as (as Don Sturdy)

Petulia
Movie · as Hippie (uncredited)

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
TV · as Various · 5 eps

Mannix
TV · as Ray Bennett · 1 ep

The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Counter Boy, Harry · 1 ep



