Howard Hesseman

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

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Filmography

2022
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary poster

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020
Life After The Navigator poster

Life After The Navigator

Movie · as Himself

2020
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close poster

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

Movie · as Self

2019
Valerie poster

Valerie

Movie · as Self

2016
Wild Oats poster

Wild Oats

Movie · as Vespucci

2016
Silver Skies poster

Silver Skies

Movie · as Billy

2016
A Christmas in Vermont poster

A Christmas in Vermont

Movie · as Nick Harper

2015
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon poster

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon

Movie · as Self

2015
Chicago Med poster

Chicago Med

TV · as Clyde Glickman · 1 ep

2015
Fresh Off the Boat poster

Fresh Off the Boat

TV · as Mr. Royce · 2 eps

2012
Bigfoot poster

Bigfoot

Movie · as Mayor Tommy Gillis

2011
Salvation Boulevard poster

Salvation Boulevard

Movie · as Billy

2010
Mike & Molly poster

Mike & Molly

TV · as Otis · 1 ep

2009
Halloween II poster

Halloween II

Movie · as Uncle Meat

2009
All About Steve poster

All About Steve

Movie · as Mr. Horowitz

2009
Drop Dead Diva poster

Drop Dead Diva

TV · as Cole Lamburt · 1 ep

2009
Lie to Me poster

Lie to Me

TV · as Sam Hendricks · 1 ep

2008
The Rocker poster

The Rocker

Movie · as Gator

2007
Martian Child poster

Martian Child

Movie · as Dr. Berg

2007
John from Cincinnati poster

John from Cincinnati

TV · as Erlemeyer · 2 eps

2006
Man About Town poster

Man About Town

Movie · as Ben Giamoro

2006
Psych poster

Psych

TV · as Barry Saunder · 1 ep

2005
Crazy for Christmas poster

Crazy for Christmas

Movie · as Fred Nickells

2005
Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock poster

Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock

Movie · as narrator

2004
House poster

House

TV · as Henry Errington · 1 ep

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Judge Robert Thompson · 3 eps

2003
Celebrities Uncensored poster

Celebrities Uncensored

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
About Schmidt poster

About Schmidt

Movie · as Larry Hertzel

2002
The Mesmerist poster

The Mesmerist

Movie · as Mr. Valdemar

2002
Boomtown poster

Boomtown

TV · as Mel Castle · 1 ep

2001
Teddy Bears' Picnic poster

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Movie · as Ted Frye

2001
The Sky is Falling poster

The Sky is Falling

Movie · as Yogi Cook

2001
Crossing Jordan poster

Crossing Jordan

TV · as Barney Reynolds · 1 ep

2001
Three Sisters poster

Three Sisters

TV · as Jerry Keats · 1 ep

2001
Thieves poster

Thieves

TV · 1 ep

2000
Level 9 poster

Level 9

TV · 1 ep

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Dr. Aden · 1 ep

1999
Family Law poster

Family Law

TV · as Howard Thomas / Randall · 1 ep

1998
That '70s Show poster

That '70s Show

TV · as Max · 3 eps

1998
Two Guys and a Girl poster

Two Guys and a Girl

TV · as Mr. Bergen · 1 ep

1997
Gridlock'd poster

Gridlock'd

Movie · as Blind Man

1997
On the 2nd Day of Christmas poster

On the 2nd Day of Christmas

Movie · as David

1997
High Stakes poster

High Stakes

Movie · as Wayne Dreyer

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Judge C. Williams · 1 ep

1996
Innocent Victims poster

Innocent Victims

Movie · as Smithline

1996
The Pretender poster

The Pretender

TV · as Landlord · 1 ep

1995
Out-of-Sync poster

Out-of-Sync

Movie · as Det. Caldwell

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Dr. Emory Taylor · 1 ep

1994
Munchie Strikes Back poster

Munchie Strikes Back

Movie · as Munchie (voice)

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Flynn Hodge · 1 ep

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Dr. James Broderick · 1 ep

1994
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Chuck Mason · 1 ep

1993
Little Miss Millions poster

Little Miss Millions

Movie · as Nick Frost

1993
Lethal Exposure poster

Lethal Exposure

Movie · as Taylor Cochran

1992
Hot Chocolate poster

Hot Chocolate

Movie · as Mr. Cassidy

1992
Rubin & Ed poster

Rubin & Ed

Movie · as Ed Tuttle

1992
Quiet Killer poster

Quiet Killer

Movie · as Congressman Calvin Phillips

1991
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story poster

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

Movie · as Paul Maggioto

1991
The New WKRP in Cincinnati poster

The New WKRP in Cincinnati

TV · 7 eps

1990
Call Me Anna poster

Call Me Anna

Movie · as John Ross

1988
The Diamond Trap poster

The Diamond Trap

Movie · as Det. Rollings

1987
Inside Out poster

Inside Out

Movie · as Jack

1987
Six Against the Rock poster

Six Against the Rock

Movie · as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer

1987
Amazon Women on the Moon poster

Amazon Women on the Moon

Movie · as Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")

1986
Heat poster

Heat

Movie · as Pinchus Zion

1986
My Chauffeur poster

My Chauffeur

Movie · as McBride

1986
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed poster

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

Movie · as King

1986
Flight of the Navigator poster

Flight of the Navigator

Movie · as Dr. Louis Faraday

1986
Head of the Class poster

Head of the Class

TV · as Charlie Moore · 92 eps

1985
Clue poster

Clue

Movie · as The Chief (uncredited)

1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment poster

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Movie · as Pete Lassard

1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater poster

The Ray Bradbury Theater

TV · 1 ep

1985
George Burns Comedy Week poster

George Burns Comedy Week

TV · as Andy Pace · 1 ep

1984
Mister Roberts poster

Mister Roberts

Movie · as Doc

1984
This Is Spinal Tap poster

This Is Spinal Tap

Movie · as Terry Ladd

1984
Silence of the Heart poster

Silence of the Heart

Movie · as Carl Lewis

1984
Best Kept Secrets poster

Best Kept Secrets

Movie · as Jim Osborne

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Sheldon Greenberg · 1 ep

1983
Doctor Detroit poster

Doctor Detroit

Movie · as Smooth Walker

1983
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever poster

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Movie · as Self

1983
Focus on Fishko poster

Focus on Fishko

Movie · as Sy

1983
Likely Stories, Vol. 4 poster

Likely Stories, Vol. 4

Movie · as Sy Fishko

1982
One Shoe Makes it Murder poster

One Shoe Makes it Murder

Movie · as Joe Hervey

1982
Victims poster

Victims

Movie · as Charles Galloway

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre

TV · as King · 1 ep

1981
Private Lessons poster

Private Lessons

Movie · as Lester

1981
Honky Tonk Freeway poster

Honky Tonk Freeway

Movie · as Snapper

1980
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body poster

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body

Movie · as Self / The Rock Doctor

1980
Skyward poster

Skyward

Movie · as Koup Trenton

1980
Gridlock poster

Gridlock

Movie · as Señor Smooth (voice)

1980
The Fantastic Funnies poster

The Fantastic Funnies

Movie · as Dr. Johnny Fever

1979
Americathon poster

Americathon

Movie · as Kip Margolis

1979
You Can't Take it With You poster

You Can't Take it With You

Movie · as Wilbur C. Henderson

1979
The Jerk poster

The Jerk

Movie · as Carnival Worker (uncredited)

1978
Loose Shoes poster

Loose Shoes

Movie · as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent

1978
The Ghost of Flight 401 poster

The Ghost of Flight 401

Movie · as Bert Stockwell

1978
The Comedy Company poster

The Comedy Company

Movie · as Roger Dustleman

1978
Outside Chance

Outside Chance

Movie · as David

1978
More Than Friends poster

More Than Friends

Movie · as Avery Salminella

1978
WKRP in Cincinnati poster

WKRP in Cincinnati

TV · as Dr. Johnny Fever · 90 eps

1977
Tail Gunner Joe poster

Tail Gunner Joe

Movie · as Lt. Ted Cantwell

1977
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo poster

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

Movie · as Fred

1977
The Other Side of Midnight poster

The Other Side of Midnight

Movie · as O'Brien

1977
The Amazing Howard Hughes poster

The Amazing Howard Hughes

Movie · as Jenks

1977
Soap poster

Soap

TV · as Mr. Franklin · 7 eps

1977
The Amazing Howard Hughes poster

The Amazing Howard Hughes

TV · as Jenks · 2 eps

1976
Jackson County Jail poster

Jackson County Jail

Movie · as David

1976
Tunnel Vision poster

Tunnel Vision

Movie · as Senator McMannus

1976
Silent Movie poster

Silent Movie

Movie · as Executive

1976
The Big Bus poster

The Big Bus

Movie · as Jack

1976
Laverne & Shirley poster

Laverne & Shirley

TV · as Dr. Grayson

1976
Battle of the Network Stars poster

Battle of the Network Stars

TV · 1 ep

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · as D.A. Jerry Douglas · 1 ep

1976
Delvecchio poster

Delvecchio

TV · as Goldie · 1 ep

1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman poster

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

TV · as Dr. Robert Williams · 10 eps

1975
The Sunshine Boys poster

The Sunshine Boys

Movie · as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director

1975
The Blue Knight poster

The Blue Knight

Movie · as Resident

1975
Prisoners poster

Prisoners

Movie

1975
Shampoo poster

Shampoo

Movie · as Red Dog

1975
Whiffs poster

Whiffs

Movie · as Dr. Gopian

1975
Hustling poster

Hustling

Movie · as Detective

1975
One Day at a Time poster

One Day at a Time

TV · as Sam Royer · 30 eps

1975
Switch poster

Switch

TV · as M.W. · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

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

1975
Baretta poster

Baretta

TV · as Walker · 1 ep

1974
Rhoda poster

Rhoda

TV · 1 ep

1974
The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files

TV · as Al Steever · 1 ep

1974
Harry O poster

Harry O

TV · as Senator Lawler · 1 ep

1973
Steelyard Blues poster

Steelyard Blues

Movie · as Frank Veldini

1973
Jory poster

Jory

Movie · as Santa Rosa bartender

1973
The Blue Knight poster

The Blue Knight

Movie

1973
Kid Blue poster

Kid Blue

Movie · as Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)

1973
The Blue Knight poster

The Blue Knight

TV · 4 eps

1972
Cisco Pike poster

Cisco Pike

Movie · as Recording Engineer

1972
Sanford and Son poster

Sanford and Son

TV · 1 ep

1972
The Bob Newhart Show poster

The Bob Newhart Show

TV · as Craig Plager, Augie (voice) (uncredited) · 5 eps

1971
Billy Jack poster

Billy Jack

Movie · as Drama Teacher

1971
The Christian Licorice Store poster

The Christian Licorice Store

Movie · as Last Party Guest

1969
Some Kind of a Nut poster

Some Kind of a Nut

Movie · as Bartender

1969
A Session with the Committee poster

A Session with the Committee

Movie · as (as Don Sturdy)

1968
Petulia poster

Petulia

Movie · as Hippie (uncredited)

1967
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour poster

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

TV · as Various · 5 eps

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · as Ray Bennett · 1 ep

1960
The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show

TV · as Counter Boy, Harry · 1 ep