- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 27, 1940
- Place of Birth
- Lebanon, Oregon, USA
- Died
- January 29, 2022
Howard Hesseman
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
Filmography
movieWho Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieLife After The Navigator
2020 · Himself
movieFor Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020 · Self
movieValerie
2019 · Self
movieA Christmas in Vermont
2016 · Nick Harper
movieWild Oats
2016 · Vespucci
movieSilver Skies
2016 · Billy
tvChicago Med
2015 · Clyde Glickman
movieThank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015 · Self
tvFresh Off the Boat
2015 · Mr. Royce
movieBigfoot
2012 · Mayor Tommy Gillis
movieSalvation Boulevard
2011 · Billy
tvMike & Molly
2010 · Otis
movieHalloween II
2009 · Uncle Meat
movieAll About Steve
2009 · Mr. Horowitz
tvDrop Dead Diva
2009 · Cole Lamburt
tvLie to Me
2009 · Sam Hendricks
movieThe Rocker
2008 · Gator
movieMartian Child
2007 · Dr. Berg
tvJohn from Cincinnati
2007 · Erlemeyer
tvPsych
2006 · Barry Saunder
movieMan About Town
2006 · Ben Giamoro
movieCrazy for Christmas
2005 · Fred Nickells
movieRockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock
2005 · narrator
tvHouse
2004 · Henry Errington
tvBoston Legal
2004 · Judge Robert Thompson
tvCelebrities Uncensored
2003 · Self
movieAbout Schmidt
2002 · Larry Hertzel
tvBoomtown
2002 · Mel Castle
movieThe Mesmerist
2002 · Mr. Valdemar
tvThieves
2001
tvCrossing Jordan
2001 · Barney Reynolds
movieThe Sky is Falling
2001 · Yogi Cook
movieTeddy Bears' Picnic
2001 · Ted Frye
tvThree Sisters
2001 · Jerry Keats
tvLevel 9
2000
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Dr. Aden
tvFamily Law
1999 · Howard Thomas / Randall
tvThat '70s Show
1998 · Max
tvTwo Guys and a Girl
1998 · Mr. Bergen
movieOn the 2nd Day of Christmas
1997 · David
movieHigh Stakes
1997 · Wayne Dreyer
tvThe Practice
1997 · Judge C. Williams
movieGridlock'd
1997 · Blind Man
tvThe Pretender
1996 · Landlord
movieInnocent Victims
1996 · Smithline
movieOut-of-Sync
1995 · Det. Caldwell
tvThe Outer Limits
1995 · Dr. Emory Taylor
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Flynn Hodge
tvER
1994 · Dr. James Broderick
movieMunchie Strikes Back
1994 · Munchie (voice)
tvBurke's Law
1994 · Chuck Mason
movieLittle Miss Millions
1993 · Nick Frost
movieLethal Exposure
1993 · Taylor Cochran
movieRubin & Ed
1992 · Ed Tuttle
movieQuiet Killer
1992 · Congressman Calvin Phillips
movieHot Chocolate
1992 · Mr. Cassidy
movieMurder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
1991 · Paul Maggioto
tvThe New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991
movieCall Me Anna
1990 · John Ross
movieThe Diamond Trap
1988 · Det. Rollings
movieAmazon Women on the Moon
1987 · Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
movieInside Out
1987 · Jack
movieSix Against the Rock
1987 · Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
movieHeat
1986 · Pinchus Zion
tvHead of the Class
1986 · Charlie Moore
movieThe Princess Who Had Never Laughed
1986 · King
movieFlight of the Navigator
1986 · Dr. Louis Faraday
movieMy Chauffeur
1986 · McBride
movieClue
1985 · The Chief (uncredited)
tvGeorge Burns Comedy Week
1985 · Andy Pace
tvThe Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
moviePolice Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985 · Pete Lassard
movieSilence of the Heart
1984 · Carl Lewis
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Sheldon Greenberg
movieBest Kept Secrets
1984 · Jim Osborne
movieMister Roberts
1984 · Doc
movieThis Is Spinal Tap
1984 · Terry Ladd
movieFocus on Fishko
1983 · Sy
movieLikely Stories, Vol. 4
1983
movieMotown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983 · Self
movieDoctor Detroit
1983 · Smooth Walker
movieOne Shoe Makes it Murder
1982 · Joe Hervey
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982 · King
movieVictims
1982 · Charles Galloway
movieHonky Tonk Freeway
1981 · Snapper
moviePrivate Lessons
1981 · Lester
movieSkyward
1980 · Koup Trenton
movieGridlock
1980 · Señor Smooth (voice)
movieThe Fantastic Funnies
1980 · Dr. Johnny Fever
movieJohn Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
1980 · Self / The Rock Doctor
movieThe Jerk
1979 · Carnival Worker (uncredited)
movieAmericathon
1979 · Kip Margolis
movieYou Can't Take it With You
1979 · Wilbur C. Henderson
Outside Chance
movieOutside Chance
1978 · David
movieMore Than Friends
1978 · Avery Salminella
tvWKRP in Cincinnati
1978 · Dr. Johnny Fever, Director
movieLoose Shoes
1978 · Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
movieThe Comedy Company
1978 · Roger Dustleman
movieThe Ghost of Flight 401
1978 · Bert Stockwell
movieTarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1977 · Fred
tvSoap
1977 · Mr. Franklin
movieThe Other Side of Midnight
1977 · O'Brien
movieThe Amazing Howard Hughes
1977 · Jenks
tvThe Amazing Howard Hughes
1977 · Jenks
movieTail Gunner Joe
1977 · Lt. Ted Cantwell
tvBattle of the Network Stars
1976
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976 · D.A. Jerry Douglas
tvDelvecchio
1976 · Goldie
movieThe Big Bus
1976 · Jack
movieSilent Movie
1976 · Executive
movieJackson County Jail
1976 · David
movieTunnel Vision
1976 · Senator McMannus
tvLaverne & Shirley
1976
tvMary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976 · Dr. Robert Williams
tvOne Day at a Time
1975 · Sam Royer
movieThe Sunshine Boys
1975 · Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
movieWhiffs
1975 · Dr. Gopian
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host, Self (uncredited)
tvSwitch
1975 · M.W.
moviePrisoners
1975
movieThe Blue Knight
1975 · Resident
movieHustling
1975 · Detective
movieShampoo
1975 · Red Dog
tvBaretta
1975 · Walker
tvThe Rockford Files
1974 · Al Steever
tvHarry O
1974 · Senator Lawler
tvRhoda
1974
movieThe Blue Knight
1973
tvThe Blue Knight
1973
movieJory
1973 · Santa Rosa bartender
movieSteelyard Blues
1973 · Frank Veldini
movieKid Blue
1973 · Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
tvThe Bob Newhart Show
1972 · Craig Plager, Augie (voice) (uncredited)
movieCisco Pike
1972 · Recording Engineer
tvSanford and Son
1972
movieThe Christian Licorice Store
1971 · Last Party Guest
movieBilly Jack
1971 · Drama Teacher
movieSome Kind of a Nut
1969 · Bartender
movieA Session with the Committee
1969 · (as Don Sturdy)
moviePetulia
1968 · Hippie (uncredited)
tvMannix
1967 · Ray Bennett
tvThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967 · Various, Writer
tvThe Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Counter Boy, Harry