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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 27, 1940
Place of Birth:
Lebanon, Oregon, USA
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Howard Hesseman
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Who Done It: The Clue Documentary | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2020 | Life After The Navigator | Himself |
| 2020 | For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close | Himself |
| 2019 | Valerie | Self |
| 2016 | Wild Oats | Vespucci |
| 2016 | Silver Skies | Billy |
| 2016 | A Christmas in Vermont | Nick Harper |
| 2015 | Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon | Self |
| 2012 | Bigfoot | Mayor Tommy Gillis |
| 2011 | Salvation Boulevard | Billy |
| 2009 | Halloween II | Uncle Meat |
| 2009 | All About Steve | Mr. Horowitz |
| 2008 | The Rocker | Gator |
| 2007 | Martian Child | Dr. Berg |
| 2006 | Man About Town | Ben Giamoro |
| 2005 | Crazy for Christmas | Fred Nickells |
| 2005 | Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock | narrator |
| 2002 | About Schmidt | Larry Hertzel |
| 2002 | The Mesmerist | Mr. Valdemar |
| 2001 | Teddy Bears' Picnic | Ted Frye |
| 2001 | The Sky is Falling | Yogi Cook |
| 1997 | Gridlock'd | Blind Man |
| 1997 | On the 2nd Day of Christmas | David |
| 1997 | High Stakes | Wayne Dreyer |
| 1996 | Innocent Victims | Smithline |
| 1995 | Out-of-Sync | Det. Caldwell |
| 1994 | Munchie Strikes Back | Munchie (voice) |
| 1993 | Little Miss Millions | Nick Frost |
| 1993 | Lethal Exposure | Taylor Cochran |
| 1992 | Hot Chocolate | Mr. Cassidy |
| 1992 | Rubin & Ed | Ed Tuttle |
| 1992 | Quiet Killer | Congressman Calvin Phillips |
| 1991 | Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story | Paul Maggioto |
| 1990 | Call Me Anna | John Ross |
| 1988 | The Diamond Trap | Det. Rollings |
| 1987 | Inside Out | Jack |
| 1987 | Six Against the Rock | Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Rupert King (segment "Titan Man") |
| 1986 | Heat | Pinchus Zion |
| 1986 | My Chauffeur | McBride |
| 1986 | The Princess Who Had Never Laughed | King |
| 1986 | Flight of the Navigator | Dr. Louis Faraday |
| 1985 | Clue | The Chief (uncredited) |
| 1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | Pete Lassard |
| 1984 | Mister Roberts | Doc |
| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap | Terry Ladd |
| 1984 | Silence of the Heart | Carl Lewis |
| 1984 | Best Kept Secrets | Jim Osborne |
| 1983 | Doctor Detroit | Smooth Walker |
| 1983 | Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever | Self |
| 1982 | One Shoe Makes it Murder | Joe Hervey |
| 1982 | Victims | Charles Galloway |
| 1981 | Private Lessons | Lester |
| 1981 | Honky Tonk Freeway | Snapper |
| 1980 | John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body | Self / The Rock Doctor |
| 1980 | Skyward | Koup Trenton |
| 1980 | Gridlock | Señor Smooth (voice) |
| 1980 | The Fantastic Funnies | Dr. Johnny Fever |
| 1979 | Americathon | Kip Margolis |
| 1979 | You Can't Take it With You | Wilbur C. Henderson |
| 1979 | The Jerk | Carnival Worker (uncredited) |
| 1978 | Loose Shoes | Ernie Piles, War Correspondent |
| 1978 | The Ghost of Flight 401 | Bert Stockwell |
| 1978 | The Comedy Company | Roger Dustleman |
| 1978 | Outside Chance | David |
| 1978 | More Than Friends | Avery Salminella |
| 1977 | Tail Gunner Joe | Lt. Ted Cantwell |
| 1977 | Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo | Fred |
| 1977 | The Other Side of Midnight | O'Brien |
| 1977 | The Amazing Howard Hughes | Jenks |
| 1976 | Jackson County Jail | David |
| 1976 | Tunnel Vision | Senator McMannus |
| 1976 | Silent Movie | Executive |
| 1976 | The Big Bus | Jack |
| 1975 | The Sunshine Boys | Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director |
| 1975 | The Blue Knight | Resident |
| 1975 | Prisoners | |
| 1975 | Shampoo | Red Dog |
| 1975 | Whiffs | Dr. Gopian |
| 1975 | Hustling | Detective |
| 1973 | Steelyard Blues | Frank Veldini |
| 1973 | Jory | Santa Rosa bartender |
| 1973 | The Blue Knight | |
| 1973 | Kid Blue | Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman) |
| 1971 | Billy Jack | Drama Teacher |
| 1971 | Cisco Pike | Recording Engineer |
| 1971 | The Christian Licorice Store | Last Party Guest |
| 1969 | Some Kind of a Nut | Bartender |
| 1969 | A Session with the Committee | (as Don Sturdy) |
| 1968 | Petulia | Hippie (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Chicago Med | Clyde Glickman |
| 2015 | Fresh Off the Boat | Mr. Royce |
| 2010 | Mike & Molly | Otis |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Cole Lamburt |
| 2007 | John from Cincinnati | |
| 2006 | Psych | Barry Saunder |
| 2004 | House | Henry Errington |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Judge Robert Thompson |
| 2003 | Celebrities Uncensored | Self |
| 2002 | Boomtown | Mel Castle |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Barney Reynolds |
| 2001 | Three Sisters | Jerry Keats |
| 2001 | Thieves | |
| 2000 | Level 9 | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Aden |
| 1999 | Family Law | Howard Thomas / Randall |
| 1998 | That '70s Show | Max |
| 1998 | Two Guys and a Girl | Mr. Bergen |
| 1997 | The Practice | Judge C. Williams |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Landlord |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Emory Taylor |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Flynn Hodge |
| 1994 | ER | Dr. James Broderick |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Chuck Mason |
| 1991 | The New WKRP in Cincinnati | |
| 1986 | Head of the Class | Charlie Moore |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | |
| 1985 | George Burns Comedy Week | Andy Pace |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Sheldon Greenberg |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | King |
| 1978 | WKRP in Cincinnati | Dr. Johnny Fever |
| 1977 | Soap | Mr. Franklin |
| 1976 | Laverne & Shirley | |
| 1976 | Battle of the Network Stars | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | D.A. Jerry Douglas |
| 1975 | One Day at a Time | Sam Royer |
| 1975 | Switch | M.W. |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1974 | Rhoda | |
| 1974 | Firehouse | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Al Steever |
| 1974 | Harry O | Senator Lawler |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show | |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show | Craig Plager |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show | Augie (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Various |
| 1967 | Mannix | Ray Bennett |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Counter Boy |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Harry |