Howard Hesseman
Acting • Born 1940-02-27 – Died 2022-01-29
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
Filmography
145 credits
The Rocker
Movie • 2008
Gator
Wild Oats
Movie • 2016
Vespucci
About Schmidt
Movie • 2002
Larry Hertzel
Hot Chocolate
Movie • 1992
Mr. Cassidy
Billy Jack
Movie • 1971
Drama Teacher
Jackson County Jail
Movie • 1976
David
Doctor Detroit
Movie • 1983
Smooth Walker
Halloween II
Movie • 2009
Uncle Meat
All About Steve
Movie • 2009
Mr. Horowitz
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
Movie • 1980
Self / The Rock Doctor
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Man About Town
Movie • 2006
Ben Giamoro
Gridlock'd
Movie • 1997
Blind Man
Tail Gunner Joe
Movie • 1977
Lt. Ted Cantwell
Crazy for Christmas
Movie • 2005
Fred Nickells
Private Lessons
Movie • 1981
Lester
Rubin & Ed
Movie • 1992
Ed Tuttle
Heat
Movie • 1986
Pinchus Zion
Clue
Movie • 1985
The Chief (uncredited)
Loose Shoes
Movie • 1978
Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
The Sunshine Boys
Movie • 1975
Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
Honky Tonk Freeway
Movie • 1981
Snapper
My Chauffeur
Movie • 1986
McBride
Americathon
Movie • 1979
Kip Margolis
Salvation Boulevard
Movie • 2011
Billy
On the 2nd Day of Christmas
Movie • 1997
David
The Ghost of Flight 401
Movie • 1978
Bert Stockwell
Steelyard Blues
Movie • 1973
Frank Veldini
Inside Out
Movie • 1987
Jack
Call Me Anna
Movie • 1990
John Ross
Tunnel Vision
Movie • 1976
Senator McMannus
Bigfoot
Movie • 2012
Mayor Tommy Gillis
Little Miss Millions
Movie • 1993
Nick Frost
Six Against the Rock
Movie • 1987
Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
Quiet Killer
Movie • 1992
Congressman Calvin Phillips
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Movie • 2001
Ted Frye
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Movie • 1991
Paul Maggioto
The Diamond Trap
Movie • 1988
Det. Rollings
Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock
Movie • 2005
narrator
Skyward
Movie • 1980
Koup Trenton
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Movie • 1981
Fred
The Blue Knight
Movie • 1975
Resident
The Comedy Company
Movie • 1978
Roger Dustleman
Munchie Strikes Back
Movie • 1994
Munchie (voice)
Lethal Exposure
Movie • 1993
Taylor Cochran
Out-of-Sync
Movie • 1995
Det. Caldwell
You Can't Take it With You
Movie • 1979
Wilbur C. Henderson
Jory
Movie • 1973
Santa Rosa bartender
Prisoners
Movie • 1975
Mister Roberts
Movie • 1984
Doc
Silent Movie
Movie • 1976
Executive
Outside Chance
Movie • 1978
David
Gridlock
Movie • 1980
Señor Smooth (voice)
The Mesmerist
Movie • 2002
Mr. Valdemar
The Sky is Falling
Movie • 2001
Yogi Cook
The Blue Knight
Movie • 1973
The Big Bus
Movie • 1976
Jack
The Fantastic Funnies
Movie • 1980
Dr. Johnny Fever
Some Kind of a Nut
Movie • 1969
Bartender
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
Movie • 1986
King
Silver Skies
Movie • 2016
Billy
This Is Spinal Tap
Movie • 1984
Terry Ladd
A Christmas in Vermont
Movie • 2016
Nick Harper
Silence of the Heart
Movie • 1984
Carl Lewis
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Movie • 1983
Self
High Stakes
Movie • 1997
Wayne Dreyer
Best Kept Secrets
Movie • 1984
Jim Osborne
The Other Side of Midnight
Movie • 1977
O'Brien
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Movie • 2015
Self
Petulia
Movie • 1968
Hippie (uncredited)
Flight of the Navigator
Movie • 1986
Dr. Louis Faraday
Shampoo
Movie • 1975
Red Dog
Whiffs
Movie • 1975
Dr. Gopian
One Shoe Makes it Murder
Movie • 1982
Joe Hervey
Hustling
Movie • 1975
Detective
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Movie • 1985
Pete Lassard
The Jerk
Movie • 1979
Carnival Worker (uncredited)
A Session with the Committee
Movie • 1969
(as Don Sturdy)
Valerie
Movie • 2019
Self
Victims
Movie • 1982
Charles Galloway
More Than Friends
Movie • 1978
Avery Salminella
Life After The Navigator
Movie • 2020
Himself
Martian Child
Movie • 2007
Dr. Berg
Kid Blue
Movie • 1973
Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
Cisco Pike
Movie • 1971
Recording Engineer
The Christian Licorice Store
Movie • 1971
Last Party Guest
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Movie • 1977
Jenks
Amazon Women on the Moon
Movie • 1987
Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Movie • 2020
Self
Innocent Victims
Movie • 1996
Smithline
Focus on Fishko
Movie • 1983
Sy
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
Movie • 1983
That '70s Show
TV • 1998
Max
Two Guys and a Girl
TV • 1998
Mr. Bergen
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Sheldon Greenberg
The Andy Griffith Show
TV • 1960
Counter Boy
House
TV • 2004
Henry Errington
WKRP in Cincinnati
TV • 1978
Dr. Johnny Fever
Rhoda
TV • 1974
Psych
TV • 2006
Barry Saunder
Boomtown
TV • 2002
Mel Castle
John from Cincinnati
TV • 2007
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Flynn Hodge
The Pretender
TV • 1996
Landlord
The Bob Newhart Show
TV • 1972
One Day at a Time
TV • 1975
Sam Royer
Crossing Jordan
TV • 2001
Barney Reynolds
Sanford and Son
TV • 1972
Head of the Class
TV • 1986
Charlie Moore
Laverne & Shirley
TV • 1976
The Practice
TV • 1997
Judge C. Williams
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV • 1982
King
Soap
TV • 1977
Mr. Franklin
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TV • 1985
ER
TV • 1994
Dr. James Broderick
Boston Legal
TV • 2004
Judge Robert Thompson
Celebrities Uncensored
TV • 2003
Self
Battle of the Network Stars
TV • 1976
Switch
TV • 1975
M.W.
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
TV • 1991
Family Law
TV • 1999
Howard Thomas / Randall
Level 9
TV • 2000
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Dr. Emory Taylor
Three Sisters
TV • 2001
Jerry Keats
Thieves
TV • 2001
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
The Andy Griffith Show
TV • 1960
Harry
Chicago Med
TV • 2015
Clyde Glickman
Drop Dead Diva
TV • 2009
Cole Lamburt
Fresh Off the Boat
TV • 2015
Mr. Royce
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Dr. Aden
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
TV • 1967
Various
The Rockford Files
TV • 1974
Al Steever
The Bob Newhart Show
TV • 1972
Craig Plager
The Bob Newhart Show
TV • 1972
Augie (voice) (uncredited)
Burke's Law
TV • 1994
Chuck Mason
Quincy, M.E.
TV • 1976
D.A. Jerry Douglas
George Burns Comedy Week
TV • 1985
Andy Pace
Mike & Molly
TV • 2010
Otis
Mannix
TV • 1967
Ray Bennett
Harry O
TV • 1974
Senator Lawler
Delvecchio
TV • 1976
Goldie
The Blue Knight
TV • 1973
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (uncredited)
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
TV • 1976
Dr. Robert Williams