Howard Hesseman
February 27, 1940 (84 years old) in Lebanon, Oregon, USA
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
Credits
- 2022 · Who Done It: The Clue Documentary as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 · Life After The Navigator as Himself
- 2020 · For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close as Himself
- 2019 · Valerie as Self
- 2016 · A Christmas in Vermont as Nick Harper
- 2016 · Wild Oats as Vespucci
- 2016 · Silver Skies as Billy
- 2015 · Chicago Med as Clyde Glickman
- 2015 · Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon as Self
- 2015 · Fresh Off the Boat as Mr. Royce
- 2012 · Bigfoot as Mayor Tommy Gillis
- 2011 · Salvation Boulevard as Billy
- 2010 · Mike & Molly as Otis
- 2009 · Halloween II as Uncle Meat
- 2009 · All About Steve as Mr. Horowitz
- 2009 · Drop Dead Diva as Cole Lamburt
- 2008 · The Rocker as Gator
- 2007 · Martian Child as Dr. Berg
- 2007 · John from Cincinnati as
- 2006 · Psych as Barry Saunder
- 2006 · Man About Town as Ben Giamoro
- 2005 · Crazy for Christmas as Fred Nickells
- 2005 · Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock as narrator
- 2004 · House as Henry Errington
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Judge Robert Thompson
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2002 · About Schmidt as Larry Hertzel
- 2002 · Boomtown as Mel Castle
- 2002 · Teddy Bears' Picnic as Ted Frye
- 2002 · The Mesmerist as
- 2001 · Thieves as
- 2001 · Crossing Jordan as Barney Reynolds
- 2001 · The Sky is Falling as Yogi Cook
- 2001 · Three Sisters as Jerry Keats
- 2000 · Level 9 as
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Dr. Aden
- 1999 · Family Law as Howard Thomas / Randall
- 1998 · That '70s Show as Max
- 1998 · Two Guys and a Girl as Mr. Bergen
- 1997 · On the Second Day of Christmas as David
- 1997 · High Stakes as Wayne Dreyer
- 1997 · The Practice as
- 1997 · Gridlock'd as Blind Man
- 1996 · The Pretender as Landlord
- 1995 · Out-of-Sync as Det. Caldwell
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Dr. Emory Taylor
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Flynn Hodge
- 1994 · ER as Dr. James Broderick
- 1994 · Munchie Strikes Back as Munchie (voice)
- 1994 · Burke's Law as Chuck Mason
- 1993 · Little Miss Millions as Nick Frost
- 1993 · Lethal Exposure as Taylor Cochran
- 1992 · Rubin & Ed as Ed Tuttle
- 1992 · Quiet Killer as Congressman Calvin Phillips
- 1992 · Hot Chocolate as Mr. Cassidy
- 1991 · Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story as Paul Maggioto
- 1991 · The New WKRP in Cincinnati as
- 1990 · Call Me Anna as John Ross
- 1988 · The Diamond Trap as Det. Rollings
- 1987 · Amazon Women on the Moon as Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
- 1987 · Inside Out as Jack
- 1987 · Six Against the Rock as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
- 1986 · Heat as Pinchus Zion
- 1986 · Head of the Class as Charlie Moore
- 1986 · The Princess Who Had Never Laughed as King
- 1986 · Flight of the Navigator as Dr. Louis Faraday
- 1986 · My Chauffeur as McBride
- 1985 · Clue as The Chief (uncredited)
- 1985 · George Burns Comedy Week as Andy Pace
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as
- 1985 · Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment as Pete Lassard
- 1984 · Silence of the Heart as Carl Lewis
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Sheldon Greenberg
- 1984 · Best Kept Secrets as Jim Osborne
- 1984 · Mister Roberts as Doc
- 1984 · This Is Spinal Tap as Terry Ladd
- 1983 · Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever as Johnny Caravella (Doctor Johnny Fever)
- 1983 · Doctor Detroit as Smooth Walker
- 1982 · One Shoe Makes it Murder as Joe Hervey
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as King
- 1982 · Victims as Charles Galloway
- 1981 · Honky Tonk Freeway as Snapper
- 1981 · Private Lessons as Lester
- 1980 · Skyward as Koup Trenton
- 1980 · Gridlock as Señor Smooth (voice)
- 1980 · The Fantastic Funnies as Dr. Johnny Fever
- 1980 · John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body as Self / The Rock Doctor
- 1979 · The Jerk as Carnival Worker (uncredited)
- 1979 · Americathon as Kip Margolis
- 1979 · You Can't Take it With You as Wilbur C. Henderson
- 1978 · Outside Chance as David
- 1978 · More Than Friends as Avery Salminella
- 1978 · WKRP in Cincinnati as Dr. Johnny Fever
- 1978 · Loose Shoes as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
- 1978 · The Comedy Company as Roger Dustleman
- 1978 · The Ghost of Flight 401 as Bert Stockwell
- 1977 · Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo as Fred
- 1977 · Soap as Mr. Franklin
- 1977 · The Other Side of Midnight as O'Brien
- 1977 · The Amazing Howard Hughes as Jenks
- 1977 · Tail Gunner Joe as Lt. Ted Cantwell
- 1976 · Battle of the Network Stars as
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as D.A. Jerry Douglas
- 1976 · The Big Bus as Jack
- 1976 · Silent Movie as Executive
- 1976 · Jackson County Jail as David
- 1976 · Tunnel Vision as Senator McMannus
- 1976 · Laverne & Shirley as
- 1975 · One Day at a Time as Sam Royer
- 1975 · The Sunshine Boys as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
- 1975 · Whiffs as Dr. Gopian
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Switch as M.W.
- 1975 · Prisoners as
- 1975 · The Blue Knight as Resident
- 1975 · Hustling as Detective
- 1975 · Shampoo as Red Dog
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as Al Steever
- 1974 · Harry O as
- 1974 · Rhoda as
- 1974 · Firehouse as
- 1973 · The Blue Knight as
- 1973 · Kid Blue as Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
- 1973 · Steelyard Blues as Frank Veldini
- 1973 · Jory as Santa Rosa bartender
- 1972 · The Bob Newhart Show as
- 1972 · The Bob Newhart Show as Craig Plager
- 1972 · The Bob Newhart Show as Augie (voice) (uncredited)
- 1972 · Sanford and Son as
- 1972 · Cisco Pike as Recording Engineer
- 1971 · The Christian Licorice Store as Last Party Guest
- 1971 · Billy Jack as Drama Teacher
- 1969 · Some Kind of a Nut as Bartender
- 1969 · A Session with the Committee as (as Don Sturdy)
- 1968 · Petulia as Hippie (uncredited)
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1967 · The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour as Various
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as Counter Boy
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as Harry