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Howard Hesseman

Acting 81 (deceased) years old Lebanon, Oregon, USA ★ 0.8
Born: February 27, 1940
Died: January 29, 2022

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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Filmography

Acting Credits (147)

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

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