Howard Hesseman
Acting
Born: February 27, 1940 · Lebanon, Oregon, USA
Died: January 29, 2022 (aged 81)
Highest Rated
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
Known for
House
2004
Clue
1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
Lie to Me
2009
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
That '70s Show
1998
Halloween II
2009
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
About Schmidt
2002
Chicago Med
2015
All About Steve
2009
Psych
2006
Photos (4)
Movies (84)
About Schmidt
Larry Hertzel
The Rocker
Gator
Clue
The Chief (uncredited)
All About Steve
Mr. Horowitz
Halloween II
Uncle Meat
Man About Town
Ben Giamoro
Flight of the Navigator
Dr. Louis Faraday
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Pete Lassard
This Is Spinal Tap
Terry Ladd
Private Lessons
Lester
Shampoo
Red Dog
Petulia
Hippie (uncredited)
Doctor Detroit
Smooth Walker
Amazon Women on the Moon
Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
The Sunshine Boys
Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
Wild Oats
Vespucci
The Jerk
Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Salvation Boulevard
Billy
Gridlock'd
Blind Man
Martian Child
Dr. Berg
Silent Movie
Executive
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Jenks
The Ghost of Flight 401
Bert Stockwell
A Christmas in Vermont
Nick Harper
Steelyard Blues
Frank Veldini
Six Against the Rock
Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
Silence of the Heart
Carl Lewis
Cisco Pike
Recording Engineer
The Big Bus
Jack
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Fred
The Other Side of Midnight
O'Brien
Honky Tonk Freeway
Snapper
Tunnel Vision
Senator McMannus
Billy Jack
Drama Teacher
Rubin & Ed
Ed Tuttle
My Chauffeur
McBride
The Diamond Trap
Det. Rollings
Jackson County Jail
David
On the 2nd Day of Christmas
David
The Sky is Falling
Yogi Cook
Little Miss Millions
Nick Frost
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Ted Frye
Americathon
Kip Margolis
You Can't Take it With You
Wilbur C. Henderson
Silver Skies
Billy
Some Kind of a Nut
Bartender
Heat
Pinchus Zion
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Paul Maggioto
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
Sy Fishko
Skyward
Koup Trenton
One Shoe Makes it Murder
Joe Hervey
The Comedy Company
Roger Dustleman
Quiet Killer
Congressman Calvin Phillips
Best Kept Secrets
Jim Osborne
The Blue Knight
1973
Crazy for Christmas
Fred Nickells
Mister Roberts
Doc
Kid Blue
Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
The Blue Knight
Resident
Lethal Exposure
Taylor Cochran
Bigfoot
Mayor Tommy Gillis
Inside Out
Jack
Hot Chocolate
Mr. Cassidy
Loose Shoes
Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
The Fantastic Funnies
Dr. Johnny Fever
The Christian Licorice Store
Last Party Guest
Munchie Strikes Back
Munchie (voice)
Tail Gunner Joe
Lt. Ted Cantwell
Hustling
Detective
Out-of-Sync
Det. Caldwell
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
King
More Than Friends
Avery Salminella
Whiffs
Dr. Gopian
The Mesmerist
Mr. Valdemar
Jory
Santa Rosa bartender
High Stakes
Wayne Dreyer
A Session with the Committee
(as Don Sturdy)
Victims
Charles Galloway
Innocent Victims
Smithline
Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock
narrator
Focus on Fishko
Sy
Call Me Anna
John Ross
Prisoners
1975
Gridlock
Señor Smooth (voice)
TV Shows (52)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dr. Aden · 1 eps
House
Henry Errington · 1 eps
Chicago Med
Clyde Glickman · 1 eps
Psych
Barry Saunder · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Sheldon Greenberg · 1 eps
Mannix
Ray Bennett · 1 eps
ER
Dr. James Broderick · 1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
Counter Boy · 1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
Harry · 1 eps
Boston Legal
Judge Robert Thompson · 3 eps
The Rockford Files
Al Steever · 1 eps
That '70s Show
Max · 3 eps
Crossing Jordan
Barney Reynolds · 1 eps
The Practice
Judge C. Williams · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
D.A. Jerry Douglas · 1 eps
Lie to Me
Sam Hendricks · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Flynn Hodge · 1 eps
Fresh Off the Boat
Mr. Royce · 2 eps
The Outer Limits
Dr. Emory Taylor · 1 eps
The Pretender
Landlord · 1 eps
Mike & Molly
Otis · 1 eps
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Dr. Robert Williams · 10 eps
Drop Dead Diva
Cole Lamburt · 1 eps
The Bob Newhart Show
Craig Plager · 5 eps
The Bob Newhart Show
Augie (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Two Guys and a Girl
Mr. Bergen · 1 eps
One Day at a Time
Sam Royer · 30 eps
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1 eps
Rhoda
1 eps
Switch
M.W. · 1 eps
Baretta
Walker · 1 eps
Laverne & Shirley
1 eps
Sanford and Son
1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
King · 1 eps
Family Law
Howard Thomas / Randall · 1 eps
Head of the Class
Charlie Moore · 92 eps
WKRP in Cincinnati
Dr. Johnny Fever · 90 eps
Soap
Mr. Franklin · 7 eps
Burke's Law
Chuck Mason · 1 eps
Harry O
Senator Lawler · 1 eps
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Various · 5 eps
Boomtown
Mel Castle · 1 eps
Battle of the Network Stars
1 eps
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
7 eps
Three Sisters
Jerry Keats · 1 eps
Delvecchio
Goldie · 1 eps
John from Cincinnati
Erlemeyer · 2 eps
Level 9
1 eps
George Burns Comedy Week
Andy Pace · 1 eps
The Blue Knight
4 eps
Thieves
1 eps
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Jenks · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (10)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Valerie
Self
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Self
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Self
Life After The Navigator
Himself
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
Self / The Rock Doctor
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 1 eps