Howard Hesseman
Known for acting · Born 27 February 1940 · Died 29 January 2022 · aged 81 · Lebanon, Oregon, USA
146 credits
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
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
Head of the Class
1986
One Day at a Time
1975
About Schmidt
2002
Private Lessons
1981
Doctor Detroit
1983
Gridlock'd
1997
Bigfoot
2012
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
A Christmas in Vermont
2016
Halloween II
2009
All About Steve
2009
Acting (144)
2022Who Done It: The Clue DocumentarySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2020Life After The NavigatorHimselfFilm
2020For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del CloseSelfFilm
2019ValerieSelfFilm
2016Wild OatsVespucciFilm
2016A Christmas in VermontNick HarperFilm
2016Silver SkiesBillyFilm
2015Chicago MedClyde GlickmanSeries
2015Fresh Off the BoatMr. Royce · 2 episodesSeries
2015Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close MarathonSelfFilm
2012BigfootMayor Tommy GillisFilm
2011Salvation BoulevardBillyFilm
2010Mike & MollyOtisSeries
2009Lie to MeSam HendricksSeries
2009Halloween IIUncle MeatFilm
2009All About SteveMr. HorowitzFilm
2009Drop Dead DivaCole LamburtSeries
2008The RockerGatorFilm
2007Martian ChildDr. BergFilm
2007John from CincinnatiErlemeyer · 2 episodesSeries
2006PsychBarry SaunderSeries
2006Man About TownBen GiamoroFilm
2005Crazy for ChristmasFred NickellsFilm
2005Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic RocknarratorFilm
2004HouseHenry ErringtonSeries
2004Boston LegalJudge Robert Thompson · 3 episodesSeries
2003Celebrities UncensoredSelfSeries
2002About SchmidtLarry HertzelFilm
2002BoomtownMel CastleSeries
2002The MesmeristMr. ValdemarFilm
2001Crossing JordanBarney ReynoldsSeries
2001ThievesSeries
2001Teddy Bears' PicnicTed FryeFilm
2001The Sky is FallingYogi CookFilm
2001Three SistersJerry KeatsSeries
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDr. AdenSeries
2000Level 9Series
1999Family LawHoward Thomas / RandallSeries
1998That '70s ShowMax · 3 episodesSeries
1998Two Guys and a GirlMr. BergenSeries
1997Gridlock'dBlind ManFilm
1997The PracticeJudge C. WilliamsSeries
1997On the 2nd Day of ChristmasDavidFilm
1997High StakesWayne DreyerFilm
1996The PretenderLandlordSeries
1996Innocent VictimsSmithlineFilm
1995The Outer LimitsDr. Emory TaylorSeries
1995Out-of-SyncDet. CaldwellFilm
1994ERDr. James BroderickSeries
1994Touched by an AngelFlynn HodgeSeries
1994Munchie Strikes BackMunchie (voice)Film
1994Burke's LawChuck MasonSeries
1993Little Miss MillionsNick FrostFilm
1993Lethal ExposureTaylor CochranFilm
1992Rubin & EdEd TuttleFilm
1992Hot ChocolateMr. CassidyFilm
1992Quiet KillerCongressman Calvin PhillipsFilm
1991Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart StoryPaul MaggiotoFilm
1991The New WKRP in Cincinnati · 7 episodesSeries
1990Call Me AnnaJohn RossFilm
1988The Diamond TrapDet. RollingsFilm
1987Amazon Women on the MoonRupert King (segment "Titan Man")Film
1987Six Against the RockJoseph 'Dutch' CretzerFilm
1987Inside OutJackFilm
1986Flight of the NavigatorDr. Louis FaradayFilm
1986HeatPinchus ZionFilm
1986Head of the ClassCharlie Moore · 92 episodesSeries
1986My ChauffeurMcBrideFilm
1986The Princess Who Had Never LaughedKingFilm
1985ClueThe Chief (uncredited)Film
1985Police Academy 2: Their First AssignmentPete LassardFilm
1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeries
1985George Burns Comedy WeekAndy PaceSeries
1984This Is Spinal TapTerry LaddFilm
1984Murder, She WroteSheldon GreenbergSeries
1984Silence of the HeartCarl LewisFilm
1984Mister RobertsDocFilm
1984Best Kept SecretsJim OsborneFilm
1983Doctor DetroitSmooth WalkerFilm
1983Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, ForeverSelfFilm
1983Likely Stories, Vol. 4Sy FishkoFilm
1983Focus on FishkoSyFilm
1982Faerie Tale TheatreKingSeries
1982One Shoe Makes it MurderJoe HerveyFilm
1982VictimsCharles GallowayFilm
1981Private LessonsLesterFilm
1981Honky Tonk FreewaySnapperFilm
1980SkywardKoup TrentonFilm
1980GridlockSeñor Smooth (voice)Film
1980John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and BodySelf / The Rock DoctorFilm
1980The Fantastic FunniesDr. Johnny FeverFilm
1979The JerkCarnival Worker (uncredited)Film
1979AmericathonKip MargolisFilm
1979You Can't Take it With YouWilbur C. HendersonFilm
1978WKRP in CincinnatiDr. Johnny Fever · 90 episodesSeries
1978Loose ShoesErnie Piles, War CorrespondentFilm
1978The Ghost of Flight 401Bert StockwellFilm
1978The Comedy CompanyRoger DustlemanFilm
1978Outside ChanceDavidFilm
1978More Than FriendsAvery SalminellaFilm
1977SoapMr. Franklin · 7 episodesSeries
1977Tarantulas: The Deadly CargoFredFilm
1977The Other Side of MidnightO'BrienFilm
1977The Amazing Howard HughesJenksFilm
1977Tail Gunner JoeLt. Ted CantwellFilm
1977The Amazing Howard HughesJenks · 2 episodesSeries
1976Silent MovieExecutiveFilm
1976Quincy, M.E.D.A. Jerry DouglasSeries
1976The Big BusJackFilm
1976Laverne & ShirleySeries
1976Jackson County JailDavidFilm
1976Tunnel VisionSenator McMannusFilm
1976Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanDr. Robert Williams · 10 episodesSeries
1976Battle of the Network StarsSeries
1976DelvecchioGoldieSeries
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 3 episodes, Self (uncredited)Series
1975ShampooRed DogFilm
1975The Sunshine BoysMr. Walsh, Commerical DirectorFilm
1975One Day at a TimeSam Royer · 30 episodesSeries
1975BarettaWalkerSeries
1975HustlingDetectiveFilm
1975SwitchM.W.Series
1975WhiffsDr. GopianFilm
1975The Blue KnightResidentFilm
1975PrisonersFilm
1974The Rockford FilesAl SteeverSeries
1974RhodaSeries
1974Harry OSenator LawlerSeries
1973Steelyard BluesFrank VeldiniFilm
1973Kid BlueConfectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)Film
1973The Blue KnightFilm
1973JorySanta Rosa bartenderFilm
1973The Blue Knight · 4 episodesSeries
1972Sanford and SonSeries
1972The Bob Newhart ShowCraig Plager · 5 episodes, Augie (voice) (uncredited)Series
1972Cisco PikeRecording EngineerFilm
1971Billy JackDrama TeacherFilm
1971The Christian Licorice StoreLast Party GuestFilm
1969Some Kind of a NutBartenderFilm
1969A Session with the Committee(as Don Sturdy)Film
1968PetuliaHippie (uncredited)Film
1967MannixRay BennettSeries
1967The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourVarious · 5 episodesSeries
1960The Andy Griffith ShowCounter Boy, HarrySeries
Directing (1)
1978WKRP in CincinnatiDirectorSeries
Writing (1)
1967The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourWriterSeries