Howard Hesseman
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 27, 1940 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Lebanon, Oregon, USA
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
| 2022 | Who Done It: The Clue DocumentarySelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2020 | Life After The NavigatorHimself | |
| 2020 | For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del CloseSelf | |
| 2019 | ValerieSelf | |
| 2016 | Wild OatsVespucci | |
| 2016 | Silver SkiesBilly | |
| 2016 | A Christmas in VermontNick Harper | |
| 2015 | Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close MarathonSelf | |
| 2015 | Chicago MedClyde Glickman | |
| 2015 | Fresh Off the BoatMr. Royce | |
| 2012 | BigfootMayor Tommy Gillis | |
| 2011 | Salvation BoulevardBilly | |
| 2010 | Mike & MollyOtis | |
| 2009 | Halloween IIUncle Meat | |
| 2009 | All About SteveMr. Horowitz | |
| 2009 | Drop Dead DivaCole Lamburt | |
| 2008 | The RockerGator | |
| 2007 | Martian ChildDr. Berg | |
| 2007 | John from Cincinnati | |
| 2006 | Man About TownBen Giamoro | |
| 2006 | PsychBarry Saunder | |
| 2005 | Crazy for ChristmasFred Nickells | |
| 2005 | Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rocknarrator | |
| 2004 | HouseHenry Errington | |
| 2004 | Boston LegalJudge Robert Thompson | |
| 2003 | Celebrities UncensoredSelf | |
| 2002 | About SchmidtLarry Hertzel | |
| 2002 | The MesmeristMr. Valdemar | |
| 2002 | BoomtownMel Castle | |
| 2001 | Teddy Bears' PicnicTed Frye | |
| 2001 | The Sky is FallingYogi Cook | |
| 2001 | Crossing JordanBarney Reynolds | |
| 2001 | Three SistersJerry Keats | |
| 2001 | Thieves | |
| 2000 | Level 9 | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDr. Aden | |
| 1999 | Family LawHoward Thomas / Randall | |
| 1998 | That '70s ShowMax | |
| 1998 | Two Guys and a GirlMr. Bergen | |
| 1997 | Gridlock'dBlind Man | |
| 1997 | On the 2nd Day of ChristmasDavid | |
| 1997 | High StakesWayne Dreyer | |
| 1997 | The PracticeJudge C. Williams | |
| 1996 | Innocent VictimsSmithline | |
| 1996 | The PretenderLandlord | |
| 1995 | Out-of-SyncDet. Caldwell | |
| 1995 | The Outer LimitsDr. Emory Taylor | |
| 1994 | Munchie Strikes BackMunchie (voice) | |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelFlynn Hodge | |
| 1994 | ERDr. James Broderick | |
| 1994 | Burke's LawChuck Mason | |
| 1993 | Little Miss MillionsNick Frost | |
| 1993 | Lethal ExposureTaylor Cochran | |
| 1992 | Hot ChocolateMr. Cassidy | |
| 1992 | Rubin & EdEd Tuttle | |
| 1992 | Quiet KillerCongressman Calvin Phillips | |
| 1991 | Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart StoryPaul Maggioto | |
| 1991 | The New WKRP in Cincinnati | |
| 1990 | Call Me AnnaJohn Ross | |
| 1988 | The Diamond TrapDet. Rollings | |
| 1987 | Inside OutJack | |
| 1987 | Six Against the RockJoseph 'Dutch' Cretzer | |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the MoonRupert King (segment "Titan Man") | |
| 1986 | HeatPinchus Zion | |
| 1986 | My ChauffeurMcBride | |
| 1986 | The Princess Who Had Never LaughedKing | |
| 1986 | Flight of the NavigatorDr. Louis Faraday | |
| 1986 | Head of the ClassCharlie Moore | |
| 1985 | ClueThe Chief (uncredited) | |
| 1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First AssignmentPete Lassard | |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | |
| 1985 | George Burns Comedy WeekAndy Pace | |
| 1984 | Mister RobertsDoc | |
| 1984 | This Is Spinal TapTerry Ladd | |
| 1984 | Silence of the HeartCarl Lewis | |
| 1984 | Best Kept SecretsJim Osborne | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteSheldon Greenberg | |
| 1983 | Doctor DetroitSmooth Walker | |
| 1983 | Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, ForeverSelf | |
| 1983 | Focus on FishkoSy | |
| 1983 | Likely Stories, Vol. 4 | |
| 1982 | One Shoe Makes it MurderJoe Hervey | |
| 1982 | VictimsCharles Galloway | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale TheatreKing | |
| 1981 | Private LessonsLester | |
| 1981 | Honky Tonk FreewaySnapper | |
| 1980 | John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and BodySelf / The Rock Doctor | |
| 1980 | SkywardKoup Trenton | |
| 1980 | GridlockSeñor Smooth (voice) | |
| 1980 | The Fantastic FunniesDr. Johnny Fever | |
| 1979 | AmericathonKip Margolis | |
| 1979 | You Can't Take it With YouWilbur C. Henderson | |
| 1979 | The JerkCarnival Worker (uncredited) | |
| 1978 | Loose ShoesErnie Piles, War Correspondent | |
| 1978 | The Ghost of Flight 401Bert Stockwell | |
| 1978 | The Comedy CompanyRoger Dustleman | |
| 1978 | Outside ChanceDavid | |
| 1978 | More Than FriendsAvery Salminella | |
| 1978 | WKRP in CincinnatiDr. Johnny Fever | |
| 1977 | Tail Gunner JoeLt. Ted Cantwell | |
| 1977 | Tarantulas: The Deadly CargoFred | |
| 1977 | The Other Side of MidnightO'Brien | |
| 1977 | The Amazing Howard HughesJenks | |
| 1977 | SoapMr. Franklin | |
| 1977 | The Amazing Howard HughesJenks | |
| 1976 | Jackson County JailDavid | |
| 1976 | Tunnel VisionSenator McMannus | |
| 1976 | Silent MovieExecutive | |
| 1976 | The Big BusJack | |
| 1976 | Laverne & Shirley | |
| 1976 | Battle of the Network Stars | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E.D.A. Jerry Douglas | |
| 1976 | DelvecchioGoldie | |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanDr. Robert Williams | |
| 1975 | The Sunshine BoysMr. Walsh, Commerical Director | |
| 1975 | The Blue KnightResident | |
| 1975 | Prisoners | |
| 1975 | ShampooRed Dog | |
| 1975 | WhiffsDr. Gopian | |
| 1975 | HustlingDetective | |
| 1975 | One Day at a TimeSam Royer | |
| 1975 | SwitchM.W. | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | BarettaWalker | |
| 1974 | Rhoda | |
| 1974 | The Rockford FilesAl Steever | |
| 1974 | Harry OSenator Lawler | |
| 1973 | Steelyard BluesFrank Veldini | |
| 1973 | JorySanta Rosa bartender | |
| 1973 | The Blue Knight | |
| 1973 | Kid BlueConfectionary Man (as Howard Hessman) | |
| 1973 | The Blue Knight | |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show | |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart ShowCraig Plager | |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart ShowAugie (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1971 | Billy JackDrama Teacher | |
| 1971 | Cisco PikeRecording Engineer | |
| 1971 | The Christian Licorice StoreLast Party Guest | |
| 1969 | Some Kind of a NutBartender | |
| 1969 | A Session with the Committee(as Don Sturdy) | |
| 1968 | PetuliaHippie (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourVarious | |
| 1967 | MannixRay Bennett | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith ShowCounter Boy | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith ShowHarry |
| 1978 | WKRP in CincinnatiDirector |
| 1967 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourWriter |