Acting
Howard Hesseman
Acting · Born 1940-02-27 · 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
Credits · 141
FilmWho Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
FilmLife After The Navigator
2020 · Himself
FilmFor Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020 · Self
FilmValerie
2019 · Self
FilmA Christmas in Vermont
2016 · Nick Harper
FilmWild Oats
2016 · Vespucci
FilmSilver Skies
2016 · Billy
Chicago Med
2015 · Clyde Glickman
FilmThank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015 · Self
Fresh Off the Boat
2015 · Mr. Royce
FilmBigfoot
2012 · Mayor Tommy Gillis
FilmSalvation Boulevard
2011 · Billy
Mike & Molly
2010 · Otis
FilmHalloween II
2009 · Uncle Meat
FilmAll About Steve
2009 · Mr. Horowitz
Drop Dead Diva
2009 · Cole Lamburt
Lie to Me
2009 · Sam Hendricks
FilmThe Rocker
2008 · Gator
FilmMartian Child
2007 · Dr. Berg
John from Cincinnati
2007 · Erlemeyer
Psych
2006 · Barry Saunder
FilmMan About Town
2006 · Ben Giamoro
FilmCrazy for Christmas
2005 · Fred Nickells
House
2004 · Henry Errington
Boston Legal
2004 · Judge Robert Thompson
Celebrities Uncensored
2003 · Self
FilmAbout Schmidt
2002 · Larry Hertzel
Boomtown
2002 · Mel Castle
FilmThe Mesmerist
2002 · Mr. Valdemar
Thieves
2001
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Barney Reynolds
FilmThe Sky is Falling
2001 · Yogi Cook
FilmTeddy Bears' Picnic
2001 · Ted Frye
Three Sisters
2001 · Jerry Keats
Level 9
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Dr. Aden
Family Law
1999 · Howard Thomas / Randall
That '70s Show
1998 · Max
Two Guys and a Girl
1998 · Mr. Bergen
FilmOn the 2nd Day of Christmas
1997 · David
FilmHigh Stakes
1997 · Wayne Dreyer
The Practice
1997 · Judge C. Williams
FilmGridlock'd
1997 · Blind Man
The Pretender
1996 · Landlord
FilmInnocent Victims
1996 · Smithline
FilmOut-of-Sync
1995 · Det. Caldwell
The Outer Limits
1995 · Dr. Emory Taylor
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Flynn Hodge
ER
1994 · Dr. James Broderick
FilmMunchie Strikes Back
1994 · Munchie (voice)
Burke's Law
1994 · Chuck Mason
FilmLittle Miss Millions
1993 · Nick Frost
FilmLethal Exposure
1993 · Taylor Cochran
FilmRubin & Ed
1992 · Ed Tuttle
FilmQuiet Killer
1992 · Congressman Calvin Phillips
FilmHot Chocolate
1992 · Mr. Cassidy
FilmMurder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
1991 · Paul Maggioto
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991
FilmCall Me Anna
1990 · John Ross
FilmThe Diamond Trap
1988 · Det. Rollings
FilmAmazon Women on the Moon
1987 · Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
FilmInside Out
1987 · Jack
FilmSix Against the Rock
1987 · Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
FilmHeat
1986 · Pinchus Zion
Head of the Class
1986 · Charlie Moore
FilmThe Princess Who Had Never Laughed
1986 · King
FilmFlight of the Navigator
1986 · Dr. Louis Faraday
FilmMy Chauffeur
1986 · McBride
FilmClue
1985 · The Chief (uncredited)
George Burns Comedy Week
1985 · Andy Pace
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
FilmPolice Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985 · Pete Lassard
FilmSilence of the Heart
1984 · Carl Lewis
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Sheldon Greenberg
FilmBest Kept Secrets
1984 · Jim Osborne
FilmMister Roberts
1984 · Doc
FilmThis Is Spinal Tap
1984 · Terry Ladd
FilmLikely Stories, Vol. 4
1983 · Sy Fishko
FilmMotown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983 · Self
FilmDoctor Detroit
1983 · Smooth Walker
FilmOne Shoe Makes it Murder
1982 · Joe Hervey
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · King
FilmVictims
1982 · Charles Galloway
FilmHonky Tonk Freeway
1981 · Snapper
FilmPrivate Lessons
1981 · Lester
FilmSkyward
1980 · Koup Trenton
FilmGridlock
1980 · Señor Smooth (voice)
FilmJohn Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
1980 · Self / The Rock Doctor
FilmThe Jerk
1979 · Carnival Worker (uncredited)
FilmAmericathon
1979 · Kip Margolis
FilmYou Can't Take it With You
1979 · Wilbur C. Henderson
Outside Chance
FilmOutside Chance
1978 · David
FilmMore Than Friends
1978 · Avery Salminella
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 · Dr. Johnny Fever
FilmLoose Shoes
1978 · Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
FilmThe Comedy Company
1978 · Roger Dustleman
FilmThe Ghost of Flight 401
1978 · Bert Stockwell
FilmTarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1977 · Fred
Soap
1977 · Mr. Franklin
FilmThe Other Side of Midnight
1977 · O'Brien
FilmThe Amazing Howard Hughes
1977 · Jenks
The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977 · Jenks
FilmTail Gunner Joe
1977 · Lt. Ted Cantwell
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · D.A. Jerry Douglas
Delvecchio
1976 · Goldie
FilmThe Big Bus
1976 · Jack
FilmSilent Movie
1976 · Executive
FilmJackson County Jail
1976 · David
FilmTunnel Vision
1976 · Senator McMannus
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976 · Dr. Robert Williams
One Day at a Time
1975 · Sam Royer
FilmThe Sunshine Boys
1975 · Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
FilmWhiffs
1975 · Dr. Gopian
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
Switch
1975 · M.W.
FilmPrisoners
1975
FilmThe Blue Knight
1975 · Resident
FilmHustling
1975 · Detective
FilmShampoo
1975 · Red Dog
Baretta
1975 · Walker
The Rockford Files
1974 · Al Steever
Harry O
1974 · Senator Lawler
Rhoda
1974
FilmThe Blue Knight
1973
The Blue Knight
1973
FilmJory
1973 · Santa Rosa bartender
FilmSteelyard Blues
1973 · Frank Veldini
FilmKid Blue
1973 · Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
The Bob Newhart Show
1972 · Craig Plager
FilmCisco Pike
1972 · Recording Engineer
Sanford and Son
1972
FilmThe Christian Licorice Store
1971 · Last Party Guest
FilmBilly Jack
1971 · Drama Teacher
FilmSome Kind of a Nut
1969 · Bartender
FilmA Session with the Committee
1969 · (as Don Sturdy)
FilmPetulia
1968 · Hippie (uncredited)
Mannix
1967 · Ray Bennett
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967 · Various
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Counter Boy