Howard Hesseman

ActorDirectorWriter Feb 27 (died age 81) Lebanon, Oregon, USA 1960–2022 (62 year career)

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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 Lassa…

Known For

Film

This Is Spinal Tap

Terry Ladd

Film

Clue

The Chief (uncredited)

Film

About Schmidt

Larry Hertzel

Film

Flight of the Navigator

Dr. Louis Faraday

Film

The Jerk

Carnival Worker (uncredited)

Film

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Pete Lassard

Film

The Rocker

Gator

Film

Halloween II

Uncle Meat

Filmography

Acting (144)

Movies (92)

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

2022

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.3

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

2020

as Self

6.7

Life After The Navigator

as Himself

Valerie

as Self

A Christmas in Vermont

as Nick Harper

Silver Skies

as Billy

Wild Oats

as Vespucci

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon

2015

as Self

5.6

Bigfoot

2012

as Mayor Tommy Gillis

Salvation Boulevard

as Billy

Halloween II

as Uncle Meat

All About Steve

as Mr. Horowitz

The Rocker

as Gator

Martian Child

as Dr. Berg

Man About Town

as Ben Giamoro

Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock

2005

as narrator

Crazy for Christmas

as Fred Nickells

About Schmidt

as Larry Hertzel

The Mesmerist

as Mr. Valdemar

Teddy Bears' Picnic

as Ted Frye

The Sky is Falling

as Yogi Cook

Gridlock'd

as Blind Man

High Stakes

as Wayne Dreyer

On the 2nd Day of Christmas

as David

Innocent Victims

as Smithline

Out-of-Sync

as Det. Caldwell

Munchie Strikes Back

as Munchie (voice)

Little Miss Millions

as Nick Frost

Lethal Exposure

as Taylor Cochran

Hot Chocolate

as Mr. Cassidy

Rubin & Ed

as Ed Tuttle

Quiet Killer

as Congressman Calvin Phillips

5.2

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

as Paul Maggioto

Call Me Anna

as John Ross

The Diamond Trap

as Det. Rollings

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

as Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")

Inside Out

as Jack

Six Against the Rock

as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer

4.1

Flight of the Navigator

as Dr. Louis Faraday

Heat

as Pinchus Zion

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

1986

as King

My Chauffeur

1986

as McBride

5.7

Clue

1985

as The Chief (uncredited)

7.2

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

as Pete Lassard

Best Kept Secrets

as Jim Osborne

This Is Spinal Tap

as Terry Ladd

Silence of the Heart

as Carl Lewis

Mister Roberts

as Doc

Doctor Detroit

as Smooth Walker

Focus on Fishko

as Sy

Likely Stories, Vol. 4

1983

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

1983

as Self

8.5

One Shoe Makes it Murder

as Joe Hervey

Victims

as Charles Galloway

Private Lessons

as Lester

Honky Tonk Freeway

as Snapper

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

1981

as Fred

4.8

Gridlock

1980

as Señor Smooth (voice)

6.0

Skyward

1980

as Koup Trenton

6.9

The Fantastic Funnies

1980

as Dr. Johnny Fever

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body

1980

as Self / The Rock Doctor

Americathon

as Kip Margolis

The Jerk

as Carnival Worker (uncredited)

6.9

You Can't Take it With You

1979

as Wilbur C. Henderson

Outside Chance

1978

as David

2.0

Loose Shoes

1978

as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent

3.6

The Ghost of Flight 401

1978

as Bert Stockwell

5.3

More Than Friends

1978

as Avery Salminella

The Comedy Company

as Roger Dustleman

Tail Gunner Joe

as Lt. Ted Cantwell

The Other Side of Midnight

1977

as O'Brien

5.9

The Amazing Howard Hughes

as Jenks

Silent Movie

as Executive

Jackson County Jail

as David

Tunnel Vision

as Senator McMannus

The Big Bus

as Jack

Shampoo

as Red Dog

Hustling

as Detective

The Sunshine Boys

as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director

6.8

Prisoners

1975

The Blue Knight

1975

as Resident

Whiffs

as Dr. Gopian

Steelyard Blues

as Frank Veldini

Jory

as Santa Rosa bartender

7.4

Kid Blue

1973

as Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)

The Blue Knight

Billy Jack

as Drama Teacher

The Christian Licorice Store

1971

as Last Party Guest

4.1

Cisco Pike

1971

as Recording Engineer

5.6

Some Kind of a Nut

1969

as Bartender

3.5

A Session with the Committee

1969

as (as Don Sturdy)

Petulia

1968

as Hippie (uncredited)

5.9

Television (52)

Chicago Med

as Clyde Glickman

Fresh Off the Boat

as Mr. Royce

Mike & Molly

as Otis

Drop Dead Diva

as Cole Lamburt

John from Cincinnati

Psych

as Barry Saunder

House

as Henry Errington

Boston Legal

as Judge Robert Thompson

7.9

Oliver Beene

2003

as Dr. Fenniger

8.2

Celebrities Uncensored

as Self

Boomtown

as Mel Castle

Crossing Jordan

as Barney Reynolds

Thieves

Three Sisters

as Jerry Keats

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Dr. Aden

Level 9

Family Law

as Howard Thomas / Randall

That '70s Show

as Max

Two Guys and a Girl

as Mr. Bergen

The Practice

as Judge C. Williams

The Pretender

as Landlord

The Outer Limits

as Dr. Emory Taylor

as Dr. James Broderick

Touched by an Angel

as Flynn Hodge

Burke's Law

as Chuck Mason

The New WKRP in Cincinnati

Head of the Class

as Charlie Moore

George Burns Comedy Week

1985

as Andy Pace

The Ray Bradbury Theater

Murder, She Wrote

as Sheldon Greenberg

Faerie Tale Theatre

as King

WKRP in Cincinnati

as Dr. Johnny Fever

Soap

as Mr. Franklin

Quincy, M.E.

as D.A. Jerry Douglas

7.5

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

1976

as Dr. Robert Williams

7.1

Laverne & Shirley

1976

7.2

Battle of the Network Stars

1976

6.0

Delvecchio

1976

as Goldie

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Baretta

as Walker

One Day at a Time

as Sam Royer

One Day at a Time

as Sam Royer

Switch

as M.W.

The Rockford Files

as Al Steever

Rhoda

Harry O

as Senator Lawler

The Blue Knight

The Bob Newhart Show

as Craig Plager

Sanford and Son

Mannix

as Ray Bennett

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1967

as Various

6.9

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

as Counter Boy

7.6

Crew (2)

Television (2)

WKRP in Cincinnati

1978

Director

7.5

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1967

Writer

6.9