Birthday:
Feb 27, 1940
Place of Birth: Lebanon, Oregon, USA
Place of Birth: Lebanon, Oregon, USA
Howard Hesseman
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
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Rocker | Gator | 2008 |
| Wild Oats | Vespucci | 2016 |
| About Schmidt | Larry Hertzel | 2002 |
| Hot Chocolate | Mr. Cassidy | 1992 |
| Billy Jack | Drama Teacher | 1971 |
| Jackson County Jail | David | 1976 |
| Doctor Detroit | Smooth Walker | 1983 |
| Halloween II | Uncle Meat | 2009 |
| All About Steve | Mr. Horowitz | 2009 |
| John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body | Self / The Rock Doctor | 1980 |
| Who Done It: The Clue Documentary | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2022 |
| Man About Town | Ben Giamoro | 2006 |
| Gridlock'd | Blind Man | 1997 |
| Tail Gunner Joe | Lt. Ted Cantwell | 1977 |
| Crazy for Christmas | Fred Nickells | 2005 |
| Private Lessons | Lester | 1981 |
| Rubin & Ed | Ed Tuttle | 1992 |
| Heat | Pinchus Zion | 1986 |
| Clue | The Chief (uncredited) | 1985 |
| Loose Shoes | Ernie Piles, War Correspondent | 1978 |
| The Sunshine Boys | Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director | 1975 |
| Honky Tonk Freeway | Snapper | 1981 |
| My Chauffeur | McBride | 1986 |
| Americathon | Kip Margolis | 1979 |
| Salvation Boulevard | Billy | 2011 |
| On the 2nd Day of Christmas | David | 1997 |
| The Ghost of Flight 401 | Bert Stockwell | 1978 |
| Steelyard Blues | Frank Veldini | 1973 |
| Inside Out | Jack | 1987 |
| Call Me Anna | John Ross | 1990 |
| Tunnel Vision | Senator McMannus | 1976 |
| Bigfoot | Mayor Tommy Gillis | 2012 |
| Little Miss Millions | Nick Frost | 1993 |
| Six Against the Rock | Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer | 1987 |
| Quiet Killer | Congressman Calvin Phillips | 1992 |
| Teddy Bears' Picnic | Ted Frye | 2002 |
| Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story | Paul Maggioto | 1991 |
| The Diamond Trap | Det. Rollings | 1988 |
| Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock | narrator | 2005 |
| Skyward | Koup Trenton | 1980 |
| Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo | Fred | 1977 |
| The Blue Knight | Resident | 1975 |
| The Comedy Company | Roger Dustleman | 1978 |
| Munchie Strikes Back | Munchie (voice) | 1994 |
| Lethal Exposure | Taylor Cochran | 1993 |
| Out-of-Sync | Det. Caldwell | 1995 |
| You Can't Take it With You | Wilbur C. Henderson | 1979 |
| Jory | Santa Rosa bartender | 1973 |
| Prisoners | 1975 | |
| Mister Roberts | Doc | 1984 |
| Silent Movie | Executive | 1976 |
| Outside Chance | David | 1978 |
| Gridlock | Señor Smooth (voice) | 1980 |
| The Mesmerist | 2002 | |
| The Sky is Falling | Yogi Cook | 2001 |
| The Blue Knight | 1973 | |
| The Big Bus | Jack | 1976 |
| The Fantastic Funnies | Dr. Johnny Fever | 1980 |
| Some Kind of a Nut | Bartender | 1969 |
| The Princess Who Had Never Laughed | King | 1986 |
| Silver Skies | Billy | 2016 |
| This Is Spinal Tap | Terry Ladd | 1984 |
| A Christmas in Vermont | Nick Harper | 2016 |
| Silence of the Heart | Carl Lewis | 1984 |
| Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever | Johnny Caravella (Doctor Johnny Fever) | 1983 |
| High Stakes | Wayne Dreyer | 1997 |
| Best Kept Secrets | Jim Osborne | 1984 |
| The Other Side of Midnight | O'Brien | 1977 |
| Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon | Self | 2015 |
| Petulia | Hippie (uncredited) | 1968 |
| Flight of the Navigator | Dr. Louis Faraday | 1986 |
| Shampoo | Red Dog | 1975 |
| Whiffs | Dr. Gopian | 1975 |
| One Shoe Makes it Murder | Joe Hervey | 1982 |
| Hustling | Detective | 1975 |
| Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | Pete Lassard | 1985 |
| The Jerk | Carnival Worker (uncredited) | 1979 |
| A Session with the Committee | (as Don Sturdy) | 1969 |
| Valerie | Self | 2019 |
| Victims | Charles Galloway | 1982 |
| More Than Friends | Avery Salminella | 1978 |
| Life After The Navigator | Himself | 2020 |
| Martian Child | Dr. Berg | 2007 |
| Kid Blue | Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman) | 1973 |
| Cisco Pike | Recording Engineer | 1972 |
| The Christian Licorice Store | Last Party Guest | 1971 |
| The Amazing Howard Hughes | Jenks | 1977 |
| Amazon Women on the Moon | Rupert King (segment "Titan Man") | 1987 |
| For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close | Himself | 2020 | Series | Cast | Year |
| That '70s Show | Max | 1998 |
| Two Guys and a Girl | Mr. Bergen | 1998 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Sheldon Greenberg | 1984 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Counter Boy | 1960 |
| House | Henry Errington | 2004 |
| WKRP in Cincinnati | Dr. Johnny Fever | 1978 |
| Rhoda | 1974 | |
| Psych | Barry Saunder | 2006 |
| Boomtown | Mel Castle | 2002 |
| John from Cincinnati | 2007 | |
| Touched by an Angel | Flynn Hodge | 1994 |
| The Pretender | Landlord | 1996 |
| The Bob Newhart Show | 1972 | |
| One Day at a Time | Sam Royer | 1975 |
| Crossing Jordan | Barney Reynolds | 2001 |
| Sanford and Son | 1972 | |
| Head of the Class | Charlie Moore | 1986 |
| Firehouse | 1974 | |
| Laverne & Shirley | 1976 | |
| The Practice | 1997 | |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | King | 1982 |
| Soap | Mr. Franklin | 1977 |
| The Ray Bradbury Theater | 1985 | |
| ER | Dr. James Broderick | 1994 |
| Boston Legal | Judge Robert Thompson | 2004 |
| Harry O | 1974 | |
| Celebrities Uncensored | Self | 2003 |
| Battle of the Network Stars | 1976 | |
| Switch | M.W. | 1975 |
| The New WKRP in Cincinnati | 1991 | |
| Family Law | Howard Thomas / Randall | 1999 |
| Level 9 | 2000 | |
| The Outer Limits | Dr. Emory Taylor | 1995 |
| Three Sisters | Jerry Keats | 2001 |
| Thieves | 2001 | |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Harry | 1960 |
| Chicago Med | Clyde Glickman | 2015 |
| Drop Dead Diva | Cole Lamburt | 2009 |
| Fresh Off the Boat | Mr. Royce | 2015 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Aden | 2000 |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Various | 1967 |
| The Rockford Files | Al Steever | 1974 |
| The Bob Newhart Show | Craig Plager | 1972 |
| The Bob Newhart Show | Augie (voice) (uncredited) | 1972 |
| Burke's Law | Chuck Mason | 1994 |
| Quincy, M.E. | D.A. Jerry Douglas | 1976 |
| George Burns Comedy Week | Andy Pace | 1985 |
| Mike & Molly | Otis | 2010 |
| Mannix | Ray Bennett | 1967 |
