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Howard Hesseman
Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman

ActingBorn February 27, 1940Died January 29, 2022 (age 81)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

Filmography

2022
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2020Movie
2019
Valerie

as Self

Movie
2016Movie
2016
Wild Oats

as Vespucci

Movie
2016
Silver Skies

as Billy

Movie
2015
Chicago Med

as Clyde Glickman

TV
2015
Fresh Off the Boat

as Mr. Royce

TV
2012
Bigfoot

as Mayor Tommy Gillis

Movie
2011Movie
2010TV
2009
Halloween II

as Uncle Meat

Movie
2009
All About Steve

as Mr. Horowitz

Movie
2009
Drop Dead Diva

as Cole Lamburt

TV
2009
Lie to Me

as Sam Hendricks

TV
2008
The Rocker

as Gator

Movie
2007
Martian Child

as Dr. Berg

Movie
2006
Psych

as Barry Saunder

TV
2006
Man About Town

as Ben Giamoro

Movie
2005
Crazy for Christmas

as Fred Nickells

Movie
2004
House

as Henry Errington

TV
2004
Boston Legal

as Judge Robert Thompson

TV
2002
About Schmidt

as Larry Hertzel

Movie
2002
Boomtown

as Mel Castle

TV
2002
The Mesmerist

as Mr. Valdemar

Movie
2001TV
2001
Crossing Jordan

as Barney Reynolds

TV
2001
The Sky is Falling

as Yogi Cook

Movie
2001Movie
2001
Three Sisters

as Jerry Keats

TV
2000TV
1999
Family Law

as Howard Thomas / Randall

TV
1998TV
1998
Two Guys and a Girl

as Mr. Bergen

TV
1997
High Stakes

as Wayne Dreyer

Movie
1997
The Practice

as Judge C. Williams

TV
1997
Gridlock'd

as Blind Man

Movie
1996
The Pretender

as Landlord

TV
1996
Innocent Victims

as Smithline

Movie
1995
Out-of-Sync

as Det. Caldwell

Movie
1995
The Outer Limits

as Dr. Emory Taylor

TV
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Flynn Hodge

TV
1994
ER

as Dr. James Broderick

TV
1994
Munchie Strikes Back

as Munchie (voice)

Movie
1994
Burke's Law

as Chuck Mason

TV
1993Movie
1993
Lethal Exposure

as Taylor Cochran

Movie
1992
Rubin & Ed

as Ed Tuttle

Movie
1992
Quiet Killer

as Congressman Calvin Phillips

Movie
1992
Hot Chocolate

as Mr. Cassidy

Movie
1990
Call Me Anna

as John Ross

Movie
1988
The Diamond Trap

as Det. Rollings

Movie
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon

as Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")

Movie
1987
Inside Out

as Jack

Movie
1987
Six Against the Rock

as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer

Movie
1986
Heat

as Pinchus Zion

Movie
1986
Head of the Class

as Charlie Moore

TV
1986
Flight of the Navigator

as Dr. Louis Faraday

Movie
1986
My Chauffeur

as McBride

Movie
1985
Clue

as The Chief (uncredited)

Movie
1985TV
1984Movie
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Sheldon Greenberg

TV
1984
Best Kept Secrets

as Jim Osborne

Movie
1984Movie
1984
This Is Spinal Tap

as Terry Ladd

Movie
1983Movie
1983
Doctor Detroit

as Smooth Walker

Movie
1982Movie
1982TV
1982
Victims

as Charles Galloway

Movie
1981Movie
1981Movie
1980
Skyward

as Koup Trenton

Movie
1980
Gridlock

as Señor Smooth (voice)

Movie
1980
The Fantastic Funnies

as Dr. Johnny Fever

Movie
1980Movie
1979
The Jerk

as Carnival Worker (uncredited)

Movie
1979
Americathon

as Kip Margolis

Movie
1979
You Can't Take it With You

as Wilbur C. Henderson

Movie
1978Movie
1978
More Than Friends

as Avery Salminella

Movie
1978
WKRP in Cincinnati

as Dr. Johnny Fever

TV
1978
Loose Shoes

as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent

Movie
1978
The Comedy Company

as Roger Dustleman

Movie
1978
The Ghost of Flight 401

as Bert Stockwell

Movie
1977
Soap

as Mr. Franklin

TV
1977Movie
1977Movie
1977
Tail Gunner Joe

as Lt. Ted Cantwell

Movie
1976
Quincy, M.E.

as D.A. Jerry Douglas

TV
1976
Delvecchio

as Goldie

TV
1976Movie
1976
Silent Movie

as Executive

Movie
1976Movie
1976
Tunnel Vision

as Senator McMannus

Movie
1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

as Dr. Robert Williams

TV
1975
One Day at a Time

as Sam Royer

TV
1975
The Sunshine Boys

as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director

Movie
1975
Whiffs

as Dr. Gopian

Movie
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

TV
1975
Switch

as M.W.

TV
1975Movie
1975
The Blue Knight

as Resident

Movie
1975
Hustling

as Detective

Movie
1975
Shampoo

as Red Dog

Movie
1975
Baretta

as Walker

TV
1974
The Rockford Files

as Al Steever

TV
1974
Harry O

as Senator Lawler

TV
1974TV
1973
Jory

as Santa Rosa bartender

Movie
1973
Steelyard Blues

as Frank Veldini

Movie
1973
Kid Blue

as Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)

Movie
1972
The Bob Newhart Show

as Craig Plager

TV
1972
The Bob Newhart Show

as Augie (voice) (uncredited)

TV
1972
Cisco Pike

as Recording Engineer

Movie
1971
The Christian Licorice Store

as Last Party Guest

Movie
1971
Billy Jack

as Drama Teacher

Movie
1969
Some Kind of a Nut

as Bartender

Movie
1969Movie
1968
Petulia

as Hippie (uncredited)

Movie
1967
Mannix

as Ray Bennett

TV
1960TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 27, 1940
Day of DeathJanuary 29, 2022
Place of BirthLebanon, Oregon, USA
Popularity1.0