Howard Hesseman
Born: 1940-02-27 in Lebanon, Oregon, USA
Died: 2022-01-29
Known For: Acting
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)
2020
- For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close as Self
- Life After The Navigator as Himself
2019
- Valerie as Self
2016
- Silver Skies as Billy
- Wild Oats as Vespucci
- A Christmas in Vermont as Nick Harper
2015
- Chicago Med as Clyde Glickman
- Fresh Off the Boat as Mr. Royce
- Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon as Self
2012
- Bigfoot as Mayor Tommy Gillis
2011
- Salvation Boulevard as Billy
2010
- Mike & Molly as Otis
2009
- Lie to Me as Sam Hendricks
- Drop Dead Diva as Cole Lamburt
- Halloween II as Uncle Meat
- All About Steve as Mr. Horowitz
2008
- The Rocker as Gator
2007
- John from Cincinnati as Erlemeyer
- Martian Child as Dr. Berg
2006
- Psych as Barry Saunder
- Man About Town as Ben Giamoro
2005
- Crazy for Christmas as Fred Nickells
- Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock as narrator
2004
- House as Henry Errington
- Boston Legal as Judge Robert Thompson
2003
- Celebrities Uncensored as Self
2002
- Boomtown as Mel Castle
- About Schmidt as Larry Hertzel
- The Mesmerist as Mr. Valdemar
2001
- Crossing Jordan as Barney Reynolds
- Three Sisters as Jerry Keats
- Thieves
- The Sky is Falling as Yogi Cook
- Teddy Bears' Picnic as Ted Frye
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Dr. Aden
- Level 9
1999
- Family Law as Howard Thomas / Randall
1998
- That '70s Show as Max
- Two Guys and a Girl as Mr. Bergen
1997
- The Practice as Judge C. Williams
- Gridlock'd as Blind Man
- High Stakes as Wayne Dreyer
- On the 2nd Day of Christmas as David
1996
- The Pretender as Landlord
- Innocent Victims as Smithline
1995
- The Outer Limits as Dr. Emory Taylor
- Out-of-Sync as Det. Caldwell
1994
- ER as Dr. James Broderick
- Touched by an Angel as Flynn Hodge
- Burke's Law as Chuck Mason
- Munchie Strikes Back as Munchie (voice)
1993
- Lethal Exposure as Taylor Cochran
- Little Miss Millions as Nick Frost
1992
- Hot Chocolate as Mr. Cassidy
- Rubin & Ed as Ed Tuttle
- Quiet Killer as Congressman Calvin Phillips
1991
1990
- Call Me Anna as John Ross
1988
- The Diamond Trap as Det. Rollings
1987
- Amazon Women on the Moon as Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
- Six Against the Rock as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
- Inside Out as Jack
1986
- Head of the Class as Charlie Moore
- Flight of the Navigator as Dr. Louis Faraday
- Heat as Pinchus Zion
- My Chauffeur as McBride
- The Princess Who Had Never Laughed as King
1985
- The Ray Bradbury Theater
- Clue as The Chief (uncredited)
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment as Pete Lassard
- George Burns Comedy Week as Andy Pace
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Sheldon Greenberg
- This Is Spinal Tap as Terry Ladd
- Mister Roberts as Doc
- Silence of the Heart as Carl Lewis
- Best Kept Secrets as Jim Osborne
1983
- Doctor Detroit as Smooth Walker
- Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever as Self
- Likely Stories, Vol. 4
- Focus on Fishko as Sy
1982
- Faerie Tale Theatre as King
- One Shoe Makes it Murder as Joe Hervey
- Victims as Charles Galloway
1981
- Private Lessons as Lester
- Honky Tonk Freeway as Snapper
1980
- Gridlock as Señor Smooth (voice)
- John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body as Self / The Rock Doctor
- Skyward as Koup Trenton
- The Fantastic Funnies as Dr. Johnny Fever
1979
- The Jerk as Carnival Worker (uncredited)
- Americathon as Kip Margolis
- You Can't Take it With You as Wilbur C. Henderson
1978
- WKRP in Cincinnati as Dr. Johnny Fever
- More Than Friends as Avery Salminella
- The Ghost of Flight 401 as Bert Stockwell
- Outside Chance as David
- Loose Shoes as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
- The Comedy Company as Roger Dustleman
1977
- Soap as Mr. Franklin
- The Amazing Howard Hughes as Jenks
- The Other Side of Midnight as O'Brien
- Tail Gunner Joe as Lt. Ted Cantwell
- Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo as Fred
- The Amazing Howard Hughes as Jenks
1976
- Quincy, M.E. as D.A. Jerry Douglas
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman as Dr. Robert Williams
- Laverne & Shirley
- Battle of the Network Stars
- Delvecchio as Goldie
- Silent Movie as Executive
- The Big Bus as Jack
- Tunnel Vision as Senator McMannus
- Jackson County Jail as David
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- One Day at a Time as Sam Royer
- Baretta as Walker
- Switch as M.W.
- Shampoo as Red Dog
- The Blue Knight as Resident
- The Sunshine Boys as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
- Whiffs as Dr. Gopian
- Prisoners
- Hustling as Detective
1974
- The Rockford Files as Al Steever
- Rhoda
- Harry O as Senator Lawler
1973
- The Blue Knight
- Steelyard Blues as Frank Veldini
- Kid Blue as Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
- The Blue Knight
- Jory as Santa Rosa bartender
1972
- The Bob Newhart Show as Craig Plager
- Sanford and Son
- Cisco Pike as Recording Engineer
1971
- Billy Jack as Drama Teacher
- The Christian Licorice Store as Last Party Guest
1969
- Some Kind of a Nut as Bartender
- A Session with the Committee as (as Don Sturdy)
1968
- Petulia as Hippie (uncredited)
1967
- Mannix as Ray Bennett
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour as Various
1960
- The Andy Griffith Show as Counter Boy