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
- Wild Oats as Vespucci
- Silver Skies as Billy
- 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
- 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
- Teddy Bears' Picnic as Ted Frye
- The Sky is Falling as Yogi Cook
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
- Little Miss Millions as Nick Frost
- Lethal Exposure as Taylor Cochran
1992
- Quiet Killer as Congressman Calvin Phillips
- Hot Chocolate as Mr. Cassidy
- Rubin & Ed as Ed Tuttle
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)
- George Burns Comedy Week as Andy Pace
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment as Pete Lassard
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Sheldon Greenberg
- This Is Spinal Tap as Terry Ladd
- Silence of the Heart as Carl Lewis
- Best Kept Secrets as Jim Osborne
- Mister Roberts as Doc
1983
- Doctor Detroit as Smooth Walker
- Likely Stories, Vol. 4
- Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever as Self
- Focus on Fishko as Sy
1982
- Faerie Tale Theatre as King
- Victims as Charles Galloway
- One Shoe Makes it Murder as Joe Hervey
1981
- Private Lessons as Lester
- Honky Tonk Freeway as Snapper
1980
- Gridlock as Señor Smooth (voice)
- Skyward as Koup Trenton
- The Fantastic Funnies as Dr. Johnny Fever
- John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body as Self / The Rock Doctor
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
- Outside Chance as David
- The Ghost of Flight 401 as Bert Stockwell
- Loose Shoes as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
- The Comedy Company as Roger Dustleman
1977
- Soap as Mr. Franklin
- The Other Side of Midnight as O'Brien
- The Amazing Howard Hughes as Jenks
- The Amazing Howard Hughes as Jenks
- Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo as Fred
- Tail Gunner Joe as Lt. Ted Cantwell
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
- Jackson County Jail as David
- Tunnel Vision as Senator McMannus
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Baretta as Walker
- One Day at a Time as Sam Royer
- Switch as M.W.
- Shampoo as Red Dog
- The Sunshine Boys as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
- Whiffs as Dr. Gopian
- The Blue Knight as Resident
- Hustling as Detective
- Prisoners
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
1971
- Cisco Pike as Recording Engineer
- 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