Portrait of Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman

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

Born: February 27, 1940

Place of Birth: Lebanon, Oregon, USA

Filmography

2022
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2019
Valerie

as Self

2016
2016
Wild Oats

as Vespucci

2016
Silver Skies

as Billy

2015
Chicago Med

as Clyde Glickman

2015
Fresh Off the Boat

as Mr. Royce

2012
Bigfoot

as Mayor Tommy Gillis

2010
2009
Halloween II

as Uncle Meat

2009
All About Steve

as Mr. Horowitz

2009
Drop Dead Diva

as Cole Lamburt

2008
The Rocker

as Gator

2007
Martian Child

as Dr. Berg

2006
Psych

as Barry Saunder

2006
Man About Town

as Ben Giamoro

2005
Crazy for Christmas

as Fred Nickells

2004
House

as Henry Errington

2004
Boston Legal

as Judge Robert Thompson

2002
About Schmidt

as Larry Hertzel

2002
Boomtown

as Mel Castle

2002
The Mesmerist

as Mr. Valdemar

2001
Crossing Jordan

as Barney Reynolds

2001
The Sky is Falling

as Yogi Cook

2001
1999
Family Law

as Howard Thomas / Randall

1998
1998
Two Guys and a Girl

as Mr. Bergen

1997
High Stakes

as Wayne Dreyer

1997
The Practice

as Judge C. Williams

1997
Gridlock'd

as Blind Man

1996
The Pretender

as Landlord

1996
Innocent Victims

as Smithline

1995
Out-of-Sync

as Det. Caldwell

1995
The Outer Limits

as Dr. Emory Taylor

1994
Touched by an Angel

as Flynn Hodge

1994
ER

as Dr. James Broderick

1994
Munchie Strikes Back

as Munchie (voice)

1994
Burke's Law

as Chuck Mason

1993
1993
Lethal Exposure

as Taylor Cochran

1992
Rubin & Ed

as Ed Tuttle

1992
Quiet Killer

as Congressman Calvin Phillips

1992
Hot Chocolate

as Mr. Cassidy

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")

1987
Inside Out

as Jack

1987
Six Against the Rock

as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer

1986
Heat

as Pinchus Zion

1986
Head of the Class

as Charlie Moore

1986
Flight of the Navigator

as Dr. Louis Faraday

1986
My Chauffeur

as McBride

1985
Clue

as The Chief (uncredited)

1985
1984
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Sheldon Greenberg

1984
Best Kept Secrets

as Jim Osborne

1984
1984
This Is Spinal Tap

as Terry Ladd

1983
Doctor Detroit

as Smooth Walker

1982
1982
Victims

as Charles Galloway

1981
1981
1980
Skyward

as Koup Trenton

1980
Gridlock

as Señor Smooth (voice)

1980
The Fantastic Funnies

as Dr. Johnny Fever

1980
1979
The Jerk

as Carnival Worker (uncredited)

1979
Americathon

as Kip Margolis

1979
You Can't Take it With You

as Wilbur C. Henderson

1978
More Than Friends

as Avery Salminella

1978
WKRP in Cincinnati

as Dr. Johnny Fever

1978
Loose Shoes

as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent

1978
The Comedy Company

as Roger Dustleman

1978
The Ghost of Flight 401

as Bert Stockwell

1977
Soap

as Mr. Franklin

1977
Tail Gunner Joe

as Lt. Ted Cantwell

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as D.A. Jerry Douglas

1976
Delvecchio

as Goldie

1976
1976
Silent Movie

as Executive

1976
Tunnel Vision

as Senator McMannus

1975
One Day at a Time

as Sam Royer

1975
The Sunshine Boys

as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director

1975
Whiffs

as Dr. Gopian

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Switch

as M.W.

1975
The Blue Knight

as Resident

1975
Hustling

as Detective

1975
Shampoo

as Red Dog

1974
The Rockford Files

as Al Steever

1974
Harry O

as Senator Lawler

1974
1973
Jory

as Santa Rosa bartender

1973
Kid Blue

as Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)

1973
Steelyard Blues

as Frank Veldini

1972
The Bob Newhart Show

as Craig Plager

1972
The Bob Newhart Show

as Augie (voice) (uncredited)

1971
The Christian Licorice Store

as Last Party Guest

1971
Cisco Pike

as Recording Engineer

1971
Billy Jack

as Drama Teacher

1969
Some Kind of a Nut

as Bartender

1969
1968
Petulia

as Hippie (uncredited)

1967
Mannix

as Ray Bennett

1960
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