Howard Hesseman

Acting

Howard Hesseman

Born February 27, 1940Lebanon, Oregon, USA143 credits

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

Known For

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
5.3

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Movie

2022

Life After The Navigator
7.9

Life After The Navigator

Movie

2020

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
6.7

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

Movie

2020

Valerie
1.8

Valerie

Movie

2019

A Christmas in Vermont
5.1

A Christmas in Vermont

Movie

2016

Wild Oats
6.2

Wild Oats

Movie

2016

Filmography

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022Who Done It: The Clue Documentaryas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Life After The Navigator
2020Life After The Navigatoras HimselfMovie
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Closeas SelfMovie
Valerie
2019Valerieas SelfMovie
A Christmas in Vermont
2016A Christmas in Vermontas Nick HarperMovie
Wild Oats
2016Wild Oatsas VespucciMovie
Silver Skies
2016Silver Skiesas BillyMovie
Chicago Med
2015Chicago Medas Clyde GlickmanTV
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathonas SelfMovie
Fresh Off the Boat
2015Fresh Off the Boatas Mr. RoyceTV
Bigfoot
2012Bigfootas Mayor Tommy GillisMovie
Salvation Boulevard
2011Salvation Boulevardas BillyMovie
Mike & Molly
2010Mike & Mollyas OtisTV
Halloween II
2009Halloween IIas Uncle MeatMovie
All About Steve
2009All About Steveas Mr. HorowitzMovie
Drop Dead Diva
2009Drop Dead Divaas Cole LamburtTV
The Rocker
2008The Rockeras GatorMovie
Martian Child
2007Martian Childas Dr. BergMovie
John from Cincinnati
2007John from CincinnatiTV
Psych
2006Psychas Barry SaunderTV
Man About Town
2006Man About Townas Ben GiamoroMovie
Crazy for Christmas
2005Crazy for Christmasas Fred NickellsMovie
Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock
2005Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rockas narratorMovie
House
2004Houseas Henry ErringtonTV
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legalas Judge Robert ThompsonTV
Celebrities Uncensored
2003Celebrities Uncensoredas SelfTV
About Schmidt
2002About Schmidtas Larry HertzelMovie
Boomtown
2002Boomtownas Mel CastleTV
The Mesmerist
2002The Mesmeristas Mr. ValdemarMovie
Thieves
2001ThievesTV
Crossing Jordan
2001Crossing Jordanas Barney ReynoldsTV
The Sky is Falling
2001The Sky is Fallingas Yogi CookMovie
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001Teddy Bears' Picnicas Ted FryeMovie
T
2001Three Sistersas Jerry KeatsTV
Level 9
2000Level 9TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Dr. AdenTV
Family Law
1999Family Lawas Howard Thomas / RandallTV
That '70s Show
1998That '70s Showas MaxTV
Two Guys and a Girl
1998Two Guys and a Girlas Mr. BergenTV
On the 2nd Day of Christmas
1997On the 2nd Day of Christmasas DavidMovie
High Stakes
1997High Stakesas Wayne DreyerMovie
The Practice
1997The Practiceas Judge C. WilliamsTV
Gridlock'd
1997Gridlock'das Blind ManMovie
The Pretender
1996The Pretenderas LandlordTV
Innocent Victims
1996Innocent Victimsas SmithlineMovie
Out-of-Sync
1995Out-of-Syncas Det. CaldwellMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Dr. Emory TaylorTV
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Flynn HodgeTV
ER
1994ERas Dr. James BroderickTV
Munchie Strikes Back
1994Munchie Strikes Backas Munchie (voice)Movie
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Lawas Chuck MasonTV
Little Miss Millions
1993Little Miss Millionsas Nick FrostMovie
Lethal Exposure
1993Lethal Exposureas Taylor CochranMovie
Rubin & Ed
1992Rubin & Edas Ed TuttleMovie
Quiet Killer
1992Quiet Killeras Congressman Calvin PhillipsMovie
Hot Chocolate
1992Hot Chocolateas Mr. CassidyMovie
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
1991Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Storyas Paul MaggiotoMovie
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991The New WKRP in CincinnatiTV
Call Me Anna
1990Call Me Annaas John RossMovie
The Diamond Trap
1988The Diamond Trapas Det. RollingsMovie
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987Amazon Women on the Moonas Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")Movie
Inside Out
1987Inside Outas JackMovie
Six Against the Rock
1987Six Against the Rockas Joseph 'Dutch' CretzerMovie
Heat
1986Heatas Pinchus ZionMovie
Head of the Class
1986Head of the Classas Charlie MooreTV
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
1986The Princess Who Had Never Laughedas KingMovie
Flight of the Navigator
1986Flight of the Navigatoras Dr. Louis FaradayMovie
My Chauffeur
1986My Chauffeuras McBrideMovie
Clue
1985Clueas The Chief (uncredited)Movie
George Burns Comedy Week
1985George Burns Comedy Weekas Andy PaceTV
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterTV
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985Police Academy 2: Their First Assignmentas Pete LassardMovie
Silence of the Heart
1984Silence of the Heartas Carl LewisMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Sheldon GreenbergTV
Best Kept Secrets
1984Best Kept Secretsas Jim OsborneMovie
Mister Roberts
1984Mister Robertsas DocMovie
This Is Spinal Tap
1984This Is Spinal Tapas Terry LaddMovie
Focus on Fishko
1983Focus on Fishkoas SyMovie
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
1983Likely Stories, Vol. 4Movie
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Foreveras SelfMovie
Doctor Detroit
1983Doctor Detroitas Smooth WalkerMovie
One Shoe Makes it Murder
1982One Shoe Makes it Murderas Joe HerveyMovie
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas KingTV
Victims
1982Victimsas Charles GallowayMovie
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981Honky Tonk Freewayas SnapperMovie
Private Lessons
1981Private Lessonsas LesterMovie
Skyward
1980Skywardas Koup TrentonMovie
Gridlock
1980Gridlockas Señor Smooth (voice)Movie
The Fantastic Funnies
1980The Fantastic Funniesas Dr. Johnny FeverMovie
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
1980John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Bodyas Self / The Rock DoctorMovie
The Jerk
1979The Jerkas Carnival Worker (uncredited)Movie
Americathon
1979Americathonas Kip MargolisMovie
You Can't Take it With You
1979You Can't Take it With Youas Wilbur C. HendersonMovie
O
1978Outside Chanceas DavidMovie
More Than Friends
1978More Than Friendsas Avery SalminellaMovie
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978WKRP in Cincinnatias Dr. Johnny FeverTV
Loose Shoes
1978Loose Shoesas Ernie Piles, War CorrespondentMovie
The Comedy Company
1978The Comedy Companyas Roger DustlemanMovie
The Ghost of Flight 401
1978The Ghost of Flight 401as Bert StockwellMovie
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1977Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargoas FredMovie
Soap
1977Soapas Mr. FranklinTV
The Other Side of Midnight
1977The Other Side of Midnightas O'BrienMovie
The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977The Amazing Howard Hughesas JenksMovie
The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977The Amazing Howard Hughesas JenksTV
Tail Gunner Joe
1977Tail Gunner Joeas Lt. Ted CantwellMovie
Battle of the Network Stars
1976Battle of the Network StarsTV
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.as D.A. Jerry DouglasTV
Delvecchio
1976Delvecchioas GoldieTV
The Big Bus
1976The Big Busas JackMovie
Silent Movie
1976Silent Movieas ExecutiveMovie
Jackson County Jail
1976Jackson County Jailas DavidMovie
Tunnel Vision
1976Tunnel Visionas Senator McMannusMovie
Laverne & Shirley
1976Laverne & ShirleyTV
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976Mary Hartman, Mary Hartmanas Dr. Robert WilliamsTV
One Day at a Time
1975One Day at a Timeas Sam RoyerTV
The Sunshine Boys
1975The Sunshine Boysas Mr. Walsh, Commerical DirectorMovie
Whiffs
1975Whiffsas Dr. GopianMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
Switch
1975Switchas M.W.TV
Prisoners
1975PrisonersMovie
The Blue Knight
1975The Blue Knightas ResidentMovie
Hustling
1975Hustlingas DetectiveMovie
Shampoo
1975Shampooas Red DogMovie
Baretta
1975Barettaas WalkerTV
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Filesas Al SteeverTV
Harry O
1974Harry Oas Senator LawlerTV
Rhoda
1974RhodaTV
The Blue Knight
1973The Blue KnightMovie
The Blue Knight
1973The Blue KnightTV
Jory
1973Joryas Santa Rosa bartenderMovie
Steelyard Blues
1973Steelyard Bluesas Frank VeldiniMovie
Kid Blue
1973Kid Blueas Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)Movie
The Bob Newhart Show
1972The Bob Newhart ShowTV
Sanford and Son
1972Sanford and SonTV
The Christian Licorice Store
1971The Christian Licorice Storeas Last Party GuestMovie
Cisco Pike
1971Cisco Pikeas Recording EngineerMovie
Billy Jack
1971Billy Jackas Drama TeacherMovie
Some Kind of a Nut
1969Some Kind of a Nutas BartenderMovie
A Session with the Committee
1969A Session with the Committeeas (as Don Sturdy)Movie
Petulia
1968Petuliaas Hippie (uncredited)Movie
Mannix
1967Mannixas Ray BennettTV
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967The Smothers Brothers Comedy Houras VariousTV
The Andy Griffith Show
1960The Andy Griffith Showas Counter BoyTV