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