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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Hesseman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Gator
The Rocker
Vespucci
Wild Oats
Larry Hertzel
About Schmidt
Mr. Cassidy
Hot Chocolate
Drama Teacher
Billy Jack
David
Jackson County Jail
Smooth Walker
Doctor Detroit
Uncle Meat
Halloween II
Mr. Horowitz
All About Steve
Self / The Rock Doctor
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Ben Giamoro
Man About Town
Blind Man
Gridlock'd
Lt. Ted Cantwell
Tail Gunner Joe
Fred Nickells
Crazy for Christmas
Lester
Private Lessons
Ed Tuttle
Rubin & Ed
Pinchus Zion
Heat
The Chief (uncredited)
Clue
Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
Loose Shoes
Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
The Sunshine Boys
Snapper
Honky Tonk Freeway
McBride
My Chauffeur
Kip Margolis
Americathon
Billy
Salvation Boulevard
David
On the 2nd Day of Christmas
Bert Stockwell
The Ghost of Flight 401
Frank Veldini
Steelyard Blues
Jack
Inside Out
John Ross
Call Me Anna
Senator McMannus
Tunnel Vision
Mayor Tommy Gillis
Bigfoot
Nick Frost
Little Miss Millions
Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
Six Against the Rock
Congressman Calvin Phillips
Quiet Killer
Ted Frye
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Paul Maggioto
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Det. Rollings
The Diamond Trap
narrator
Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock
Koup Trenton
Skyward
Fred
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Resident
The Blue Knight
Roger Dustleman
The Comedy Company
Munchie (voice)
Munchie Strikes Back
Taylor Cochran
Lethal Exposure
Det. Caldwell
Out-of-Sync
Wilbur C. Henderson
You Can't Take it With You
Santa Rosa bartender
Jory
Prisoners
Doc
Mister Roberts
Executive
Silent Movie
David
Outside Chance
Señor Smooth (voice)
Gridlock
Mr. Valdemar
The Mesmerist
Yogi Cook
The Sky is Falling
The Blue Knight
Jack
The Big Bus
Dr. Johnny Fever
The Fantastic Funnies
Bartender
Some Kind of a Nut
Billy
Silver Skies
King
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
Terry Ladd
This Is Spinal Tap
Nick Harper
A Christmas in Vermont
Carl Lewis
Silence of the Heart
Self
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Wayne Dreyer
High Stakes
Jim Osborne
Best Kept Secrets
O'Brien
The Other Side of Midnight
Self
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Hippie (uncredited)
Petulia
Dr. Louis Faraday
Flight of the Navigator
Red Dog
Shampoo
Dr. Gopian
Whiffs
Joe Hervey
One Shoe Makes it Murder
Detective
Hustling
Pete Lassard
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Carnival Worker (uncredited)
The Jerk
(as Don Sturdy)
A Session with the Committee
Self
Valerie
Charles Galloway
Victims
Avery Salminella
More Than Friends
Himself
Life After The Navigator
Dr. Berg
Martian Child
Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
Kid Blue
Recording Engineer
Cisco Pike
Last Party Guest
The Christian Licorice Store
Jenks
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
Amazon Women on the Moon
Self
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Smithline
Innocent Victims
Sy
Focus on Fishko
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
92
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-02-27
Place of Birth
Lebanon, Oregon, USA
Also Known As
Howard Hessman