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

King

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

Billy

Silver Skies

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

Himself

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

Smithline

Innocent Victims

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-02-27

Place of Birth

Lebanon, Oregon, USA

Also Known As

Howard Hessman