Howard Hesseman
Born in Lebanon, Oregon, USA — Feb 27 1940• Died Jan 29 2022
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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. De…
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dr. Aden
House
Henry Errington
Chicago Med
Clyde Glickman
Psych
Barry Saunder
Crossing Jordan
Barney Reynolds
Murder, She Wrote
Sheldon Greenberg
Boston Legal
Judge Robert Thompson
Mannix
Ray Bennett
The Andy Griffith Show
Counter Boy
ER
Dr. James Broderick
The Practice
Judge C. Williams
Quincy, M.E.
D.A. Jerry Douglas
The Rockford Files
Al Steever
Touched by an Angel
Flynn Hodge
Fresh Off the Boat
Mr. Royce
That '70s Show
Max
The Pretender
Landlord
The Outer Limits
Dr. Emory Taylor
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Dr. Robert Williams
Baretta
Walker
Drop Dead Diva
Cole Lamburt
Mike & Molly
Otis
Laverne & Shirley
The Bob Newhart Show
Sanford and Son
Rhoda
Harry O
Senator Lawler
One Day at a Time
Sam Royer
Family Law
Howard Thomas / Randall
Two Guys and a Girl
Mr. Bergen
Faerie Tale Theatre
King
Burke's Law
Chuck Mason
Soap
Mr. Franklin
Switch
M.W.
WKRP in Cincinnati
Dr. Johnny Fever
Head of the Class
Charlie Moore
Boomtown
Mel Castle
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Battle of the Network Stars
Three Sisters
Jerry Keats
Delvecchio
Goldie
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Various
John from Cincinnati
Level 9
Clue
The Chief (uncredited)
George Burns Comedy Week
Andy Pace
This Is Spinal Tap
Terry Ladd
Thieves
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Pete Lassard
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
The Jerk
Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Halloween II
Uncle Meat
Shampoo
Red Dog
Flight of the Navigator
Dr. Louis Faraday
All About Steve
Mr. Horowitz
About Schmidt
Larry Hertzel
Private Lessons
Lester
Silent Movie
Executive
Petulia
Hippie (uncredited)
The Other Side of Midnight
O'Brien
The Blue Knight
Wild Oats
Vespucci
One Shoe Makes it Murder
Joe Hervey
Man About Town
Ben Giamoro
Martian Child
Dr. Berg
The Big Bus
Jack
Victims
Charles Galloway
Whiffs
Dr. Gopian
Bigfoot
Mayor Tommy Gillis
The Rocker
Gator
Gridlock'd
Blind Man
Hot Chocolate
Mr. Cassidy
Inside Out
Jack
Amazon Women on the Moon
Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
My Chauffeur
McBride
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Self
Cisco Pike
Recording Engineer
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Valerie
Self
Tunnel Vision
Senator McMannus
Gridlock
Señor Smooth (voice)
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Jenks
Jackson County Jail
David
Skyward
Koup Trenton
Kid Blue
Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
Mister Roberts
Doc
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Ted Frye
The Sunshine Boys
Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
Steelyard Blues
Frank Veldini
Loose Shoes
Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
Heat
Pinchus Zion
Outside Chance
David
Americathon
Kip Margolis
The Sky is Falling
Yogi Cook
Salvation Boulevard
Billy
Honky Tonk Freeway
Snapper
Silver Skies
Billy
Doctor Detroit
Smooth Walker
The Ghost of Flight 401
Bert Stockwell
Tail Gunner Joe
Lt. Ted Cantwell
You Can't Take it With You
Wilbur C. Henderson
Innocent Victims
Smithline
Some Kind of a Nut
Bartender
The Blue Knight
Resident
On the 2nd Day of Christmas
David
Hustling
Detective
The Blue Knight
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Paul Maggioto
Call Me Anna
John Ross
Life After The Navigator
Himself
Billy Jack
Drama Teacher
Six Against the Rock
Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Fred
Best Kept Secrets
Jim Osborne
A Christmas in Vermont
Nick Harper
Out-of-Sync
Det. Caldwell
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Self
The Diamond Trap
Det. Rollings
Jory
Santa Rosa bartender
The Comedy Company
Roger Dustleman
Munchie Strikes Back
Munchie (voice)
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
King
The Mesmerist
Mr. Valdemar
Little Miss Millions
Nick Frost
The Christian Licorice Store
Last Party Guest
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
Crazy for Christmas
Fred Nickells
Rubin & Ed
Ed Tuttle
Lethal Exposure
Taylor Cochran
Quiet Killer
Congressman Calvin Phillips
High Stakes
Wayne Dreyer
More Than Friends
Avery Salminella
A Session with the Committee
(as Don Sturdy)
Prisoners
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
Self / The Rock Doctor
Focus on Fishko
Sy
Silence of the Heart
Carl Lewis
The Fantastic Funnies
Dr. Johnny Fever
Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock
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