Howard Hesseman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 27 February 1940 · Lebanon, Oregon, USA
- Died
- 29 January 2022
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
Acting 92
- 2022Who 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 Self
- 2019Valerie as Self
- 2016A Christmas in Vermont as Nick Harper
- 2016Wild Oats as Vespucci
- 2016Silver Skies as Billy
- 2015Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon as Self
- 2012Bigfoot as Mayor Tommy Gillis
- 2011Salvation Boulevard as Billy
- 2009Halloween II as Uncle Meat
- 2009All About Steve as Mr. Horowitz
- 2008The Rocker as Gator
- 2007Martian Child as Dr. Berg
- 2006Man About Town as Ben Giamoro
- 2005Crazy for Christmas as Fred Nickells
- 2005Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock as narrator
- 2002About Schmidt as Larry Hertzel
- 2002The Mesmerist as Mr. Valdemar
- 2001The Sky is Falling as Yogi Cook
- 2001Teddy Bears' Picnic as Ted Frye
- 1997On the 2nd Day of Christmas as David
- 1997High Stakes as Wayne Dreyer
- 1997Gridlock'd as Blind Man
- 1996Innocent Victims as Smithline
- 1995Out-of-Sync as Det. Caldwell
- 1994Munchie Strikes Back as Munchie (voice)
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 1985Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment as Pete Lassard
- 1984Silence of the Heart as Carl Lewis
- 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 as Sy Fishko
- 1983Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever as Self
- 1983Doctor Detroit as Smooth Walker
- 1982One Shoe Makes it Murder as Joe Hervey
- 1982Victims as Charles Galloway
- 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
- 1978Loose Shoes as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
- 1978The Comedy Company as Roger Dustleman
- 1978The Ghost of Flight 401 as Bert Stockwell
- 1977Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo as Fred
- 1977The Other Side of Midnight as O'Brien
- 1977The Amazing Howard Hughes as Jenks
- 1977Tail Gunner Joe as Lt. Ted Cantwell
- 1976The Big Bus as Jack
- 1976Silent Movie as Executive
- 1976Jackson County Jail as David
- 1976Tunnel Vision as Senator McMannus
- 1975The Sunshine Boys as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
- 1975Whiffs as Dr. Gopian
- 1975Prisoners
- 1975The Blue Knight as Resident
- 1975Hustling as Detective
- 1975Shampoo as Red Dog
- 1973The Blue Knight
- 1973Jory as Santa Rosa bartender
- 1973Kid Blue as Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
- 1973Steelyard Blues as Frank Veldini
- 1972Cisco Pike as Recording Engineer
- 1971The Christian Licorice Store as Last Party Guest
- 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)