Howard Hesseman

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Howard Hesseman

Born 27 February 1940 Died 29 January 2022, aged 81 Lebanon, Oregon, USA TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
20age in their first credit on record (1960)
56years on screen and counting
9credits in 1976, their busiest year
136dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
A Christmas in Vermont poster Age: 76

A Christmas in Vermont

2016
as Nick Harper
Wild Oats poster Age: 76

Wild Oats

2016
as Vespucci
Silver Skies poster Age: 76

Silver Skies

2016
as Billy
Bigfoot poster Age: 72

Bigfoot

2012
as Mayor Tommy Gillis
Salvation Boulevard poster Age: 71

Salvation Boulevard

2011
as Billy
Halloween II poster Age: 69

Halloween II

2009
as Uncle Meat
All About Steve poster Age: 69

All About Steve

2009
as Mr. Horowitz
The Rocker poster Age: 68

The Rocker

2008
as Gator
Martian Child poster Age: 67

Martian Child

2007
as Dr. Berg
Man About Town poster Age: 66

Man About Town

2006
as Ben Giamoro
Crazy for Christmas poster Age: 65

Crazy for Christmas

2005
as Fred Nickells
About Schmidt poster Age: 62

About Schmidt

2002
as Larry Hertzel
The Mesmerist poster Age: 62

The Mesmerist

2002
as Mr. Valdemar
The Sky is Falling poster Age: 61

The Sky is Falling

2001
as Yogi Cook
Teddy Bears' Picnic poster Age: 61

Teddy Bears' Picnic

2001
as Ted Frye
On the 2nd Day of Christmas poster Age: 57

On the 2nd Day of Christmas

1997
as David
High Stakes poster Age: 57

High Stakes

1997
as Wayne Dreyer
Gridlock'd poster Age: 56

Gridlock'd

1997
as Blind Man
Innocent Victims poster Age: 55

Innocent Victims

1996
as Smithline
Out-of-Sync poster Age: 55

Out-of-Sync

1995
as Det. Caldwell
Munchie Strikes Back poster Age: 54

Munchie Strikes Back

1994
as Munchie (voice)
Little Miss Millions poster Age: 53

Little Miss Millions

1993
as Nick Frost
Lethal Exposure poster Age: 53

Lethal Exposure

1993
as Taylor Cochran
Rubin & Ed poster Age: 52

Rubin & Ed

1992
as Ed Tuttle
Quiet Killer poster Age: 52

Quiet Killer

1992
as Congressman Calvin Phillips
Hot Chocolate poster Age: 51

Hot Chocolate

1992
as Mr. Cassidy
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story poster Age: 51

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

1991
as Paul Maggioto
Call Me Anna poster Age: 50

Call Me Anna

1990
as John Ross
The Diamond Trap poster Age: 48

The Diamond Trap

1988
as Det. Rollings
Amazon Women on the Moon poster Age: 47

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987
as Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
Inside Out poster Age: 47

Inside Out

1987
as Jack
Six Against the Rock poster Age: 47

Six Against the Rock

1987
as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
Heat poster Age: 46

Heat

1986
as Pinchus Zion
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed poster Age: 46

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

1986
as King
Flight of the Navigator poster Age: 46

Flight of the Navigator

1986
as Dr. Louis Faraday
My Chauffeur poster Age: 45

My Chauffeur

1986
as McBride
Clue poster Age: 45

Clue

1985
as The Chief (uncredited)
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment poster Age: 45

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985
as Pete Lassard
Silence of the Heart poster Age: 44

Silence of the Heart

1984
as Carl Lewis
Best Kept Secrets poster Age: 44

Best Kept Secrets

1984
as Jim Osborne
Mister Roberts poster Age: 44

Mister Roberts

1984
as Doc
This Is Spinal Tap poster Age: 44

This Is Spinal Tap

1984
as Terry Ladd
Focus on Fishko poster Age: 43

Focus on Fishko

1983
as Sy
Likely Stories, Vol. 4 poster Age: 43

Likely Stories, Vol. 4

1983
Doctor Detroit poster Age: 43

Doctor Detroit

1983
as Smooth Walker
One Shoe Makes it Murder poster Age: 42

One Shoe Makes it Murder

1982
as Joe Hervey
Victims poster Age: 41

Victims

1982
as Charles Galloway
Honky Tonk Freeway poster Age: 41

Honky Tonk Freeway

1981
as Snapper
Private Lessons poster Age: 41

Private Lessons

1981
as Lester
Skyward poster Age: 40

Skyward

1980
as Koup Trenton
Gridlock poster Age: 40

Gridlock

1980
as Señor Smooth (voice)
The Fantastic Funnies poster Age: 40

The Fantastic Funnies

1980
as Dr. Johnny Fever
The Jerk poster Age: 39

The Jerk

1979
as Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Americathon poster Age: 39

Americathon

1979
as Kip Margolis
You Can't Take it With You poster Age: 39

You Can't Take it With You

1979
as Wilbur C. Henderson
No poster
Age: 38

Outside Chance

1978
as David
More Than Friends poster Age: 38

More Than Friends

1978
as Avery Salminella
Loose Shoes poster Age: 38

Loose Shoes

1978
as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
The Comedy Company poster Age: 38

The Comedy Company

1978
as Roger Dustleman
The Ghost of Flight 401 poster Age: 37

The Ghost of Flight 401

1978
as Bert Stockwell
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo poster Age: 37

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

1977
as Fred
The Other Side of Midnight poster Age: 37

The Other Side of Midnight

1977
as O'Brien
The Amazing Howard Hughes poster Age: 37

The Amazing Howard Hughes

1977
as Jenks
Tail Gunner Joe poster Age: 36

Tail Gunner Joe

1977
as Lt. Ted Cantwell
The Big Bus poster Age: 36

The Big Bus

1976
as Jack
Silent Movie poster Age: 36

Silent Movie

1976
as Executive
Jackson County Jail poster Age: 36

Jackson County Jail

1976
as David
Tunnel Vision poster Age: 36

Tunnel Vision

1976
as Senator McMannus
The Sunshine Boys poster Age: 35

The Sunshine Boys

1975
as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
Whiffs poster Age: 35

Whiffs

1975
as Dr. Gopian
Prisoners poster Age: 35

Prisoners

1975
The Blue Knight poster Age: 35

The Blue Knight

1975
as Resident
Hustling poster Age: 34

Hustling

1975
as Detective
Shampoo poster Age: 34

Shampoo

1975
as Red Dog
The Blue Knight poster Age: 33

The Blue Knight

1973
Jory poster Age: 32

Jory

1973
as Santa Rosa bartender
Steelyard Blues poster Age: 32

Steelyard Blues

1973
as Frank Veldini
Kid Blue poster Age: 32

Kid Blue

1973
as Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
Cisco Pike poster Age: 31

Cisco Pike

1972
as Recording Engineer
The Christian Licorice Store poster Age: 31

The Christian Licorice Store

1971
as Last Party Guest
Billy Jack poster Age: 31

Billy Jack

1971
as Drama Teacher
Some Kind of a Nut poster Age: 29

Some Kind of a Nut

1969
as Bartender
A Session with the Committee poster Age: 29

A Session with the Committee

1969
as (as Don Sturdy)
Petulia poster Age: 28

Petulia

1968
as Hippie (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
Chicago Med poster Age: 75

Chicago Med

2015
as Clyde Glickman
Fresh Off the Boat poster Age: 74

Fresh Off the Boat

2015
as Mr. Royce
Mike & Molly poster Age: 70

Mike & Molly

2010
as Otis
Drop Dead Diva poster Age: 69

Drop Dead Diva

2009
as Cole Lamburt
Lie to Me poster Age: 68

Lie to Me

2009
as Sam Hendricks
John from Cincinnati poster Age: 67

John from Cincinnati

2007
as Erlemeyer
Psych poster Age: 66

Psych

2006
as Barry Saunder
House poster Age: 64

House

2004
as Henry Errington
Boston Legal poster Age: 64

Boston Legal

2004
as Judge Robert Thompson
Boomtown poster Age: 62

Boomtown

2002
as Mel Castle
Thieves poster Age: 61

Thieves

2001
Crossing Jordan poster Age: 61

Crossing Jordan

2001
as Barney Reynolds
Three Sisters poster Age: 60

Three Sisters

2001
as Jerry Keats
Level 9 poster Age: 60

Level 9

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster Age: 60

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000
as Dr. Aden
Family Law poster Age: 59

Family Law

1999
as Howard Thomas / Randall
That '70s Show poster Age: 58

That '70s Show

1998
as Max
Two Guys and a Girl poster Age: 58

Two Guys and a Girl

1998
as Mr. Bergen
The Practice poster Age: 57

The Practice

1997
as Judge C. Williams
The Pretender poster Age: 56

The Pretender

1996
as Landlord
The Outer Limits poster Age: 55

The Outer Limits

1995
as Dr. Emory Taylor
Touched by an Angel poster Age: 54

Touched by an Angel

1994
as Flynn Hodge
ER poster Age: 54

ER

1994
as Dr. James Broderick
Burke's Law poster Age: 53

Burke's Law

1994
as Chuck Mason
The New WKRP in Cincinnati poster Age: 51

The New WKRP in Cincinnati

1991
Head of the Class poster Age: 46

Head of the Class

1986
as Charlie Moore
George Burns Comedy Week poster Age: 45

George Burns Comedy Week

1985
as Andy Pace
The Ray Bradbury Theater poster Age: 45

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985
Murder, She Wrote poster Age: 44

Murder, She Wrote

1984
as Sheldon Greenberg
Faerie Tale Theatre poster Age: 42

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982
as King
WKRP in Cincinnati poster Age: 38

WKRP in Cincinnati

1978
as Dr. Johnny Fever
Soap poster Age: 37

Soap

1977
as Mr. Franklin
The Amazing Howard Hughes poster Age: 37

The Amazing Howard Hughes

1977
as Jenks
Battle of the Network Stars poster Age: 36

Battle of the Network Stars

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster Age: 36

Quincy, M.E.

1976
as D.A. Jerry Douglas
Delvecchio poster Age: 36

Delvecchio

1976
as Goldie
Laverne & Shirley poster Age: 35

Laverne & Shirley

1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman poster Age: 35

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

1976
as Dr. Robert Williams
One Day at a Time poster Age: 35

One Day at a Time

1975
as Sam Royer
Switch poster Age: 35

Switch

1975
as M.W.
Baretta poster Age: 34

Baretta

1975
as Walker
The Rockford Files poster Age: 34

The Rockford Files

1974
as Al Steever
Harry O poster Age: 34

Harry O

1974
as Senator Lawler
Rhoda poster Age: 34

Rhoda

1974
The Blue Knight poster Age: 33

The Blue Knight

1973
The Bob Newhart Show poster Age: 32

The Bob Newhart Show

1972
as Craig Plager
The Bob Newhart Show poster Age: 32

The Bob Newhart Show

1972
as Augie (voice) (uncredited)
Sanford and Son poster Age: 31

Sanford and Son

1972
Mannix poster Age: 27

Mannix

1967
as Ray Bennett
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour poster Age: 26

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1967
as Various
The Andy Griffith Show poster Age: 20

The Andy Griffith Show

1960
as Counter Boy
The Andy Griffith Show poster Age: 20

The Andy Griffith Show

1960
as Harry
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