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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 27, 1940
Died
January 29, 2022
Place of Birth
Lebanon, Oregon, USA
Also Known As
- Howard Hessman
- Don Sturdy
Howard Hesseman
1.1 Popularity
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
5.0
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022
7.9
Himself
Life After The Navigator
2020
6.7
Himself
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020
1.8
Self
Valerie
2019
5.1
Nick Harper
A Christmas in Vermont
2016
6.2
Billy
Silver Skies
2016
6.2
Vespucci
Wild Oats
2016
8.3
Clyde Glickman
Chicago Med
2015
5.6
Self
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015
7.2
Mr. Royce
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
Credits
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
5.0
Life After The Navigator
as Himself
2020
7.9
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
as Himself
2020
6.7
Valerie
as Self
2019
1.8
A Christmas in Vermont
as Nick Harper
2016
5.1
Silver Skies
as Billy
2016
6.2
Wild Oats
as Vespucci
2016
6.2
Chicago Med
as Clyde Glickman
2015
8.3
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
as Self
2015
5.6
Fresh Off the Boat
as Mr. Royce
2015
7.2
Bigfoot
as Mayor Tommy Gillis
2012
3.0
Salvation Boulevard
as Billy
2011
5.3
Mike & Molly
as Otis
2010
6.7
Halloween II
as Uncle Meat
2009
5.3
All About Steve
as Mr. Horowitz
2009
5.0
Drop Dead Diva
as Cole Lamburt
2009
7.7
The Rocker
as Gator
2008
6.0
Martian Child
as Dr. Berg
2007
6.7
John from Cincinnati
2007
6.2
Psych
as Barry Saunder
2006
7.9
Man About Town
as Ben Giamoro
2006
5.2
Crazy for Christmas
as Fred Nickells
2005
5.5
Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock
as narrator
2005
0.0
House
as Henry Errington
2004
8.6
Boston Legal
as Judge Robert Thompson
2004
7.9
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
2003
4.0
About Schmidt
as Larry Hertzel
2002
6.8
Boomtown
as Mel Castle
2002
6.2
The Mesmerist
as Mr. Valdemar
2002
2.5
Thieves
2001
6.5
Crossing Jordan
as Barney Reynolds
2001
7.2
The Sky is Falling
as Yogi Cook
2001
8.0
Teddy Bears' Picnic
as Ted Frye
2001
2.3
🎬
Three Sisters
as Jerry Keats
2001
6.0
Level 9
2000
0.0
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Dr. Aden
2000
7.6
Family Law
as Howard Thomas / Randall
1999
8.2
That '70s Show
as Max
1998
7.9
Two Guys and a Girl
as Mr. Bergen
1998
7.1
On the 2nd Day of Christmas
as David
1997
6.0
High Stakes
as Wayne Dreyer
1997
4.0
The Practice
as Judge C. Williams
1997
7.6
Gridlock'd
as Blind Man
1997
6.7
The Pretender
as Landlord
1996
7.3
Innocent Victims
as Smithline
1996
5.0
Out-of-Sync
as Det. Caldwell
1995
3.9
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Emory Taylor
1995
7.7
Touched by an Angel
as Flynn Hodge
1994
7.2
ER
as Dr. James Broderick
1994
7.8
Munchie Strikes Back
as Munchie (voice)
1994
3.1
Burke's Law
as Chuck Mason
1994
6.7
Little Miss Millions
as Nick Frost
1993
5.3
Lethal Exposure
as Taylor Cochran
1993
0.0
Rubin & Ed
as Ed Tuttle
1992
6.4
Quiet Killer
as Congressman Calvin Phillips
1992
5.2
Hot Chocolate
as Mr. Cassidy
1992
1.5
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
as Paul Maggioto
1991
4.9
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991
7.0
Call Me Anna
as John Ross
1990
4.5
The Diamond Trap
as Det. Rollings
1988
5.5
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
1987
5.9
Inside Out
as Jack
1987
5.0
Six Against the Rock
as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
1987
4.1
Heat
as Pinchus Zion
1986
5.7
Head of the Class
as Charlie Moore
1986
6.2
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
as King
1986
0.0
Flight of the Navigator
as Dr. Louis Faraday
1986
7.0
My Chauffeur
as McBride
1986
5.7
Clue
as The Chief (uncredited)
1985
7.2
George Burns Comedy Week
as Andy Pace
1985
0.0
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
6.8
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Pete Lassard
1985
6.1
Silence of the Heart
as Carl Lewis
1984
6.4
Murder, She Wrote
as Sheldon Greenberg
1984
7.5
Best Kept Secrets
as Jim Osborne
1984
7.5
Mister Roberts
as Doc
1984
6.8
This Is Spinal Tap
as Terry Ladd
1984
7.4
Focus on Fishko
as Sy
1983
0.0
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
1983
0.0
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
as Self
1983
8.5
Doctor Detroit
as Smooth Walker
1983
5.0
One Shoe Makes it Murder
as Joe Hervey
1982
6.5
Faerie Tale Theatre
as King
1982
8.1
Victims
as Charles Galloway
1982
5.3
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
as Fred
1981
4.8
Honky Tonk Freeway
as Snapper
1981
5.2
Private Lessons
as Lester
1981
5.7
Skyward
as Koup Trenton
1980
6.9
Gridlock
as Señor Smooth (voice)
1980
6.0
The Fantastic Funnies
as Dr. Johnny Fever
1980
0.0
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
as Self / The Rock Doctor
1980
7.0
The Jerk
as Carnival Worker (uncredited)
1979
6.9
Americathon
as Kip Margolis
1979
3.5
You Can't Take it With You
as Wilbur C. Henderson
1979
0.0
🎬
Outside Chance
as David
1978
2.0
More Than Friends
as Avery Salminella
1978
0.0
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Dr. Johnny Fever
1978
7.6
Loose Shoes
as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
1978
3.6
The Comedy Company
as Roger Dustleman
1978
2.0
The Ghost of Flight 401
as Bert Stockwell
1978
5.3
Soap
as Mr. Franklin
1977
7.3
The Other Side of Midnight
as O'Brien
1977
5.9
The Amazing Howard Hughes
as Jenks
1977
6.0
Tail Gunner Joe
as Lt. Ted Cantwell
1977
6.0
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
6.0
Quincy, M.E.
as D.A. Jerry Douglas
1976
7.5
Delvecchio
as Goldie
1976
0.0
The Big Bus
as Jack
1976
5.2
Silent Movie
as Executive
1976
6.5
Jackson County Jail
as David
1976
5.5
Tunnel Vision
as Senator McMannus
1976
4.5
Laverne & Shirley
1976
7.2
One Day at a Time
as Sam Royer
1975
6.7
The Sunshine Boys
as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
1975
6.8
Whiffs
as Dr. Gopian
1975
7.1
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Switch
as M.W.
1975
6.7
Prisoners
1975
0.0
The Blue Knight
as Resident
1975
0.0
Hustling
as Detective
1975
5.5
Shampoo
as Red Dog
1975
6.0
The Rockford Files
as Al Steever
1974
7.6
Harry O
as Senator Lawler
1974
4.6
Rhoda
1974
6.2
The Blue Knight
1973
5.5
The Blue Knight
1973
0.0
Jory
as Santa Rosa bartender
1973
7.6
Steelyard Blues
as Frank Veldini
1973
5.0
Kid Blue
as Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
1973
6.9
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
7.5
The Bob Newhart Show
as Craig Plager
1972
7.5
The Bob Newhart Show
as Augie (voice) (uncredited)
1972
7.5
Sanford and Son
1972
7.4
The Christian Licorice Store
as Last Party Guest
1971
4.1
Cisco Pike
as Recording Engineer
1971
5.6
Billy Jack
as Drama Teacher
1971
5.9
Some Kind of a Nut
as Bartender
1969
3.5
A Session with the Committee
as (as Don Sturdy)
1969
0.0
Petulia
as Hippie (uncredited)
1968
5.9
Mannix
as Ray Bennett
1967
6.7
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Various
1967
6.9
The Andy Griffith Show
as Counter Boy
1960
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
as Harry
1960
7.6