Howard Hesseman

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-02-27 (82 years old)

Deathday

2022-01-29

Place of Birth

Lebanon, Oregon, USA

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 ...

Acting

2008

The Rocker

as Gator

2016

Wild Oats

as Vespucci

2002

About Schmidt

as Larry Hertzel

1992

Hot Chocolate

as Mr. Cassidy

1971

Billy Jack

as Drama Teacher

1983

Doctor Detroit

as Smooth Walker

2009

Halloween II

as Uncle Meat

2009

All About Steve

as Mr. Horowitz

1980

2022

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2006

Man About Town

as Ben Giamoro

1997

Gridlock'd

as Blind Man

1977

Tail Gunner Joe

as Lt. Ted Cantwell

2005

Crazy for Christmas

as Fred Nickells

1981

1992

Rubin & Ed

as Ed Tuttle

1986

Heat

as Pinchus Zion

1985

Clue

as The Chief (uncredited)

1978

Loose Shoes

as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent

1975

The Sunshine Boys

as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director

1981

1986

My Chauffeur

as McBride

1979

Americathon

as Kip Margolis

1978

The Ghost of Flight 401

as Bert Stockwell

1973

Steelyard Blues

as Frank Veldini

1987

Inside Out

as Jack

1990

Call Me Anna

as John Ross

1976

Tunnel Vision

as Senator McMannus

2012

Bigfoot

as Mayor Tommy Gillis

1993

1987

Six Against the Rock

as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer

1992

Quiet Killer

as Congressman Calvin Phillips

2001

1988

The Diamond Trap

as Det. Rollings

1980

Skyward

as Koup Trenton

1975

The Blue Knight

as Resident

1978

The Comedy Company

as Roger Dustleman

1994

Munchie Strikes Back

as Munchie (voice)

1993

Lethal Exposure

as Taylor Cochran

1995

Out-of-Sync

as Det. Caldwell

1979

You Can't Take it With You

as Wilbur C. Henderson

1973

Jory

as Santa Rosa bartender

1984

1976

Silent Movie

as Executive

1978

1980

Gridlock

as Señor Smooth (voice)

2002

The Mesmerist

as Mr. Valdemar

2001

The Sky is Falling

as Yogi Cook

1976

1980

The Fantastic Funnies

as Dr. Johnny Fever

1969

Some Kind of a Nut

as Bartender

2016

Silver Skies

as Billy

1984

This Is Spinal Tap

as Terry Ladd

2016

1984

1997

High Stakes

as Wayne Dreyer

1984

Best Kept Secrets

as Jim Osborne

1968

Petulia

as Hippie (uncredited)

1986

Flight of the Navigator

as Dr. Louis Faraday

1975

Shampoo

as Red Dog

1975

Whiffs

as Dr. Gopian

1982

1975

Hustling

as Detective

1979

The Jerk

as Carnival Worker (uncredited)

1969

2019

Valerie

as Self

1982

Victims

as Charles Galloway

1978

More Than Friends

as Avery Salminella

2007

Martian Child

as Dr. Berg

1973

Kid Blue

as Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)

1971

Cisco Pike

as Recording Engineer

1971

The Christian Licorice Store

as Last Party Guest

1987

Amazon Women on the Moon

as Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")

1996

Innocent Victims

as Smithline

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