Howard Hesseman
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Hesseman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Credits
Clue (1985)
as The Chief (uncredited)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
as Dr. Louis Faraday
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
as Terry Ladd
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
as Pete Lassard
Halloween II (2009)
as Uncle Meat
Private Lessons (1981)
as Lester
About Schmidt (2002)
as Larry Hertzel
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
as Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
All About Steve (2009)
as Mr. Horowitz
Silent Movie (1976)
as Executive
The Rocker (2008)
as Gator
The Jerk (1979)
as Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Shampoo (1975)
as Red Dog
Gridlock'd (1997)
as Blind Man
The Big Bus (1976)
as Jack
Martian Child (2007)
as Dr. Berg
Man About Town (2006)
as Ben Giamoro
The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
as O'Brien
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
Silver Skies (2016)
as Billy
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
as Snapper
Doctor Detroit (1983)
as Smooth Walker
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon (2015)
as Self
Petulia (1968)
as Hippie (uncredited)
Salvation Boulevard (2011)
as Billy
Wild Oats (2016)
as Vespucci
Jackson County Jail (1976)
as David
Heat (1986)
as Pinchus Zion
Teddy Bears' Picnic (2001)
as Ted Frye
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977)
as Fred
The Blue Knight (1975)
as Resident
A Christmas in Vermont (2016)
as Nick Harper
Billy Jack (1971)
as Drama Teacher
Hot Chocolate (1992)
as Mr. Cassidy
Cisco Pike (1972)
as Recording Engineer
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary (2022)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Americathon (1979)
as Kip Margolis
The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
as Jenks
Bigfoot (2012)
as Mayor Tommy Gillis
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close (2020)
as Self
The Diamond Trap (1988)
as Det. Rollings
Six Against the Rock (1987)
as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
The Sky is Falling (2001)
as Yogi Cook
Kid Blue (1973)
as Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978)
as Bert Stockwell
Mister Roberts (1984)
as Doc
Steelyard Blues (1973)
as Frank Veldini
My Chauffeur (1986)
as McBride
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body (1980)
as Self / The Rock Doctor
Silence of the Heart (1984)
as Carl Lewis
The Blue Knight (1973)
Actor
Tail Gunner Joe (1977)
as Lt. Ted Cantwell
Quiet Killer (1992)
as Congressman Calvin Phillips
Crazy for Christmas (2005)
as Fred Nickells
The Mesmerist (2002)
as Mr. Valdemar
Some Kind of a Nut (1969)
as Bartender
Innocent Victims (1996)
as Smithline
Munchie Strikes Back (1994)
as Munchie (voice)
Call Me Anna (1990)
as John Ross
Loose Shoes (1978)
as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
Little Miss Millions (1993)
as Nick Frost
The Christian Licorice Store (1971)
as Last Party Guest
One Shoe Makes it Murder (1982)
as Joe Hervey
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983)
as Self
Skyward (1980)
as Koup Trenton
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story (1991)
as Paul Maggioto
Best Kept Secrets (1984)
as Jim Osborne
Inside Out (1987)
as Jack
High Stakes (1997)
as Wayne Dreyer
Hustling (1975)
as Detective
Out-of-Sync (1995)
as Det. Caldwell
Tunnel Vision (1976)
as Senator McMannus
Life After The Navigator (2020)
as Himself
Valerie (2019)
as Self
Whiffs (1975)
as Dr. Gopian
On the 2nd Day of Christmas (1997)
as David
You Can't Take it With You (1979)
as Wilbur C. Henderson
Outside Chance (1978)
as David
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed (1986)
as King
Rubin & Ed (1992)
as Ed Tuttle
Jory (1973)
as Santa Rosa bartender
Gridlock (1980)
as Señor Smooth (voice)
More Than Friends (1978)
as Avery Salminella
The Comedy Company (1978)
as Roger Dustleman
Likely Stories, Vol. 4 (1983)
as Sy Fishko
Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock (2005)
as narrator
Victims (1982)
as Charles Galloway
Lethal Exposure (1993)
as Taylor Cochran
Prisoners (1975)
Actor
Focus on Fishko (1983)
as Sy
The Fantastic Funnies (1980)
as Dr. Johnny Fever
A Session with the Committee (1969)
as (as Don Sturdy)