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