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