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