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