
Howard Hesseman
Known for: Acting
Born: February 27, 1940
Died: January 29, 2022
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 Lassa…
Known for

The Diamond Trap
1988

Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock
2005

Doctor Detroit
1983

Crazy for Christmas
2005

Private Lessons
1981

Rubin & Ed
1992

Inside Out
1987

Tunnel Vision
1976

Bigfoot
2012

Little Miss Millions
1993

Skyward
1980

The Fantastic Funnies
1980

Call Me Anna
1990

Prisoners
1975

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
1986

Silver Skies
2016

A Christmas in Vermont
2016

Silence of the Heart
1984

Victims
1982

Jackson County Jail
1976

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
1980

Heat
1986

Munchie Strikes Back
1994

The Mesmerist
2002

The Sky is Falling
2001

High Stakes
1997

Life After The Navigator
2020

Wild Oats
2016

Honky Tonk Freeway
1981

Steelyard Blues
1973

Six Against the Rock
1987

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
1991

You Can't Take it With You
1979

A Session with the Committee
1969

Innocent Victims
1996

About Schmidt
2002

Hot Chocolate
1992

Gridlock'd
1997

My Chauffeur
1986

The Ghost of Flight 401
1978

Mister Roberts
1984

One Shoe Makes it Murder
1982

Salvation Boulevard
2011

On the 2nd Day of Christmas
1997

Flight of the Navigator
1986

More Than Friends
1978

Likely Stories, Vol. 4
1983

Halloween II
2009

All About Steve
2009

Loose Shoes
1978

The Sunshine Boys
1975

Quiet Killer
1992

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1977

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985

Man About Town
2006

Lethal Exposure
1993
Outside Chance
1978

Focus on Fishko
1983

The Rocker
2008

Americathon
1979

The Comedy Company
1978

Whiffs
1975

The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977

The Blue Knight
1973

This Is Spinal Tap
1984

The Other Side of Midnight
1977

Valerie
2019

Cisco Pike
1972

Best Kept Secrets
1984

Petulia
1968

Hustling
1975

Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001

Jory
1973

The Big Bus
1976

Some Kind of a Nut
1969

Martian Child
2007

Kid Blue
1973

Clue
1985

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020

Billy Jack
1971

Out-of-Sync
1995

The Blue Knight
1975

Gridlock
1980

The Jerk
1979

Silent Movie
1976

Shampoo
1975

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022

Tail Gunner Joe
1977

The Christian Licorice Store
1971

Amazon Women on the Moon
1987

That '70s Show
1998

Two Guys and a Girl
1998

The Andy Griffith Show
1960

Murder, She Wrote
1984

House
2004

WKRP in Cincinnati
1978

Rhoda
1974

Psych
2006

John from Cincinnati
2007

Boomtown
2002

Touched by an Angel
1994

The Pretender
1996

One Day at a Time
1975

Crossing Jordan
2001

Sanford and Son
1972

Head of the Class
1986

Laverne & Shirley
1976

The Practice
1997

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982

Soap
1977

The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985

ER
1994

Boston Legal
2004

Celebrities Uncensored
2003

Battle of the Network Stars
1976

Switch
1975

The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991

Family Law
1999

Level 9
2000

The Outer Limits
1995

Three Sisters
2001

Thieves
2001

Saturday Night Live
1975

Chicago Med
2015

Drop Dead Diva
2009

Fresh Off the Boat
2015

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967

The Rockford Files
1974

The Bob Newhart Show
1972

Burke's Law
1994

Quincy, M.E.
1976

George Burns Comedy Week
1985

Mike & Molly
2010

Mannix
1967

Harry O
1974

Delvecchio
1976

The Blue Knight
1973

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976

Baretta
1975

The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977

Lie to Me
2009