Acting
Howard Hesseman
EN, XX cinema · 92 credits
Born
27 February 1940
Died
29 January 2022 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Lebanon, Oregon, USA
Also known as Howard Hessman · Don Sturdy
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
Filmography
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Life After The Navigator
as Himself
Valerie
as Self
Wild Oats
as Vespucci
Silver Skies
as Billy
A Christmas in Vermont
as Nick Harper
Bigfoot
as Mayor Tommy Gillis
Salvation Boulevard
as Billy
Halloween II
as Uncle Meat
All About Steve
as Mr. Horowitz
The Rocker
as Gator
Martian Child
as Dr. Berg
Man About Town
as Ben Giamoro
Crazy for Christmas
as Fred Nickells
About Schmidt
as Larry Hertzel
The Mesmerist
as Mr. Valdemar
Teddy Bears' Picnic
as Ted Frye
The Sky is Falling
as Yogi Cook
Gridlock'd
as Blind Man
High Stakes
as Wayne Dreyer
Innocent Victims
as Smithline
Out-of-Sync
as Det. Caldwell
Munchie Strikes Back
as Munchie (voice)
Little Miss Millions
as Nick Frost
Lethal Exposure
as Taylor Cochran
Hot Chocolate
as Mr. Cassidy
Rubin & Ed
as Ed Tuttle
Quiet Killer
as Congressman Calvin Phillips
Call Me Anna
as John Ross
The Diamond Trap
as Det. Rollings
Inside Out
as Jack
Six Against the Rock
as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
Heat
as Pinchus Zion
My Chauffeur
as McBride
Flight of the Navigator
as Dr. Louis Faraday
Clue
as The Chief (uncredited)
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Pete Lassard
This Is Spinal Tap
as Terry Ladd
Silence of the Heart
as Carl Lewis
Best Kept Secrets
as Jim Osborne
Doctor Detroit
as Smooth Walker
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
as Sy Fishko
One Shoe Makes it Murder
as Joe Hervey
Victims
as Charles Galloway
Private Lessons
as Lester
Honky Tonk Freeway
as Snapper
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
as Self / The Rock Doctor
Skyward
as Koup Trenton
Gridlock
as Señor Smooth (voice)
The Fantastic Funnies
as Dr. Johnny Fever
Americathon
as Kip Margolis
You Can't Take it With You
as Wilbur C. Henderson
The Jerk
as Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Loose Shoes
as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
The Ghost of Flight 401
as Bert Stockwell
The Comedy Company
as Roger Dustleman
More Than Friends
as Avery Salminella
Tail Gunner Joe
as Lt. Ted Cantwell
The Other Side of Midnight
as O'Brien
Jackson County Jail
as David
Tunnel Vision
as Senator McMannus
Silent Movie
as Executive
The Big Bus
as Jack
The Sunshine Boys
as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
The Blue Knight
as Resident
Shampoo
as Red Dog
Whiffs
as Dr. Gopian
Hustling
as Detective
Steelyard Blues
as Frank Veldini
Jory
as Santa Rosa bartender
Kid Blue
as Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
Cisco Pike
as Recording Engineer
Billy Jack
as Drama Teacher
The Christian Licorice Store
as Last Party Guest
Some Kind of a Nut
as Bartender
A Session with the Committee
as (as Don Sturdy)
Petulia
as Hippie (uncredited)