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Howard Hesseman portrait

Howard Hesseman

Acting

February 27, 1940

Lebanon, Oregon, USA

92 movies

5.8 avg

2

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...

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap

as Terry Ladd

Clue

Clue

as The Chief (uncredited)

Flight of the Navigator

Flight of the Navigator

as Dr. Louis Faraday

Filmography

2020s

3 films

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Life After The Navigator

Life After The Navigator

as Himself

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

as Self

2010s

7 films

The Jerk

The Jerk

as Carnival Worker (uncredited)

The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director

Valerie

Valerie

as Self

2019

3.0

A Christmas in Vermont

A Christmas in Vermont

as Nick Harper

Wild Oats

Wild Oats

as Vespucci

Silver Skies

Silver Skies

as Billy

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

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

as Self

Bigfoot

Bigfoot

as Mayor Tommy Gillis

Salvation Boulevard

Salvation Boulevard

as Billy

2000s

11 films

Halloween II

Halloween II

as Uncle Meat

All About Steve

All About Steve

as Mr. Horowitz

The Rocker

The Rocker

as Gator

Martian Child

Martian Child

as Dr. Berg

Man About Town

Man About Town

as Ben Giamoro

Crazy for Christmas

Crazy for Christmas

as Fred Nickells

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

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

as narrator

About Schmidt

About Schmidt

as Larry Hertzel

The Mesmerist

The Mesmerist

as Mr. Valdemar

The Sky is Falling

The Sky is Falling

as Yogi Cook

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Teddy Bears' Picnic

as Ted Frye

1990s

13 films

On the 2nd Day of Christmas

On the 2nd Day of Christmas

as David

High Stakes

High Stakes

as Wayne Dreyer

Gridlock'd

Gridlock'd

as Blind Man

Innocent Victims

Innocent Victims

as Smithline

Out-of-Sync

Out-of-Sync

as Det. Caldwell

Munchie Strikes Back

Munchie Strikes Back

as Munchie (voice)

Little Miss Millions

Little Miss Millions

as Nick Frost

Lethal Exposure

Lethal Exposure

as Taylor Cochran

Rubin & Ed

Rubin & Ed

as Ed Tuttle

Quiet Killer

Quiet Killer

as Congressman Calvin Phillips

Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate

as Mr. Cassidy

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

as Paul Maggioto

Call Me Anna

Call Me Anna

as John Ross

1980s

26 films

The Diamond Trap

The Diamond Trap

as Det. Rollings

Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon

as Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")

Inside Out

Inside Out

as Jack

Six Against the Rock

Six Against the Rock

as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer

Heat

Heat

as Pinchus Zion

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

as King

Flight of the Navigator

Flight of the Navigator

as Dr. Louis Faraday

My Chauffeur

My Chauffeur

as McBride

Clue

Clue

as The Chief (uncredited)

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

as Pete Lassard

Silence of the Heart

Silence of the Heart

as Carl Lewis

Best Kept Secrets

Best Kept Secrets

as Jim Osborne

Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

as Doc

This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap

as Terry Ladd

Focus on Fishko

Focus on Fishko

as Sy

Likely Stories, Vol. 4

Likely Stories, Vol. 4

as Sy Fishko

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

as Self

Doctor Detroit

Doctor Detroit

as Smooth Walker

One Shoe Makes it Murder

One Shoe Makes it Murder

as Joe Hervey

Victims

Victims

as Charles Galloway

Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway

as Snapper

Private Lessons

Private Lessons

as Lester

Skyward

Skyward

as Koup Trenton

Gridlock

Gridlock

as Señor Smooth (voice)

The Fantastic Funnies

The Fantastic Funnies

as Dr. Johnny Fever

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body

as Self / The Rock Doctor

1970s

29 films

The Jerk

The Jerk

as Carnival Worker (uncredited)

Americathon

Americathon

as Kip Margolis

You Can't Take it With You

You Can't Take it With You

as Wilbur C. Henderson

Outside Chance

as David

More Than Friends

More Than Friends

as Avery Salminella

Loose Shoes

Loose Shoes

as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent

The Comedy Company

The Comedy Company

as Roger Dustleman

The Ghost of Flight 401

The Ghost of Flight 401

as Bert Stockwell

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

as Fred

The Other Side of Midnight

The Other Side of Midnight

as O'Brien

The Amazing Howard Hughes

The Amazing Howard Hughes

as Jenks

Tail Gunner Joe

Tail Gunner Joe

as Lt. Ted Cantwell

The Big Bus

The Big Bus

as Jack

Silent Movie

Silent Movie

as Executive

Jackson County Jail

Jackson County Jail

as David

Tunnel Vision

Tunnel Vision

as Senator McMannus

The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director

Whiffs

Whiffs

as Dr. Gopian

Prisoners

Prisoners

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

as Resident

Hustling

Hustling

as Detective

Shampoo

Shampoo

as Red Dog

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

Jory

Jory

as Santa Rosa bartender

Steelyard Blues

Steelyard Blues

as Frank Veldini

Kid Blue

Kid Blue

as Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)

Cisco Pike

Cisco Pike

as Recording Engineer

The Christian Licorice Store

The Christian Licorice Store

as Last Party Guest

Billy Jack

Billy Jack

as Drama Teacher

1960s

3 films

Some Kind of a Nut

Some Kind of a Nut

as Bartender

A Session with the Committee

A Session with the Committee

as (as Don Sturdy)

Petulia

Petulia

as Hippie (uncredited)

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