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...
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The Rocker
As Gator
Wild Oats
As Vespucci
About Schmidt
As Larry Hertzel
Hot Chocolate
As Mr. Cassidy
Billy Jack
As Drama Teacher
Jackson County Jail
As David
Doctor Detroit
As Smooth Walker
Halloween II
As Uncle Meat
All About Steve
As Mr. Horowitz
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
As Self / The Rock Doctor
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Man About Town
As Ben Giamoro
Gridlock'd
As Blind Man
Tail Gunner Joe
As Lt. Ted Cantwell
Crazy for Christmas
As Fred Nickells
Private Lessons
As Lester
Rubin & Ed
As Ed Tuttle
Heat
As Pinchus Zion
Clue
As The Chief (uncredited)
Loose Shoes
As Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
The Sunshine Boys
As Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
Honky Tonk Freeway
As Snapper
My Chauffeur
As McBride
Americathon
As Kip Margolis
Salvation Boulevard
As Billy
On the Second Day of Christmas
As David
The Ghost of Flight 401
As Bert Stockwell
Steelyard Blues
As Frank Veldini
Inside Out
As Jack
Call Me Anna
As John Ross
Tunnel Vision
As Senator McMannus
Bigfoot
As Mayor Tommy Gillis
Little Miss Millions
As Nick Frost
Six Against the Rock
As Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
Quiet Killer
As Congressman Calvin Phillips
Teddy Bears' Picnic
As Ted Frye
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
As Paul Maggioto
The Diamond Trap
As Det. Rollings
Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock
As narrator
Skyward
As Koup Trenton
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
As Fred
The Blue Knight
As Resident
The Comedy Company
As Roger Dustleman
Munchie Strikes Back
As Munchie (voice)
Lethal Exposure
As Taylor Cochran
Out-of-Sync
As Det. Caldwell
You Can't Take it With You
As Wilbur C. Henderson
Jory
As Santa Rosa bartender
Prisoners
Mister Roberts
As Doc
Silent Movie
As Executive
Outside Chance
As David
Gridlock
As Señor Smooth (voice)
The Mesmerist
The Sky is Falling
As Yogi Cook
The Blue Knight
The Big Bus
As Jack
The Fantastic Funnies
As Dr. Johnny Fever
Some Kind of a Nut
As Bartender
Silver Skies
As Billy
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
As King
This Is Spinal Tap
As Terry Ladd
A Christmas in Vermont
As Nick Harper
Silence of the Heart
As Carl Lewis
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
As Johnny Caravella (Doctor Johnny Fever)
High Stakes
As Wayne Dreyer
Best Kept Secrets
As Jim Osborne
The Other Side of Midnight
As O'Brien
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
As Self
Petulia
As Hippie (uncredited)
Flight of the Navigator
As Dr. Louis Faraday
Shampoo
As Red Dog
Whiffs
As Dr. Gopian
One Shoe Makes it Murder
As Joe Hervey
Hustling
As Detective
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
As Pete Lassard
The Jerk
As Carnival Worker (uncredited)
A Session with the Committee
As (as Don Sturdy)
Valerie
As Self
Victims
As Charles Galloway
More Than Friends
As Avery Salminella
Life After The Navigator
As Himself
Martian Child
As Dr. Berg
Kid Blue
As Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
Cisco Pike
As Recording Engineer
The Christian Licorice Store
As Last Party Guest
The Amazing Howard Hughes
As Jenks
Amazon Women on the Moon
As Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
As Himself
Two Guys and a Girl
As Mr. Bergen
That '70s Show
As Max
Murder, She Wrote
As Sheldon Greenberg
The Andy Griffith Show
As Counter Boy
House
As Henry Errington
WKRP in Cincinnati
As Dr. Johnny Fever
Rhoda
Psych
As Barry Saunder
John from Cincinnati
Boomtown
As Mel Castle
Touched by an Angel
As Flynn Hodge
The Pretender
As Landlord
One Day at a Time
As Sam Royer
The Bob Newhart Show
Crossing Jordan
As Barney Reynolds
Sanford and Son
Head of the Class
As Charlie Moore
Firehouse
Laverne & Shirley
The Practice
Faerie Tale Theatre
As King
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Soap
As Mr. Franklin
ER
As Dr. James Broderick
Boston Legal
As Judge Robert Thompson
Harry O
Celebrities Uncensored
As Self
Battle of the Network Stars
Switch
As M.W.
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
Family Law
As Howard Thomas / Randall
Level 9
The Outer Limits
As Dr. Emory Taylor
Three Sisters
As Jerry Keats
Thieves
Saturday Night Live
As Self - Host
Chicago Med
As Clyde Glickman
Drop Dead Diva
As Cole Lamburt
Fresh Off the Boat
As Mr. Royce
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
As Dr. Aden
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
As Various
The Rockford Files
As Al Steever
Burke's Law
As Chuck Mason
Quincy, M.E.
As D.A. Jerry Douglas
George Burns Comedy Week
As Andy Pace
Mike & Molly
As Otis
Mannix
As Ray Bennett