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.

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Known For

House

Henry Errington

Clue

The Chief (uncredited)

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Pete Lassard

This Is Spinal Tap

Terry Ladd

That '70s Show

Max

Halloween II

Uncle Meat

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Dr. Aden

About Schmidt

Larry Hertzel

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2022	Who Done It: The Clue Documentary MOVIE	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020	Life After The Navigator MOVIE	Himself
2020	For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close MOVIE	Self
2019	Valerie MOVIE	Self
2016	A Christmas in Vermont MOVIE	Nick Harper
2016	Wild Oats MOVIE	Vespucci
2016	Silver Skies MOVIE	Billy
2015	Chicago Med TV	Clyde Glickman
2015	Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon MOVIE	Self
2015	Fresh Off the Boat TV	Mr. Royce
2012	Bigfoot MOVIE	Mayor Tommy Gillis
2011	Salvation Boulevard MOVIE	Billy
2010	Mike & Molly TV	Otis
2009	Halloween II MOVIE	Uncle Meat
2009	All About Steve MOVIE	Mr. Horowitz
2009	Drop Dead Diva TV	Cole Lamburt
2008	The Rocker MOVIE	Gator
2007	Martian Child MOVIE	Dr. Berg
2007	John from Cincinnati TV	Self
2006	Psych TV	Barry Saunder
2006	Man About Town MOVIE	Ben Giamoro
2005	Crazy for Christmas MOVIE	Fred Nickells
2005	Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock MOVIE	narrator
2004	House TV	Henry Errington
2004	Boston Legal TV	Judge Robert Thompson
2003	Celebrities Uncensored TV	Self
2002	About Schmidt MOVIE	Larry Hertzel
2002	Boomtown TV	Mel Castle
2002	The Mesmerist MOVIE	Mr. Valdemar
2001	Thieves TV	Self
2001	Crossing Jordan TV	Barney Reynolds
2001	The Sky is Falling MOVIE	Yogi Cook
2001	Teddy Bears' Picnic MOVIE	Ted Frye
2001	Three Sisters TV	Jerry Keats
2000	Level 9 TV	Self
2000	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV	Dr. Aden
1999	Family Law TV	Howard Thomas / Randall
1998	That '70s Show TV	Max
1998	Two Guys and a Girl TV	Mr. Bergen
1997	On the 2nd Day of Christmas MOVIE	David
1997	High Stakes MOVIE	Wayne Dreyer
1997	The Practice TV	Judge C. Williams
1997	Gridlock'd MOVIE	Blind Man
1996	The Pretender TV	Landlord
1996	Innocent Victims MOVIE	Smithline
1995	Out-of-Sync MOVIE	Det. Caldwell
1995	The Outer Limits TV	Dr. Emory Taylor
1994	Touched by an Angel TV	Flynn Hodge
1994	ER TV	Dr. James Broderick
1994	Munchie Strikes Back MOVIE	Munchie (voice)
1994	Burke's Law TV	Chuck Mason
1993	Little Miss Millions MOVIE	Nick Frost
1993	Lethal Exposure MOVIE	Taylor Cochran
1992	Rubin & Ed MOVIE	Ed Tuttle
1992	Quiet Killer MOVIE	Congressman Calvin Phillips
1992	Hot Chocolate MOVIE	Mr. Cassidy
1991	Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story MOVIE	Paul Maggioto
1991	The New WKRP in Cincinnati TV	Self
1990	Call Me Anna MOVIE	John Ross
1988	The Diamond Trap MOVIE	Det. Rollings
1987	Amazon Women on the Moon MOVIE	Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
1987	Inside Out MOVIE	Jack
1987	Six Against the Rock MOVIE	Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
1986	Heat MOVIE	Pinchus Zion
1986	Head of the Class TV	Charlie Moore
1986	The Princess Who Had Never Laughed MOVIE	King
1986	Flight of the Navigator MOVIE	Dr. Louis Faraday
1986	My Chauffeur MOVIE	McBride
1985	Clue MOVIE	The Chief (uncredited)
1985	George Burns Comedy Week TV	Andy Pace
1985	The Ray Bradbury Theater TV	Self
1985	Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment MOVIE	Pete Lassard
1984	Silence of the Heart MOVIE	Carl Lewis
1984	Murder, She Wrote TV	Sheldon Greenberg
1984	Best Kept Secrets MOVIE	Jim Osborne
1984	Mister Roberts MOVIE	Doc
1984	This Is Spinal Tap MOVIE	Terry Ladd
1983	Focus on Fishko MOVIE	Sy
1983	Likely Stories, Vol. 4 MOVIE	Self
1983	Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever MOVIE	Self
1983	Doctor Detroit MOVIE	Smooth Walker
1982	One Shoe Makes it Murder MOVIE	Joe Hervey
1982	Faerie Tale Theatre TV	King
1982	Victims MOVIE	Charles Galloway
1981	Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo MOVIE	Fred
1981	Honky Tonk Freeway MOVIE	Snapper
1981	Private Lessons MOVIE	Lester
1980	Skyward MOVIE	Koup Trenton
1980	Gridlock MOVIE	Señor Smooth (voice)
1980	The Fantastic Funnies MOVIE	Dr. Johnny Fever
1980	John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body MOVIE	Self / The Rock Doctor
1979	The Jerk MOVIE	Carnival Worker (uncredited)
1979	Americathon MOVIE	Kip Margolis
1979	You Can't Take it With You MOVIE	Wilbur C. Henderson
1978	Outside Chance MOVIE	David
1978	More Than Friends MOVIE	Avery Salminella
1978	WKRP in Cincinnati TV	Dr. Johnny Fever
1978	Loose Shoes MOVIE	Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
1978	The Comedy Company MOVIE	Roger Dustleman
1978	The Ghost of Flight 401 MOVIE	Bert Stockwell
1977	Soap TV	Mr. Franklin
1977	The Other Side of Midnight MOVIE	O'Brien
1977	The Amazing Howard Hughes MOVIE	Jenks
1977	The Amazing Howard Hughes TV	Jenks
1977	Tail Gunner Joe MOVIE	Lt. Ted Cantwell
1976	Battle of the Network Stars TV	Self
1976	Quincy, M.E. TV	D.A. Jerry Douglas
1976	Delvecchio TV	Goldie
1976	The Big Bus MOVIE	Jack
1976	Silent Movie MOVIE	Executive
1976	Jackson County Jail MOVIE	David
1976	Tunnel Vision MOVIE	Senator McMannus
1976	Laverne & Shirley TV	Self
1976	Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman TV	Dr. Robert Williams
1975	One Day at a Time TV	Sam Royer
1975	The Sunshine Boys MOVIE	Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
1975	Whiffs MOVIE	Dr. Gopian
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Host
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self (uncredited)
1975	Switch TV	M.W.
1975	Prisoners MOVIE	Self
1975	The Blue Knight MOVIE	Resident
1975	Hustling MOVIE	Detective
1975	Shampoo MOVIE	Red Dog
1975	Baretta TV	Walker
1974	The Rockford Files TV	Al Steever
1974	Harry O TV	Senator Lawler
1974	Rhoda TV	Self
1973	The Blue Knight MOVIE	Self
1973	The Blue Knight TV	Self
1973	Jory MOVIE	Santa Rosa bartender
1973	Steelyard Blues MOVIE	Frank Veldini
1973	Kid Blue MOVIE	Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
1972	The Bob Newhart Show TV	Self
1972	The Bob Newhart Show TV	Craig Plager
1972	The Bob Newhart Show TV	Augie (voice) (uncredited)
1972	Sanford and Son TV	Self
1971	The Christian Licorice Store MOVIE	Last Party Guest
1971	Cisco Pike MOVIE	Recording Engineer
1971	Billy Jack MOVIE	Drama Teacher
1969	Some Kind of a Nut MOVIE	Bartender
1969	A Session with the Committee MOVIE	(as Don Sturdy)
1968	Petulia MOVIE	Hippie (uncredited)
1967	Mannix TV	Ray Bennett
1967	The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour TV	Various
1960	The Andy Griffith Show TV	Counter Boy
1960	The Andy Griffith Show TV	Harry

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