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Howard Hesseman

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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Halloween II

2009
as Uncle Meat

Quiet Killer

1992
as Congressman Calvin Phillips

Silver Skies

2016
as Billy

Man About Town

2006
as Ben Giamoro

Crazy for Christmas

2005
as Fred Nickells

Rubin & Ed

1991
as Ed Tuttle

Americathon

1979
as Kip Margolis

Gridlock'd

1997
as Blind Man

Inside Out

1986
as Jack

Bigfoot

2012
as Mayor Tommy Gillis

Private Lessons

1981
as Lester Lewis

Some Kind of a Nut

1969
as Bartender

Munchie Strikes Back

1994
as Munchie (voice)

Silence of the Heart

1984
as Carl Lewis

Shampoo

1975
as Red Dog

The Ghost of Flight 401

1978
as Bert Stockwell

Steelyard Blues

1973
as Frank Veldini

Domestic Import

2006
as Lou Kimmelman

Heat

1987
as Pinchus Zion

Call Me Anna

1990
as John Ross

Little Miss Millions

1993
as Nick Frost

My Chauffeur

1986
as McBride

One Day at a Time

1975
as Sam Royer

A Christmas in Vermont

2016
as Nick Harper

Head of the Class

1986
as Charlie Moore

About Schmidt

2002
as Larry Hertzel

All About Steve

2009
as Mr. Horowitz

Best Kept Secrets

1984
as Jim Osborne

The Big Bus

1976
as Jack

Six Against the Rock

1987
as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer

The Diamond Trap

1988
as Det. Rollings

A Session with the Committee

1969
as (as Don Sturdy)

Outside Chance

1978
as David

Doctor Detroit

1983
as Smooth Walker

Billy Jack

1971
as Drama Teacher

Flight of the Navigator

1986
as Dr. Louis Faraday

This Is Spinal Tap

1984
as Terry Ladd

Skyward

1980
as Koup Trenton

Wild Oats

2016
as Vespucci

The Sunshine Boys

1975
as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director

Tunnel Vision

1976
as Senator McMannus

The Rocker

2008
as Gator

WKRP in Cincinnati

1978
as Dr. Johnny Fever

Hot Chocolate

1992
as Mr. Cassidy

The Sky is Falling

2001
as Yogi Cook

Director

Episode WKRP in Cincinnati
You Can't Go Out of Town Again
1982

Writer

Episode WKRP in Cincinnati
Till Debt Do Us Part
1981

Guest Star

Episode CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Dead
2011
Episode Level 9
Wetware
2001
Episode Three Sisters
The In-Laws
2001
Episode The Blue Knight
Pilot
1975
Episode The Bob Newhart Show
Carol's Wedding
1975
Episode The Ray Bradbury Theater
Downwind from Gettysburg
1992
Episode Oliver Beene
Superhero
1970
Episode Firehouse
The Hottest Place In Town
1974
Episode Crossing Jordan
Sight Unseen
2001
Episode Baretta
Street Edition
1976
Episode Dragnet
Public Affairs - DR-07
1968
Episode Lie to Me
Beat the Devil
2010
Episode That '70s Show
Backstage Pass
2001
Episode Two Guys and a Girl
Two Guys, a Girl and a Dad
1998
Episode The Andy Griffith Show
Goober Goes to an Auto Show
1968
Episode House
Sex Kills
2006
Episode Love, Sidney
The Shrink
1983
Episode Maybe It's Me
The Crazy-Girl Episode
2002
Episode Quincy, M.E.
A Dead Man's Truth
1977
Episode Family
A Special Kind of Loving
1976
Episode The Andy Griffith Show
Sam for Town Council
1968
Episode The Outer Limits (1995)
Music of the Spheres
1997
Episode The Rockford Files
The House on Willis Avenue (1)
1978
Episode Murder, She Wrote
Widow, Weep for Me
1985
Episode Sanford and Son
The Family Man
1975
Episode Switch
The Pirates of Tin Pan Alley
1976
Episode Laverne & Shirley
Oh, Hear the Angels' Voices (a.k.a. Christmas Eve at the Booby Hatch)
1976
Episode That '70s Show
Hyde Gets the Girl
2001
Episode Touched by an Angel
Monica's Bad Day
2000
Episode Thieves
Jack's Back
2001
Episode Mannix
A Ransom for Yesterday
1975
Episode Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars VII
1979
Episode Mike & Molly
Mike Likes Lasagna
2012
Episode The Practice
A Day in the Life
1999
Episode Burke's Law (1994)
Who Killed the World's Greatest Chef?
1995
Episode Boston Legal
Ivan the Incorrigible
2006
Episode Harry O
Tender Killing Care
1975
Episode Boston Legal
Fat Burner
2007
Episode Rhoda
I'll Be Loving You, Sometimes
1974
Episode Family Law
The Fourth Trimester
1999
Episode Boomtown
The Big Picture
2003
Episode Burke's Law (1994)
Who Killed the Gadget Man?
1995
Episode The Pretender
Extreme
1999
Episode That '70s Show
Radio Daze
2001