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Howard Hesseman

Cast & creator

Howard Hesseman

1940-02-27 (died at 81) Lebanon, Oregon, USAIMDb

Best known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live

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

Also known as: Howard Hessman, Don Sturdy

Movies

92

film credits

Series

57

television credits

Career

147

1960–2022 · acting roles

Credit score

6.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Dr. Aden · 2000

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host · 1975

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self (uncredited) · 1975

House

House

Henry Errington · 2004

Chicago Med

Chicago Med

Clyde Glickman · 2015

Across film & television

Filmography (149)

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Showing 149 of 149 credits

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Dr. Aden

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self (uncredited)

House

House

Henry Errington

Chicago Med

Chicago Med

Clyde Glickman

Psych

Psych

Barry Saunder

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

Dr. Emory Taylor

ER

Dr. James Broderick

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Sheldon Greenberg

The Practice

The Practice

Judge C. Williams

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

Barney Reynolds

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

Counter Boy

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

Harry

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Flynn Hodge

Boston Legal

Boston Legal

Judge Robert Thompson

That '70s Show

That '70s Show

Max

Mannix

Mannix

Ray Bennett

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

D.A. Jerry Douglas

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

Al Steever

Lie to Me

Lie to Me

Sam Hendricks

Fresh Off the Boat

Fresh Off the Boat

Mr. Royce

The Pretender

The Pretender

Landlord

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Dr. Robert Williams

Mike & Molly

Mike & Molly

Otis

Drop Dead Diva

Drop Dead Diva

Cole Lamburt

The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

Craig Plager

The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

Augie (voice) (uncredited)

Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

Sam Royer

Family Law

Family Law

Howard Thomas / Randall

Rhoda

Rhoda

Baretta

Baretta

Walker

Two Guys and a Girl

Two Guys and a Girl

Mr. Bergen

Switch

Switch

M.W.

Harry O

Harry O

Senator Lawler

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

Soap

Soap

Mr. Franklin

The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Ray Bradbury Theater

WKRP in Cincinnati

WKRP in Cincinnati

Dr. Johnny Fever

WKRP in Cincinnati

WKRP in Cincinnati

Director

Head of the Class

Head of the Class

Charlie Moore

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

King

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Chuck Mason

Boomtown

Boomtown

Mel Castle

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Various

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Writer

Battle of the Network Stars

Battle of the Network Stars

The New WKRP in Cincinnati

The New WKRP in Cincinnati

Clue

Clue

The Chief (uncredited)

Halloween II

Halloween II

Uncle Meat

John from Cincinnati

John from Cincinnati

Erlemeyer

Delvecchio

Delvecchio

Goldie

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Pete Lassard

Level 9

Level 9

George Burns Comedy Week

George Burns Comedy Week

Andy Pace

This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap

Terry Ladd

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

Jerry Keats

Flight of the Navigator

Flight of the Navigator

Dr. Louis Faraday

Private Lessons

Private Lessons

Lester

All About Steve

All About Steve

Mr. Horowitz

The Rocker

The Rocker

Gator

Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon

Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")

About Schmidt

About Schmidt

Larry Hertzel

The Amazing Howard Hughes

The Amazing Howard Hughes

Jenks

The Jerk

The Jerk

Carnival Worker (uncredited)

Thieves

Thieves

Shampoo

Shampoo

Red Dog

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

Silent Movie

Silent Movie

Executive

Man About Town

Man About Town

Ben Giamoro

Petulia

Petulia

Hippie (uncredited)

The Other Side of Midnight

The Other Side of Midnight

O'Brien

The Big Bus

The Big Bus

Jack

Martian Child

Martian Child

Dr. Berg

Doctor Detroit

Doctor Detroit

Smooth Walker

The Ghost of Flight 401

The Ghost of Flight 401

Bert Stockwell

Americathon

Americathon

Kip Margolis

The Sky is Falling

The Sky is Falling

Yogi Cook

A Christmas in Vermont

A Christmas in Vermont

Nick Harper

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

Fred

Gridlock'd

Gridlock'd

Blind Man

The Amazing Howard Hughes

The Amazing Howard Hughes

Jenks

Heat

Heat

Pinchus Zion

On the 2nd Day of Christmas

On the 2nd Day of Christmas

David

Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway

Snapper

The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director

Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

Doc

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Self

Salvation Boulevard

Salvation Boulevard

Billy

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

Self

One Shoe Makes it Murder

One Shoe Makes it Murder

Joe Hervey

Silver Skies

Silver Skies

Billy

Bigfoot

Bigfoot

Mayor Tommy Gillis

Some Kind of a Nut

Some Kind of a Nut

Bartender

Steelyard Blues

Steelyard Blues

Frank Veldini

Wild Oats

Wild Oats

Vespucci

Quiet Killer

Quiet Killer

Congressman Calvin Phillips

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

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

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

Self

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Life After The Navigator

Life After The Navigator

Himself

Silence of the Heart

Silence of the Heart

Carl Lewis

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

Paul Maggioto

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

Resident

Billy Jack

Billy Jack

Drama Teacher

Six Against the Rock

Six Against the Rock

Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer

Tail Gunner Joe

Tail Gunner Joe

Lt. Ted Cantwell

Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate

Mr. Cassidy

Likely Stories, Vol. 4

Likely Stories, Vol. 4

Sy Fishko

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

King

The Diamond Trap

The Diamond Trap

Det. Rollings

Jackson County Jail

Jackson County Jail

David

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Ted Frye

Tunnel Vision

Tunnel Vision

Senator McMannus

The Christian Licorice Store

The Christian Licorice Store

Last Party Guest

Loose Shoes

Loose Shoes

Ernie Piles, War Correspondent

Best Kept Secrets

Best Kept Secrets

Jim Osborne

You Can't Take it With You

You Can't Take it With You

Wilbur C. Henderson

Kid Blue

Kid Blue

Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)

My Chauffeur

My Chauffeur

McBride

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body

Self / The Rock Doctor

Cisco Pike

Cisco Pike

Recording Engineer

Little Miss Millions

Little Miss Millions

Nick Frost

A Session with the Committee

A Session with the Committee

(as Don Sturdy)

Innocent Victims

Innocent Victims

Smithline

Victims

Victims

Charles Galloway

More Than Friends

More Than Friends

Avery Salminella

Whiffs

Whiffs

Dr. Gopian

Crazy for Christmas

Crazy for Christmas

Fred Nickells

Gridlock

Gridlock

Señor Smooth (voice)

The Mesmerist

The Mesmerist

Mr. Valdemar

Out-of-Sync

Out-of-Sync

Det. Caldwell

Rubin & Ed

Rubin & Ed

Ed Tuttle

Munchie Strikes Back

Munchie Strikes Back

Munchie (voice)

The Comedy Company

The Comedy Company

Roger Dustleman

Valerie

Valerie

Self

High Stakes

High Stakes

Wayne Dreyer

Inside Out

Inside Out

Jack

Jory

Jory

Santa Rosa bartender

Hustling

Hustling

Detective

Focus on Fishko

Focus on Fishko

Sy

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

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

narrator

Call Me Anna

Call Me Anna

John Ross

The Fantastic Funnies

The Fantastic Funnies

Dr. Johnny Fever

Skyward

Skyward

Koup Trenton

Lethal Exposure

Lethal Exposure

Taylor Cochran

Prisoners

Prisoners

Outside Chance

David

Celebrities Uncensored

Celebrities Uncensored

Self