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| 3 | Howard Hesseman (February 27, 1940 – January 29, 2022) was an American actor and comedian best known for his roles in the sitcoms ''Series/WKRPInCincinnati'' and ''Series/HeadOfTheClass''. He was also a founding member of the improv comedy troupe The Committee and worked as an underground radio DJ in the 1960s. |
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| 5 | Hesseman was married to Catherine Mason and then Caroline Ducrocq. He had no children. He died in 2022 at age 81, of complications from colorectal surgery. |
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| 8 | !!Filmography on TV Tropes: |
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| 11 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
| 12 | * ''Film/{{Petulia}}'' (1968) as Hippie ({{uncredited|role}}) |
| 13 | * ''Film/BillyJack'' (1971) as Drama Teacher #2[[note]] credited as "Don Sturdy" [[/note]] |
| 14 | * ''Film/{{Shampoo}}'' (1975) as Red Dog |
| 15 | * ''Film/TheSunshineBoys'' (1975) as Mr. Walsh |
| 16 | * ''Film/{{TunnelVision}}'' (1976) as Senator [=McMannus=] |
| 17 | * ''Film/SilentMovie'' (1976) as Executive |
| 18 | * ''Film/TheBigBus'' (1976) as Jack |
| 19 | * ''Film/{{Americathon}}'' (1979) as Kip Margolis |
| 20 | * ''Film/TheJerk'' (1979) as Carnival Worker (uncredited) |
| 21 | * ''Film/DoctorDetroit'' (1983) as "Smooth" Walker |
| 22 | * ''Film/ThisIsSpinalTap'' (1984) as Terry Ladd |
| 23 | * ''Film/{{Clue}}'' (1985) as The Chief (uncredited) |
| 24 | * ''[[Film/PoliceAcademy Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment]]'' (1985) as Capt. Pete Lassard |
| 25 | * ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'' (1986) as Dr. Louis Faraday |
| 26 | * ''Film/AmazonWomenOnTheMoon'' (1987) as Rupert King |
| 27 | * ''Film/RubinAndEd'' (1991) as Ed Tuttle |
| 28 | * ''Film/AboutSchmidt'' (2002) as Larry Hertzel |
| 29 | * ''Film/MartianChild'' (2007) as Dr. Berg |
| 30 | * ''Film/TheRocker'' (2008) as Gator |
| 31 | * ''Film/{{Halloween II|2009}}'' (2009) as Uncle Meat |
| 32 | * ''Film/AllAboutSteve'' (2009) as Mr. Horowitz |
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| 35 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
| 36 | * ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' (2 episodes, 1968) as Counterboy/Harry[[note]] credited as "Don Sturdy" [[/note]] |
| 37 | * ''Series/TheSmothersBrothersComedyHour'' (5 episodes, 1968–69) as Various[[note]] with The Committee [[/note]] |
| 38 | * ''Series/{{Dragnet}}'' (1 episode, 1969) as Jesse Chaplin[[note]] credited as "Don Sturdy" [[/note]] |
| 39 | * ''Series/{{Rhoda}}'' (1 episode, 1974) as Kirk Stevens |
| 40 | * ''Series/TheBobNewhartShow'' (6 episodes, 1974–78) as Craig Plager/Augie |
| 41 | * ''Series/{{Mannix}}'' (1 episode, 1975) as Ray Bennett |
| 42 | * ''Series/SanfordAndSon'' (1 episode, 1975) as Prof. Stoneham |
| 43 | * ''Series/HarryO'' (1 episode, 1975) as Sen. Lawler |
| 44 | * ''Series/{{Family}}'' (1 episode, 1976) as Store Manager |
| 45 | * ''Series/{{Switch|1975}}'' (1 episode, 1976) as M.W. |
| 46 | * ''Series/{{Baretta}}'' (1 episode, 1976) as Walker |
| 47 | * ''Series/LaverneAndShirley'' (1 episode, 1976) as Dr. Grayson |
| 48 | * ''Series/MaryHartmanMaryHartman'' (13 episosdes, 1976–77) as Dr. Robert Williams |
| 49 | * ''Series/{{Delvecchio}}'' (1 episode, 1977) as Goldie |
| 50 | * ''Series/QuincyME'' (1 episode, 1977) as DA Jerry Douglas |
| 51 | * ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' (1 episode, 1978) as Al Steever |
| 52 | * ''Series/{{Soap}}'' (7 episodes, 1978) as Mr. Franklin |
| 53 | * ''Series/WKRPInCincinnati'' (86 episodes, 1978–82) as Dr. Johnny Fever |
| 54 | ** ''Series/TheNewWKRPInCincinnati'' (10 episodes, 1991–93) as Dr. Johnny Fever |
| 55 | * ''Series/{{One Day at a Time|1975}}'' (16 episodes, 1982–84) as Sam Royer |
| 56 | * ''Literature/MisterRoberts'' (TV movie, 1984) as Doc |
| 57 | * ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' (1 episode, 1985) as Sheldon Greenberg |
| 58 | * ''Series/FaerieTaleTheatre'' (1 episode, 1986) as King |
| 59 | * ''Series/HeadOfTheClass'' (96 episodes, 1986–90) as Charlie Moore |
| 60 | * ''Series/{{The Outer Limits|1995}}'' (1 episode, 1997) as Dr. Emory Taylor |
| 61 | * ''Series/TwoGuysAndAGirl'' (1 episode, 1998) as Mr. Bergen |
| 62 | * ''Series/ThePractice'' (1 episode, 1999) as Judge C. Williams |
| 63 | * ''Series/TraceyTakesOn'' (1 episode, 1999) as Todd |
| 64 | * ''Series/FamilyLaw'' (1 episode, 1999) as Howard Thomas/Randall |
| 65 | * ''Series/ThePretender'' (1 episode, 1999) as Randall |
| 66 | * ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'' (1 episode, 2000) as Flynn Hodge |
| 67 | * ''Series/Level9'' (1 episode, 2001) as Gen. Richard Scheffer |
| 68 | * ''Series/That70sShow'' (3 episodes, 2001) as Max |
| 69 | * ''Series/CrossingJordan'' (1 episode, 2001) as Barney Reynolds |
| 70 | * ''Series/{{Boomtown|2002}}'' (1 episode, 2003) as Mel Castle |
| 71 | * ''Series/OliverBeene'' (1 episode, 2004) as Dr. Fenniger |
| 72 | * ''Series/{{House}}'' (1 episode, 2006) as Harry Errington |
| 73 | * ''Series/BostonLegal'' (3 episodes, 2006–07) as Judge Robert Thompson |
| 74 | * ''Series/{{Psych}}'' (1 episode, 2007) as Barry Saunder |
| 75 | * ''Series/JohnFromCincinnati'' (2 episodes, 2007) as Erlemeyer |
| 76 | * ''Series/{{ER}}'' (1 episode, 2007) as Dr. James Broderick |
| 77 | * ''Series/LieToMe'' (1 episode, 2010) as Sam Hendricks |
| 78 | * ''Series/{{CSI}}'' (1 episode, 2011) as Dr. Aden |
| 79 | * ''Series/DropDeadDiva'' (1 episode, 2011) as Cole Lambert |
| 80 | * ''Series/MikeAndMolly'' (1 episode, 2012) as Otis |
| 81 | * ''Series/ChicagoMed'' (1 episode, 2016) as Clyde Glickman |
| 82 | * ''Series/FreshOffTheBoat'' (2 episodes, 2017) as Mr. Royce |
| 83 | [[/folder]] |
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