Howard Hesseman (February 27, 1940 – January 29, 2022) was an American actor and comedian best known for his roles in the sitcoms WKRP in Cincinnati and Head of the Class. He was also a founding member of the improv comedy troupe The Committee and worked as an underground radio DJ in the 1960s.
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.
Filmography on TV Tropes:
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Film roles
- Petulia (1968) as Hippie (uncredited)
- Billy Jack (1971) as Drama Teacher #2note
- Shampoo (1975) as Red Dog
- The Sunshine Boys (1975) as Mr. Walsh
- TunnelVision (1976) as Senator McMannus
- Silent Movie (1976) as Executive
- The Big Bus (1976) as Jack
- Americathon (1979) as Kip Margolis
- The Jerk (1979) as Carnival Worker (uncredited)
- Doctor Detroit (1983) as "Smooth" Walker
- This is Spın̈al Tap (1984) as Terry Ladd
- Clue (1985) as The Chief (uncredited)
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) as Capt. Pete Lassard
- Flight of the Navigator (1986) as Dr. Louis Faraday
- Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) as Rupert King
- Rubin and Ed (1991) as Ed Tuttle
- About Schmidt (2002) as Larry Hertzel
- Martian Child (2007) as Dr. Berg
- The Rocker (2008) as Gator
- Halloween II (2009) as Uncle Meat
- All About Steve (2009) as Mr. Horowitz
Television roles
- The Andy Griffith Show (2 episodes, 1968) as Counterboy/Harrynote
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (5 episodes, 1968–69) as Variousnote
- Dragnet (1 episode, 1969) as Jesse Chaplinnote
- Rhoda (1 episode, 1974) as Kirk Stevens
- The Bob Newhart Show (6 episodes, 1974–78) as Craig Plager/Augie
- Mannix (1 episode, 1975) as Ray Bennett
- Sanford and Son (1 episode, 1975) as Prof. Stoneham
- Harry O (1 episode, 1975) as Sen. Lawler
- Family (1 episode, 1976) as Store Manager
- Switch (1 episode, 1976) as M.W.
- Baretta (1 episode, 1976) as Walker
- Laverne & Shirley (1 episode, 1976) as Dr. Grayson
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (13 episosdes, 1976–77) as Dr. Robert Williams
- Delvecchio (1 episode, 1977) as Goldie
- Quincy, M.E. (1 episode, 1977) as DA Jerry Douglas
- The Rockford Files (1 episode, 1978) as Al Steever
- Soap (7 episodes, 1978) as Mr. Franklin
- WKRP in Cincinnati (86 episodes, 1978–82) as Dr. Johnny Fever
- The New WKRP in Cincinnati (10 episodes, 1991–93) as Dr. Johnny Fever
- One Day at a Time (16 episodes, 1982–84) as Sam Royer
- Mister Roberts (TV movie, 1984) as Doc
- Murder, She Wrote (1 episode, 1985) as Sheldon Greenberg
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1 episode, 1986) as King
- Head of the Class (96 episodes, 1986–90) as Charlie Moore
- The Outer Limits (1 episode, 1997) as Dr. Emory Taylor
- Two Guys and a Girl (1 episode, 1998) as Mr. Bergen
- The Practice (1 episode, 1999) as Judge C. Williams
- Tracey Takes On... (1 episode, 1999) as Todd
- Family Law (1 episode, 1999) as Howard Thomas/Randall
- The Pretender (1 episode, 1999) as Randall
- Touched by an Angel (1 episode, 2000) as Flynn Hodge
- Level 9 (1 episode, 2001) as Gen. Richard Scheffer
- That '70s Show (3 episodes, 2001) as Max
- Crossing Jordan (1 episode, 2001) as Barney Reynolds
- Boomtown (1 episode, 2003) as Mel Castle
- Oliver Beene (1 episode, 2004) as Dr. Fenniger
- House (1 episode, 2006) as Harry Errington
- Boston Legal (3 episodes, 2006–07) as Judge Robert Thompson
- Psych (1 episode, 2007) as Barry Saunder
- John from Cincinnati (2 episodes, 2007) as Erlemeyer
- ER (1 episode, 2007) as Dr. James Broderick
- Lie to Me (1 episode, 2010) as Sam Hendricks
- CSI (1 episode, 2011) as Dr. Aden
- Drop Dead Diva (1 episode, 2011) as Cole Lambert
- Mike & Molly (1 episode, 2012) as Otis
- Chicago Med (1 episode, 2016) as Clyde Glickman
- Fresh Off the Boat (2 episodes, 2017) as Mr. Royce
