Birthday
1940/02/27
Day of death
2022/01/29 (81 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Lebanon, Oregon, USA
Also know as
Howard Hessman, Don Sturdy
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 Lassa...Read more
(2008) The Rocker
as Gator
(2016) Wild Oats
as Vespucci
(2002) About Schmidt
as Larry Hertzel
(1992) Hot Chocolate
as Mr. Cassidy
(1971) Billy Jack
as Drama Teacher
(1976) Jackson County Jail
as David
(1983) Doctor Detroit
as Smooth Walker
(2009) Halloween II
as Uncle Meat
(2009) All About Steve
as Mr. Horowitz
(1980) John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
as Self / The Rock Doctor
(2022) Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2006) Man About Town
as Ben Giamoro
(1997) Gridlock'd
as Blind Man
(1977) Tail Gunner Joe
as Lt. Ted Cantwell
(2005) Crazy for Christmas
as Fred Nickells
(1981) Private Lessons
as Lester
(1992) Rubin & Ed
as Ed Tuttle
(1986) Heat
as Pinchus Zion
(1985) Clue
as The Chief (uncredited)
(1978) Loose Shoes
as Ernie Piles, War Correspondent
(1975) The Sunshine Boys
as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
(1981) Honky Tonk Freeway
as Snapper
(1986) My Chauffeur
as McBride
(1979) Americathon
as Kip Margolis
(2011) Salvation Boulevard
as Billy
(1997) On the 2nd Day of Christmas
as David
(1978) The Ghost of Flight 401
as Bert Stockwell
(1973) Steelyard Blues
as Frank Veldini
(1987) Inside Out
as Jack
(1990) Call Me Anna
as John Ross
(1976) Tunnel Vision
as Senator McMannus
(2012) Bigfoot
as Mayor Tommy Gillis
(1993) Little Miss Millions
as Nick Frost
(1987) Six Against the Rock
as Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer
(1992) Quiet Killer
as Congressman Calvin Phillips
(2002) Teddy Bears' Picnic
as Ted Frye
(1991) Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
as Paul Maggioto
(1988) The Diamond Trap
as Det. Rollings
(2005) Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock
as narrator
(1980) Skyward
as Koup Trenton
(1977) Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
as Fred
(1975) The Blue Knight
as Resident
(1978) The Comedy Company
as Roger Dustleman
(1994) Munchie Strikes Back
as Munchie (voice)
(1993) Lethal Exposure
as Taylor Cochran
(1995) Out-of-Sync
as Det. Caldwell
(1979) You Can't Take it With You
as Wilbur C. Henderson
(1973) Jory
as Santa Rosa bartender
(1975) Prisoners
as ---
(1984) Mister Roberts
as Doc
(1976) Silent Movie
as Executive
(1978) Outside Chance
as David
(1980) Gridlock
as Señor Smooth (voice)
(2002) The Mesmerist
as ---
(2001) The Sky is Falling
as Yogi Cook
(1973) The Blue Knight
as ---
(1976) The Big Bus
as Jack
(1980) The Fantastic Funnies
as Dr. Johnny Fever
(1969) Some Kind of a Nut
as Bartender
(2016) Silver Skies
as Billy
(1986) The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
as King
(1984) This Is Spinal Tap
as Terry Ladd
(2016) A Christmas in Vermont
as Nick Harper
(1984) Silence of the Heart
as Carl Lewis
(1983) Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
as Johnny Caravella (Doctor Johnny Fever)
(1997) High Stakes
as Wayne Dreyer
(1984) Best Kept Secrets
as Jim Osborne
(1977) The Other Side of Midnight
as O'Brien
(2015) Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
as Self
(1968) Petulia
as Hippie (uncredited)
(1986) Flight of the Navigator
as Dr. Louis Faraday
(1975) Shampoo
as Red Dog
(1975) Whiffs
as Dr. Gopian
(1982) One Shoe Makes it Murder
as Joe Hervey
(1975) Hustling
as Detective
(1985) Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Pete Lassard
(1979) The Jerk
as Carnival Worker (uncredited)
(1969) A Session with the Committee
as (as Don Sturdy)
(2019) Valerie
as Self
(1982) Victims
as Charles Galloway
(1978) More Than Friends
as Avery Salminella
(2020) Life After The Navigator
as Himself
(2007) Martian Child
as Dr. Berg
(1973) Kid Blue
as Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
(1972) Cisco Pike
as Recording Engineer
(1971) The Christian Licorice Store
as Last Party Guest
(1977) The Amazing Howard Hughes
as Jenks
(1987) Amazon Women on the Moon
as Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")
(2020) For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
as Himself
(1998) That '70s Show
as Max
(1998) Two Guys and a Girl
as Mr. Bergen
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Sheldon Greenberg
(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as Counter Boy
(2004) House
as Henry Errington
(1978) WKRP in Cincinnati
as Dr. Johnny Fever
(1974) Rhoda
as ---
(2006) Psych
as Barry Saunder
(2002) Boomtown
as Mel Castle
(2007) John from Cincinnati
as ---
(1994) Touched by an Angel
as Flynn Hodge
(1996) The Pretender
as Landlord
(1972) The Bob Newhart Show
as ---
(1975) One Day at a Time
as Sam Royer
(2001) Crossing Jordan
as Barney Reynolds
(1972) Sanford and Son
as ---
(1986) Head of the Class
as Charlie Moore
(1974) Firehouse
as ---
(1976) Laverne & Shirley
as ---
(1997) The Practice
as ---
(1982) Faerie Tale Theatre
as King
(1977) Soap
as Mr. Franklin
(1985) The Ray Bradbury Theater
as ---
(1994) ER
as Dr. James Broderick
(2004) Boston Legal
as Judge Robert Thompson
(1974) Harry O
as ---
(2003) Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
(1976) Battle of the Network Stars
as ---
(1975) Switch
as M.W.
(1991) The New WKRP in Cincinnati
as ---
(1999) Family Law
as Howard Thomas / Randall
(2000) Level 9
as ---
(1995) The Outer Limits
as Dr. Emory Taylor
(2001) Three Sisters
as Jerry Keats
(2001) Thieves
as ---
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as Harry
(2015) Chicago Med
as Clyde Glickman
(2009) Drop Dead Diva
as Cole Lamburt
(2015) Fresh Off the Boat
as Mr. Royce
(2000) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Dr. Aden
(1967) The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Various
(1974) The Rockford Files
as Al Steever
(1972) The Bob Newhart Show
as Craig Plager
(1972) The Bob Newhart Show
as Augie (voice) (uncredited)
(1994) Burke's Law
as Chuck Mason
(1976) Quincy, M.E.
as D.A. Jerry Douglas
(1985) George Burns Comedy Week
as Andy Pace
(2010) Mike & Molly
as Otis
(1967) Mannix
as Ray Bennett