Deceased

How Did Howard Hesseman Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81

Also known asHoward Hessman, Don SturdyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn27/02/1940Born inLebanon, Oregon, USADied29/01/2022 (aged 81)Died inLos AngelesCausesurgical complicationsWikidataQ194881 ↗TMDb#35516 ↗

Howard Hesseman 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 his other noteworthy roles including Sam Royer 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 (1985).

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Filmography118 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2022	Who Done It: The Clue DocumentaryMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	82
2020	For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del CloseMovie	Self	80
2020	Life After The NavigatorMovie	Himself	80
2019	ValerieMovie	Self	79
2016	Wild OatsMovie	Vespucci	76
2016	A Christmas in VermontMovie	Nick Harper	76
2015	Fresh Off the BoatSeries	Mr. Royce	75
2015	Chicago MedSeries	Clyde Glickman	75
2015	Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close MarathonMovie	Self	75
2011	Salvation BoulevardMovie	Billy	71
2010	Mike & MollySeries	Otis	70
2009	All About SteveMovie	Mr. Horowitz	69
2009	Drop Dead DivaSeries	Cole Lamburt	69
2009	Lie to MeSeries	Sam Hendricks	69
2009	Halloween IIMovie	Uncle Meat	69
2008	The RockerMovie	Gator	68
2007	John from CincinnatiSeries	—	67
2006	PsychSeries	Barry Saunder	66
2005	Crazy for ChristmasMovie	Fred Nickells	65
2004	HouseSeries	Henry Errington	64
2004	Boston LegalSeries	Judge Robert Thompson	64
2003	Celebrities UncensoredSeries	Self	63
2002	About SchmidtMovie	Larry Hertzel	62
2001	Crossing JordanSeries	Barney Reynolds	61
2001	The Sky is FallingMovie	Yogi Cook	61
2001	Three SistersSeries	Jerry Keats	61
2000	CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries	Dr. Aden	60
2000	Level 9Series	—	60
1999	Family LawSeries	Howard Thomas / Randall	59
1998	Two Guys and a GirlSeries	Mr. Bergen	58
1998	That '70s ShowSeries	Max	58
1997	The PracticeSeries	Judge C. Williams	57
1997	On the 2nd Day of ChristmasMovie	David	57
1996	The PretenderSeries	Landlord	56
1996	Innocent VictimsMovie	Smithline	56
1995	The Outer LimitsSeries	Dr. Emory Taylor	55
1994	Touched by an AngelSeries	Flynn Hodge	54
1994	Burke's LawSeries	Chuck Mason	54
1994	ERSeries	Dr. James Broderick	54
1994	Munchie Strikes BackMovie	Munchie (voice)	54
1993	Little Miss MillionsMovie	Nick Frost	53
1993	Lethal ExposureMovie	Taylor Cochran	53
1991	Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart StoryMovie	Paul Maggioto	51
1991	The New WKRP in CincinnatiSeries	—	51
1990	Call Me AnnaMovie	John Ross	50
1987	Amazon Women on the MoonMovie	Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")	47
1987	Six Against the RockMovie	Joseph 'Dutch' Cretzer	47
1986	Flight of the NavigatorMovie	Dr. Louis Faraday	46
1986	My ChauffeurMovie	McBride	46
1986	Head of the ClassSeries	Charlie Moore	46
1986	HeatMovie	Pinchus Zion	46
1986	The Princess Who Had Never LaughedMovie	King	46
1985	The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeries	—	45
1985	George Burns Comedy WeekSeries	Andy Pace	45
1985	ClueMovie	The Chief (uncredited)	45
1985	Police Academy 2: Their First AssignmentMovie	Pete Lassard	45
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Sheldon Greenberg	44
1984	Best Kept SecretsMovie	Jim Osborne	44
1984	Silence of the HeartMovie	Carl Lewis	44
1983	Focus on FishkoMovie	Sy	43
1983	Doctor DetroitMovie	Smooth Walker	43
1983	Likely Stories, Vol. 4Movie	Sy Fishko	43
1982	Faerie Tale TheatreSeries	King	42
1982	One Shoe Makes it MurderMovie	Joe Hervey	42
1982	VictimsMovie	Charles Galloway	42
1981	Honky Tonk FreewayMovie	Snapper	41
1980	GridlockMovie	Señor Smooth (voice)	40
1980	SkywardMovie	Koup Trenton	40
1980	John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and BodyMovie	Self / The Rock Doctor	40
1979	You Can't Take it With YouMovie	Wilbur C. Henderson	39
1979	The JerkMovie	Carnival Worker (uncredited)	39
1979	AmericathonMovie	Kip Margolis	39
1978	WKRP in CincinnatiSeries	Dr. Johnny Fever	38
1978	Loose ShoesMovie	Ernie Piles, War Correspondent	38
1978	The Ghost of Flight 401Movie	Bert Stockwell	38
1978	Outside ChanceMovie	David	38
1978	More Than FriendsMovie	Avery Salminella	38
1977	SoapSeries	Mr. Franklin	37
1977	The Amazing Howard HughesMovie	Jenks	37
1977	Tarantulas: The Deadly CargoMovie	Fred	37
1977	The Other Side of MidnightMovie	O'Brien	37
1977	The Amazing Howard HughesSeries	Jenks	37
1977	Tail Gunner JoeMovie	Lt. Ted Cantwell	37
1976	Quincy, M.E.Series	D.A. Jerry Douglas	36
1976	Silent MovieMovie	Executive	36
1976	Tunnel VisionMovie	Senator McMannus	36
1976	Battle of the Network StarsSeries	—	36
1976	Laverne & ShirleySeries	—	36
1976	Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanSeries	Dr. Robert Williams	36
1976	The Big BusMovie	Jack	36
1976	Jackson County JailMovie	David	36
1975	BarettaSeries	Walker	35
1975	ShampooMovie	Red Dog	35
1975	One Day at a TimeSeries	Sam Royer	35
1975	Saturday Night LiveSeries	Self - Host	35
1975	SwitchSeries	M.W.	35
1975	HustlingMovie	Detective	35
1975	The Sunshine BoysMovie	Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director	35
1975	WhiffsMovie	Dr. Gopian	35
1975	PrisonersMovie	—	35
1974	The Rockford FilesSeries	Al Steever	34
1974	Harry OSeries	Senator Lawler	34
1974	RhodaSeries	—	34
1973	The Blue KnightMovie	—	33
1973	The Blue KnightSeries	—	33
1973	Kid BlueMovie	Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)	33
1973	Steelyard BluesMovie	Frank Veldini	33
1973	JoryMovie	Santa Rosa bartender	33
1972	Sanford and SonSeries	—	32
1972	The Bob Newhart ShowSeries	Craig Plager	32
1972	Cisco PikeMovie	Recording Engineer	32
1971	Billy JackMovie	Drama Teacher	31
1969	Some Kind of a NutMovie	Bartender	29
1969	A Session with the CommitteeMovie	(as Don Sturdy)	29
1968	PetuliaMovie	Hippie (uncredited)	28
1967	MannixSeries	Ray Bennett	27
1967	The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourSeries	Various	27
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	Counter Boy	20