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Howard Hesseman

Born Feb 27, 1940 in Lebanon, Oregon

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.

Filmography

Shows & movies
Silver Skies
A Christmas in Vermont
Wild Oats
Bigfoot
Salvation Boulevard
Halloween II
The Rocker
Man About Town
Crazy for Christmas
About Schmidt
The Sky is Falling
On the Second Day of Christmas
Gridlock'd
Munchie Strikes Back
Little Miss Millions
Hot Chocolate
Rubin & Ed
Call Me Anna
The Diamond Trap
Six Against the Rock
Heat
Amazon Women on the Moon
Head of the Class
Inside Out
My Chauffeur
Flight of the Navigator
Best Kept Secrets
Faerie Tale Theatre
One Shoe Makes it Murder
Honky Tonk Freeway
Americathon
Outside Chance
The Ghost of Flight 401
WKRP in Cincinnati
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Jackson County Jail
The Big Bus
One Day at a Time
Shampoo
Steelyard Blues
The Blue Knight
Billy Jack
A Session with the Committee