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Howard Hesseman
Mostly Credited As: Howard Hesseman Sometimes Credited As: Don Sturdy Date Of Birth: February 27, 1940 (Age 73) Country Of Birth: USA Birth Place: Lebanon, Oregon Height: 6' (1.82 m)

Howard Hesseman was born on February 27, 1940 in the small town of Lebanon, Oregon. He attended the University of Oregon in Eugene before moving to San Francisco to help create the improv group, "The Committee". He worked with that group for many years. He began performing as a character actor on various television shows, and even had a few small roles on The Andy Griffith Show, and Dragnet (1967), among others.

Hesseman is probably best know for playing radio DJ, Dr. Johnny Fever, on the classic sitcom, WKRP in Cincinnati, a role that probably came easy for him, as he had worked as a DJ when he was younger. He later starred in the high school sitcom Head of the Class, playing Mr. Moore. Lately, Hesseman has concentrated on smaller television roles, such as guest spots on That '70s Show, and Crossing Jordan.

Hesseman has been divorced twice, but is presently married to Caroline Ducrocq.

TV Appearances

Main cast

Head of the Class (1986)	As: Charlie Moore (S01-S04)
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)	As: Johnny "Fever" Caravella
One Day at a Time (1975)	As: Sam Royer (S09)

Episode Cast Credits

Mike & Molly (2010)
	• Mike Likes Lasagna	02x17: (Feb/27/2012)	As	Otis
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
	• Turn On, Tune In, Drop Dead	11x16: (Feb/24/2011)	As	Dr. Aden
Lie to Me (2009)
	• Beat the Devil	02x11: (Jun/07/2010)	As	Mr. Hickson
ER (1994)
	• The War Comes Home	14x01: (Sep/27/2007)	As	Dr. James Broderick
John From Cincinnati (2007)
	• His Visit: Day Nine	01x10: (Aug/12/2007)	As	Erlemeyer
	• His Visit: Day Eight	01x09: (Aug/05/2007)	As	Erlemeyer
Psych (2006)
	• And Down the Stretch Comes Murder	02x05: (Aug/10/2007)	As	Barry
Boston Legal (2004)
	• Fat Burner	03x15: (Feb/13/2007)	As	Judge Robert Thompson
	• BL: Los Angeles	02x27: (May/16/2006)	As	Judge Robert Thompson
	• Spring Fever	02x26: (May/16/2006)	As	Judge Robert Thompson
	• Ivan the Incorrigible	02x22: (Apr/18/2006)	As	Judge Robert Thompson
House (2004)
	• Sex Kills	02x14: (Mar/07/2006)	As	Henry
Oliver Beene (2003)
	• Superhero	02x11: (Aug/04/2004)	As	Dr. Fenniger
Boomtown (2002)
	• The Big Picture	02x06: (Dec/28/2003)	As	Mel Castle
Crossing Jordan (2001)
	• Sight Unseen	01x07: (Nov/12/2001)	As	Barney Reynolds
Thieves (2001)
	• Jack's Back	01x06: (Nov/09/2001)	As	Hal
That '70s Show (1998)
	• Hyde Gets the Girl	04x04: (Oct/09/2001)	As	Max
	• Backstage Pass	03x24: (May/15/2001)	As	Max
	• Radio Daze	03x14: (Feb/06/2001)	As	Max
Three Sisters (2001)
	• The In-Laws	01x05: (Feb/06/2001)	As	Jerry Keats
Level 9 (2000)
	• Wetware	01x08: (Jan/19/2001)	As	General Richard Scheffer
Touched by an Angel (1994)
	• Monica's Bad Day	06x23: (Apr/30/2000)	As	Flynn Hodge
The Pretender (1996)
	• Extreme	04x06: (Dec/04/1999)	As	Landlord
Family Law (1999)
	• The Fourth Trimester	01x08: (Nov/15/1999)	As	Howard Randall
The Practice (1997)
	• A Day in the Life	03x12: (Jan/10/1999)	As	Judge Williams
Two Guys and a Girl (1998)
	• Two Guys, a Girl and a Dad	01x12: (Jul/15/1998)	As	Mr. Bergen
The Outer Limits (1995) (1995)
	• Music of the Spheres	03x14: (May/09/1997)	As	Dr. Emory Taylor
The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991) Show all 7 episode cast credits
	• Johnny Goes Hollywood	02x18: (Feb/20/1993)	As	Dr. Johnny Fever
	• Fever All Through the Night	02x17: (Feb/13/1993)	As	Dr. Johnny Fever
	• Fever in the Morning	02x16: (Feb/06/1993)	As	Dr. Johnny Fever
	• Flimm Flam Man	02x12: (Nov/21/1992)	As	Dr. Johnny Fever
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
	• Downwind from Gettysburg	06x13: (Oct/17/1992)	As	Walter Bayes
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
	• The Princess Who Had Never Laughed	05x02: (Aug/11/1986)	As	The King
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
	• Widow, Weep for Me	02x01: (Sep/29/1985)	As	Sheldon Greenberg
Saturday Night Live (1975)
	• Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges/Randy Newman	08x14: (Feb/26/1983)	As	Himself, [Uncredited]
	• Howard Hesseman/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	08x13: (Feb/19/1983)	As	Himself (Host)
	• Howard Hesseman/Men at Work	08x04: (Oct/23/1982)	As	Himself (Host)
	• Howard Hesseman/Randy Newman	05x06: (Dec/08/1979)	As	Himself (Host)
Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
	• Special #7	01x07: (Nov/02/1979)	As	Himself (CBS Team)
The Rockford Files (1974) (1974)
	• The House on Willis Avenue (2)	04x22: (Feb/24/1978)	As	Al Steever
	• The House on Willis Avenue (1)	04x21: (Feb/24/1978)	As	Al Steever
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
	• A Dead Man's Truth	03x03: (Sep/30/1977)	As	D.A.
Blansky's Beauties (1977)
	• Nancy Breaks a Leg	01x13: (Jun/27/1977)	As	Dr. Berg
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
	• Christmas Eve at the Booby Hatch (aka Oh, Hear the Angel Voices)	02x10: (Dec/21/1976)	As	Dr. Grayson
Switch (1975)
	• The Pirates of Tin Pan Alley	02x01: (Sep/21/1976)	As	M. W. Huffman
Harry O (1974)
	• Tender Killing Care	02x08: (Oct/30/1975)	As	Senator Lawler
The Bob Newhart Show (1972) (1972)
	• Carol's Wedding	04x06: (Oct/18/1975)	As	Craig Plager
	• Emily Hits the Ceiling	03x23: (Feb/22/1975)	As	Craig Plager
	• The Battle of the Groups	03x02: (Sep/21/1974)	As	Craig Plager
	• The Jobless Corps	02x18: (Jan/19/1974)	As	Craig Plager
Sanford and Son (1972)
	• The Family Man	04x25: (Apr/25/1975)	As	Professor Stoneham
Mannix (1967)
	• A Ransom for Yesterday	08x17: (Feb/09/1975)	As	Ray Bennett
Rhoda (1974)
	• I'll Be Loving You, Sometimes	01x03: (Sep/23/1974)	As	Kirk Stevens
Firehouse (1974)
	• The Hottest Place In Town	01x03: (Jan/31/1974)	As	Himself
Dragnet (1967) (1967)
	• Public Affairs - DR-07	03x01: (Sep/19/1968)	As	Jesse Chaplin
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
	• Sam for Town Council	08x27: (Mar/11/1968)	As	Harry (as Don Sturdy)
	• Goober Goes to an Auto Show	08x22: (Feb/05/1968)	As	Counter Boy (as Don Sturdy)

Crew Credits

Show Crew

Episode Crew

WKRP in Cincinnati (1978) (Credited in 2 episodes from this show)
• You Can't Go Out of Town Again	04x11	Jan/13/1982	As: Director
• Till Debt Do Us Part	03x21	Apr/05/1981	As: Writer

Howard Hesseman

Show Crew

Episode Crew

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