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Howard Hesseman

General Information (Howard Hesseman)

Mostly Credited As:	Howard Hesseman
Sometimes Credited As:	Don Sturdy
Date Of Birth:	February 27, 1940 (Age 69)
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.

Howard Hesseman TV Appearances

Main cast

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

Episode Cast Credits

Show: ER (1994)
	• The War Comes Home	14x01: (Sep/27/2007)	As	Dr. James Broderick
Show: John From Cincinnati (2007)
	• His Visit: Day Nine	01x10: (Aug/12/2007)	As	Erlemeyer
	• His Visit: Day Eight	01x09: (Aug/05/2007)	As	Erlemeyer
Show: Psych (2006)
	• And Down the Stretch Comes Murder	02x05: (Aug/10/2007)	As	Barry
Show: 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
Show: House (2004)
	• Sex Kills	02x14: (Mar/07/2006)	As	Henry
Show: Oliver Beene (2003)
	• Superhero	02x11: (Aug/04/2004)	As	Dr. Fenniger
Show: Celebrities Uncensored (2003)
	• Show 19	02x03: (Feb/25/2004)	As	Himself (archive footage)
Show: Boomtown (2002)
	• The Big Picture	02x06: (Dec/28/2003)	As	Mel Castle
Show: Crossing Jordan (2001)
	• Sight Unseen	01x07: (Nov/12/2001)	As	Barney Reynolds
Show: Thieves (2001)
	• Jack's Back	01x06: (Nov/09/2001)	As	Hal
Show: 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
Show: Three Sisters (2001)
	• The In-Laws	01x05: (Feb/06/2001)	As	Jerry Keats
Show: Level 9 (2000)
	• Wetware	01x08: (Jan/19/2001)	As	General Richard Scheffer
Show: Touched by an Angel (1994)
	• Monica's Bad Day	06x23: (Apr/30/2000)	As	Flynn Hodge
Show: The Pretender (1996)
	• Extreme	04x06: (Dec/04/1999)	As	Landlord
Show: Family Law (1999)
	• The Fourth Trimester	01x08: (Nov/15/1999)	As	Howard Randall
Show: The Practice (1997)
	• A Day in the Life	03x12: (Jan/10/1999)	As	Judge Williams
Show: Two Guys and a Girl (1998)
	• Two Guys, a Girl and a Dad	01x12: (Jul/15/1998)	As	Mr. Bergen
Show: The Outer Limits (1995) (1995)
	• Music of the Spheres	03x14: (May/09/1997)	As	Dr. Emory Taylor
Show: The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991) • 7 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Saturday September 21st, 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
Show: The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
	• Downwind from Gettysburg	06x21: (Oct/17/1992)	As	Bayes
Show: Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
	• The Princess Who Had Never Laughed	05x02: (Aug/11/1986)	As	The King
Show: Murder, She Wrote (1984)
	• Widow, Weep for Me	02x01: (Sep/29/1985)	As	Sheldon Greenberg
Show: 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)
Show: Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
	• Special #7	01x07: (Nov/02/1979)	As	CBS Team
Show: The Rockford Files (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
Show: Quincy, M.E. (1976)
	• A Dead Man's Truth	03x03: (Sep/30/1977)	As	D.A.
Show: Blansky's Beauties (1977)
	• Nancy Breaks a Leg	01x13: (Jun/27/1977)	As	Dr. Berg
Show: Laverne & Shirley (1976)
	• Christmas Eve at the Booby Hatch (aka Oh, Hear the Angel Voices)	02x10: (Dec/21/1976)	As	Dr. Grayson
Show: Switch (1975)
	• The Pirates of Tin Pan Alley	02x01: (Sep/21/1976)	As	M. W. Huffman
Show: Harry O (1974)
	• Tender Killing Care	02x08: (Oct/30/1975)	As	Senator Lawler
Show: 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
Show: Sanford and Son (1972)
	• The Family Man	04x25: (Apr/25/1975)	As	Professor Stoneham
Show: Mannix (1967)
	• A Ransom for Yesterday	08x17: (Feb/09/1975)	As	Ray Bennett
Show: Rhoda (1974)
	• I'll Be Loving You, Sometimes	01x03: (Sep/23/1974)	As	Kirk Stevens
Show: Firehouse (1974)
	• The Hottest Place In Town	01x01: (Jan/31/1974)	As	Himself
Show: Dragnet (1967) (1967)
	• Public Affairs - DR-07	03x01: (Sep/19/1968)	As	Jesse Chaplin
Show: 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)

Howard Hesseman Crew Credits

Episode Crew

Show: WKRP in Cincinnati (1978) (Credited in 2 episodes from this show)		Filter List; Show only credits as: Director (1 Credits) Writer (1 Credits)
• 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