Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman
Birth name	George Howard Hesseman
Born	February 27, 1940 in Lebanon, Oregon, USA
Died	January 29, 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA from complications of colon surgery
Sometimes credited as	Don Sturdy
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards

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Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
WKRP in Cincinnati	Johnny Fever	1978–1982	1	2	3	4
Head of the Class	Charles Moore	1986–1990	1	2	3	4

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Andy Griffith Show (credited as Don Sturdy)	Counterboy	8x22 - Goober Goes to an Auto Show	February 5, 1968
The Andy Griffith Show (credited as Don Sturdy)	Harry	8x27 - Sam for Town Council	March 11, 1968
Rhoda	Kirk Stevens	1x03 - I'll Be Loving You, Sometimes	September 23, 1974
Mannix	Ray Bennett	8x17 - A Ransom for Yesterday	February 9, 1975
Sanford and Son	Professor Stoneham	4x25 - The Family Man	April 25, 1975
Baretta	Tommy Walker	3x04 - Street Edition	October 13, 1976
Laverne & Shirley	Dr. Grayson	2x10 - Oh Hear the Angels' Voices	December 21, 1976
Quincy, M.E.	D.A.	3x03 - A Dead Man's Truth	September 30, 1977
The Rockford Files	Al Steever	4x21 & 22 - The House on Willis Avenue	February 24, 1978
Saturday Night Live	Himself / Host	5x06 - Howard Hesseman/Randy Newman	December 8, 1979
Saturday Night Live	Himself / Host	8x04 - Howard Hesseman/Men at Work	October 23, 1982
Saturday Night Live	Himself / Host	8x13 - Howard Hesseman/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	February 19, 1983
Murder, She Wrote	Sheldon Greenberg	2x01 - Widow, Weep for Me	September 29, 1985
The Outer Limits	Dr. Emory Taylor	3x14 - Music of the Spheres	May 9, 1997
The Practice	Judge Williams	3x12 - A Day in the Life	January 10, 1999
Family Law	Howard Randall	1x08 - The Fourth Trimester	November 15, 1999
The Pretender	Landlord	4x06 - Extreme	December 4, 1999
Touched by an Angel	Flynn Hodge	6x23 - Monica's Bad Day	April 30, 2000
That '70s Show	Max	3x14 - Radio Daze	February 6, 2001
That '70s Show	Max	3x24 - Backstage Pass	May 15, 2001
That '70s Show	Max	4x04 - Hyde Gets the Girl	October 9, 2001
Crossing Jordan	Barney Reynolds	1x07 - Sight Unseen	November 12, 2001
It's All Relative	Monty	1x08 - Road Trippin'	November 19, 2003
Boomtown	Mel Castle	2x06 - The Big Picture	December 28, 2003
CSI	Dr. Aden	11x16 - Turn On, Tune In, Drop Dead	February 24, 2011
Mike & Molly	Otis	2x17 - Mike Likes Lasagna	February 27, 2012

Writer

Episode Writer

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
WKRP in Cincinnati	3x21 - Till Debt Do Us Part	April 5, 1981

Director

Episode Director

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
WKRP in Cincinnati	4x11 - You Can't Go Out of Town Again	January 13, 1982

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1980, 1981)

WKRP in Cincinnati