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Acting

Howard Hesseman

Career: Active from 1967 to 2016, busiest in 1986 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 20
top three billing

Average score: 53/100

Highest rated: Gridlock'd
79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 97 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Howard Hesseman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.5, average 4.1
Tension
4.5, average 6.0
Scare
1.3, average 2.6
Melancholy
3.4, average 4.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Psychological Thriller 4
Social Commentary 4
Feel-Good 3
Pop Culture 3
Quirky Characters 2
Family-Friendly 2
Road Trip 2
Political Satire 2
Dark Comedy 2
Eccentric Characters 2
Nostalgic 2
Contemporary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

133

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

8 titles · average score 50

A Christmas in Vermont

44

as Nick Harper

Silver Skies

56

as Billy

Wild Oats

39

as Vespucci

Chicago Med

64

TV show · as Clyde Glickman

Fresh Off the Boat

79

TV show · as Mr. Royce

Bigfoot

22

as Mayor Tommy Gillis

Salvation Boulevard

37

as Billy

Mike & Molly

63

TV show · as Otis

2000s

23 titles · average score 59

Lie to Me

71

TV show · as Sam Hendricks

Drop Dead Diva

71

TV show · as Cole Lamburt

Halloween II

38

as Uncle Meat

Psych

80

TV show · as Barry Saunder

Crazy for Christmas

52

as Fred Nickells

Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock

as narrator

House

84

TV show · as Henry Errington

Boston Legal

80

TV show · as Judge Robert Thompson

About Schmidt

79

as Larry Hertzel

Crossing Jordan

69

TV show · as Barney Reynolds

The Sky is Falling

72

as Yogi Cook

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

68

TV show · as Dr. Aden

1990s

23 titles · average score 61

That '70s Show

71

TV show · as Max

Gridlock'd

79

as Blind Man

The Practice

76

TV show · as Judge C. Williams

The Pretender

83

TV show · as Landlord

The Outer Limits

82

TV show · as Dr. Emory Taylor

79

TV show · as Dr. James Broderick

Touched by an Angel

44

TV show · as Flynn Hodge

Little Miss Millions

51

as Nick Frost

Rubin & Ed

73

as Ed Tuttle

Hot Chocolate

36

as Mr. Cassidy

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

46

as Paul Maggioto

Call Me Anna

58

as John Ross

1980s

29 titles · average score 59

The Diamond Trap

56

as Det. Rollings

Inside Out

50

as Jack

Head of the Class

43

TV show · as Charlie Moore

Flight of the Navigator

73

as Dr. Louis Faraday

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

as King

Heat

57

as Pinchus Zion

Silence of the Heart

61

as Carl Lewis

Murder, She Wrote

76

TV show · as Sheldon Greenberg

Doctor Detroit

37

as Smooth Walker

Victims

as Charles Galloway

Private Lessons

33

as Lester

Skyward

70

as Koup Trenton

1970s

44 titles · average score 61

WKRP in Cincinnati

52

TV show · as Dr. Johnny Fever

The Ghost of Flight 401

55

as Bert Stockwell

Tunnel Vision

49

as Senator McMannus

Jackson County Jail

52

as David

Quincy, M.E.

74

TV show · as D.A. Jerry Douglas

Laverne & Shirley

71

TV show

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

76

TV show · as Dr. Robert Williams

One Day at a Time

66

TV show · as Sam Royer

The Rockford Files

82

TV show · as Al Steever

Steelyard Blues

47

as Frank Veldini

The Bob Newhart Show

83

TV show · as Craig Plager / Augie (voice) (uncredited)

Sanford and Son

51

TV show

1960s

6 titles · average score 70

A Session with the Committee

as (as Don Sturdy)

Some Kind of a Nut

43

as Bartender

Petulia

77

as Hippie (uncredited)

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

77

TV show · as Various

Mannix

71

TV show · as Ray Bennett

The Andy Griffith Show

81

TV show · as Counter Boy / Harry