Jan. 30 (UPI) — “WKRP in Cincinnati” and “Head of the Class” actor Howard Hesseman has died at the age of 81, his wife Caroline Ducrocq and manager Robbie Kass announced Sunday.
Ducrocq told The Hollywood Reporter Hesseman and Kass confirmed to The Wrap that the actor died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles.
The cause was complications from colon surgery he underwent last summer.
The two-time Emmy nominee played radio disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on “WKRP” 1978-1982 and teacher Charlie Moore on “Head of the Class” 1986-1990.
His other credits include “One Day at a Time,” “Petulia,” “Dragnet,” “The Bob Newhart Show,” “Doctor Detroit,” “Soap,” “The Sunshine Boys,” “Shampoo,” “Silent Movie,” “This Is Spinal Tap,” “Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment,” “Heat,” “About Schmidt,” “Boston Legal” and “Fresh Off the Boat.”
He hosted “Saturday Night Live” three times.
