Howard Hesseman
22 titles
Filmography
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Crazy for Christmas
(2005)A single mom, who would rather spend Christmas Eve with her son, is hired as a chauffeur by a lonely, eccentric man who hands out large sums of money.

Private Lessons
(1981)An immigrant housemaid seduces a 15-year-old boy and later fakes her own death as part of his chauffeur's blackmail plot, except they are in love.

Doctor Detroit
(1983)When mild-mannered Professor Clifford Skridlow accidentally gets conned into taking on the persona of notorious pimp "Doctor Detroit," he soon finds himself up to his neck in beautiful women, the Chicago Mob, and a crime boss called Mom.

Tunnel Vision
(1976)In the future year of 1985, a government oversight agency audits the daily programming schedule of TV’s first uncensored and most-watched network.

A Christmas in Vermont
(2016)When a rising corporate star is sent to close one of her company’s holdings in Vermont, she unexpectedly falls in love and sees past the bottom line.

Silver Skies
(2016)A group of eccentric tenants' lives are turned upside down when their beloved apartment complex is suddenly sold out from under them.

Jackson County Jail
(1976)A young woman in the mid-1970s falls into a nightmare land of hijacking and humiliation when she drives cross-country from California to New York.

Heat
(1986)Set in Las Vegas, this is the tale of a tough bodyguard who has a soft spot for his friends, and takes their safety as his personal responsibility.

Life After The Navigator
(2020)A documentary treat for fans of “Flight of the Navigator,” that tracks the life of child actor Joey Cramer who played David Freeman in the Disney hit.
Steelyard Blues
(1973)Social misfits (Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Peter Boyle) with a World War II plane need some parts from the Navy to make it fly.
The Mesmerist
(2002)Based on the Edgar Allen Poe short story, "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar," this twisted black comedy revolves around a doctor who convinces a dying man's family to allow him to put the man in a trance as he takes his final breaths. As the man descends in to the afterworld, he slowly discovers the answer to the ultimate question of mankind.

Wild Oats
(2016)A retired history teacher and widow gets an accidental windfall when two zeros are added to the $50,000 life insurance check she was expecting.

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
(1991)The true story of Pamela Smart, a ruthless teacher and thrill-seeker, portrays her seduction of a teenage student, whom she lures into a murder plot.

Innocent Victims
(1996)Convicted of a heinous crime, a U.S. Army sergeant battles to overturn the judgement with the help of his supportive family and determined lawyers.

About Schmidt
(2002)Warren Schmidt, a quiet ex-insurance actuary, is unhappily married to Helen and brooding over the forthcoming wedding of his daughter Jeannie to Randall Hertzel. When Helen suddenly dies and he finds love letters to her from his best friend, he is inspired to try and stop the wedding, but standing in his way is Randall's feisty mother, and slowly, he realises he must make the most of his remaining life.

Gridlock'd
(1997)Two junkie musicians must rely on their gritty comedic spirit and strong emotional connection when they try to kick their drug habit after a friend dies from a drug overdose.
One Shoe Makes it Murder
(1982)Robert Mitchum takes a walk on the wild side in his TV acting debut, a suspenseful tale of blackmail and murder costarring Angie Dickinson and Mel Ferrer. Harold Schillman (Mitchum) used to be the best on the force. Now he's a washed up ex-cop, too down on his luck to care. So when he's hired to find the missing wife of a Tahoe casino owner (Ferrer), no one's more surprised than Schillman. Tracking her down to a San Francisco high-rise, he gets there in time to watch her fall to her death. Unsure whether she jumped or was pushed, Schillman hooks up with a woman from the victim's past (Dickinson) to help unravel a web of lies and expose the unsavory truth.

Mister Roberts
(1984)This live theater production of the classic comedic drama follows the daily antics of a group of Navy sailors aboard a cargo ship during World War II.

Flight of the Navigator
(1986)Family adventure following the fortunes of a 12-year-old boy who is abducted by aliens. Eight years have passed when David Freeman (Joey Cramer) returns to Earth, though he hasn't visibly aged at all. He has also inherited astounding navigational powers and the ability to fly his spacecraft wherever he wants.

Man About Town
(2006)A Hollywood talent agent finds his cushy existence threatened when he discovers his wife is cheating and his journal swiped by a vengeful reporter.