J. Kim Murphy, writing for Variety, has the news.

Howard Hesseman, a prolific character actor who became a beloved TV mainstay through his roles on sitcoms “WKRP in Cincinnati” and “Head of the Class,” died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles of complications from colon surgery he had undergone last summer. He was 81 years old.

He was amazing on so many things.

My favorite is when he “wakes up” and creates the immortal Dr. Johnny Fever.