Head Of The Class Actors You May Not Know Passed Away

For '80s kids, there was no cooler place to matriculate than Millard Fillmore High School. "Head of the Class" had a snug spot on ABC's schedule, resulting in a solid five-season run that gives an appealing window into life in the 1980s for teens of that time. Set within an Individualized Honors Program classroom, the classroom is led by aspiring actor Charlie Moore (Howard Hesseman), whose unorthodox ways caused him to butt heads with traditional and stuffy principal Dr. Harold Samuels (William G. Schilling).

Moore teaches his students social studies and history and tries to prepare them for both high academic achievement and the real world. Things change over the seasons, with students coming and going, until Charlie left and was replaced by Billy MacGregor (Billy Connolly) for the kids