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John Heard

John Heard

Acting1946Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Biography

John Heard Jr. (March 7, 1946 – July 21, 2017) was an American actor. Heard made his debut appearance in film with the ensemble Between the Lines (1977). He appeared in a number of successful films, including Heart Beat (1980), Cutter's Way (1981), Cat People (1982), Beaches (1988), and Deceived (1991), and was perhaps best known for his role of Peter McCallister in the first two Home Alone films (1990–1992). He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for guest-starring as Vin Makazian on The Sopranos (1999–2004).

Acting History

2019
The Movies That Made Us
TVas Self (figure)1 eps
2018
The Tale
as William P. Allens
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
as George (archive footage)
Buoyancy
as Frank
2017
Searching for Fortune
as Michael Denton Sr.
Last Rampage
as Blackwell
Pray for Rain
as Markus Gardner
APB
TVas Joe1 eps
2016
So B. It
as Thurman
Elementary
TVas Henry Watson1 eps
MacGyver
TVas Arthur Ericson1 eps
2015
The Murder Pact
as John LaSalle
Boiling Pot
as Tim Davis
Counting for Thunder
as Garrett Stalworth
2014
Witches Blood
as Himself
Animals
as Albert
Boys of Abu Ghraib
as Sam Farmer
Warren
as Jack Cavanee
The Nurse
as Frank
NCIS: Los Angeles
TVas Michael Thomas3 eps
Modern Family
TVas Gunther Thorpe1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TVas Roger Ridley1 eps
Person of Interest
TVas Roger McCourt1 eps
2013
Sharknado
as George
Snake & Mongoose
as Wally Parks
Runner Runner
as Harry Furst
Assault on Wall Street
as Jeremy Stancroft
Torn
as Detective Kalkowitz
The Insomniac
as Paul Epstein
Perception
TVas Congressman Evan Rickford2 eps
Sharknado
In Memory Of
2012
A Perfect Ending
as Mason Westridge
The Legends of Nethiah
as Nethiah's Father
2011
Too Big to Fail
as Joe Gregory
2010
The Truth
as Jonathan Davenport
Formosa Betrayed
as Tom Braxton
Gravity
TVas B.C.
2009
Little Hercules
as Coach Nimms
Southland
TVas Ben Sherman Sr.2 eps
2008
Generation Gap
as Principal Winters
P.J.
as Dr. Alan Shearson
2007
The Great Debaters
as Sheriff Dozier
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
as Commander Barry Garner (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dead Lenny
as Dr. Robert Hooker
Entourage
TVas Richard Wimmer2 eps
2006
The Guardian
as Capt. Frank Larson
Gamers
as Gordon's Dad
Steel City
as Carl Lee
Battlestar Galactica
TVas Commander Barry Garner1 eps
2005
Edison
as Tilman
Sweet Land
as Minister Sorrensen
Locusts
as Peter Axelrod
The Chumscrubber
as Officer Lou Bratley
Tracks
as Prison Warden
The Deal
as Professor Roseman
Numb3rs
TVas Peter Houseman1 eps
Prison Break
TVas Frank Tancredi7 eps
2004
White Chicks
as Warren Vandergeld
Mind the Gap
as Henry Richards
2003
Word of Honor
as Dr. Steven Brandt
CSI: Miami
TVas Kenwall 'Duke' Duquesne4 eps
2002
The Pilot's Wife
as Jack Lyons
Monday Night Mayhem
as Roone Arledge
Hack
TVas Paul 'Webster' Ballinger1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Peter Sipes1 eps
Touched by an Angel
TVas Allen Lowry1 eps
2001
Othello
as Dean Brable
The Big Heist
as Richard Woods
Dying on the Edge
as John Fuller
The Boys of Sunset Ridge
as John Burroughs
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas Larry Wiegert1 eps
1999
Desert Blue
as Prof. Lance Davidson
The Pact
as Jerome Carver
The Sopranos
TVas Vin Makazian5 eps
Law & Order
TVas Mitch Burke / Walter Grobman1 eps
1998
Snake Eyes
as Gilbert Powell
1997
One Eight Seven
as Dave Childress
Silent Cradle
as Dr. Britain
Men
as George
1996
My Fellow Americans
as Vice President Ted Matthews
Before and After
as Wendell Bye
1995
The Outer Limits
TVas Paul Stein1 eps
The Client
TVas Roy Foltrigg
1994
Because Mommy Works
as Ted Forman
Spoils of War
as Andrew
1993
In the Line of Fire
as Professor Riger
The Pelican Brief
as Gavin Vereek
Me and Veronica
as Frankie
1991
Mindwalk
as Thomas Harriman
Deceived
as Jack
Rambling Rose
as Older Willcox "Buddy" Hillyer
1990
Awakenings
as Dr. Kaufman
Home Alone
as Peter
1989
The Package
as Col. Glen Whitacre
Virtuoso
as Michael Johnson
Cross of Fire
TVas David 'D.C.' Stephenson
1988
The Seventh Sign
as Reverend
Big
as Paul
Betrayed
as Michael Carnes
Beaches
as John Pierce
Necessity
as Charlie
The Telephone
as Telephone Man
1987
The Equalizer
TVas Ron Parrish1 eps
Out on a Limb
TVas David Manning
1986
Miami Vice
TVas Laurence Thurmond1 eps
1985
Heaven Help Us
as Brother Timothy
The Trip to Bountiful
as Ludie Watts
After Hours
as Tom the Bartender
Tales from the Darkside
TVas Billy Malone1 eps
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Bill Callahan1 eps
Tender Is the Night
TVas Abe North
1983
Legs
as Dan Foster
1982
Cat People
as Oliver Yates
1981
Cutter's Way
as Alex Cutter
1980
Heart Beat
as Jack Kerouac
1979
The Scarlet Letter
TVas Arthur Dimmesdale
1978
Rush It
as Byron
On the Yard
as Juleson
1977
First Love
as David Bonner
1951

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/7/1946
Day of Death
7/21/2017
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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