John Heard
Known for Acting · 166 credits
- Born
- 1946-03-07
- Died
- 2017-07-21
- Place of birth
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Also known as
- John Heard Jr.
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).
Known For
TV Shows (40)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Peter Sipes
Law & Order
1990
as Mitch Burke / Walter Grobman
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Roger Ridley
Modern Family
2009
as Gunther Thorpe
CSI: Miami
2002
as Kenwall 'Duke' Duquesne
Prison Break
2005
as Frank Tancredi
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Larry Wiegert
The Sopranos
1999
as Vin Makazian
Person of Interest
2011
as Roger McCourt
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Michael Thomas
Elementary
2012
as Henry Watson
Entourage
2004
as Richard Wimmer
Miami Vice
1984
as Laurence Thurmond
Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Commander Barry Garner
Numb3rs
2005
as Peter Houseman
MacGyver
2016
as Arthur Ericson
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Allen Lowry
The Equalizer
1985
as Ron Parrish
The Outer Limits
1995
as Paul Stein
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Billy Malone
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Bill Callahan
Perception
2012
as Congressman Evan Rickford
Screen Two
1985
as Michael Johnson
Kate & Allie
1984
Southland
2009
as Ben Sherman Sr.
Hack
2002
as Paul 'Webster' Ballinger
Jack & Bobby
2004
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (figure)
The Client
1995
as Roy Foltrigg
APB
2017
as Joe
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Harvie
Cavemen
2007
Gravity
2010
as B.C.
Adam Devine's House Party
2013
as Dregory
Out on a Limb
1987
as David Manning
Tender Is the Night
1985
as Abe North
The Scarlet Letter
1979
as Arthur Dimmesdale
Cross of Fire
1989
as David 'D.C.' Stephenson
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
2000
as Larry Mason
20 Questions
Movies (126)
A Perfect Ending
2012
as Mason Westridge
White Chicks
2004
as Warren Vandergeld
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
as Peter
Awakenings
1990
as Dr. Kaufman
The Guardian
2006
as Capt. Frank Larson
Big
1988
as Paul
After Hours
1985
as Tom the Bartender
Cat People
1982
as Oliver Yates
The Pelican Brief
1993
as Gavin Vereek
Gladiator
1992
as John Riley
Snake Eyes
1998
as Gilbert Powell
In the Line of Fire
1993
as Professor Riger
The Great Debaters
2007
as Sheriff Dozier
Sharknado
2013
as George
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
2018
as George (archive footage)
O
2001
as Dean Brable
The Tale
2018
as William P. Allens
One Eight Seven
1997
as Dave Childress
The Package
1989
as Col. Glen Whitacre
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Joe Gregory
Beaches
1988
as John Pierce
Would You Rather
2013
as Conway
Runner Runner
2013
as Harry Furst
Justice League: The New Frontier
2008
as Ace Morgan (voice)
Pollock
2000
as Tony Smith
C.H.U.D.
1984
as George Cooper
Assault on Wall Street
2013
as Jeremy Stancroft
Radio Flyer
1992
as Daugherty
Rambling Rose
1991
as Older Willcox "Buddy" Hillyer
Sister
2014
Betrayed
1988
as Michael Carnes
Edison
2005
as Tilman
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
2007
as Commander Barry Garner (archive footage) (uncredited)
Animal Factory
2000
as James Decker
Before and After
1996
as Wendell Bye
The Seventh Sign
1988
as Reverend
Deceived
1991
as Jack
Little Hercules
2009
as Coach Nimms
Best Revenge
1984
as Charlie
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as Johnny Boy (voice)
Generation Gap
2008
as Principal Winters
Torn
2013
as Detective Kalkowitz
Locusts
2005
as Peter Axelrod
Heaven Help Us
1985
as Brother Timothy
The Trip to Bountiful
1985
as Ludie Watts
The Deal
2005
as Professor Roseman
My Fellow Americans
1996
as Vice President Ted Matthews
Waterland
1992
as Lewis Scott
Men
1997
as George
Sweet Land
2005
as Minister Sorrensen
Cutter's Way
1981
as Alex Cutter
The Chumscrubber
2005
as Officer Lou Bratley
Legs
1983
as Dan Foster
Desert Blue
1999
as Prof. Lance Davidson
The Milagro Beanfield War
1988
as Charlie Bloom
After the Reality
2016
as Bob
The Telephone
1988
as Telephone Man
Snake & Mongoose
2013
as Wally Parks
Boiling Pot
2015
as Tim Davis
Home Alone
1990
as Peter
The Truth
2010
as Jonathan Davenport
Chilly Scenes of Winter
1979
as Charles
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000
as Larry Mason
Spoils of War
1994
as Andrew
The Lucky Ones
2008
as Bob
Between the Lines
1977
as Harry
Formosa Betrayed
2010
as Tom Braxton
Pray for Rain
2017
as Markus Gardner
Monday Night Mayhem
2002
as Roone Arledge
Word of Honor
2003
as Dr. Steven Brandt
Steel City
2006
as Carl Lee
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992
as Dan Lawn
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
2016
as JP Monroe
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
2016
as Sheriff Parsons
Boys of Abu Ghraib
2014
as Sam Farmer
The Murder Pact
2015
as John LaSalle
Last Rampage
2017
as Blackwell
Me and Veronica
1993
as Frankie
The Nurse
2014
as Frank
Dying on the Edge
2001
as John Fuller
Mind the Gap
2004
as Henry Richards
The Pilot's Wife
2002
as Jack Lyons
There Was a Little Boy
1993
as Gregg
The Big Heist
2001
as Richard Woods
The Photographer
2000
as Marcello
So B. It
2016
as Thurman
Too Scared to Scream
1984
as Sid
Virtuoso
1989
as Michael Johnson
The Legends of Nethiah
2012
as Nethiah's Father
The Boys of Sunset Ridge
2001
as John Burroughs
Stealing Roses
2012
as Walter
The Insomniac
2013
as Paul Epstein
Mindwalk
1991
as Thomas Harriman
Warren
2014
as Jack Cavanee
Imprisoned
2019
Violated
1984
as Skipper
Rush It
1978
as Byron
Necessity
1988
as Charlie
Heart Beat
1980
as Jack Kerouac
Will There Really Be a Morning?
1983
as Clifford Odets
The End of Innocence
1990
as Dean
On the Yard
1978
as Juleson
First Love
1977
as David Bonner
Valley Forge
1975
as Harvie
Executive Power
1997
as Walker
The Pact
1999
as Jerome Carver
Living Among Us
2018
as Andrew
The Witness
2000
as Gregor
The Wednesday Woman
2000
as Bill Davidson
Silent Cradle
1997
as Dr. Britain
Because Mommy Works
1994
as Ted Forman
My Tiny Universe
2004
as Bobby
Tracks
2005
as Prison Warden
Counting for Thunder
2015
as Garrett Stalworth
Witches Blood
2014
as Himself
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
1999
as Peter
Dead Lenny
2007
as Dr. Robert Hooker
P.J.
2008
as Dr. Alan Shearson
Brothers Three: An American Gothic
2007
as Father
Gamers
2006
as Gordon's Dad
About John Heard
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). With 166 credits spanning from 1951 to 2019, John Heard has appeared in 126 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Heard Movies
- A Perfect Ending (2012) — as Mason Westridge
- White Chicks (2004) — as Warren Vandergeld
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) — as Peter
- Awakenings (1990) — as Dr. Kaufman
- The Guardian (2006) — as Capt. Frank Larson
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