John Heard
Known for Acting · 167 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
The Sopranos
1999
as Vin Makazian
Modern Family
2009
as Gunther Thorpe
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Larry Wiegert
CSI: Miami
2002
as Kenwall 'Duke' Duquesne
Prison Break
2005
as Frank Tancredi
Person of Interest
2011
as Roger McCourt
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Michael Thomas
Elementary
2012
as Henry Watson
Miami Vice
1984
as Laurence Thurmond
Entourage
2004
as Richard Wimmer
Numb3rs
2005
as Peter Houseman
MacGyver
2016
as Arthur Ericson
Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Commander Barry Garner
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Allen Lowry
Screen Two
1985
as Michael Johnson
The Equalizer
1985
as Ron Parrish
Southland
2009
as Ben Sherman Sr.
The Outer Limits
1995
as Paul Stein
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Billy Malone
Perception
2012
as Congressman Evan Rickford
Kate & Allie
1984
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Bill Callahan
Hack
2002
as Paul 'Webster' Ballinger
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (figure)
Adam Devine's House Party
2013
as Dregory
Jack & Bobby
2004
APB
2017
as Joe
The Client
1995
as Roy Foltrigg
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Harvie
Gravity
2010
as B.C.
Cavemen
2007
Tender Is the Night
1985
as Abe North
Out on a Limb
1987
as David Manning
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 (127)
White Chicks
2004
as Warren Vandergeld
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
as Peter
A Perfect Ending
2012
as Mason Westridge
Big
1988
as Paul
The Guardian
2006
as Capt. Frank Larson
Sharknado
2013
as George
Runner Runner
2013
as Harry Furst
In the Line of Fire
1993
as Professor Riger
The Pelican Brief
1993
as Gavin Vereek
Would You Rather
2013
as Conway
Awakenings
1990
as Dr. Kaufman
Gladiator
1992
as John Riley
The Great Debaters
2007
as Sheriff Dozier
The Package
1989
as Col. Glen Whitacre
After Hours
1985
as Tom the Bartender
Beaches
1988
as John Pierce
One Eight Seven
1997
as Childress
Sister
2014
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Joe Gregory
Snake Eyes
1998
as Gilbert Powell
Edison
2005
as Tilman
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
2007
as Commander Barry Garner (archive footage) (uncredited)
Before and After
1996
as Wendell Bye
The Tale
2018
as William P. Allens
Assault on Wall Street
2013
as Jeremy Stancroft
Valley Forge
1975
as Harvie
Cat People
1982
as Oliver Yates
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
2018
as George (archive footage)
The Milagro Beanfield War
1988
as Charlie Bloom
Animal Factory
2000
as James Decker
Justice League: The New Frontier
2008
as Ace Morgan (voice)
Radio Flyer
1992
as Daugherty
The Seventh Sign
1988
as Reverend
My Fellow Americans
1996
as Vice President Ted Matthews
The Lucky Ones
2008
as Bob
C.H.U.D.
1984
as George Cooper
The Deal
2005
as Professor Roseman
Boys of Abu Ghraib
2014
as Sam Farmer
Rambling Rose
1991
as Older Willcox "Buddy" Hillyer
Last Rampage
2017
as Blackwell
The Chumscrubber
2005
as Officer Lou Bratley
Sweet Land
2005
as Minister Sorrensen
Pollock
2000
as Tony Smith
Cutter's Way
1981
as Alex Cutter
O
2001
as Dean Brable
Men
1997
as George
Heaven Help Us
1985
as Brother Timothy
Betrayed
1988
as Michael Carnes
Me and Veronica
1993
as Frankie
Tracks
2005
as Prison Warden
Legs
1983
as Dan Foster
Chilly Scenes of Winter
1979
as Charles
There Was a Little Boy
1993
as Gregg
Between the Lines
1977
as Harry
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as Johnny Boy (voice)
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
1999
as Peter
The End of Innocence
1990
as Dean
Living Among Us
2018
as Andrew
Desert Blue
1999
as Prof. Lance Davidson
After the Reality
2016
as Bob
Too Scared to Scream
1984
as Sid
Executive Power
1997
as Walker
Snake & Mongoose
2013
as Wally Parks
Monday Night Mayhem
2002
as Roone Arledge
Freak Weather
2005
as David
Deceived
1991
as Jack
Home Alone
1990
as Peter
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
2016
as JP Monroe
Heart Beat
1980
as Jack Kerouac
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000
as Larry Mason
Generation Gap
2008
as Principal Winters
Pray for Rain
2017
as Markus Gardner
The Trip to Bountiful
1985
as Ludie Watts
The Legends of Nethiah
2012
as Nethiah's Father
The Pilot's Wife
2002
as Jack Lyons
Mindwalk
1991
as Thomas Harriman
On the Yard
1978
as Juleson
Little Hercules
2009
as Coach Nimms
The Photographer
2000
as Marcello
Boiling Pot
2015
as Tim Davis
Dying on the Edge
2001
as John Fuller
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
2016
as Sheriff Parsons
Counting for Thunder
2015
as Garrett Stalworth
Word of Honor
2003
as Dr. Steven Brandt
So B. It
2016
as Thurman
The Murder Pact
2015
as John LaSalle
Locusts
2005
as Peter Axelrod
Stealing Roses
2012
as Walter
Best Revenge
1984
as Charlie
Waterland
1992
as Lewis Scott
The Boys of Sunset Ridge
2001
as John Burroughs
Violated
1984
as Skipper
The Big Heist
2001
as Richard Woods
Formosa Betrayed
2010
as Tom Braxton
Imprisoned
2019
The Nurse
2014
as Frank
Dead Lenny
2007
as Dr. Robert Hooker
Because Mommy Works
1994
as Ted Forman
The Telephone
1988
as Telephone Man
First Love
1977
as David Bonner
Gamers
2006
as Gordon's Dad
Animals
2014
as Albert
Will There Really Be a Morning?
1983
as Clifford Odets
My Tiny Universe
2004
as Bobby
Witches Blood
2014
as Himself
The Truth
2010
as Jonathan Davenport
Silent Cradle
1997
as Dr. Britain
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992
as Dan Lawn
Mind the Gap
2004
as Henry Richards
The Insomniac
2013
as Paul Epstein
The Pact
1999
as Jerome Carver
Steel City
2006
as Carl Lee
The Wednesday Woman
2000
as Bill Davidson
Torn
2013
as Detective Kalkowitz
Brothers Three: An American Gothic
2007
as Father
The Witness
2000
as Gregor
Necessity
1988
as Charlie
Rock and Roll: The Early Days
1984
as Narrator
Spoils of War
1994
as Andrew
Warren
2014
as Jack Cavanee
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 167 credits spanning from 1951 to 2019, John Heard has appeared in 127 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Heard Movies
- White Chicks (2004) — as Warren Vandergeld
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) — as Peter
- A Perfect Ending (2012) — as Mason Westridge
- Big (1988) — as Paul
- The Guardian (2006) — as Capt. Frank Larson
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