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John Heard

Acting

Born March 7, 1946 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Died July 21, 2017

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).

Awards & recognition

  • Theatre World Award · 1977

Filmography50+ titles

The Sopranos

1999as Vin Makazian

Battlestar Galactica

2004as Commander Barry Garner

Person of Interest

2011as Roger McCourt

Prison Break

2005as Frank Tancredi

Modern Family

2009as Gunther Thorpe

Southland

2009as Ben Sherman Sr.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Peter Sipes

Awakenings

1990as Dr. Kaufman

CSI: Miami

2002as Kenwall 'Duke' Duquesne

The Outer Limits

1995as Paul Stein

Elementary

2012as Henry Watson

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001as Larry Wiegert

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Roger Ridley

Gladiator

1992as John Riley

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009as Michael Thomas

Home Alone

1990as Peter

After Hours

1985as Tom the Bartender

Miami Vice

1984as Laurence Thurmond

Entourage

2004as Richard Wimmer

The Movies That Made Us

2019as Self (figure)

MacGyver

2016as Arthur Ericson

The Great Debaters

2007as Sheriff Dozier

Jack & Bobby

2004

Law & Order

1990as Mitch Burke

Perception

2012as Congressman Evan Rickford

Generation Gap

2008as Principal Winters

Touched by an Angel

1994as Allen Lowry

Big

1988as Paul

The Trip to Bountiful

1985as Ludie Watts

The Tale

2018as William P. Allens

The Guardian

2006as Capt. Frank Larson

Too Big to Fail

2011as Joe Gregory

Numb3rs

2005as Peter Houseman

In the Line of Fire

1993as Professor Riger

Radio Flyer

1992as Daugherty

White Chicks

2004as Warren Vandergeld

Justice League: The New Frontier

2008as Ace Morgan (voice)

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992as Peter

Chilly Scenes of Winter

1979as Charles

Pollock

2000as Tony Smith

One Eight Seven

1997as Childress

Beaches

1988as John Pierce

So B. It

2016as Thurman

The Pelican Brief

1993as Gavin Vereek

The Milagro Beanfield War

1988as Charlie Bloom

Cross of Fire

as David 'D.C.' Stephenson

APB

2017as Joe

The Chumscrubber

2005as Officer Lou Bratley

Cutter's Way

1981as Alex Cutter

The Lucky Ones

2008as Bob