John Heard

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

Law & Order

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Prison Break

Modern Family

The Sopranos

CSI: Miami

All Movies (127)

• Imprisoned2019
• The Last Sharknado: It's About Time2018 · as George (archive footage)
• Living Among Us2018 · as Andrew
• Buoyancy2018 · as Frank
• The Tale2018 · as William P. Allens
• Last Rampage2017 · as Blackwell
• Pray for Rain2017 · as Markus Gardner
• Searching for Fortune2017 · as Michael Denton Sr.
• Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?2016 · as Sheriff Parsons
• So B. It2016 · as Thurman
• After the Reality2016 · as Bob
• Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero2016 · as JP Monroe
• Counting for Thunder2015 · as Garrett Stalworth
• The Murder Pact2015 · as John LaSalle
• Boiling Pot2015 · as Tim Davis
• The Nurse2014 · as Frank
• Animals2014 · as Albert
• Witches Blood2014 · as Himself
• Sister2014
• Boys of Abu Ghraib2014 · as Sam Farmer
• Warren2014 · as Jack Cavanee
• The Insomniac2013 · as Paul Epstein
• Torn2013 · as Detective Kalkowitz
• Runner Runner2013 · as Harry Furst
• Snake & Mongoose2013 · as Wally Parks
• Sharknado2013 · as George
• Assault on Wall Street2013 · as Jeremy Stancroft
• Would You Rather2013 · as Conway
• Whisper Me a Lullaby2013
• A Perfect Ending2012 · as Mason Westridge
• Stealing Roses2012 · as Walter
• The Legends of Nethiah2012 · as Nethiah's Father
• Too Big to Fail2011 · as Joe Gregory
• The Truth2010 · as Jonathan Davenport
• Formosa Betrayed2010 · as Tom Braxton
• Little Hercules2009 · as Coach Nimms
• P.J.2008 · as Dr. Alan Shearson
• Generation Gap2008 · as Principal Winters
• The Lucky Ones2008 · as Bob
• Justice League: The New Frontier2008 · as Ace Morgan (voice)
• The Great Debaters2007 · as Sheriff Dozier
• Battlestar Galactica: Razor2007 · as Commander Barry Garner (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Dead Lenny2007 · as Dr. Robert Hooker
• Brothers Three: An American Gothic2007 · as Father
• The Guardian2006 · as Capt. Frank Larson
• Gamers2006 · as Gordon's Dad
• Steel City2006 · as Carl Lee
• Sweet Land2005 · as Minister Sorrensen
• Tracks2005 · as Prison Warden
• Edison2005 · as Tilman
• The Deal2005 · as Professor Roseman
• The Chumscrubber2005 · as Officer Lou Bratley
• Locusts2005 · as Peter Axelrod
• Freak Weather2005 · as David
• My Tiny Universe2004 · as Bobby
• White Chicks2004 · as Warren Vandergeld
• Mind the Gap2004 · as Henry Richards
• Word of Honor2003 · as Dr. Steven Brandt
• The Pilot's Wife2002 · as Jack Lyons
• Monday Night Mayhem2002 · as Roone Arledge
• O2001 · as Dean Brable
• Dying on the Edge2001 · as John Fuller
• The Big Heist2001 · as Richard Woods
• The Boys of Sunset Ridge2001 · as John Burroughs
• Animal Factory2000 · as James Decker
• Pollock2000 · as Tony Smith
• The Wednesday Woman2000 · as Bill Davidson
• The Photographer2000 · as Marcello
• Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder2000 · as Larry Mason
• The Witness2000 · as Gregor
• Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes1999 · as Peter
• Desert Blue1999 · as Prof. Lance Davidson
• The Pact1999 · as Jerome Carver
• Snake Eyes1998 · as Gilbert Powell
• Men1997 · as George
• Executive Power1997 · as Walker
• One Eight Seven1997 · as Childress
• Silent Cradle1997 · as Dr. Britain
• My Fellow Americans1996 · as Vice President Ted Matthews
• Before and After1996 · as Wendell Bye
• Because Mommy Works1994 · as Ted Forman
• Spoils of War1994 · as Andrew
• Me and Veronica1993 · as Frankie
• The Pelican Brief1993 · as Gavin Vereek
• In the Line of Fire1993 · as Professor Riger
• There Was a Little Boy1993 · as Gregg
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York1992 · as Peter
• Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster1992 · as Dan Lawn
• Waterland1992 · as Lewis Scott
• Gladiator1992 · as John Riley
• Radio Flyer1992 · as Daugherty
• Mindwalk1991 · as Thomas Harriman
• Deceived1991 · as Jack
• Rambling Rose1991 · as Older Willcox "Buddy" Hillyer
• The End of Innocence1990 · as Dean
• Awakenings1990 · as Dr. Kaufman
• Home Alone1990 · as Peter
• Blown Away1990 · as Charlie
• The Package1989 · as Col. Glen Whitacre
• Virtuoso1989 · as Michael Johnson
• Beaches1988 · as John Pierce
• Betrayed1988 · as Michael Carnes
• Big1988 · as Paul
• Necessity1988 · as Charlie
• The Seventh Sign1988 · as Reverend
• The Milagro Beanfield War1988 · as Charlie Bloom
• The Telephone1988 · as Telephone Man
• Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam1987 · as Johnny Boy (voice)
• The Trip to Bountiful1985 · as Ludie Watts
• After Hours1985 · as Tom the Bartender
• Heaven Help Us1985 · as Brother Timothy
• Best Revenge1984 · as Charlie
• Too Scared to Scream1984 · as Sid
• C.H.U.D.1984 · as George Cooper
• Violated1984 · as Skipper
• Rock and Roll: The Early Days1984 · as Narrator
• Legs1983 · as Dan Foster
• Will There Really Be a Morning?1983 · as Clifford Odets
• Cat People1982 · as Oliver Yates
• Cutter's Way1981 · as Alex Cutter
• Heart Beat1980 · as Jack Kerouac
• Chilly Scenes of Winter1979 · as Charles
• On the Yard1978 · as Juleson
• Rush It1978 · as Byron
• First Love1977 · as David Bonner
• Between the Lines1977 · as Harry
• Valley Forge1975 · as Harvie

All TV Shows (41)

• The Movies That Made Us2019 · as Self (figure)
• APB2017 · as Joe
• MacGyver2016 · as Arthur Ericson
• Adam Devine's House Party2013 · as Dregory
• Elementary2012 · as Henry Watson
• Perception2012 · as Congressman Evan Rickford
• Person of Interest2011 · as Roger McCourt
• Gravity2010 · as B.C.
• Modern Family2009 · as Gunther Thorpe
• NCIS: Los Angeles2009 · as Michael Thomas
• Southland2009 · as Ben Sherman Sr.
• Cavemen2007
• Prison Break2005 · as Frank Tancredi
• Numb3rs2005 · as Peter Houseman
• Battlestar Galactica2004 · as Commander Barry Garner
• Jack & Bobby2004
• Entourage2004 · as Richard Wimmer
• Hack2002 · as Paul 'Webster' Ballinger
• CSI: Miami2002 · as Kenwall 'Duke' Duquesne
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Larry Wiegert
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Roger Ridley
• Perfect Murder, Perfect Town2000 · as Larry Mason
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Peter Sipes
• The Sopranos1999 · as Vin Makazian
• The Client1995 · as Roy Foltrigg
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Paul Stein
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Allen Lowry
• Law & Order1990 · as Mitch Burke
• Law & Order1990 · as Walter Grobman
• Cross of Fire1989 · as David 'D.C.' Stephenson
• Out on a Limb1987 · as David Manning
• The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985 · as Bill Callahan
• Tender Is the Night1985 · as Abe North
• The Equalizer1985 · as Ron Parrish
• Screen Two1985 · as Michael Johnson
• Tales from the Darkside1984 · as Billy Malone
• Miami Vice1984 · as Laurence Thurmond
• Kate & Allie1984
• The Scarlet Letter1979 · as Arthur Dimmesdale
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Harvie
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