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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

165

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-03-07

Day of Death

2017-07-21 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also Known As

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). He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for guest-starring as Vin Makazian on The Sopranos (1999–2004).

Known For

Acting

Home Alone

1990

Home Alone

as

Peter

Big

1988

Big

as

Paul

Edison

2005

Edison

as

Tilman

The Deal

2005

The Deal

as

Professor Roseman

After Hours

1985

After Hours

as

Tom the Bartender

Awakenings

1990

Awakenings

as

Dr. Kaufman

Radio Flyer

1992

Radio Flyer

as

Daugherty

Sweet Land

2005

Sweet Land

as

Minister Sorrensen

Mind the Gap

2004

Mind the Gap

as

Henry Richards

One Eight Seven

1997

One Eight Seven

as

Dave Childress

Cat People

1982

Cat People

as

Oliver Yates

Cutter's Way

1981

Cutter's Way

as

Alex Cutter

The Package

1989

The Package

as

Col. Glen Whitacre

Betrayed

1988

Betrayed

as

Michael Carnes

C.H.U.D.

1984

C.H.U.D.

as

George Cooper

Snake Eyes

1998

Snake Eyes

as

Gilbert Powell

White Chicks

2004

White Chicks

as

Warren Vandergeld

Rambling Rose

1991

Rambling Rose

as

Older Willcox "Buddy" Hillyer

Animal Factory

2000

Animal Factory

as

James Decker

The Pelican Brief

1993

The Pelican Brief

as

Gavin Vereek

Pollock

2000

Pollock

as

Tony Smith

The Milagro Beanfield War

1988

The Milagro Beanfield War

as

Charlie Bloom

Heaven Help Us

1985

Heaven Help Us

as

Brother Timothy

Deceived

1991

Deceived

as

Jack

The Chumscrubber

2005

The Chumscrubber

as

Officer Lou Bratley

Formosa Betrayed

2010

Formosa Betrayed

as

Tom Braxton

Desert Blue

1999

Desert Blue

as

Prof. Lance Davidson

Gamers

2006

Gamers

as

Gordon's Dad

Beaches

1988

Beaches

as

John Pierce

The Truth

2010

The Truth

as

Jonathan Davenport

The Trip to Bountiful

1985

The Trip to Bountiful

as

Ludie Watts

My Fellow Americans

1996

My Fellow Americans

as

Vice President Ted Matthews

Mindwalk

1991

Mindwalk

as

Thomas Harriman

The Big Heist

2001

The Big Heist

as

Richard Woods

Locusts

2005

Locusts

as

Peter Axelrod

The Telephone

1988

The Telephone

as

Telephone Man

Would You Rather

2013

Would You Rather

as

Conway

Best Revenge

1984

Best Revenge

as

Charlie

A Perfect Ending

2012

A Perfect Ending

as

Mason Westridge

Men

1997

Men

as

George

First Love

1977

First Love

as

David Bonner

The Pilot's Wife

2002

The Pilot's Wife

as

Jack Lyons

Runner Runner

2013

Runner Runner

as

Harry Furst

The Photographer

2000

The Photographer

as

Marcello

Assault on Wall Street

2013

Assault on Wall Street

as

Jeremy Stancroft

On the Yard

1978

On the Yard

as

Juleson

Monday Night Mayhem

2002

Monday Night Mayhem

as

Roone Arledge

Sharknado

2013

Sharknado

as

George

Dead Lenny

2007

Dead Lenny

as

Dr. Robert Hooker

Torn

2013

Torn

as

Detective Kalkowitz

Snake & Mongoose

2013

Snake & Mongoose

as

Wally Parks

Animals

2014

Animals

as

Albert

The Boys of Sunset Ridge

2001

The Boys of Sunset Ridge

as

John Burroughs

Silent Cradle

1997

Silent Cradle

as

Dr. Britain

Boys of Abu Ghraib

2014

Boys of Abu Ghraib

as

Sam Farmer

Heart Beat

1980

Heart Beat

as

Jack Kerouac

Virtuoso

1989

Virtuoso

as

Michael Johnson

Executive Power

1997

Executive Power

as

Walker

Stealing Roses

2012

Stealing Roses

as

Walter

Witches Blood

2014

Witches Blood

as

Himself

Steel City

2006

Steel City

as

Carl Lee

Me and Veronica

1993

Me and Veronica

as

Frankie

The Insomniac

2013

The Insomniac

as

Paul Epstein

The Great Debaters

2007

The Great Debaters

as

Sheriff Dozier

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

2007

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

as

Commander Barry Garner (archive footage) (uncredited)

Warren

2014

Warren

as

Jack Cavanee

Sister

2014

Sister

as

O

2001

O

as

Dean Brable

The Nurse

2014

The Nurse

as

Frank

So B. It

2016

So B. It

as

Thurman

The Murder Pact

2015

The Murder Pact

as

John LaSalle

Before and After

1996

Before and After

as

Wendell Bye

In the Line of Fire

1993

In the Line of Fire

as

Professor Riger

Generation Gap

2008

Generation Gap

as

Principal Winters

The Witness

2000

The Witness

as

Gregor

Too Big to Fail

2011

Too Big to Fail

as

Joe Gregory

Necessity

1988

Necessity

as

Charlie

Legs

1983

Legs

as

Dan Foster

Violated

1984

Violated

as

Skipper

Word of Honor

2003

Word of Honor

as

Dr. Steven Brandt

Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?

2016

Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?

as

Sheriff Parsons

Last Rampage

2017

Last Rampage

as

Blackwell

P.J.

2008

P.J.

as

Dr. Alan Shearson

The Wednesday Woman

2000

The Wednesday Woman

as

Bill Davidson

The Seventh Sign

1988

The Seventh Sign

as

Reverend

Freak Weather

2005

Freak Weather

as

David

Rush It

1978

Rush It

as

Byron

The Tale

2018

The Tale

as

William P. Allens

The Legends of Nethiah

2012

The Legends of Nethiah

as

Nethiah's Father

Living Among Us

2018

Living Among Us

as

Andrew

Counting for Thunder

2015

Counting for Thunder

as

Garrett Stalworth

Searching for Fortune

2017

Searching for Fortune

as

Michael Denton Sr.

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

2018

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

as

George (archive footage)

Because Mommy Works

1994

Because Mommy Works

as

Ted Forman

The Pact

1999

The Pact

as

Jerome Carver

My Tiny Universe

2004

My Tiny Universe

as

Bobby

The Guardian

2006

The Guardian

as

Capt. Frank Larson

Justice League: The New Frontier

2008

Justice League: The New Frontier

as

Ace Morgan (voice)

Gladiator

1992

Gladiator

as

John Riley

Pray for Rain

2017

Pray for Rain

as

Markus Gardner

Buoyancy

2018

Buoyancy

as

Frank

Waterland

1992

Waterland

as

Lewis Scott

Spoils of War

1994

Spoils of War

as

Andrew

Tracks

2005

Tracks

as

Prison Warden

Little Hercules

2009

Little Hercules

as

Coach Nimms

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

as

Dan Lawn - State of Alaska

Boiling Pot

2015

Boiling Pot

as

Tim Davis

Dying on the Edge

2001

Dying on the Edge

as

John Fuller

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

as

Peter Houseman

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

as

Kenwall 'Duke' Duquesne

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

as

Commander Barry Garner

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Ron Parrish

Hack

Hack

as

Paul 'Webster' Ballinger

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Paul Stein

The Client

The Client

as

Roy Foltrigg

Gravity

Gravity

as

B.C.

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

as

Roger McCourt

Perception

Perception

as

Congressman Evan Rickford

The Sopranos

The Sopranos

as

Vin Makazian

APB

APB

as

Joe

MacGyver

MacGyver

as

Arthur Ericson

Out on a Limb

Out on a Limb

as

David Manning

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

as

Arthur Dimmesdale

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Mitch Burke

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Walter Grobman

NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

as

Michael Thomas

Prison Break

Prison Break

as

Frank Tancredi

Elementary

Elementary

as

Henry Watson

Modern Family

Modern Family

as

Gunther Thorpe

Cross of Fire

Cross of Fire

as

David 'D.C.' Stephenson

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as

Allen Lowry

Production

Crew

Directing