John Heard

Acting · Born 1946-03-07 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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).

Filmography

• Home Alone as Peter
• Big as Paul
• After Hours as Tom the Bartender
• Awakenings as Dr. Kaufman
• Radio Flyer as Daugherty
• White Chicks as Warren Vandergeld
• The Great Debaters as Sheriff Dozier
• Battlestar Galactica: Razor as Commander Barry Garner (archive footage) (uncredited)
• In the Line of Fire as Professor Riger
• Too Big to Fail as Joe Gregory

TV

• CSI: Miami as Kenwall 'Duke' Duquesne
• Battlestar Galactica as Commander Barry Garner
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Peter Sipes
• The Outer Limits as Paul Stein
• Southland as Ben Sherman Sr.
• Person of Interest as Roger McCourt
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Roger Ridley
• The Sopranos as Vin Makazian
• Prison Break as Frank Tancredi
• Elementary as Henry Watson