John Heard

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).

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Peter Sipes

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Mitch Burke

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Walter Grobman

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 • as Roger Ridley

Modern Family

Modern Family

2009 • as Gunther Thorpe

The Sopranos

The Sopranos

1999 • as Vin Makazian

Filmography

2019

Imprisoned
Imprisoned
Movie - Released: 9/12/2019
The Movies That Made Us
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (figure)
TV - Released: 11/29/2019

2018

The Tale
The Tale
as William P. Allens
Movie - Released: 1/20/2018
Living Among Us
Living Among Us
as Andrew
Movie - Released: 5/8/2018
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
as George (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/19/2018
Buoyancy
Buoyancy
as Frank
Movie - Released: 5/5/2018

2017

Last Rampage
Last Rampage
as Blackwell
Movie - Released: 9/22/2017
Searching for Fortune
Searching for Fortune
as Michael Denton Sr.
Movie - Released: 3/14/2017
Pray for Rain
Pray for Rain
as Markus Gardner
Movie - Released: 6/16/2017
APB
APB
as Joe
TV - Released: 2/6/2017

2016

So B. It
So B. It
as Thurman
Movie - Released: 6/7/2016
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
as JP Monroe
Movie - Released: 3/13/2016
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
as Sheriff Parsons
Movie - Released: 9/16/2016
After the Reality
After the Reality
as Bob
Movie - Released: 4/21/2016
MacGyver
MacGyver
as Arthur Ericson
TV - Released: 9/23/2016

2015

The Murder Pact
The Murder Pact
as John LaSalle
Movie - Released: 10/9/2015
Counting for Thunder
Counting for Thunder
as Garrett Stalworth
Movie - Released: 12/21/2015
Boiling Pot
Boiling Pot
as Tim Davis
Movie - Released: 9/29/2015

2014

Animals
Animals
as Albert
Movie - Released: 5/15/2014
Boys of Abu Ghraib
Boys of Abu Ghraib
as Sam Farmer
Movie - Released: 3/15/2014
Witches Blood
Witches Blood
as Himself
Movie - Released: 4/26/2014
Warren
Warren
as Jack Cavanee
Movie - Released: 2/1/2014
Sister
Sister
Movie - Released: 4/25/2014
The Nurse
The Nurse
as Frank
Movie - Released: 12/19/2014

2013

Whisper Me a Lullaby
Whisper Me a Lullaby
Movie - Released: 1/1/2013
Would You Rather
Would You Rather
as Conway
Movie - Released: 2/8/2013
Runner Runner
Runner Runner
as Harry Furst
Movie - Released: 9/24/2013
Assault on Wall Street
Assault on Wall Street
as Jeremy Stancroft
Movie - Released: 6/30/2013
Sharknado
Sharknado
as George
Movie - Released: 7/11/2013
Torn
Torn
as Detective Kalkowitz
Movie - Released: 10/18/2013
Snake & Mongoose
Snake & Mongoose
as Wally Parks
Movie - Released: 9/6/2013
The Insomniac
The Insomniac
as Paul Epstein
Movie - Released: 12/27/2013
Adam Devine's House Party
Adam Devine's House Party
as Dregory
TV - Released: 10/24/2013

2012

A Perfect Ending
A Perfect Ending
as Mason Westridge
Movie - Released: 6/1/2012
Stealing Roses
Stealing Roses
as Walter
Movie - Released: 6/1/2012
The Legends of Nethiah
The Legends of Nethiah
as Nethiah's Father
Movie - Released: 5/26/2012
Perception
Perception
as Congressman Evan Rickford
TV - Released: 7/9/2012
Elementary
Elementary
as Henry Watson
TV - Released: 9/27/2012

2011

Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail
as Joe Gregory
Movie - Released: 11/25/2011
Person of Interest
Person of Interest
as Roger McCourt
TV - Released: 9/22/2011

2010

Formosa Betrayed
Formosa Betrayed
as Tom Braxton
Movie - Released: 2/26/2010
The Truth
The Truth
as Jonathan Davenport
Movie - Released: 5/20/2010
Gravity
Gravity
as B.C.
TV - Released: 4/23/2010

2009

Little Hercules
Little Hercules
as Coach Nimms
Movie - Released: 10/8/2009
Southland
Southland
as Ben Sherman Sr.
TV - Released: 4/9/2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Michael Thomas
TV - Released: 9/22/2009
Modern Family
Modern Family
as Gunther Thorpe
TV - Released: 9/23/2009

2008

The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones
as Bob
Movie - Released: 9/26/2008
Generation Gap
Generation Gap
as Principal Winters
Movie - Released: 11/1/2008
P.J.
P.J.
as Dr. Alan Shearson
Movie - Released: 11/7/2008
Justice League: The New Frontier
Justice League: The New Frontier
as Ace Morgan (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/26/2008

2007

Brothers Three: An American Gothic
Brothers Three: An American Gothic
as Father
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007
Dead Lenny
Dead Lenny
as Dr. Robert Hooker
Movie - Released: 1/25/2007
The Great Debaters
The Great Debaters
as Sheriff Dozier
Movie - Released: 12/25/2007
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
as Commander Barry Garner (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/12/2007
Cavemen
Cavemen
TV - Released: 10/2/2007

2006

Gamers
Gamers
as Gordon's Dad
Movie - Released: 3/21/2006
Steel City
Steel City
as Carl Lee
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
The Guardian
The Guardian
as Capt. Frank Larson
Movie - Released: 9/28/2006

2005

Edison
Edison
as Tilman
Movie - Released: 7/29/2005
The Deal
The Deal
as Professor Roseman
Movie - Released: 6/17/2005
Sweet Land
Sweet Land
as Minister Sorrensen
Movie - Released: 10/21/2005
The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber
as Officer Lou Bratley
Movie - Released: 6/8/2005
Locusts
Locusts
as Peter Axelrod
Movie - Released: 4/24/2005
Freak Weather
Freak Weather
as David
Movie - Released: 2/2/2005
Tracks
Tracks
as Prison Warden
Movie - Released: 9/9/2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs
as Peter Houseman
TV - Released: 1/23/2005
Prison Break
Prison Break
as Frank Tancredi
TV - Released: 8/29/2005

2004

Mind the Gap
Mind the Gap
as Henry Richards
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004
White Chicks
White Chicks
as Warren Vandergeld
Movie - Released: 6/23/2004
My Tiny Universe
My Tiny Universe
as Bobby
Movie - Released: 11/5/2004
Jack & Bobby
Jack & Bobby
TV - Released: 9/12/2004
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
as Commander Barry Garner
TV - Released: 10/18/2004
Entourage
Entourage
as Richard Wimmer
TV - Released: 7/18/2004

2003

Word of Honor
Word of Honor
as Dr. Steven Brandt
Movie - Released: 12/6/2003

2002

The Pilot's Wife
The Pilot's Wife
as Jack Lyons
Movie - Released: 4/14/2002
Monday Night Mayhem
Monday Night Mayhem
as Roone Arledge
Movie - Released: 1/14/2002
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
as Kenwall 'Duke' Duquesne
TV - Released: 9/23/2002
Hack
Hack
as Paul 'Webster' Ballinger
TV - Released: 9/27/2002

2001

The Big Heist
The Big Heist
as Richard Woods
Movie - Released: 6/10/2001
The Boys of Sunset Ridge
The Boys of Sunset Ridge
as John Burroughs
Movie - Released: 3/11/2001
O
O
as Dean Brable
Movie - Released: 8/31/2001
Dying on the Edge
Dying on the Edge
as John Fuller
Movie - Released: 6/11/2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Larry Wiegert
TV - Released: 9/30/2001

2000

Animal Factory
Animal Factory
as James Decker
Movie - Released: 10/13/2000
Pollock
Pollock
as Tony Smith
Movie - Released: 9/6/2000
The Photographer
The Photographer
as Marcello
Movie - Released: 4/15/2000
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
as Larry Mason
Movie - Released: 2/27/2000
The Witness
The Witness
as Gregor
Movie - Released: 2/8/2000
The Wednesday Woman
The Wednesday Woman
as Bill Davidson
Movie - Released: 5/24/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Roger Ridley
TV - Released: 10/6/2000
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
as Larry Mason
TV - Released: 2/27/2000

1999

Desert Blue
Desert Blue
as Prof. Lance Davidson
Movie - Released: 6/4/1999
The Pact
The Pact
as Jerome Carver
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Peter Sipes
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
The Sopranos
The Sopranos
as Vin Makazian
TV - Released: 1/10/1999

1998

Snake Eyes
Snake Eyes
as Gilbert Powell
Movie - Released: 8/7/1998

1997

One Eight Seven
One Eight Seven
as Dave Childress
Movie - Released: 7/29/1997
Men
Men
as George
Movie - Released: 10/23/1997
Silent Cradle
Silent Cradle
as Dr. Britain
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
Executive Power
Executive Power
as Walker
Movie - Released: 9/25/1997

1996

My Fellow Americans
My Fellow Americans
as Vice President Ted Matthews
Movie - Released: 12/20/1996
Before and After
Before and After
as Wendell Bye
Movie - Released: 2/23/1996

1995

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Paul Stein
TV - Released: 3/26/1995
The Client
The Client
as Roy Foltrigg
TV - Released: 9/17/1995

1994

Because Mommy Works
Because Mommy Works
as Ted Forman
Movie - Released: 11/21/1994
Spoils of War
Spoils of War
as Andrew
Movie - Released: 4/9/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Allen Lowry
TV - Released: 9/21/1994

1993

The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief
as Gavin Vereek
Movie - Released: 9/17/1993
There Was a Little Boy
There Was a Little Boy
as Gregg
Movie - Released: 5/16/1993
Me and Veronica
Me and Veronica
as Frankie
Movie - Released: 9/24/1993
In the Line of Fire
In the Line of Fire
as Professor Riger
Movie - Released: 7/8/1993

1992

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Peter
Movie - Released: 11/15/1992
Radio Flyer
Radio Flyer
as Daugherty
Movie - Released: 2/21/1992
Gladiator
Gladiator
as John Riley
Movie - Released: 3/6/1992
Waterland
Waterland
as Lewis Scott
Movie - Released: 8/21/1992
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
as Dan Lawn - State of Alaska
Movie - Released: 9/13/1992

1991

Rambling Rose
Rambling Rose
as Older Willcox "Buddy" Hillyer
Movie - Released: 9/10/1991
Deceived
Deceived
as Jack
Movie - Released: 9/27/1991
Mindwalk
Mindwalk
as Thomas Harriman
Movie - Released: 12/5/1991

1990

Home Alone
Home Alone
as Peter
Movie - Released: 11/16/1990
Awakenings
Awakenings
as Dr. Kaufman
Movie - Released: 12/4/1990
The End of Innocence
The End of Innocence
as Dean
Movie - Released: 12/6/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Mitch Burke
TV - Released: 9/13/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Walter Grobman
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

The Package
The Package
as Col. Glen Whitacre
Movie - Released: 8/25/1989
Virtuoso
Virtuoso
as Michael Johnson
Movie - Released: 2/12/1989
Cross of Fire
Cross of Fire
as David 'D.C.' Stephenson
TV - Released: 11/5/1989

1988

Big
Big
as Paul
Movie - Released: 6/3/1988
Betrayed
Betrayed
as Michael Carnes
Movie - Released: 8/26/1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War
as Charlie Bloom
Movie - Released: 3/18/1988
Beaches
Beaches
as John Pierce
Movie - Released: 12/21/1988
The Telephone
The Telephone
as Telephone Man
Movie - Released: 1/22/1988
Necessity
Necessity
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 5/3/1988
The Seventh Sign
The Seventh Sign
as Reverend
Movie - Released: 4/1/1988

1987

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Johnny Boy (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/1/1987
Out on a Limb
Out on a Limb
as David Manning
TV - Released: 1/18/1987

1985

After Hours
After Hours
as Tom the Bartender
Movie - Released: 9/13/1985
Heaven Help Us
Heaven Help Us
as Brother Timothy
Movie - Released: 2/8/1985
The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful
as Ludie Watts
Movie - Released: 12/20/1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Bill Callahan
TV - Released: 9/29/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Ron Parrish
TV - Released: 9/18/1985
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night
as Abe North
TV - Released: 9/23/1985

1984

C.H.U.D.
C.H.U.D.
as George Cooper
Movie - Released: 8/31/1984
Too Scared to Scream
Too Scared to Scream
as Sid
Movie - Released: 9/28/1984
Best Revenge
Best Revenge
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 10/19/1984
Violated
Violated
as Skipper
Movie - Released: 1/2/1984
Rock and Roll: The Early Days
Rock and Roll: The Early Days
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984
Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie
TV - Released: 3/19/1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
as Laurence Thurmond
TV - Released: 9/16/1984
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
as Billy Malone
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

Will There Really Be a Morning?
Will There Really Be a Morning?
as Clifford Odets
Movie - Released: 2/22/1983
Legs
Legs
as Dan Foster
Movie - Released: 5/2/1983

1982

Cat People
Cat People
as Oliver Yates
Movie - Released: 4/2/1982

1981

Cutter's Way
Cutter's Way
as Alex Cutter
Movie - Released: 3/19/1981

1980

Heart Beat
Heart Beat
as Jack Kerouac
Movie - Released: 4/25/1980

1979

Chilly Scenes of Winter
Chilly Scenes of Winter
as Charles
Movie - Released: 10/19/1979
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
as Arthur Dimmesdale
TV - Released: 3/3/1979

1978

On the Yard
On the Yard
as Juleson
Movie - Released: 9/16/1978
Rush It
Rush It
as Byron
Movie - Released: 3/28/1978

1977

First Love
First Love
as David Bonner
Movie - Released: 11/4/1977
Between the Lines
Between the Lines
as Harry
Movie - Released: 4/27/1977

1975

Valley Forge
Valley Forge
Movie - Released: 12/3/1975

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Harvie
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

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