John Heard (actor)
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John Matthew Heard Jr. was an American actor. He 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), After Hours (1985), Beaches (1988), Deceived (1991), and as Peter McCalister in Home Alone (1990) and its sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for his recurring role as corrupt police detective Vin Makazian on The Sopranos (1999–2004).
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Washington, District of Columbia, USA
John Heard (March 7, 1946 – July 21, 2017) was a European-American actor. Heard made his debut appearance in film with Between the Lines. He appeared in a number of successful films, including Heart Beat, Cutter's Way, Cat People, Beaches, and Deceived. He was best known for his role of Peter McCallister in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999…
Known for
- Imprisoned2019
- The Movies That Made Us — Self (figure)2019
- The Tale — William P. Allens2018
- Living Among Us — Andrew2018
- The Last Sharknado: It's About Time — George (archive footage)2018
- Buoyancy — Frank2018
- Last Rampage — Blackwell2017
- Searching for Fortune — Michael Denton Sr.2017
- Pray for Rain — Markus Gardner2017
- APB — Joe2017
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Key facts
- Born
- John Matthew Heard Jr. , ( 1946-03-07 ) March 7, 1946, Washington, D.C. , U.S.
- Died
- July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21) (aged 71), Palo Alto, California , U.S.
- Burial place
- South Side Cemetery, Ipswich, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Education
- Clark University ( BA )
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1974–2017
- Spouses
- Margot Kidder ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1979 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1980 ) Sharon Heard ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1988 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1996 ) Lana Pritchard ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2010 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2010 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Matthew
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Place of death
- Palo Alto
- Spouse
- Margot Kidder
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Theatre World Award
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- JohnHeardActor2010.png
- Number of children
- 4
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- date of birth
- 1946-03-07
- unmarried partner
- Melissa Leo
- date of death
- 2017-07-21
- birth name
- John Matthew Heard Jr.
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- John Heard
- end of work period
- 2017-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
John Matthew Heard Jr. (March 7, 1946 – July 21, 2017) was an American actor. He 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), After Hours (1985), Beaches (1988), Deceived (1991), and as Peter McCalister in Home Alone (1990) and its sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for his recurring role as corrupt police detective Vin Makazian on The Sopranos (1999–2004).
Other films include C.H.U.D. (1984), The Trip to Bountiful (1985), The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), Big (1988), Awakenings (1990), In the Line of Fire (1993), The Pelican Brief (1993), My Fellow Americans (1996), and White Chicks (2004). He was also known for his roles as Roy Foltrigg on The Client (1995–96) and Governor Frank Tancredi on Prison Break (2005–06).
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