John Heard Jr.
(March 7, 1946 – July 21, 2017) was an American actor. He appeared in a number of successful films, including
''Heart Beat'' (1980), ''
Cutter's Way
''Cutter's Way'' (also known as ''Cutter and Bone'') is a 1981 American neo noir thriller directed by Ivan Passer. The film stars Jeff Bridges, John Heard, and Lisa Eichhorn. The screenplay was adapted from the 1976 novel ''Cutter and Bone'' by ...
'' (1981),
''Cat People'' (1982),
''Beaches'' (1988), and ''
Deceived
''Deceived'' is a 1991 American psychological thriller film directed by Damian Harris. The script was written by Mary Agnes Donoghue and rewritten by Bruce Joel Rubin. Goldie Hawn and John Heard star as a happily married couple whose lives ar ...
'' (1991). Other films include ''
The Trip to Bountiful
''The Trip to Bountiful'' is a 1985 American drama film directed by Peter Masterson and starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford and Rebecca De Mornay. It was adapted by Horton Foote from his 1953 play of the same na ...
'' (1985), ''
Big
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'' (1988),
''The Pelican Brief'' (1993), ''
White Chicks
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'' (2004), and his role as Kevin McCallister's father, Peter, in ''
Home Alone
''Home Alone'' is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. The first film in the ''Home Alone'' franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Hear ...
'' (1990) and ''
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992). From 1995 to 1996, he played the role of Roy Foltrigg in the television series
''The Client''. From 2005 to 2006, Heard played the role of Governor Frank Tancredi in ''
Prison Break
''Prison Break'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial drama television show, television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purce ...
''. He was nominated for an
Emmy Award
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in 1999 for guest-starring as Vin Makazian on ''
The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...
'' (1999–2004).
Early life and education
Heard was born on March 7, 1946, in
Washington, D.C.
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He was the son of Helen (Sperling), who was involved in the arts and appeared in community theatre, and John Henry Heard, who worked for the office of the Secretary of Defense.
Heard was raised as a Catholic.
Heard attended
Gonzaga College High School
Gonzaga College High School is a private Catholic college-preparatory high school for boys in Washington, D.C. Founded by the Jesuits in 1821 as the Washington Seminary, Gonzaga is named in honor of Aloysius Gonzaga, an Italian saint from the 16 ...
,
Clark University
Clark University is a private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1887 with a large endowment from its namesake Jonas Gilman Clark, a prominent businessman, Clark was one of the first modern research universities in the ...
in
Worcester, Massachusetts
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, and
Catholic University of America
The Catholic University of America (CUA) is a private Roman Catholic research university in Washington, D.C. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution of higher education founded by U.S. ...
, in Washington, D.C.
He grew up with two sisters, one of whom, Cordis, is also an actress, and a brother, Matthew, who died in 2017.
Acting career
In the 1970s, Heard appeared on the stage and in television and film. He appeared off-Broadway in 1974 in
Mark Medoff
Mark Medoff (March 18, 1940 – April 23, 2019) was an American playwright, screenwriter, film and theatre director, actor, and professor. His play '' Children of a Lesser God'' received both the Tony Award and the Olivier Award. He was nominat ...
's play ''The Wager'' and in 1975 as Guildenstern in ''
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'' at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park, where he also understudied
Sam Waterston
Samuel Atkinson Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor. Waterston is known for his work in theater, television and, film. He has received a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award, and has receive ...
as Hamlet. That fall, the production moved to the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center. Heard appeared at the
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit theater company founded in 1964 by George C. White. It is commonly referred to as The O'Neill. The center has received two Tony Awards, the 1979 Special Awa ...
in 1977 in a series of new plays. Heard won
Obie Award
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards originally given by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City. In September 2014, the awards were jointly presented and administered with the A ...
s for his performances in ''
Othello
''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cypru ...
'' and ''Split'' in 1979–80. He was the male lead in the 1979 film ''Head Over Heels'' (which was renamed and re-released as ''
Chilly Scenes of Winter
''Chilly Scenes of Winter'' is Ann Beattie's first novel, published by Doubleday in 1976. The marketing copy from the paperback edition declared, "This is the story of a love-smitten Charles; his friend Sam, the Phi Beta Kappa
The Phi Beta Ka ...
'' in 1982).
In 1981, he had the starring role of Alex Cutter in the film ''
Cutter's Way
''Cutter's Way'' (also known as ''Cutter and Bone'') is a 1981 American neo noir thriller directed by Ivan Passer. The film stars Jeff Bridges, John Heard, and Lisa Eichhorn. The screenplay was adapted from the 1976 novel ''Cutter and Bone'' by ...
''. In 1982, he played the lover of
Nastassja Kinski
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, one of the main characters, in the remake of ''
Cat People''. He co-starred as photographer George Cooper in ''
C.H.U.D.
''C.H.U.D.'' is a 1984 American science fiction horror film directed by Douglas Cheek, produced by Andrew Bonime, and starring John Heard, Daniel Stern, and Christopher Curry in his film debut. The plot concerns a New York City police officer a ...
'' (Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers, 1984) alongside future ''Home Alone'' co-star
Daniel Stern and in ''
The Trip to Bountiful
''The Trip to Bountiful'' is a 1985 American drama film directed by Peter Masterson and starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford and Rebecca De Mornay. It was adapted by Horton Foote from his 1953 play of the same na ...
'' (1985). In the comedy-drama film ''
Heaven Help Us
''Heaven Help Us'' (also known as ''Catholic Boys'') is a 1985 American drama film starring Andrew McCarthy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kevin Dillon, Malcolm Danare, Patrick Dempsey, and Stephen Geoffreys as a group of 1960s Brooklyn teenagers, wit ...
'' (aka, ''Catholic Boys'', 1985), Heard played a monk named Brother Timothy. In ''
After Hours'' (also 1985), Heard was bartender Tom Schorr.
He was seen in the film ''
The Milagro Beanfield War
''The Milagro Beanfield War'' is a 1988 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Redford from a screenplay written by John Nichols and David S. Ward based on Nichols's novel of the same name. The ensemble cast includes Ruben Blades, Richar ...
'' and had a significant role playing Paul,
Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Ha ...
's adult corporate competitor and jilted boyfriend of
Elizabeth Perkins
Elizabeth Ann Perkins (born November 18, 1960) is an American actress. Her film roles have included '' About Last Night'' (1986), ''Big'' (1988), ''Avalon'' (1990), and '' He Said, She Said'' (1991), ''The Flintstones'' (1994), ''Miracle on 34th ...
, in ''
Big
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* Big, of great size or degree
Film and television
* ''Big'' (film), a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks
* ''Big!'', a Discovery Channel television show
* ''Richard Hammond's Big'', a television show present ...
'' (both 1988). He co-starred with
Bette Midler
Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...
in ''
Beaches
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'' (also 1988). In 1990 Heard starred in the philosophical film ''
Mindwalk
''Mindwalk'' is a 1990 feature film directed by Bernt Capra, adapted from his short story based on '' The Turning Point'', a nonfiction book by physicist Fritjof Capra, his brother.
Plot
The film portrays a wide-ranging conversation among three ...
'', in which three characters from different sociopolitical and cultural backgrounds express their opinions on the human experience, and around the same time, he was in ''
Awakenings
''Awakenings'' is a 1990 American drama film directed by Penny Marshall. It is written by Steven Zaillian, who based his screenplay on Oliver Sacks's 1973 memoir ''Awakenings''. It tells the story of neurologist Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams ...
'' alongside
Robert De Niro
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and
Robin Williams
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, starred in ''
Deceived
''Deceived'' is a 1991 American psychological thriller film directed by Damian Harris. The script was written by Mary Agnes Donoghue and rewritten by Bruce Joel Rubin. Goldie Hawn and John Heard star as a happily married couple whose lives ar ...
'' (1991), with
Goldie Hawn
Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born November 21, 1945) is an American actress, dancer, producer, and singer. She rose to fame on the NBC sketch comedy program ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' (1968–1970), before going on to receive the Academy Award and Go ...
, playing Jack Saunders, and had a supporting role in ''
Gladiator
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'' (1992), with
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy nomination.
After his breakthrough role as Tre Styles in ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), he appeare ...
He played Daugherty in the film ''
Radio Flyer
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History
Antoni ...
'' (1992) and FBI agent Gavin Vereek in ''
The Pelican Brief
''The Pelican Brief'' is a legal-suspense thriller by John Grisham, published in 1992 by Doubleday. It is his third novel after '' A Time to Kill'' and '' The Firm''. Two paperback editions were published, both by Dell Publishing in 1993. A n ...
'' (1993). He starred with
Samuel L. Jackson
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in 1997's ''
One Eight Seven
''One Eight Seven'' (also known as ''187'') is a 1997 American crime thriller film directed by Kevin Reynolds. It was the first top-billed starring role for Samuel L. Jackson, who plays a Los Angeles teacher caught with gang trouble in an urban ...
'' and was featured in the 2000
miniseries
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''
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
''Perfect Murder, Perfect Town'' is a 2000 American television miniseries directed by Lawrence Schiller. The teleplay by Tom Topor is based on Schiller's book of the same title.
Including historic news and talk show footage, it covers in great de ...
''.
''Home Alone'' and sequel
In 1990, Heard starred as Peter McCallister in the comedy ''
Home Alone
''Home Alone'' is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. The first film in the ''Home Alone'' franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Hear ...
''. He played the part of Kevin's (played by
Macaulay Caulkin) father who unwittingly leaves his son at home when making a Christmas trip to France. Heard chose to characterize the role with a combination of concerned dramatic acting of a father missing his son along with more classical comedic tropes. The film was one of the biggest hits of 1990, and Heard reprised the role of McCallister in the sequel ''
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York''.
Television work
Heard featured in a television production of ''
The Scarlet Letter
''The Scarlet Letter: A Romance'' is a work of historical fiction
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym ...
'' (1979) as
Arthur Dimmesdale
Arthur Dimmesdale is a fictional character in the 1850 romance ''The Scarlet Letter'' by Nathaniel Hawthorne. A Puritan minister, he has fathered an illegitimate child, Pearl, with Hester Prynne and considers himself unable to reveal his sin.
Nex ...
. He played real-life
Ku Klux Klan
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leader
D. C. Stephenson
David Curtis "Steve" Stephenson (August 21, 1891 – June 28, 1966) was an American Ku Klux Klan (KKK) leader, convicted rapist and murderer. In 1923 he was appointed Grand Dragon of the Indiana Klan and head of Klan recruiting for seven other s ...
in the TV miniseries ''
Cross of Fire
''Cross of Fire'' is a 1989 American television miniseries based on the rape and murder of Madge Oberholtzer by D. C. Stephenson, a highly successful leader of the Indiana branch of Ku Klux Klan. It stars John Heard as Stephenson and Mel Harri ...
'' (1989) and played the part of David Manning in the ABC miniseries adaptation of
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty, April 24, 1934) is an American actress, author, and former dancer. Known for her portrayals of quirky, strong-willed and eccentric women, MacLaine has received numerous accolades over her seven-dec ...
's ''
Out on a Limb'', a memoir of her journey toward acceptance of spiritual and extraterrestrial realities. Heard also had roles on ''
The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...
'' as the troubled corrupt detective
Vin Makazian
This is a list of fictional characters from the HBO series ''The Sopranos'', its video game '' The Sopranos: Road to Respect'' and its prequel film ''The Many Saints of Newark.''
Main characters Cast table
Main character biographies Tony Soprano ...
for which he received an
Emmy
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nomination as outstanding guest actor; as well as Mr. Detrolio, father of Finn Detrolio, one of Meadows' boyfriends, and later on ''
Battlestar Galactica
''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
'' as Commander
Barry Garner.
He had recurring roles on ''
CSI: Miami
''CSI: Miami'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: Miami'') is an American police procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2002 until April 8, 2012 on CBS. Featuring David Caruso as Lieutenant Horatio Caine, Emily Procter as Dete ...
'' (as Kenwall Duquesne, father of
Calleigh Duquesne
Detective Calleigh Duquesne is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Miami'', portrayed by Emily Procter.
Background
Calleigh is a ballistics and tool mark specialist originally from Louisiana. She is fluent in Spanish and has a b ...
) and ''
Prison Break
''Prison Break'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial drama television show, television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purce ...
'' (as
Frank Tancredi
This is a list of characters in the American television series '' Prison Break''. The characters are listed alphabetically by their last name or by the name which appears in the episode credits.
Overview
: = Main cast (credited)
: = Recurri ...
, governor of
Illinois
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and father of
Sara Tancredi
This is a list of characters in the American television series ''Prison Break''. The characters are listed alphabetically by their last name or by the name which appears in the episode credits.
Overview
: = Main cast (credited)
: = Recurrin ...
). Among other film and television roles in the 2000s and 2010s, he played the mayor of
Chicago
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on two episodes of the
Fox
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Twelve sp ...
series ''
The Chicago Code
''The Chicago Code'' is an American crime drama television series created by Shawn Ryan that aired on Fox in the United States. The series was filmed in Chicago, Illinois, originally airing from February 7 to May 23, 2011, with Fox announcing ca ...
''.
Legacy
In 2008, Heard was asked about his career and he replied,
Personal life
Heard married actress
Margot Kidder
Margaret Ruth Kidder (October 17, 1948 – May 13, 2018), known professionally as Margot Kidder, was a Canadian-American actress whose career spanned five decades. Her accolades include three Canadian Screen Awards and one Daytime Emmy Awa ...
in 1979, but they separated after only six days.
In 1987, he had a son, John Matthew Heard, with actress and former girlfriend
Melissa Leo
Melissa Chessington Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Critics' Choice ...
. Heard was arrested in 1991 and charged with third-degree assault for allegedly slapping Leo. In 1997, he was found guilty of trespassing at Leo's home but was acquitted of charges of trespassing at their son's school.
He also married Sharon Heard. They had two children, Annika Rose and Maxwell John.
On May 24, 2010, Heard married Lana Pritchard in
Los Angeles
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. The couple divorced seven months later.
His estranged son, Maxwell, died on December 6, 2016, at age 22.
Death
Heard died from
cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. It is a medical emergency that, without immediate medical intervention, will result in sudden cardiac death within minutes. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and possib ...
due to
atherosclerotic
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and
hypertensive heart disease
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on July 21, 2017, at the age of 71. His body was found by staff in a hotel in
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto (; Spanish language, Spanish for "tall stick") is a charter city in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a Sequoia sempervirens, coastal redwood tree kno ...
, where he was reportedly recovering after minor back surgery at
Stanford University Hospital
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. The back surgery did not play a role in his death. His cause of death was confirmed by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's office. He was buried in South Side Cemetery in
Ipswich, Massachusetts
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.
Awards and honors
Source unless otherwise noted:
* 1977 ''
Theatre World Award
The Theatre World Award is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York City stage debut performance, either on Broadway theatre, Broadway or Off-Broadway. It was first awarded for the 1945 ...
'' for his performance in ''G.R. Point''
* 1976–77
Obie Award
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards originally given by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City. In September 2014, the awards were jointly presented and administered with the A ...
, Best Performance, ''G.R. Point''
* 1979–80
Obie Award
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards originally given by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City. In September 2014, the awards were jointly presented and administered with the A ...
, Best Performance, ''Othello'' and ''Split''
* 1999
Emmy Award
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nomination, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (1999)
In 2003, he was inducted into the
Gonzaga College High School
Gonzaga College High School is a private Catholic college-preparatory high school for boys in Washington, D.C. Founded by the Jesuits in 1821 as the Washington Seminary, Gonzaga is named in honor of Aloysius Gonzaga, an Italian saint from the 16 ...
Theatre Hall of Fame.
Filmography
Television
References
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Catholic University of America alumni
Clark University alumni
Gonzaga College High School alumni
Male actors from Washington, D.C.