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The actor also had many television credits to his name, appearing in Miami Vice, Tales From The Darkside, and an Emmy-nominated guest appearance on The Sopranos.īut for most moviegoers, Heard is most familiar as the dad from Home Alone, playing it fairly straight alongside Catherine O’Hara as they try to reunite with their young son on two separate occasions. NEW YORK (AP) Actor John Heard, whose many roles included the father in the 'Home Alone' series and a corrupt detective in 'The Sopranos,' has died. and even starring in the first Sharknado. Heard also starred in his fair share of B-movie fun, playing a photographer in the original C.H.U.D. His death was confirmed by the Santa Clara Medical Examiner’s office in.
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Heard’s career spanned across 4 decades on stage and screen, starring in films like Cutter’s Way, After Hours, Big and Awakenings with Robert DeNiro and Robin Williams. John Heard, a film and TV actor best known for his iconic role as dad Peter McCallister in the first two Home Alone movies and an Emmy-nominated role on The. NEW YORK (AP) Actor John Heard, best known for playing the father in the Home Alone movie series, has died. Details behind his death have not been reported at this point and his representatives have released no official comment according to People Magazine. TMZ broke the news, reporting that Heard was found by the housekeeping staff at a local hotel after undergoing “minor back surgery” at Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto, California. He had three children.John Heard, the actor best known for playing Macaulay Culkin’s father in the Home Alone series of films, has passed away at the age of 72. The McCallister family is preparing to spend Christmas in Paris, France, gathering at Peter and Kate's home in a Chicago suburb on the night before their dep. Heard was married and divorced three times, including briefly to actress Margot Kidder. I thought it would replace people calling me the 'Home Alone' dad."įellow actor Michael McKean paid tribute on Twitter Saturday: "RIP John Heard. John Heard, the actor best known for his role as father Peter McAllister in the beloved 1990 film Home Alone, has passed away at 72 years old. "I knew it was going to be a cult classic," he told the Baltimore Media Blog last year. He acted in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," ''Elementary," ''Prison Break," ''Modern Family" and "Entourage." One of his favorite jobs came in the original "Sharknado" television movie in 2013. : Home Alone (Feature) 4K UHD : Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Roberts Blossom, Catherine O'Hara, Angela Goethals, Devin Ratray. He earned an Emmy nomination for playing Vin Makazian in "The Sopranos." Television also kept him busy. Culkin plays Kevin McCallister, a boy who defends his suburban Chicago home from burglars. The first film in the Home Alone franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, and Catherine O'Hara.

He was active in film for the next decade, playing Tom Hanks' rival in "Big," actress Geraldine Page's son in "The Trip to Bountiful" and in the movies "The Pelican Brief," ''Beaches," ''Gladiator," ''Rambling Rose" and "After Hours." Happy birthday john heard you were brilliant in home alone 1 and 2 you will never. Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. One of his memorable early roles was as a disabled Vietnam War veteran in the 1981 film "Cutter's Way." Actor John Heard, of Home Alone movies, dies at 72. 2.1 Home Alone and sequel 2.2 Television work 2.3 Legacy 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Awards.

He was born March 7, 1945, in Washington, D.C. John Heard (actor) 1 Early life and education 2 Acting career. "I didn't want to be the 'Home Alone' dad for the rest of my life," he told Yahoo! News in 2013.
