John Heard

1946–2017 · American actor

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 McCallister 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).

John Heard, in order

1. 1974 The Scarlet Letter (TV movie): acted
2. 1977 Between the Lines: acted · directed by Joan Micklin Silver
3. 1977 First Love: acted · directed by Joan Darling
4. 1977 Rush It: acted · directed by Gary Youngman
5. 1978 On the Yard: acted · directed by Raphael D. Silver
6. 1979 Chilly Scenes of Winter: acted · directed by Joan Micklin Silver
7. 1980 Heart Beat: acted · directed by John Byrum
8. 1981 Cutter's Way: acted · directed by Ivan Passer
9. 1982 Cat People: acted · directed by Paul Schrader
10. 1984 Best Revenge: acted · directed by John Trent
11. 1984 C.H.U.D.: acted · directed by Douglas Cheek
12. 1985 After Hours: acted · directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 90%, audiences 87% · streaming on Prime Video
13. 1985 Heaven Help Us: acted · directed by Michael Dinner
14. 1985 The Trip to Bountiful: acted · directed by Peter Masterson
15. 1985 Too Scared to Scream: acted · directed by Tony Lo Bianco
16. 1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam: acted · directed by Bill Couturié
17. 1987 Out on a Limb (TV movie): acted · directed by Robert Butler
18. 1988 Beaches: acted · directed by Garry Marshall
19. 1988 Betrayed: acted · directed by Costa-Gavras
20. 1988 Big: acted · directed by Penny Marshall · critics 97%, audiences 82% · streaming on Apple TV, Disney+
21. 1988 The Milagro Beanfield War: acted · directed by Robert Redford
22. 1988 The Seventh Sign: acted · directed by Carl Schultz
23. 1988 The Telephone: acted · directed by Rip Torn
24. 1989 Cross of Fire (TV movie): acted · directed by Paul Wendkos
25. 1989 The Package: acted · directed by Andrew Davis · critics 68%, audiences 45% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
26. 1990 Awakenings: acted · directed by Alain Cuniot and Penny Marshall · critics 81%, audiences 89% · streaming on Tubi
27. 1990 Home Alone: acted · directed by Chris Columbus · critics 66%, audiences 81% · streaming on Disney+
28. 1990 Mindwalk: acted · directed by Bernt Amadeus Capra
29. 1990 Necessity: acted · directed by Michael Miller
30. 1990 The End of Innocence: acted · directed by Dyan Cannon
31. 1991 Deceived: acted · directed by Damian Harris · critics 35%, audiences 46% · streaming on Hoopla
32. 1991 Rambling Rose: acted · directed by Martha Coolidge
33. 1992 Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (TV movie): acted · directed by Paul Seed
34. 1992 Gladiator: acted · directed by Rowdy Herrington
35. 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York: acted · directed by Chris Columbus · critics 35%, audiences 63% · streaming on Disney+
36. 1992 Radio Flyer: acted · directed by David M. Evans and Richard Donner · critics 37%, audiences 72% · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
37. 1992 Waterland: acted · directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal · critics 47%, audiences 62%
38. 1993 In the Line of Fire: acted · directed by Wolfgang Petersen · critics 96%, audiences 79% · streaming on Philo
39. 1993 The Pelican Brief: acted · directed by Alan J. Pakula · critics 59%, audiences 61%
40. 1994 Law & Order (TV series): acted · audiences 84% · streaming on Hulu, Peacock, Netflix
41. 1996 Before and After: acted · directed by Barbet Schroeder · critics 37%, audiences 35% · streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla
42. 1996 My Fellow Americans: acted · directed by Peter Segal
43. 1997 Men: acted · directed by Zoe Clarke-Williams
44. 1997 One Eight Seven: acted · directed by Kevin Reynolds
45. 1998 Desert Blue: acted · directed by Morgan J. Freeman
46. 1998 Snake Eyes: acted · directed by Brian De Palma · critics 43%, audiences 36% · streaming on Hoopla
47. 2000 Animal Factory: acted · directed by Steve Buscemi
48. 2000 Pollock: acted · directed by Ed Harris · critics 79%, audiences 74% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel
49. 2001 O: acted · directed by Tim Blake Nelson
50. 2001 The Big Heist (TV movie): acted · directed by Robert Markowitz
51. 2003 Word of Honor (TV movie): acted · directed by Robert Markowitz
52. 2004 White Chicks: acted · directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
53. 2005 Edison: acted · directed by David J. Burke
54. 2005 Prison Break (TV series): acted · directed by Paul Scheuring
55. 2005 Sweet Land: acted · directed by Ali Selim
56. 2005 The Chumscrubber: acted · directed by Arie Posin · critics 38%, audiences 75% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
57. 2005 The Deal: acted · directed by Harvey Kahn · critics 22%, audiences 17% · streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla, Criterion Channel
58. 2006 The Guardian: acted · directed by Andrew Davis · critics 37%, audiences 80%
59. 2007 The Great Debaters: acted · directed by Denzel Washington
60. 2008 The Lucky Ones: acted · directed by Neil Burger · critics 38%, audiences 54% · streaming on Prime Video, Philo, Hoopla
61. 2009 Formosa Betrayed: acted · directed by Adam Kane
62. 2009 Little Hercules: acted · directed by Mohamed Khashoggi
63. 2011 Too Big to Fail (TV movie): acted · directed by Curtis Hanson
64. 2012 A Perfect Ending: acted · directed by Nicole Conn
65. 2012 Would You Rather: acted · directed by David Guy Levy
66. 2013 Assault on Wall Street: acted · directed by Uwe Boll · critics 25%, audiences 42% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
67. 2013 Runner, Runner: acted · directed by Brad Furman
68. 2013 Sharknado (TV movie): acted · directed by Anthony C. Ferrante
69. 2014 Boys of Abu Ghraib: acted · directed by Luke Moran
70. 2015 The Murder Pact: acted · directed by Colin Theys
71. 2016 After the Reality: acted · directed by David Anderson
72. 2017 Last Rampage: acted · directed by Dwight H. Little