John Heard

March 7, 1946 - July 21, 2017 Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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).

His titles like Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and Big - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Watched: 0/109

Weighted avg: 6.44 /10

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Home Alone

1990November 1990 by Chris Columbus

Supporting as Peter

Supporting as Peter

7.10 Good++
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2

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992November 1992 by Chris Columbus

Supporting as Peter

Supporting as Peter

6.36 Good-
3

3

Big

1988June 1988 by Penny Marshall

Supporting as Paul

Supporting as Paul

6.79 Good+
4

4

White Chicks

2004June 2004 by Keenen Ivory Wayans

Supporting as Warren Vandergeld

Supporting as Warren Vandergeld

6.58 Good
5

5

Awakenings

1990December 1990 by Penny Marshall

Starring as Dr. Kaufman

Starring as Dr. Kaufman

7.44 Excellent--
6

6

Sharknado

2013July 2013 by Anthony C. Ferrante

Starring as George

Starring as George

3.41 Weak
7

7

The Pelican Brief

1993September 1993 by Alan J. Pakula

Supporting as Gavin Vereek

Supporting as Gavin Vereek

6.14 Good--
8

8

Snake Eyes

1998August 1998 by Brian De Palma

Supporting as Gilbert Powell

Supporting as Gilbert Powell

5.73 Okay+
9

9

After Hours

1985September 1985 by Martin Scorsese

Supporting as Tom the Bartender

Supporting as Tom the Bartender

7.10 Good++
10

10

One Eight Seven

1997July 1997 by Kevin Reynolds

Starring as Childress

Starring as Childress

6.20 Good--
11

11

Runner Runner

2013September 2013 by Brad Furman

Minor role as Harry Furst

Minor role as Harry Furst

5.14 Okay--
12

12

The Guardian

2006September 2006 by Andrew Davis

Minor role as Capt. Frank Larson

Minor role as Capt. Frank Larson

6.71 Good
13

13

Would You Rather

2013February 2013 by David Guy Levy

Supporting as Conway

Supporting as Conway

5.52 Okay
14

14

Cat People

1982April 1982 by Paul Schrader

Starring as Oliver Yates

Starring as Oliver Yates

5.54 Okay
15

15

C.H.U.D.

1984August 1984 by Douglas Cheek

Lead role as George Cooper

Lead role as George Cooper

5.24 Okay-
16

16

Justice League: The New Frontier

2008February 2008 by Dave Bullock

Supporting as Ace Morgan (voice)

Supporting as Ace Morgan (voice)

6.36 Good-
17

17

Assault on Wall Street

2013June 2013 by Uwe Boll

Supporting as Jeremy Stancroft

Supporting as Jeremy Stancroft

5.45 Okay
18

18

The Great Debaters

2007December 2007 by Denzel Washington

Minor role as Sheriff Dozier

Minor role as Sheriff Dozier

6.86 Good+
19

19

The Tale

2018January 2018 by Jennifer Fox

Supporting as William P. Allens

Supporting as William P. Allens

6.61 Good
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20

Too Big to Fail

2011November 2011 by Curtis Hanson

Starring as Joe Gregory

Starring as Joe Gregory

6.44 Good-
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21

Beaches

1988December 1988 by Garry Marshall

Starring as John Pierce

Starring as John Pierce

6.22 Good--
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22

Radio Flyer

1992February 1992 by Richard Donner

Starring as Daugherty

Starring as Daugherty

6.47 Good-
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23

Pollock

2000September 2000 by Ed Harris

Supporting as Tony Smith

Supporting as Tony Smith

6.19 Good--
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24

Edison

2005July 2005 by David J. Burke

Supporting as Tilman

Supporting as Tilman

4.95 Mediocre++
25

25

The Package

1989August 1989 by Andrew Davis

Supporting as Col. Glen Whitacre

Supporting as Col. Glen Whitacre

5.67 Okay
26

26

Gladiator

1992March 1992 by Rowdy Herrington

Minor role as John Riley

Minor role as John Riley

7.12 Good++
27

27

Cutter's Way

1981March 1981 by Ivan Passer

Starring as Alex Cutter

Starring as Alex Cutter

5.99 Okay++
28

28

O

2001August 2001 by Tim Blake Nelson

Minor role as Dean Brable

Minor role as Dean Brable

5.50 Okay
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29

The Seventh Sign

1988April 1988 by Carl Schultz

Minor role as Reverend

Minor role as Reverend

5.55 Okay
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30

Animal Factory

2000October 2000 by Steve Buscemi

Supporting as James Decker

Supporting as James Decker

5.89 Okay++
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31

My Fellow Americans

1996December 1996 by Peter Segal

Supporting as Vice President Ted Matthews

Supporting as Vice President Ted Matthews

5.66 Okay
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32

Deceived

1991September 1991 by Damian Harris

Starring as Jack

Starring as Jack

5.52 Okay
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33

Betrayed

1988August 1988 by Costa-Gavras

Starring as Michael Carnes

Starring as Michael Carnes

5.69 Okay+
34

34

Before and After

1996February 1996 by Barbet Schroeder

Supporting as Wendell Bye

Supporting as Wendell Bye

5.51 Okay
35

35

A Perfect Ending

2012June 2012 by Nicole Conn

Starring as Mason Westridge

Starring as Mason Westridge

5.79 Okay+
36

36

The Lucky Ones

2008September 2008 by Neil Burger

Supporting as Bob

Supporting as Bob

5.93 Okay++
37

37

The Chumscrubber

2005June 2005 by Arie Posin

Minor role as Officer Lou Bratley

Minor role as Officer Lou Bratley

6.04 Okay++
38

38

Heaven Help Us

1985February 1985 by Michael Dinner

Starring as Brother Timothy

Starring as Brother Timothy

5.95 Okay++
39

39

The Trip to Bountiful

1985December 1985 by Peter Masterson

Starring as Ludie Watts

Starring as Ludie Watts

6.45 Good-
40

40

The Milagro Beanfield War

1988March 1988 by Robert Redford

Supporting as Charlie Bloom

Supporting as Charlie Bloom

6.09 Okay++
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41

Rambling Rose

1991September 1991 by Martha Coolidge

Supporting as Older Willcox "Buddy" Hillyer

Supporting as Older Willcox "Buddy" Hillyer

5.80 Okay+
42

42

Chilly Scenes of Winter

1979October 1979 by Joan Micklin Silver

Lead role as Charles

Lead role as Charles

6.15 Good--
43

43

Mindwalk

1991December 1991 by Bernt Amadeus Capra

Starring as Thomas Harriman

Starring as Thomas Harriman

6.28 Good--
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44

Boys of Abu Ghraib

2014March 2014 by Luke Moran

Supporting as Sam Farmer

Supporting as Sam Farmer

5.39 Okay-
45

45

Pray for Rain

2017June 2017 by Alex Ranarivelo

Starring as Markus Gardner

Starring as Markus Gardner

5.52 Okay
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46

Living Among Us

2018May 2018 by Brian A. Metcalf

Starring as Andrew

Starring as Andrew

5.85 Okay+
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47

Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero

2016March 2016 by Jonathan Kesselman

Starring as JP Monroe

Starring as JP Monroe

5.39 Okay-
48

48

Between the Lines

1977April 1977 by Joan Micklin Silver

Lead role as Harry

Lead role as Harry

5.56 Okay
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49

Last Rampage

2017September 2017 by Dwight H. Little

Supporting as Blackwell

Supporting as Blackwell

5.36 Okay-
50

50

The Truth

2010May 2010 by Ryan Barton-Grimley

Lead role as Jonathan Davenport

Lead role as Jonathan Davenport

5.48 Okay
51

51

Desert Blue

1999June 1999 by Morgan J. Freeman

Starring as Prof. Lance Davidson

Starring as Prof. Lance Davidson

5.61 Okay
52

52

The Telephone

1988January 1988 by Rip Torn

Starring as Telephone Man

Starring as Telephone Man

5.21 Okay--
53

53

Sweet Land

2005October 2005 by Ali Selim

Supporting as Minister Sorrensen

Supporting as Minister Sorrensen

5.93 Okay++
54

54

Locusts

2005April 2005 by David Jackson

Starring as Peter Axelrod

Starring as Peter Axelrod

5.13 Okay--
55

55

Animals

2014May 2014 by Collin Schiffli

Starring as Albert

Starring as Albert

5.77 Okay+
56

56

Steel City

2006January 2006 by Brian Jun

Lead role as Carl Lee

Lead role as Carl Lee

5.78 Okay+
57

57

Heart Beat

1980April 1980 by John Byrum

Starring as Jack Kerouac

Starring as Jack Kerouac

5.72 Okay+
58

58

The Murder Pact

2015October 2015 by Colin Theys

Supporting as John LaSalle

Supporting as John LaSalle

5.88 Okay+
59

59

Waterland

1992August 1992 by Stephen Gyllenhaal

Minor role as Lewis Scott

Minor role as Lewis Scott

5.92 Okay++
60

60

Formosa Betrayed

2010February 2010 by Adam Kane

Starring as Tom Braxton

Starring as Tom Braxton

5.86 Okay+
61

61

The Deal

2005June 2005 by Harvey Kahn

Supporting as Professor Roseman

Supporting as Professor Roseman

5.70 Okay+
62

62

Too Scared to Scream

1984September 1984 by Tony Lo Bianco

Supporting as Sid

Supporting as Sid

5.56 Okay
63

63

So B. It

2016June 2016 by Stephen Gyllenhaal

Starring as Thurman

Starring as Thurman

6.04 Okay++
64

64

The Nurse

2014December 2014 by Sam Irvin

Starring as Frank

Starring as Frank

5.72 Okay+
65

65

After the Reality

2016April 2016 by David Anderson

Minor role as Bob

Minor role as Bob

5.62 Okay
66

66

The Big Heist

2001June 2001 by Robert Markowitz

Starring as Richard Woods

Starring as Richard Woods

5.75 Okay+
67

67

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987October 1987 by Bill Couturié

Minor role as Johnny Boy (voice)

Minor role as Johnny Boy (voice)

6.27 Good--
68

68

Cross of Fire

1989

Lead role as David 'D.C.' Stephenson

Lead role as David 'D.C.' Stephenson

Needs more reviews
69

69

On the Yard

1978September 1978 by Raphael D. Silver

Lead role as Juleson

Lead role as Juleson

Needs more reviews
70

70

Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?

2016September 2016 by Matt Cooper

Supporting as Sheriff Parsons

Supporting as Sheriff Parsons

5.85 Okay+
71

71

Monday Night Mayhem

2002January 2002 by Ernest R. Dickerson

Starring as Roone Arledge

Starring as Roone Arledge

Needs more reviews
72

72

The Scarlet Letter

1979

Starring as Arthur Dimmesdale

Starring as Arthur Dimmesdale

Needs more reviews
73

73

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992September 1992 by Paul Seed

Lead role as Dan Lawn

Lead role as Dan Lawn

Needs more reviews
74

74

Snake & Mongoose

2013September 2013 by Wayne Holloway

Minor role as Wally Parks

Minor role as Wally Parks

5.66 Okay
75

75

Dead Lenny

2007January 2007 by Serge Rodnunsky

Starring as Dr. Robert Hooker

Starring as Dr. Robert Hooker

Needs more reviews
76

76

The Insomniac

2013December 2013 by Monty Miranda

Supporting as Paul Epstein

Supporting as Paul Epstein

5.54 Okay
77

77

Executive Power

1997September 1997 by David L. Corley

Starring as Walker

Starring as Walker

Needs more reviews
78

78

The Client

1995–1996 by Judith Paige Mitchell

Starring as Roy Foltrigg

Starring as Roy Foltrigg

Needs more reviews
79

79

There Was a Little Boy

1993May 1993 by Mimi Leder

Starring as Gregg

Starring as Gregg

Needs more reviews
80

80

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder

2000February 2000 by Lawrence Schiller

Supporting as Larry Mason

Supporting as Larry Mason

5.86 Okay+
81

81

First Love

1977November 1977 by Joan Darling

Starring as David Bonner

Starring as David Bonner

Needs more reviews
82

82

The Pact

1999January 1999 by Rodney Gibbons

Supporting as Jerome Carver

Supporting as Jerome Carver

Needs more reviews
83

83

My Tiny Universe

2004November 2004 by Glen Scantlebury

Starring as Bobby

Starring as Bobby

Needs more reviews
84

84

Imprisoned

2019September 2019 by Paul Kampf

Minor role

Minor role

5.60 Okay
85

85

Men

1997October 1997 by Zoe Clarke-Williams

Minor role as George

Minor role as George

5.58 Okay
86

86

Little Hercules

2009October 2009 by Mohamed Khashoggi

Minor role as Coach Nimms

Minor role as Coach Nimms

5.41 Okay-
87

87

Word of Honor

2003December 2003 by Robert Markowitz

Supporting as Dr. Steven Brandt

Supporting as Dr. Steven Brandt

Needs more reviews
88

88

Gamers

2006March 2006 by Christopher Folino

Supporting as Gordon's Dad

Supporting as Gordon's Dad

Needs more reviews
89

89

The Pilot's Wife

2002April 2002 by Robert Markowitz

Supporting as Jack Lyons

Supporting as Jack Lyons

Needs more reviews
90

90

Spoils of War

1994April 1994 by David Greene

Starring as Andrew

Starring as Andrew

Needs more reviews
91

91

The End of Innocence

1990December 1990 by Dyan Cannon

Starring as Dean

Starring as Dean

Needs more reviews
92

92

Out on a Limb

1987

Starring as David Manning

Starring as David Manning

Needs more reviews
93

93

Mind the Gap

2004January 2004 by Eric Schaeffer

Supporting as Henry Richards

Supporting as Henry Richards

Needs more reviews
94

94

Cavemen

2007

Minor role

Minor role

Needs more reviews
95

95

Torn

2013October 2013 by Jeremiah Birnbaum

Supporting as Detective Kalkowitz

Supporting as Detective Kalkowitz

Needs more reviews
96

96

Tracks

2005September 2005 by Peter Wade

Supporting as Prison Warden

Supporting as Prison Warden

Needs more reviews
97

97

The Boys of Sunset Ridge

2001March 2001 by Doug McKeon

Starring as John Burroughs

Starring as John Burroughs

Needs more reviews
98

98

Brothers Three: An American Gothic

2007January 2007 by Paul Kampf

Supporting as Father

Supporting as Father

Needs more reviews
99

99

Violated

1984January 1984 by Richard Cannistraro

Minor role as Skipper

Minor role as Skipper

Needs more reviews
100

100

Rush It

1978March 1978 by Gary Youngman

Starring as Byron

Starring as Byron

Needs more reviews
101

101

The Legends of Nethiah

2012May 2012 by Russ Emanuel

Supporting as Nethiah's Father

Supporting as Nethiah's Father

Needs more reviews
102

102

Me and Veronica

1993September 1993 by Don Scardino

Supporting as Frankie

Supporting as Frankie

Needs more reviews
103

103

Sister

2014April 2014 by David Lascher

Minor role

Minor role

Needs more reviews
104

104

Will There Really Be a Morning?

1983February 1983 by Fielder Cook

Supporting as Clifford Odets

Supporting as Clifford Odets

Needs more reviews
105

105

Necessity

1988May 1988 by Michael Miller

Supporting as Charlie

Supporting as Charlie

Needs more reviews
106

106

Generation Gap

2008November 2008 by Bill L. Norton

Minor role as Principal Winters

Minor role as Principal Winters

Needs more reviews
107

107

20 Questions

Air date unknown

Supporting

Supporting

Needs more reviews
108

108

Boiling Pot

2015September 2015 by Omar Ashmawey

Supporting as Tim Davis

Supporting as Tim Davis

Needs more reviews
109

109

The Photographer

2000April 2000 by Jeremy Stein

Supporting as Marcello

Supporting as Marcello

Needs more reviews