John Heard

John Heard

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). He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for guest-starring as Vin Makazian on The Sopranos (1999–2004).

More details

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Peter Sipes

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Mitch Burke

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Walter Grobman

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 • as Roger Ridley

NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009 • as Michael Thomas

Prison Break

Prison Break

2005 • as Frank Tancredi

Filmography

2019

Imprisoned
Imprisoned
Movie - Released: 9/12/2019
The Movies That Made Us
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (figure)
TV - Released: 11/29/2019

2018

The Tale
The Tale
as William P. Allens
Movie - Released: 1/20/2018
Living Among Us
Living Among Us
as Andrew
Movie - Released: 5/8/2018
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
as George (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/19/2018
Buoyancy
Buoyancy
as Frank
Movie - Released: 5/5/2018

2017

Last Rampage
Last Rampage
as Blackwell
Movie - Released: 9/22/2017
Searching for Fortune
Searching for Fortune
as Michael Denton Sr.
Movie - Released: 3/14/2017
Pray for Rain
Pray for Rain
as Markus Gardner
Movie - Released: 6/16/2017
APB
APB
as Joe
TV - Released: 2/6/2017

2016

So B. It
So B. It
as Thurman
Movie - Released: 6/7/2016
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
as JP Monroe
Movie - Released: 3/13/2016
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
as Sheriff Parsons
Movie - Released: 9/16/2016
After the Reality
After the Reality
as Bob
Movie - Released: 4/21/2016
MacGyver
MacGyver
as Arthur Ericson
TV - Released: 9/23/2016

2015

The Murder Pact
The Murder Pact
as John LaSalle
Movie - Released: 10/9/2015
Counting for Thunder
Counting for Thunder
as Garrett Stalworth
Movie - Released: 12/21/2015
Boiling Pot
Boiling Pot
as Tim Davis
Movie - Released: 9/29/2015

2014

Animals
Animals
as Albert
Movie - Released: 5/15/2014
Boys of Abu Ghraib
Boys of Abu Ghraib
as Sam Farmer
Movie - Released: 3/15/2014
Movie
Witches Blood
as Himself
Movie - Released: 4/26/2014
Warren
Warren
as Jack Cavanee
Movie - Released: 2/1/2014
Sister
Sister
Movie - Released: 4/25/2014
The Nurse
The Nurse
as Frank
Movie - Released: 12/19/2014
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
as Lawyer
TV - Released: 9/18/2014

2013

Whisper Me a Lullaby
Whisper Me a Lullaby
Movie - Released: 1/1/2013
Would You Rather
Would You Rather
as Conway
Movie - Released: 2/8/2013
Runner Runner
Runner Runner
as Harry Furst
Movie - Released: 9/24/2013
Assault on Wall Street
Assault on Wall Street
as Jeremy Stancroft
Movie - Released: 6/30/2013
Sharknado
Sharknado
as George
Movie - Released: 7/11/2013
Torn
Torn
as Detective Kalkowitz
Movie - Released: 10/18/2013
Snake & Mongoose
Snake & Mongoose
as Wally Parks
Movie - Released: 9/6/2013
The Insomniac
The Insomniac
as Paul Epstein
Movie - Released: 12/27/2013
Adam Devine's House Party
Adam Devine's House Party
as Dregory
TV - Released: 10/24/2013

2012

A Perfect Ending
A Perfect Ending
as Mason Westridge
Movie - Released: 6/1/2012
Movie
Stealing Roses
as Walter
Movie - Released: 6/1/2012
The Legends of Nethiah
The Legends of Nethiah
as Nethiah's Father
Movie - Released: 5/26/2012
Perception
Perception
as Congressman Evan Rickford
TV - Released: 7/9/2012
Elementary
Elementary
as Henry Watson
TV - Released: 9/27/2012

2011

Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail
as Joe Gregory
Movie - Released: 11/25/2011
Person of Interest
Person of Interest
as Roger McCourt
TV - Released: 9/22/2011

2010

Formosa Betrayed
Formosa Betrayed
as Tom Braxton
Movie - Released: 2/26/2010
The Truth
The Truth
as Jonathan Davenport
Movie - Released: 5/20/2010
Gravity
Gravity
as B.C.
TV - Released: 4/23/2010

2009

Little Hercules
Little Hercules
as Coach Nimms
Movie - Released: 10/8/2009
Southland
Southland
TV - Released: 4/9/2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Michael Thomas
TV - Released: 9/22/2009
Modern Family
Modern Family
as Gunther Thorpe
TV - Released: 9/23/2009

2008

The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones
as Bob
Movie - Released: 9/26/2008
Generation Gap
Generation Gap
as Principal Winters
Movie - Released: 11/1/2008
P.J.
P.J.
as Dr. Alan Shearson
Movie - Released: 11/7/2008
Justice League: The New Frontier
Justice League: The New Frontier
as Ace Morgan (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/26/2008

2007

Brothers Three: An American Gothic
Brothers Three: An American Gothic
as Father
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007
Dead Lenny
Dead Lenny
as Dr. Robert Hooker
Movie - Released: 1/25/2007
The Great Debaters
The Great Debaters
as Sheriff Dozier
Movie - Released: 12/25/2007
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
as Commander Barry Garner (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/12/2007
Cavemen
Cavemen
TV - Released: 10/2/2007

2006

Gamers
Gamers
as Gordon's Dad
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
Steel City
Steel City
as Carl Lee
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
The Guardian
The Guardian
as Capt. Frank Larson
Movie - Released: 9/28/2006

2005

Edison
Edison
as Tilman
Movie - Released: 7/29/2005
The Deal
The Deal
as Professor Roseman
Movie - Released: 6/17/2005
Sweet Land
Sweet Land
as Minister Sorrensen
Movie - Released: 10/21/2005
The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber
as Officer Lou Bratley
Movie - Released: 6/8/2005
Locusts
Locusts
as Peter Axelrod
Movie - Released: 4/24/2005
Tracks
Tracks
as Prison Warden
Movie - Released: 9/9/2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs
as Peter Houseman
TV - Released: 1/23/2005
Prison Break
Prison Break
as Frank Tancredi
TV - Released: 8/29/2005

2004

Mind the Gap
Mind the Gap
as Henry Richards
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004
White Chicks
White Chicks
as Warren Vandergeld
Movie - Released: 6/23/2004
My Tiny Universe
My Tiny Universe
as Bobby
Movie - Released: 11/5/2004
Jack & Bobby
Jack & Bobby
TV - Released: 9/12/2004
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
as Commander Barry Garner
TV - Released: 10/18/2004

2003

Word of Honor
Word of Honor
as Dr. Steven Brandt
Movie - Released: 12/6/2003

2002

The Pilot's Wife
The Pilot's Wife
as Jack Lyons
Movie - Released: 4/14/2002
Monday Night Mayhem
Monday Night Mayhem
as Roone Arledge
Movie - Released: 1/14/2002
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
as Kenwall 'Duke' Duquesne
TV - Released: 9/23/2002
Hack
Hack
as Paul 'Webster' Ballinger
TV - Released: 9/27/2002

2001

The Big Heist
The Big Heist
as Richard Woods
Movie - Released: 6/10/2001
The Boys of Sunset Ridge
The Boys of Sunset Ridge
as John Burroughs
Movie - Released: 3/11/2001
O
O
as Dean Brable
Movie - Released: 8/31/2001
Dying on the Edge
Dying on the Edge
as John Fuller
Movie - Released: 6/11/2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Larry Wiegert
TV - Released: 9/30/2001

2000

Animal Factory
Animal Factory
as James Decker
Movie - Released: 10/13/2000
Pollock
Pollock
as Tony Smith
Movie - Released: 9/6/2000
The Photographer
The Photographer
as Marcello
Movie - Released: 4/15/2000
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
as Larry Mason
Movie - Released: 2/27/2000
The Witness
The Witness
as Gregor
Movie - Released: 2/8/2000
The Wednesday Woman
The Wednesday Woman
as Bill Davidson
Movie - Released: 5/24/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Roger Ridley
TV - Released: 10/6/2000
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
as Larry Mason
TV - Released: 2/27/2000

1999

Desert Blue
Desert Blue
as Prof. Lance Davidson
Movie - Released: 6/4/1999
Freak Weather
Freak Weather
as David
Movie - Released: 2/2/1999
The Pact
The Pact
as Jerome Carver
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Peter Sipes
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
The Sopranos
The Sopranos
as Vin Makazian
TV - Released: 1/10/1999

1998

Snake Eyes
Snake Eyes
as Gilbert Powell
Movie - Released: 8/7/1998

1997

One Eight Seven
One Eight Seven
as Dave Childress
Movie - Released: 7/29/1997
Men
Men
as George
Movie - Released: 10/23/1997
Movie
Silent Cradle
as Dr. Britain
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
Executive Power
Executive Power
as Walker
Movie - Released: 9/25/1997

1996

My Fellow Americans
My Fellow Americans
as Vice President Ted Matthews
Movie - Released: 12/20/1996
Before and After
Before and After
as Wendell Bye
Movie - Released: 2/23/1996

1995

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Paul Stein
TV - Released: 3/26/1995
The Client
The Client
as Roy Foltrigg
TV - Released: 9/17/1995

1994

Movie
Because Mommy Works
as Ted Forman
Movie - Released: 11/21/1994
Spoils of War
Spoils of War
as Andrew
Movie - Released: 4/9/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Allen Lowry
TV - Released: 9/21/1994

1993

The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief
as Gavin Vereek
Movie - Released: 9/17/1993
There Was a Little Boy
There Was a Little Boy
as Gregg
Movie - Released: 5/16/1993
Me and Veronica
Me and Veronica
as Frankie
Movie - Released: 9/24/1993
In the Line of Fire
In the Line of Fire
as Professor Riger
Movie - Released: 7/8/1993

1992

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Peter
Movie - Released: 11/15/1992
Radio Flyer
Radio Flyer
as Daugherty
Movie - Released: 2/21/1992
Gladiator
Gladiator
as John Riley
Movie - Released: 3/6/1992
Waterland
Waterland
as Lewis Scott
Movie - Released: 8/21/1992
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
as Dan Lawn - State of Alaska
Movie - Released: 9/13/1992

1991

Rambling Rose
Rambling Rose
as Older Willcox "Buddy" Hillyer
Movie - Released: 9/10/1991
Deceived
Deceived
as Jack
Movie - Released: 9/27/1991
Mindwalk
Mindwalk
as Thomas Harriman
Movie - Released: 12/5/1991

1990

Home Alone
Home Alone
as Peter
Movie - Released: 11/16/1990
Awakenings
Awakenings
as Dr. Kaufman
Movie - Released: 12/4/1990
The End of Innocence
The End of Innocence
as Dean
Movie - Released: 12/6/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Mitch Burke
TV - Released: 9/13/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Walter Grobman
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

The Package
The Package
as Col. Glen Whitacre
Movie - Released: 1/25/1989
Virtuoso
Virtuoso
as Michael Johnson
Movie - Released: 2/12/1989
Cross of Fire
Cross of Fire
as David 'D.C.' Stephenson
TV - Released: 11/5/1989

1988

Big
Big
as Paul
Movie - Released: 6/3/1988
Betrayed
Betrayed
as Michael Carnes
Movie - Released: 8/26/1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War
as Charlie Bloom
Movie - Released: 3/18/1988
Beaches
Beaches
as John Pierce
Movie - Released: 12/21/1988
The Telephone
The Telephone
as Telephone Man
Movie - Released: 1/22/1988
Necessity
Necessity
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 5/3/1988
The Seventh Sign
The Seventh Sign
as Reverend
Movie - Released: 4/1/1988

1987

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Johnny Boy (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/1/1987
Out on a Limb
Out on a Limb
as David Manning
TV - Released: 1/18/1987

1985

After Hours
After Hours
as Tom the Bartender
Movie - Released: 9/13/1985
Heaven Help Us
Heaven Help Us
as Brother Timothy
Movie - Released: 2/8/1985
The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful
as Ludie Watts
Movie - Released: 12/20/1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Bill Callahan
TV - Released: 9/29/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Ron Parrish
TV - Released: 9/18/1985
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night
as Abe North
TV - Released: 9/23/1985

1984

C.H.U.D.
C.H.U.D.
as George Cooper
Movie - Released: 8/31/1984
Too Scared to Scream
Too Scared to Scream
as Sid
Movie - Released: 9/28/1984
Best Revenge
Best Revenge
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 10/19/1984
Violated
Violated
as Skipper
Movie - Released: 1/2/1984
Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie
TV - Released: 3/19/1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
TV - Released: 9/16/1984
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
as Billy Malone
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

Will There Really Be a Morning?
Will There Really Be a Morning?
as Clifford Odets
Movie - Released: 2/22/1983
Legs
Legs
as Dan Foster
Movie - Released: 5/2/1983

1982

Cat People
Cat People
as Oliver Yates
Movie - Released: 4/2/1982

1981

Cutter's Way
Cutter's Way
as Alex Cutter
Movie - Released: 3/19/1981

1980

Heart Beat
Heart Beat
as Jack Kerouac
Movie - Released: 4/25/1980

1979

Chilly Scenes of Winter
Chilly Scenes of Winter
as Charles
Movie - Released: 10/19/1979
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
as Arthur Dimmesdale
TV - Released: 3/3/1979

1978

On the Yard
On the Yard
as Juleson
Movie - Released: 9/16/1978
Rush It
Rush It
as Byron
Movie - Released: 3/28/1978

1977

First Love
First Love
as David Bonner
Movie - Released: 8/8/1977
Between the Lines
Between the Lines
as Harry
Movie - Released: 4/27/1977

1975

Valley Forge
Valley Forge
Movie - Released: 12/3/1975

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Harvie
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

Unknown

TV
20 Questions
TV