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John Heard

Actor, also producer · Died July 21, 2017, aged 71 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

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).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 7, 1946
Died
July 21, 2017 (aged 71)
From
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
117 on MovieCove · 167 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 5% in 30 days

What are John Heard's films like?

Across their 80 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama27 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Morality
21%
Self
18%
Survival
14%
Society
10%
Power
9%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds23 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice16 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 79 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 25 · Dark 38

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 61 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 37 · Intense 33

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 23 · Shifting 45 · Whiplash 11

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 55 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 37 · Even-paced 36 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 25 · Engaged 43 · Full focus 11

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 15 · Affecting 29 · Heavy 35

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 43 · Open-ended 30 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

46 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 11 of 46 analyzed roles.

Hero
11 of 46
Shadow
10 of 46
Mentor
10 of 46
Shapeshifter
6 of 46
Threshold guardian
5 of 46
Ally
3 of 46
Herald
1 of 46
Show the 46 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
54
Melancholic
40
Dread
17
Bittersweet
18
Contemplative
17
Other
67

How their films linger

Bittersweet33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet47
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous13

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Heard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 91 of their 117 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (47).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Heard's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

167 credits, 117 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Imprisoned(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • 2177: The San Francisco Love Hacker Crimes(2019)

    as Armand Dyson

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Last Sharknado: It's About Time(2018)

    as George (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Living Among Us(2018)

    as Andrew

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Buoyancy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Frank

  • The Tale(2018)

    as William P. Allens

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Last Rampage(2017)

    as Blackwell

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Sharknado 5: Global Swarming(2017)

    In Memory Of

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Pray for Rain(2017)

    as Markus Gardner

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Searching for Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Michael Denton Sr.

  • APB(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Ericson

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?(2016)

    as Sheriff Parsons

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • So B. It(2016)

    as Thurman

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • After the Reality(2016)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero(2016)

    as JP Monroe

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Counting for Thunder(2017)

    as Garrett Stalworth

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Murder Pact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as John LaSalle

  • Boiling Pot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Tim Davis

  • The Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Frank

  • Animals(2014)

    as Albert

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • My Sister(2014)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Boys of Abu Ghraib(2014)

    as Sam Farmer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Warren(2014)

    as Jack Cavanee

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Insomniac(2013)

    as Paul Epstein

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Adam Devine's House Party(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Dregory

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Torn(2013)

    as Detective Kalkowitz

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Runner Runner(2013)

    as Harry Furst

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Snake & Mongoose(2013)

    as Wally Parks

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Sharknado(2013)

    In Memory Of · as George

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Assault on Wall Street(2013)

    as Jeremy Stancroft

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Would You Rather(2012)

    as Conway

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Whisper Me a Lullaby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Watson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Congressman Evan Rickford

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • A Perfect Ending(2012)

    as Mason Westridge

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Stealing Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Walter

  • The Legends of Nethiah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Nethiah's Father

  • Too Big to Fail(2011)

    as Joe Gregory

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Person of Interest(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger McCourt

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Truth(2010)

    as Jonathan Davenport

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Gravity(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as B.C.

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Formosa Betrayed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Tom Braxton

  • Little Hercules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Coach Nimms

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Gunther Thorpe

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Michael Thomas

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Southland(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ben Sherman Sr.

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Heaven's Messenger(2008)

    as Dr. Alan Shearson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Generation Gap(2008)

    as Principal Winters

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Lucky Ones(2008)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Justice League: The New Frontier(2008)

    as Ace Morgan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Great Debaters(2007)

    as Sheriff Dozier

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Battlestar Galactica: Razor(2007)

    as Commander Barry Garner (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Cavemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Dead Lenny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Dr. Robert Hooker

  • Brothers Three: An American Gothic(2007)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Guardian(2006)

    as Capt. Frank Larson

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Gamers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Gordon's Dad

  • Steel City(2006)

    Producer · as Carl Lee

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Sweet Land(2005)

    as Minister Sorrensen

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Tracks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Prison Warden

  • Prison Break(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · as Frank Tancredi

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Edison(2005)

    as Tilman

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Deal(2005)

    as Professor Roseman

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Chumscrubber(2005)

    as Officer Lou Bratley

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Locusts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Peter Axelrod

  • Freak Weather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as David

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Houseman

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • My Tiny Universe(2004)

    as Bobby

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Battlestar Galactica(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Commander Barry Garner

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Jack & Bobby(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Richard Wimmer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • White Chicks(2004)

    as Warren Vandergeld

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Mind the Gap(2004)

    as Henry Richards

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Word of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Dr. Steven Brandt

  • Hack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul 'Webster' Ballinger

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · as Kenwall 'Duke' Duquesne

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Pilot's Wife(2002)

    as Jack Lyons

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Monday Night Mayhem(2002)

    as Roone Arledge

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Wiegert

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • O(2001)

    as Dean Brable

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Dying on the Edge(2001)

    as John Fuller

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Big Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Richard Woods

  • The Boys of Sunset Ridge(2001)

    as John Burroughs

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Animal Factory(2000)

    as James Decker

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Ridley

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Pollock(2000)

    as Tony Smith

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Wednesday Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Bill Davidson

  • The Photographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Marcello

  • Perfect Murder, Perfect Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Larry Mason

  • Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Larry Mason

  • The Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Gregor

  • Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Peter

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Sipes

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Desert Blue(1998)

    as Prof. Lance Davidson

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 5 episodes · as Vin Makazian

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Pact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Jerome Carver

  • Snake Eyes(1998)

    as Gilbert Powell

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as George

  • Executive Power(1997)

    as Walker

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • One Eight Seven(1997)

    as Childress

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Silent Cradle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Dr. Britain

  • My Fellow Americans(1996)

    as Vice President Ted Matthews

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Before and After(1996)

    as Wendell Bye

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Client (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 21 episodes · as Roy Foltrigg

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Stein

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Because Mommy Works (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Ted Forman

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Allen Lowry

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Spoils of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Andrew

  • Me and Veronica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Frankie

  • The Pelican Brief(1993)

    as Gavin Vereek

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • In the Line of Fire(1993)

    as Professor Riger

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • There Was a Little Boy(1993)

    as Gregg

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York(1992)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster(1992)

    as Dan Lawn

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Waterland(1992)

    as Lewis Scott

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Gladiator(1992)

    as John Riley

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Radio Flyer(1992)

    as Daugherty

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Mindwalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Thomas Harriman

  • Deceived(1991)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Rambling Rose(1991)

    as Older Willcox "Buddy" Hillyer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The End of Innocence(1990)

    as Dean

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Awakenings(1990)

    as Dr. Kaufman

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Home Alone(1990)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mitch Burke · as Walter Grobman

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Blown Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Charlie

  • Cross of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as David 'D.C.' Stephenson

  • The Package(1989)

    as Col. Glen Whitacre

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Virtuoso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Michael Johnson

  • Beaches(1988)

    as John Pierce

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Betrayed(1988)

    as Michael Carnes

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Big(1988)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Necessity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Charlie

  • The Seventh Sign(1988)

    as Reverend

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Milagro Beanfield War(1988)

    as Charlie Bloom

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Telephone(1988)

    as Telephone Man

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam(1987)

    as Johnny Boy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Out on a Limb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as David Manning

  • The Trip to Bountiful(1985)

    as Ludie Watts

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Callahan

  • Tender Is the Night(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · as Abe North

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Ron Parrish

  • After Hours(1985)

    as Tom the Bartender

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Heaven Help Us(1985)

    as Brother Timothy

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Johnson

  • Best Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Charlie

  • Tales from the Darkside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy Malone

  • Too Scared to Scream(1984)

    as Sid

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Laurence Thurmond

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • C.H.U.D.(1984)

    as George Cooper

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Kate & Allie(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Violated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Skipper

  • Rock and Roll: The Early Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Narrator

  • Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Dan Foster

  • Will There Really Be a Morning?(1983)

    as Clifford Odets

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Cat People(1982)

    as Oliver Yates

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Cutter's Way(1981)

    as Alex Cutter

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Heart Beat(1980)

    as Jack Kerouac

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Chilly Scenes of Winter(1979)

    as Charles

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · as Arthur Dimmesdale

  • On the Yard(1978)

    as Juleson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Rush It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Byron

  • First Love(1977)

    as David Bonner

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Between the Lines(1977)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Valley Forge(1975)

    as Harvie

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Harvie

  • 20 Questions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 166 titles, 165 of them dated from 1951 to 2019; peak year 1991.

Biggest box office

Home Alone (1990)

$477M worldwide

Highest rated

Awakenings (1990)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

White Chicks (2004)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19512019

Peak 1991 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 26 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting165 of 166: 164 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew2 of 166: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s7 · acting1980s32 · acting1990s34 · acting2000s49 · acting2010s42 · 41 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 7% of 60 roles
77879297020712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 1999, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do John Heard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 91; across their 79 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 79

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 79

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 79

Midcredits score across 117 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up35
  • 50th to 74th32
  • 25th to 49th26
  • Below 25th24

Shape of the crowd

43 of their 117 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic10
  • Crowd Pleaser43
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed39

Most divisive · actor

The Telephone (1988)

89th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Sopranos (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 77 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is John Heard's work okay for kids?

Across up to 34 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles21–81 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity34 titles15–59 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity26 titles34–81 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles26–51 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense21 titles27–79 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does John Heard work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Heard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Loggia shares the most, 4.

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