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John Heard is a very talented actor who established himself in the late 1970s and early '80s with roles in the movies Between the Lines, _Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)_ (a.k.a. "Head Over Heels"), and _Heart Beat (1981)_ (in which he played Jack Kerouac to Nick Nolte's Neal Cassady and Sissy Spacek's... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2013 Boiling Pot (filming)
Tim Davis
 
2013 Snake and Mongoose (post-production)
Wally Parks
 
2013 Sharknado (post-production)
George
 
2013 Buoyancy (short) (post-production)
Frank
 
2013 Warren (post-production)
Jack Cavanee
 
2013 Torn (completed)
Detective Kalkowitz
 
2013 The Insomniac
Paul Epstein
 
2013 Assault on Wall Street
Jeremy Stancroft
 
2012 Would You Rather
Conway
 
2012 The Legends of Nethiah
Nethiah's Father
 
2012 Stealing Roses
Walter
 
2012 A Perfect Ending
Mason Westridge
 
2011 Too Big to Fail (TV movie)
Joe Gregory
 
2011 The Chicago Code (TV series)
Mayor McGuinness
 
2011 Whisper Me a Lullaby
Poppy
 
2010 Ivan's House (short)
Ivan
 
2007-2010 Entourage (TV series)
Richard Wimmer
Snow Job (2007) … Richard Wimmer
 
2010 Gravity (TV series)
B.C. / BC
Are We All Just Dead? (2010) … B.C.
Damn Skippy (2010) … B.C.
Namaste MF (2010) … BC
 
2010/I The Truth
Jonathan Davenport
 
2010 The Quickening (TV movie)
Ed Erlich
 
2009 Little Hercules in 3-D
Coach Nimms
 
2009 Formosa Betrayed
Tom Braxton
 
2009 Southland (TV series)
Ben Sherman Sr.
Westside (2009) … Ben Sherman Sr.
 
2009 The Beast (TV series)
Dr. Blake
Mercy (2009) … Dr. Blake
 
2009 Red State Blues (short)
Fritz
 
2008 My Own Worst Enemy (TV series)
Peter
Down Rio Way (2008) … Peter
 
2008 Generation Gap (TV movie)
Principal Winters
 
2008 The Lucky Ones
Bob
 
2008 P.J.
Dr. Alan Shearson
 
2008 Skip Tracer (TV movie)
Con Colbert
 
2007 The Great Debaters
Sheriff Dozier
 
2007 Cavemen (TV series)
Tripp
Her Embarrassed of Caveman (2007) … Tripp
 
2007 The Line-Up (TV movie)
 
2005-2006 Prison Break (TV series)
Governor Frank Tancredi
Bolshoi Booze (2006) … Governor Frank Tancredi (uncredited)
Scan (2006) … Governor Frank Tancredi
 
2006 Gamers
Gordon's Dad
 
2006 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Commander Barry Garner
 
2006 The Line-Up (TV movie)
Walter Clark
 
2006 Twenty Questions (TV movie)
C. Collin Whitworth
 
2006 Dead Lenny
Dr. Robert Hooker
 
2006 Steel City
Carl Lee
 
2005 Numb3rs (TV series)
Peter Houseman
Soft Target (2005) … Peter Houseman
 
2005 Sweet Land
Minister Sorrensen
 
2005 Edison
Tilman
 
2005/II Tracks
Prison Warden
 
2005 The Deal
Professor Roseman
 
2004-2005 Jack & Bobby (TV series)
Dennis Morgenthal
Legacy (2005) … Dennis Morgenthal
 
2003-2005 CSI: Miami (TV series)
Kenwall 'Duke' Duquesne
 
2005 Locusts (TV movie)
Dr. Peter Axelrod
 
2005 The Chumscrubber
Officer Lou Bratley
 
2004 My Tiny Universe
Bobby
 
1999-2004 The Sopranos (TV series)
Det. Vin Makazian / Vin Makazian
The Test Dream (2004) … Vin Makazian
Boca (1999) … Det. Vin Makazian
 
2004 Mind the Gap
Henry Richards
 
2004 Under the City
Scova
 
2003 Word of Honor (TV movie)
Dr. Steven Brandt
 
2002 Hack (TV series)
Paul 'Webster' Ballinger
Songs in the Night (2002) … Paul 'Webster' Ballinger
 
2002 Fair Play (short)
Owen
 
2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Gregory Rossovitch / Peter Sipes
Disappearing Acts (2002) … Peter Sipes/Gregory Rossovitch
 
2002 The Pilot's Wife (TV movie)
Jack Lyons
 
2002 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Allen
Secrets and Lies (2002) … Allen
 
2002 Monday Night Mayhem (TV movie)
Roone Arledge
 
2002 Researching Raymond Burke (short)
Raymond Burke
 
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Larry Wiegert
The Pardoner's Tale (2001) … Larry Wiegert
 
2001 The Secret Pact
Jerome Carver
 
2001 The Big Heist (TV movie)
Richard Woods
 
2001 O
Dean Bob Brable
 
2001 Dying on the Edge
John Fuller
 
2000 Pollock
Tony Smith
 
2000 The Wednesday Woman (TV movie)
Bill Davidson
 
2000 The Photographer
Marcello
 
2000 Fish Out of Water
Gregor
 
1994-1999 Law & Order (TV series)
Mitch Burke / Walter Grobman
DNR (1999) … Walter Grobman
Doubles (1994) … Mitch Burke
 
1999 Freak Weather
David
 
1999 Jazz Night (short)
John Little
 
1998 Snake Eyes
Gilbert Powell
 
1997 Men
George Babbington
 
1997 Executive Power (video)
Walker
 
1997 One Eight Seven
Dave Childress
 
1997 Silent Cradle
Dr. Brittain
 
1996 My Fellow Americans
Vice President Ted Matthews
 
1995-1996 The Client (TV series)
Roy Foltrigg
Money Talks (1996) … Roy Foltrigg
Past Imperfect (1996) … Roy Foltrigg
The High Ground (1996) … Roy Foltrigg
Damn Yankees (1996) … Roy Foltrigg
 
1995 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Paul Stein
Dark Matters (1995) … Paul Stein
 
1995 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Montresor (segment "The Cask of Amontillado")
Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul (1995) … Montresor (segment "The Cask of Amontillado")
 
1994 Because Mommy Works (TV movie)
Ted Forman
 
1994 In Spite of Love (TV movie)
Andrew
 
1993 The Pelican Brief
Gavin Vereek
 
1993 Me and Veronica
Frankie
 
1993 In the Line of Fire
Professor Riger
 
1993 There Was a Little Boy (TV movie)
Gregg
 
1992 Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (TV movie)
Dan Lawn - State of Alaska
 
1992 Waterland
Lewis Scott
 
1992 Gladiator
John Riley
 
1992 Radio Flyer
Daugherty
 
1991 Rambling Rose
Willcox Hillyer (Buddy as an adult)
 
1990 The End of Innocence
Dean
 
1990 Mindwalk
Thomas Harriman
 
1990 Blown Away (TV movie)
Charlie
 
1989 Cross of Fire (TV movie)
David 'D.C.' Stephenson
 
1989 The Package
Col. Glen Whitacre
 
1989 Screen Two (TV series)
Michael Johnson
Virtuoso (1989) … Michael Johnson
 
1988 Betrayed
Michael Carnes
 
1988 Big
Paul
 
1988 Necessity (TV movie)
Charlie
 
1988 The Seventh Sign
Reverend
 
1988 The Milagro Beanfield War
Charlie Bloom
 
1988 The Telephone
Telephone Man
 
1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (TV documentary)
Johnny Boy? (voice)
 
1987 The Equalizer (TV series)
Ron Parrish
In the Money (1987) … Ron Parrish
 
1987 Out on a Limb (TV movie)
David Manning
 
1986 Miami Vice (TV series)
Laurence Thurmond
One Way Ticket (1986) … Laurence Thurmond
 
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Bill Callahan
Breakdown (1985) … Bill Callahan
 
1985 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Billy Malone
Ring Around the Redhead (1985) … Billy Malone
 
1985 Tender Is the Night (TV mini-series)
Abe North
 
1985 After Hours
Thomas 'Tom' Schorr
 
1985 Too Scared to Scream
Sid
 
1984 Best Revenge
Charlie
 
1984 Kate & Allie (TV series)
Max McArdle
 
1984 Violated
Skipper
 
1983 Legs (TV movie)
Dan
 
1979 Chilly Scenes of Winter
Charles
 
1979 The Scarlet Letter (TV mini-series)
Arthur Dimmesdale
 
1978 On the Yard
Juleson
 
1978 Rush It
Byron
 
1977 First Love
David
 
1977 Between the Lines
Harry Lucas
 
1975 Valley Forge (TV movie)
Mr. Harvie
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2012 Stealing Roses (associate producer)
 
2006 Steel City (associate producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2004 The Sopranos (TV series)
The Test Dream (2004) (performer: "Three Times a Lady")
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
2012 Geraldine Page: Stages of a Dream (documentary) (post-production)
Himself (rumored)
 
2010 Actor's Day in LA (TV series)
Himself
Back of Book, a Staged Reading (2010) … Himself
 
2009 P.J.: Behind the Camera (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Absolute Power: The Making of Edison Force (video short)
Himself
 
2005 The 100 Greatest Family Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Return to Bountiful (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
Margot Kidder (1999) … Himself
 
1994 Hunt for the Giant Bluefin (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1987 Ducks Under Siege (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2010 Gravity (TV series)
 
2009 The Deconstructor (TV series)
 
2007 Battlestar Galactica: Razor (TV movie)
Commander Barry Garner (uncredited)
 
2006 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

He won the Obie award for his work in "Othello" and "Split." See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | See more »

Height:

5' 9¼" (1.76 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"Television is fast and loose. You have two or three takes to get your part right, and if you have a problem well by the time you figure it out everyone's moved on to the next scene. It's good training, keeps you on your toes." (on the benefits of acting on television) See more »

Trivia:

Portrayed Matthew in the Word of Promise audio bible. See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces