John Heard (born March 7, 1945) is an American actor.
Heard was born in Washington, D.C., the son of John and Helen Heard. He attended Gonzaga College High School, then went on to graduate from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. He acted off-Broadway, winning Obie Awards for his performances in Othello and Split in 1979-80.
In the late 1970s, Heard played small roles in television and film. In 1979 he played Arthur Dimmesdale in a tele...
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John Heard (born March 7, 1945) is an American actor.
Heard was born in Washington, D.C., the son of John and Helen Heard. He attended Gonzaga College High School, then went on to graduate from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. He acted off-Broadway, winning Obie Awards for his performances in Othello and Split in 1979-80.
In the late 1970s, Heard played small roles in television and film. In 1979 he played Arthur Dimmesdale in a television production of The Scarlet Letter and the male lead in the film Head Over Heels (which was renamed and rereleased as Chilly Scenes of Winter in 1982.) In 1981, he had the starring role of Alex Cutter in the film Cutter's Way. He played the lover of Nastassja Kinski, one of the main characters, in the remake of Cat People. In 1984, he portrayed photographer George Cooper in C.H.U.D. (Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers) alongside future Home Alone co-star Daniel Stern. The Trip to Bountiful is a 1985 film in which he had a...
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