What is John Heard?
{{Infobox person | name = John Heard | image = JohnHeardActor2010.png | caption = Heard in 2010 | birth_name = John Matthew Heard | birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|03|07|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|7|21|1946|03|07|mf=y}} | death_cause = [[Cardiac arrest]] | occupation = [[Actor]] | years_active = 1974–2017 | parents = John Henry Heard | spouse = {{marriage|[[Margot Kidder]]|1979|1980|reason=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|Sharon Heard|1988|1996|reason=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|Lana Pritchard|2010|2010|reason=divorced}} | children = 3 (including John James Heard) }} '''John Matthew Heard''' (March 7, 1946 – July 21, 2017) was an American movie and television actor. ==Early life== Heard was born on March 7, 1946 in [[Washington, D.C.]].<ref name=tvguide>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/john-heard/bio/158009|title=John Heard Biography|publisher=TVGuide.com|access-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref> He studied at [[Clark University]] in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], and [[Catholic University of America]], in Washington, D.C.<ref name=tvguide /> ==Career== Heard had lead roles in several movies, including ''[[Chilly Scenes of Winter]]'', ''[[Heart Beat (movie)|Heart Beat]]'', ''[[Cutter's Way]]'', ''[[Cat People (1982 movie)|Cat People]]'', and ''[[C.H.U.D.]]'', as well as supporting roles in ''[[After Hours (movie)|After Hours]]'', ''[[Big (movie)|Big]]'', ''[[Beaches (movie)|Beaches]]'', ''[[Awakenings]]'', ''[[Rambling Rose (movie)|Rambling Rose]]'', ''[[The Pelican Brief (movie)|The Pelican Brief]]'', ''[[My Fellow Americans]]'', ''[[Snake Eyes (movie)|Snake Eyes]]'', and ''[[Animal Factory]]''. Heard also played Peter McCallister in ''[[Home Alone]]'' and ''[[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York]]'', as well as appearing in ''[[Sharknado]]''. Heard was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] in 1999 for guest starring on ''[[The Sopr