Want to know the best John Heard movies? How about the worst John Heard movies? Curious about John Heard box office grosses or which John Heard movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which John Heard movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which ones got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Earlier today Cogerson son #2 called to tell me that John Heard had died. After a little confusion about John Hurt or John Heard…..I finally realized who had passed away today. Sad day indeed. I have been aware of Mr. Heard’s career for over 30 years. I think the first movie I remember him in was 1984’s C.H.U.D.. The fact that I have been telling people for years that C.H.U.D. stands for Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers tells how that movie has been with me since 1984. A few reports I read today, showed that he was not too fond of his Home Alone role…..so for him, we have set the default setting on critic/audience rating…..which pushes his Home Alone movies down the rankings.
His IMDb page shows 178 acting credits from 1975-2017. This page will rank 38 John Heard (1945-2017) movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. A quick check in our database showed 33 John Heard movies. We scanned through his IMDb page and found 5 more major Heard releases. Granted this 38 movies does not show every movie he ever made…..but we feel it covers all of his major releases. Rest in peace Mr. Heard.
John Heard Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Clueless about Mr. Heard’s passing up to now. I always liked him, in his TV outings as well as his movies. First time he came to my attention was in Tender is the Night and the strange “new age” Shirley MacLaine TV mini series Out on a Limp. I liked his work in Trip to Bountiful, Big, Beaches and Deceived. He was a reliable, talented actor who somehow never hit the big league. Still, his face will be missed by many a movie goer. Thank you for taking up the time to honor Mr. Heard with his own UMR page.
Hey Lupino. Sorry you had to find out here about his passing. Those tv movies sound interesting…I will have to check them out. Of the movies you mentioned…I like him in all of them….though I have not seen Beaches….and I wonder if I ever will. I agree he will be missed. RIP Mr. Heard.
John Heard was # 211 on the 2016 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. When the list was updated this year he still was 211. These are the people on the 2016 list John appeared with. He appeared with 7 of the 10 actors too.
2 MICHAEL MADSEN The End of Innocence (1990)
3 DANNY TREJO Animal Factory (2000)
4 SAMUEL L. JACKSON One Eight Seven (1997)
6 ROBERT DE NIRO Awakenings (1990)
7 WILLEM DAFOE Animal Factory (2000)
8 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Cat People (1982)
9 DONALD SUTHERLAND Heaven Help Us (1985)
11 MARTIN SHEEN O (2001)
12 MORGAN FREEMAN Edison (2005)
15 SEYMOUR CASSEL Animal Factory (2000)
15 SEYMOUR CASSEL Me and Will (1999)
16 LIAM NEESON Before and After (1996)
20 MAX VON SYDOW Awakenings (1990)
22 JOHN MALKOVICH In the Line of Fire (1993)
25 RICHARD RIEHLE One Eight Seven (1997)
28 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
34 ALFRED MOLINA Before and After (1996)
36 JOHN GOODMAN C.H.U.D. (1984)
38 NICK NOLTE Heart Beat (1980)
45 STANLEY TUCCI The Pelican Brief (1993)
48 NICOLAS CAGE Snake Eyes (1998)
50 STEVE BUSCEMI Animal Factory (2000)
52 PETER STORMARE Awakenings (1990)
53 PAUL GIAMATTI Before and After (1996)
55 THOMAS ROSALES JR. The Guardian (2006/I)
57 MIKE STARR Snake Eyes (1998)
58 ELLIOTT GOULD Little Hercules in 3-D (2009)
58 ELLIOTT GOULD The Telephone (1988)
61 TINY LISTER JR. White Chicks (2004)
63 ED HARRIS Pollock (2000)
64 JEFF GOLDBLUM Between the Lines (1977)
65 ROBERT LOGGIA Big (1988)
65 ROBERT LOGGIA First Love (1977)
65 ROBERT LOGGIA Gladiator (1992)
65 ROBERT LOGGIA The Deal (2005)
71 ROBERT DUVALL Rambling Rose (1991)
77 KAREN BLACK Men (1997)
82 JAMES RUSSO Jimmy Zip (1999)
83 ROBERT MIANO Edison (2005)
86 DAN AYKROYD My Fellow Americans (1996)
87 MICKEY ROURKE Animal Factory (2000)
93 LUIS GUZMAN Snake Eyes (1998)
95 MICHAEL IRONSIDE Best Revenge (1984)
95 MICHAEL IRONSIDE Desert Blue (1998)
95 MICHAEL IRONSIDE Mindwalk (1990)
98 ARMAND ASSANTE Dead Lenny (2006)
106 MARK BOONE JUNIOR Animal Factory (2000)
114 FOREST WHITAKER The Great Debaters (2007)
115 M. EMMET WALSH Me and Will (1999)
115 M. EMMET WALSH The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
117 JACK MCGEE The End of Innocence (1990)
127 GENE HACKMAN The Package (1989)
132 ED BEGLEY JR. Cat People (1982)
133 TOMMY LEE JONES The Package (1989)
141 ROBIN WILLIAMS Awakenings (1990)
143 VAL KILMER Pollock (2000)
144 TOM HANKS Big (1988)
144 TOM HANKS Radio Flyer (1992)
152 JAMES REMAR Dying on the Edge (2001)
152 JAMES REMAR On the Yard (1978)
157 BURT YOUNG The Boys of Sunset Ridge (2001)
158 CHRISTIAN SLATER The Deal (2005)
171 JULIA ROBERTS The Pelican Brief (1993)
184 COLLEEN CAMP Jazz Night (1999)
185 WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Telephone (1988)
186 ROSANNA ARQUETTE After Hours (1985)
195 VINCENT PASTORE Awakenings (1990)
195 VINCENT PASTORE P.J. (2008)
199 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES Best Revenge (1984)
202 JASON ISAACS The Chumscrubber (2005)
206 KEVIN COSTNER The Guardian (2006/I)
212 JON POLITO C.H.U.D. (1984)
215 STEVEN BAUER Dead Lenny (2006)
223 GREG BRONSON My Fellow Americans (1996)
224 KEVIN DUNN Snake Eyes (1998)
225 NED BEATTY SWEET LAND (2005)
227 CARY ELWES Edison (2005)
229 BOB PEPPER The Lucky Ones (2008)
234 TOM BOWER Pollock (2000)
236 JEREMY IRONS Waterland (1992)
238 JOEL THINGVALL Sweet Land (2005)
242 JOE CHREST The Pelican Brief (1993)
250 WILLIAM FICHTNER The Chumscrubber (2005)
255 TIM ROBBINS THE LUCKY ONES (2008)
256 RAY WISE Cat People (1982)
264 GLENN CLOSE The Chumscrubber (2005)
265 TOM BERENGER Betrayed (1988)
277 JURGEN PROCHNOW The Seventh Sign (1988)
279 MERYL STREEP Before and After (1996)
290 BRYAN CRANSTON Rambling Rose (1991)
292 SPENCER GARRETT (I) THE LUCKY ONES (2008)
299 SEAN YOUNG MEN (1997)
302 DAVID BOSTON Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
302 DAVID BOSTON Reservation Road (2007)
305 JEFF BRIDGES Cutter’s Way (1981)
308 TOM WRIGHT My Fellow Americans (1996)
311 MARK RUFFALO Reservation Road (2007)
314 KEANU REEVES Me and Will (1999)
320 VINCENT DE PAUL Men (1997)
322 MICHAEL SHANNON The Photographer (2000)
324 LIEV SCHREIBER Desert Blue (1998)
326 TOM ARNOLD Animal Factory (2000)
328 TONY PLANA ONE EIGHT SEVEN (1997)
333 JOHN ROTHMAN Big (1988)
333 JOHN ROTHMAN Pollock (2000)
333 JOHN ROTHMAN Reservation Road (2007)
334 PAUL HERMAN Big (1988)
335 JAMES REBHORN MY FELLOW AMERICANS (1996)
339 WALLACE SHAWN Heaven Help Us (1985)
342 BEVERLY D’ANGELO First Love (1977)
342 BEVERLY D’ANGELO Gamers (2006)
346 KEVIN SPACEY Edison (2005)
347 CLYDE KUSATSU In the Line of Fire (1993)
361 DENZEL WASHINGTON THE GREAT DEBATERS (2007)
361 DENZEL WASHINGTON The Pelican Brief (1993)
365 JEFFREY TAMBOR Pollock (2000)
367 CLIFTON COLLINS JR. One Eight Seven (1997)
372 RALPH FIENNES THE CHUMSCRUBBER (2005)
378 CUBA GOODING JR. Gladiator (1992)
379 MICHAEL PENA My Fellow Americans (1996)
379 MICHAEL PENA The Lucky Ones (2008)
390 JACK KEHLER MY FELLOW AMERICANS (1996)
393 ELIJAH WOOD Radio Flyer (1992)
394 JOHN LITHGOW The Pelican Brief (1993)
402 CHEECH MARIN After Hours (1985)
406 RITCHIE MONTGOMERY THE GREAT DEBATERS (2007)
407 ROBERT PETERS In the Line of Fire (1993)
415 RAYMOND J. BARRY BETWEEN THE LINES (1977)
424 IAN MCSHANE Too Scared to Scream (1985)
428 ETHAN HAWKE Waterland (1992)
434 CLINT EASTWOOD In the Line of Fire (1993)
437 MICHAEL BOWEN Me and Will (1999)
441 MIRA SORVINO RESERVATION ROAD (2007)
442 MELANIE GRIFFITH The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
443 CARLA GUGINO SNAKE EYES (1998)
449 ROB SCHNEIDER Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
458 PETER MCROBBIE BIG (1988)
458 PETER MCROBBIE SNAKE EYES (1998)
460 BRIAN DENNEHY Gladiator (1992)
464 CHRISTINA RICCI Desert Blue (1998)
465 FRANKIE FAISON C.H.U.D. (1984)
465 FRANKIE FAISON Cat People (1982)
465 FRANKIE FAISON WHITE CHICKS (2004)
475 COLM FEORE The Deal (2006/I)
479 WILL PATTON After Hours (1985)
482 EDWARD ASNER Fair Play (2002)
483 DORIS MCCARTHY AWAKENINGS (1990)
485 DEBI MAZAR My Tiny Universe (2004)
492 TIM BLAKE NELSON O (2001)
492 TIM BLAKE NELSON Snake Eyes (1998)
507 TED LEVINE BETRAYED (1988)
510 LUKAS HAAS RAMBLING ROSE (1991)
513 DAVID CLENNON Betrayed (1988)
513 DAVID CLENNON On the Yard (1978)
514 ALAN CUMMING SWEET LAND (2005)
515 MARCIA GAY HARDEN Pollock (2000)
517 RICHARD ROUNDTREE Mind Twister (1994)
525 ROBERT JOHN BURKE Rambling Rose (1991)
540 GRIFFIN DUNNE AFTER HOURS (1985)
540 GRIFFIN DUNNE CHILLY SCENES OF WINTER (1979)
541 HECTOR ELIZONDO Beaches (1988)
546 NASTASSJA KINSKI Cat People (1982)
550 ROBERT COSTANZO Between the Lines (1977)
558 SAM SHEPARD THE PELICAN BRIEF (1993)
566 TIMOTHY HUTTON Betrayed (1988)
570 JAMES GAMMON The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
575 STEVEN RANDAZZO ANIMAL FACTORY (2000)
575 STEVEN RANDAZZO AWAKENINGS (1990)
582 ANTONI CORONE Reservation Road (2007)
590 VICTOR ARGO After Hours (1985)
595 VINCENT LARESCA ANIMAL FACTORY (2000)
604 MICHAEL BIEHN The Seventh Sign (1988)
611 RONALD GUTTMAN The Lucky Ones (2008)
613 TONY DEVON ANIMAL FACTORY (2000)
622 RALPH MORATZ Men (1997)
632 PAM GRIER THE PACKAGE (1989)
634 JON LOVITZ BIG (1988)
640 CLANCY BROWN THE GUARDIAN (2006/I)
658 SEAN ASTIN BOYS OF ABU GHRAIB (2014)
667 PETE POSTLEWAITE Waterland (1992)
676 DIANE LADD Rambling Rose (1991)
682 CARL CIARFALIO IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993)
688 KEVIN COONEY The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
694 SHIA LABEOUF O (2001)
696 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL The Photographer (2000)
699 HARRY LENNIX The Package (1989)
710 BILL MOSELEY The End of Innocence (1990)
714 JOHN CARROLL LYNCH FREAK WEATHER (1999)
715 TERRY CREWS WHITE CHICKS (2004)
719 JOE MORTON BETWEEN THE LINES (1977)
725 BARBARA HERSHEY Beaches (1988)
728 LOCHLYN MUNRO DYING ON THE EDGE (2001)
728 LOCHLYN MUNRO WHITE CHICKS (2004)
734 GRACE ZABRISKIE Me and Will (1999)
735 PENELOPE ANN MILLER Awakenings (1990)
738 RICHARD TYSON DYING ON THE EDGE (2001)
740 TIM GUINEE Sweet Land (2005)
757 CHARLES PENDLETON ANIMAL FACTORY (2000)
760 JENNIFER CONNELLY Pollock (2000)
760 JENNIFER CONNELLY RESERVATION ROAD (2007)
761 PETER SARSGAARD DESERT BLUE (1998)
769 LARRY PINE BEFORE AND AFTER (1996)
770 JOE GRIFASI Beaches (1988)
770 JOE GRIFASI On the Yard (1978)
770 JOE GRIFASI The Deal (2005)
772 DICK MILLER After Hours (1985)
795 AFEMO OMILAMI ANIMAL FACTORY (2000)
803 TIM CURRY Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
807 TERI GARR After Hours (1985)
811 MIGUEL FERRER The Guardian (2006/I)
816 JOANNA CASSIDY THE PACKAGE (1989)
820 EDWARD FURLONG ANIMAL FACTORY (2000)
820 EDWARD FURLONG BEFORE AND AFTER (1996)
823 STEPHEN MCHATTIE BEST REVENGE (1984)
828 MICHAEL J. POLLARD Between the Lines (1977)
833 DEMI MOORE THE SEVENTH SIGN (1988)
849 PATRICK DEMPSEY Heaven Help Us (1985)
849 PATRICK DEMPSEY ME AND WILL (1999)
868 MAGGIE WAGNER HEAVEN HELP US (1985)
872 JOE PESCI Home Alone (1990)
872 JOE PESCI HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK (1992)
874 JOHN ROBERT Rush It (1976)
875 JENIFER LEWIS BEACHES (1988)
882 JULIA STILES O (2001)
887 MARSHALL DANCING ELK LUCAS HEAVEN HELP US (1985)
904 NORBERT WEISSER Pollock (2000)
919 PAT MORITA THE BOYS OF SUNSET RIDGE (2001)
941 MICHAEL RISPOLI SNAKE EYES (1998)
944 MARCO ST. JOHN CAT PEOPLE (1982)
944 MARCO ST. JOHN THE PACKAGE (1989)
954 LANCE E. NICHOLS SNAKE EYES (1998)
956 LARRY HANKIN HOME ALONE (1990)
970 TOM EVERETT My Fellow Americans (1996)
979 DYLAN MCDERMOTT EDISON (2005)
979 DYLAN MCDERMOTT IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993)
997 BRIAN ANTHONY WILSON ANIMAL FACTORY (2000)
John was # 470 on the 2000 list. Here are the people from that list John worked with and have since fallen off the list.
58 JACK LEMMON My Fellow Americans (1996)
149 TELLY SAVALAS Mind Twister (1994)
153 JAMES GARNER My Fellow Americans (1996)
189 VAL AVERY Too Scared to Scream (1985)
247 JOHN CANDY Home Alone (1990)
318 RICHARD BRIGHT On the Yard (1978)
318 RICHARD BRIGHT THE PHOTOGRAPHER (2000)
321 LAUREN BACALL My Fellow Americans (1996)
465 RICHARD LIBERTINI Awakenings (1990)
465 RICHARD LIBERTINI Betrayed (1988)
466 KENNETH MCMILLAN Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)
483 MURRAY HAMILTON Too Scared to Scream (1985)
528 HAROLD GOULD Dying on the Edge (2001)
535 FRANK CAMPANELLA Beaches (1988)
555 HUME CRONYN The Pelican Brief (1993)
569 LUIS CONTRERAS Heart Beat (1980)
577 OSSIE DAVIS Gladiator (1992)
606 ALBERTO MORIN The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
626 BILLY BECK First Love (1977)
631 MEG RYAN In the Line of Fire (1993)
639 FRANCES BAY Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)
642 MARTIN SCORSESE After Hours (1985)
661 RICHARD BRADFORD The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
661 RICHARD BRADFORD The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
666 GEORGE ‘BUCK’ FLOWER My Tiny Universe (2004)
677 DANIEL VON BARGEN Before and After (1996)
677 DANIEL VON BARGEN Desert Blue (1998)
722 BRUNO KIRBY Between the Lines (1977)
725 AL CERULLO Heaven Help Us (1985)
736 PAUL TUERPE Radio Flyer (1992)
770 GOLDIE HAWN Deceived (1991)
774 BETTE MIDLER Beaches (1988)
818 DENNIS BURKLEY The End of Innocence (1990)
832 DON BRODIE Heart Beat (1980)
879 TONY EPPER Cutter’s Way (1981)
880 J.C. QUINN Animal Factory (2000)
880 J.C. QUINN C.H.U.D. (1984)
886 PHIL LEEDS Beaches (1988)
893 RAY BAKER C.H.U.D. (1984)
921 DANIEL STERN C.H.U.D. (1984)
921 DANIEL STERN Home Alone (1990)
921 DANIEL STERN Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
927 PHILIP BOSCO Heaven Help Us (1985)
928 KENNETH MARS Radio Flyer (1992)
961 NICKY BLAIR Beaches (1988)
By quickie count I find 29 Oscar winners he worked with.
BEN JOHNSON Radio Flyer (1992)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
CUBA GOODING JR. Gladiator (1992)
DENZEL WASHINGTON THE GREAT DEBATERS (2007)
DENZEL WASHINGTON The Pelican Brief (1993)
FOREST WHITAKER The Great Debaters (2007)
GENE HACKMAN The Package (1989)
GERALDINE PAGE The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
GOLDIE HAWN Deceived (1991)
JACK LEMMON My Fellow Americans (1996)
JEFF BRIDGES Cutter’s Way (1981)
JENNIFER CONNELLY Pollock (2000)
JENNIFER CONNELLY RESERVATION ROAD (2007)
JEREMY IRONS Waterland (1992)
JULIA ROBERTS The Pelican Brief (1993)
KEVIN SPACEY Edison (2005)
MARCIA GAY HARDEN Pollock (2000)
MERYL STREEP Before and After (1996)
MIRA SORVINO RESERVATION ROAD (2007)
MORGAN FREEMAN Edison (2005)
NICOLAS CAGE Snake Eyes (1998)
ROBERT DE NIRO Awakenings (1990)
ROBERT DUVALL Rambling Rose (1991)
ROBIN WILLIAMS Awakenings (1990)
SISSY SPACEK Heart Beat (1980)
TIM ROBBINS THE LUCKY ONES (2008)
TIMOTHY HUTTON Betrayed (1988)
TOM HANKS Big (1988)
TOM HANKS Radio Flyer (1992)
TOMMY LEE JONES The Package (1989)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Telephone (1988)
Hey Dan
1. Thanks for the massive lists of information on Mr. Heard.
2. 211th is pretty impressive….and that he had moved from the 2000 list….is even more impressive.
3. Sadly….he will start to tumble down the rankings…as time passes.
4. So he worked with 9 of the Top 12…..and yet no Michael Caine projects…actually surprised they did not make a movie together.
5. Not sure he was in Revolutionary Road….at least IMDb does not list it….unless it went by a different movie title.
6. 29 Oscar winners is about average…..I had forgotten Ben Johnson was in Radio Flyer.
Good information…as always….RIP John Heard.
I have been having trouble with my database like everyone is off by one. You are right he’s not in Reservation Road so he loses 2 Oscar winners (Connelly and Sorvino) plus Mark Ruffalo, David Boston, John Rothman, Antoni Corone. The film should be a short Researching Raymond Burke from 2002 which has no connections whatsoever.
Hey Dan….sorry for the trouble with your database…..I know how frustrating that can be. Thanks for the clarification on Reservation Road. I was really confused at first….lol.