# RIP John Heard **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 22, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-heard/791887 "2017-07-22T16:55:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-heard/791887/1 "2017-07-22T16:55:19Z")
[Just announced.](http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/22/entertainment/john-heard-home-alone-actor-dead/index.html) He was recovering after back surgery when he died. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-heard/791887/2 "2017-07-22T16:58:21Z")
Yeah, I heard this. Very sad. Talented actor with a reputation, I think, of being very professional. He was great in his Battlestar Galactica(the new one) episode. Check out that episode if you want to see him give a good performance. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-heard/791887/3 "2017-07-22T18:15:57Z")
He was very good as corrupt cop on Sopranos ---
**Author:** ![BobBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-heard/791887/4 "2017-07-22T20:49:03Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > He was very good as corrupt cop on Sopranos Loved him in Sopranos. RIP ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-heard/791887/5 "2017-07-22T21:22:32Z")
I thought he died some time ago. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-heard/791887/6 "2017-07-22T21:31:48Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > I thought he died some time ago. I always confused him with J.T. Walsh, who did die 20 years ago. R.I.P. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-heard/791887/7 "2017-07-22T21:41:32Z")
Just so people know how many things he’s been in, his IMDb [page](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001334/). Very impressive. A lot more than just the _Home Alone_ movies. He was in _C.H.U.D_ and _Cat People_! Sure, sure. He was also in _Big_, _Awakenings_, _The Milagro Beanfield War_, _The Trip to Bountiful_, _Beaches_, _Pollock_, etc. But he was in _Sharknado_!. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-heard/791887/8 "2017-07-22T21:57:40Z")
Just realized: I always had trouble remembering the right names of John Hurt, John Heard and William Hurt. Hmm, how’s William’s health been lately? ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-heard/791887/9 "2017-07-22T22:32:32Z")
RIP, I just scanned the headlines. It’s so sad he died home alone. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-heard/791887/10 "2017-07-22T22:54:49Z")
Oh, I know who you’re talking about. I always get him mixed up with John Savage. ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2017, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-john-heard/791887/11 "2017-07-23T03:31:27Z")
I thought he was perfect in Cutter’s Way.