WASHINGTON — Movie star John Heard died Friday in Palo Alto, California, CBS News confirms. He was 72.
Heard was best known for his role as Peter McCallister, the father in the “Home Alone” movies, as well as his role in HBO’s The Sopranos and the toy executive in “Big.”
An investigation which includes a toxicology test is underway to determine the cause of death, but so far there is no evidence of foul play, the office said.
Heard played Peter McCallister, the father of Kevin, played by Macaulay Culkin, in “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.”
He was born March 7, 1946, in Washington, D.C., and grew up performing in local theater. One of his memorable early roles was as a disabled Vietnam War veteran in the 1981 film “Cutter’s Way.”
He was active in film for the next decade, playing Tom Hanks’ rival in “Big,” actress Geraldine Page’s son in “The Trip to Bountiful” and in the movies “The Pelican Brief,” ”Beaches,” ”Gladiator,” ”Rambling Rose” and “After Hours.”
He earned an Emmy nomination for playing Vin Makazian in “The Sopranos.”
Other television roles kept Heard busy. He acted in “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” ”Elementary,” ”Prison Break,” ”Modern Family” and “Entourage.” One of his favorite jobs came in the original “Sharknado” television movie in 2013.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
