John Heard Dies: Home Alone Actor Was 71
John Heard of Home Alone and Big fame
has passed away.
The actor was found dead Friday in a Palo Alto, California
hotel room, where he was recovering from recent back surgery, Variety reported Saturday.
The Santa Clara Medical Examiner's office confirmed to E!
News that Heard, 71, passed away in Palo Alto Friday. The cause of his death remains
unknown.
Heard is best known for playing Macaulay Culkin's
character's father in the first two Home Alone movies. He also
played Tom Hanks'
character's adversary on the 1988 film Big and starred in the
1981 movie Cutter's Way and the 1988 film Beaches.
In the late '90s and early '00s, Heard played Detective
Vin Makazian on The Sopranos. In recent years, he appeared on
shows such as NCIS: Los Angeles, Elementary and MacGyver,
as well as a slew of small films.
Heard is survived by a son, Jack, and daughter, Annika.
His son Max passed away at age 22 last December.
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