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John Heard, the actor best known for playing Macaulay Culkin’s father in the Home Alone series of films, has passed away at the age of 72.
John Heard Jr. [1] (March 7, 1946 – July 21, 2017) was an American actor. Heard made his debut appearance in film with the ensemble Between the Lines (1977). He appeared in a number of successful films, including Heart Beat (1980), Cutter's Way (1981), Cat People (1982), Beaches (1988), and Deceived (1991).
Culkin earned recognition for playing Kevin McCallister in the Christmas comedy Home Alone (1990), and reprised the role in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). He furthered his success with the coming-of-age film My Girl (1991), the psychological thriller film The Good Son (1993), and the comedy films Getting Even with Dad and Richie Rich ...
Three of his sons — Macaulay, Rory, and Kieran — are professional actors whose careers he managed from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. Macaulay became popular due to his starring roles in the Home Alone films, and he was the first child in Hollywood to receive a million-dollar salary (for My Girl in 1991).
Home Alone launched the career of Macaulay Culkin — and three decades later, fans are still quoting the iconic 1990s Christmas film. “Christmas is my time of year,” Culkin exclusively told ...
John Heard, the actor best known for playing Macaulay Culkin's father in the Home Alone series of films, has passed away at the age of 72.
A large brick mansion featured in Home Alone, spurring dad\'s wealth theories. Image credits: IMDb “He’s a successful businessman and she is a fashion designer,” wrote another.
Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus, and written and produced by John Hughes.The first film in the Home Alone franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year old boy who defends his Chicago home from a home invasion by a pair of robbers after his family accidentally leave him behind on their Christmas vacation to Paris.