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John Heard was a very talented actor who established himself as a respected thespian in the late 1970s and early '80s, though he is perhaps better known for his turn as Peter McCallister, Kevin McCallister's (Macaulay Culkin) father in the Home Alone (1990) movies.
John was born in Washington, D.C., to Helen (Sperling), who acted in community theatre, and John Heard, who worked for the U.S. government. John established himself with roles in the movies Between the Lines (1977), Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) (a.k.a. "Head Over Heels"), and Heart Beat (1981) (in which he played Jack Kerouac to Nick Nolte's Neal Cassady and Sissy Spacek's Carolyn Cassady), before giving a tour de force performance as a hideously wounded (both physically and psychologically) Vietnam veteran in Cutter's Way (1981) (a.k.a. "Cutter and Bone") opposite Jeff Bridges. He also shined as Reverend Dimmesdale (one of America's first religious hypocrites) in the 1979 PBS version of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter (1979).
Both "Chilly Scenes of Winter" and "Cutter's Way" (originally released as "Head Over Heels" and "Cutter and Bone", respectively) had been re-released under new titles after failing in their first go-rounds, such was the quality of the films. The two re-releases helped redefine the practice by which major studios handled smaller, art house quality pictures by releasing them carefully to select theaters with bespoke marketing campaigns so they reached the proper audience. (Studios would later develop their own art film-independent film subsidiaries to handle such pictures, so they didn't "fall through the cracks" like the first releases of the two Heard films.)
By the early 1980s, Heard seemed on his way to establishing himself as a major American actor, if not on the path to movie stardom. At the time, there was a joke that involved confusing Heard with John Hurt and William Hurt because of the similarity of their last names. At the time these contemporaries were considered equal in terms of their star power.
In the early '80s, it would not have been unreasonable to predict that Heard would become an Oscar winner or a multiple nominee. He continued to work on A-List projects, playing the not-so-sympathetic son to Geraldine Page in The Trip to Bountiful (1985) (for which Page won her own Oscar) and Tom Hanks's adult rival in Big (1988), but by the latter part of the decade he had failed to establish himself as a leading man and was playing supporting roles. Also appearing on television, he was nominated for an Emmy for his turn as a corrupt police detective on The Sopranos (1999).
John Heard died on July 21, 2017, in Palo Alto, California.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Born on 2 January 1948, Deborah Watling grew up in an acting family. She attended stage school after failing her O level exams, but left after three weeks and got herself an agent. She then landed the part of Alice in a BBC play "The Life of Lewis Carroll" (aka Alice (1965)). This was followed by other roles, including film parts, with Cliff Richard in Take Me High (1973) and with David Essex in That'll Be the Day (1973). She was offered the role of Victoria in Doctor Who (1963) as Innes Lloyd had remembered the Radio Times cover for "The Life of Lewis Carroll" and asked Deborah to play the part. Following Doctor Who, Deborah opened her own boutique before landing a part in The Newcomers (1965). Since then she has appeared in numerous TV roles including Danger UXB (1979), Hello Young Lovers (1978), and Doctor in Charge (1972) and has done much work in the theatre.- Director
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Soxy Topacio was born on 19 June 1952 in Manila, Philippines. He was a director and actor, known for Grandpa Is Dead (2009), Impostora (2007) and My Driver Sweet Lover (2010). He died on 21 July 2017 in Quezon City, Philippines.- Casting Department
- Actress
Kim Fattorini was born on 18 October 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Hands of Time (2014), The Hi-Life (2012) and Badass! (2010). She died on 21 July 2017 in West Hollywood, California, USA.- L.C. Cooke was born on 14 December 1932 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA. He died on 21 July 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- El Kebir was born on 1 February 1930 in Oran, Algeria. He was an actor, known for Pas de problème! (1975), The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973) and Le complot (1973). He died on 21 July 2017 in Paris, France.
- Peter Doohan was born on 2 May 1961 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He was married to Angela. He died on 21 July 2017 in Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Jacques Nahum was born on 27 February 1921 in Cairo, Egypt. He was a producer and writer, known for Le retour d'Arsène Lupin (1989), Ça va barder (1955) and La trilogie marseillaise (2000). He was married to Odette Pinto. He died on 21 July 2017 in Paris, France.- Producer
- Actor
Marcos de Córdova was born on 1 January 1934 in La Habana, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba. He was a producer and actor, known for Circolandia (1970), El Oeste de Marcos (1976) and Teletalentos (1968). He died on 21 July 2017 in Miami, Florida, USA.- Predrag-Cune Gojkovic was born on 6 November 1932 in Brzan near Batocina, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for I Bog stvori kafansku pevacicu (1972), Serafimov klub (1961) and Nase priredbe (1973). He was married to Leposava. He died on 21 July 2017 in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Clem Moorman was born on 20 March 1916 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Down to Earth (2001), Loose Cannons (1990) and That's Adequate (1989). He died on 21 July 2017 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA.
- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Masaaki Hirao was born on 24 December 1937 in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. He was a composer and actor, known for Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Lady Snowblood (1973) and Esupai (1974). He died on 21 July 2017 in Tokyo, Japan.- Yuliya Grigoryeva-Appolonova was born on 15 October 1965 in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She was married to Andrey Grigoryev-Appolonov. She died on 21 July 2017 in Sochi, Russia.
- Additional Crew
Maurice Saltano was born on 26 February 1930 in Voiron, Isère, France. He is known for Be Beautiful But Shut Up (1958), MMF par les midi-minuistes (2021) and Cabaret du soir (1957). He died on 21 July 2017 in Voiron, Isère, France.- Yami Lester was born in 1941 in South Australia, Australia. He was married to Lucy. He died on 21 July 2017 in Alice Springs, Australia.
- Witold Zarychta was born on 3 January 1929. He was an actor, known for Nights and Days (1975), Noce i dnie (1978) and Dom swietego Kazimierza (1984). He died on 21 July 2017 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Geoff Mack was born on 20 December 1922 in Surrey Hills, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a composer, known for Flight of the Phoenix (2004), The Ice Road (2021) and The Mule (2018). He was married to Tabby Francis. He died on 21 July 2017 in Benowa, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.- John 'Catfish' Purser was born on 23 May 1933 in Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was married to Kay. He died on 21 July 2017 in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.