Dad From ‘Home Alone’ Dies at 71

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Dad From ‘Home Alone’ Dies at 71
L: John Heard attends The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' Oscars Outdoors Screening Of "Big" on July 20, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Valerie Macon/Getty Images); R: John Heard poses for a portrait at the Getty Images Portrait Studio during the 2006 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 20, 2006 in Park City, Utah. (Mark Mainz/Getty Images)
Petr Svab
7/22/2017
Updated:
10/5/2018

John Heard, the actor know for his role as Peter McCallister in “Home Alone,” was found dead in a hotel room in Palo Alto, California, on Friday, July 21 at the age of 71.

The death has been confirmed by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Office, multiple media reported.

The cause of death is not yet know. Heard recently underwent a minor back surgery, but he wasn’t known to be seriously ill.

Heard, born in Washington, started his career as a stage actor in the 1970s. He won the off-Broadway Obie Award for his performance in Othello.

He then moved to film, starring alongside big names like Tom Hanks in “Big” and Bette Midler in “Beaches.”

L-R: Jerry Ross, John Heard, and Anne Spielberg at The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' Oscars Outdoors Screening Of "Big" on July 20, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
L-R: Jerry Ross, John Heard, and Anne Spielberg at The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' Oscars Outdoors Screening Of "Big" on July 20, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Valerie Macon/Getty Images)