John Heard, the actor who was best known for his role as the father in the Home Alone movies, has died. Jeff Bridges, his co-star in the 1981 neo-noir classic Cutter’s Way, led tributes on social media on Saturday, saying Heard was “a wonderful actor”. “May you live forever through your vast body of work.”The actor James Woods wrote: “Devastated to hear of the passing of lifelong friend John Heard. He had a son, Jack, with the actor Melissa Leo, followed by a rocky custody battle in which Heard was arrested for assault and stalking. From a later marriage, Heard had a son, Max, and a daughter, Annika.

Source: The Guardian July 22, 2017 15:29 UTC