John Matthew Heard Jr. (March 7, 1946 – July 21, 2017) He had lead roles in several films, including Chilly Scenes of Winter, Heart Beat, Cutter's Way, Cat People, and C.H.U.D., as well as supporting roles in After Hours, Big, Beaches, Awakenings, Rambling Rose, The Pelican Brief, My Fellow Americans, Snake Eyes, and Animal Factory. He also played Peter McCallister in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, as well as appearing in Sharknado. Heard was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for guest starring on The Sopranos. He also had recurring roles on CSI: Miami, and Prison Break ( Among other film and television roles in the 2000s and 2010s, he played the mayor of Chicago on two episodes of the Fox series The Chicago Code. Heard died on July 21, 2017. He was found dead by staff in a hotel in Palo Alto, California, where he was reportedly recovering after undergoing minor back surgery at Stanford University Hospital. He is buried in South Side Cemetery in Ipswich, Massach...