John Heard: Home Alone and Gladiator actor dies aged 72

Emmy-nominated actor John Heard, best known for playing the father in the Home Alone movie series, dies aged 72, just days after undergoing minor back surgery.

His death was confirmed by the Santa Clara Medical Examiner’s office in California late on Saturday, local time.

TMZ reported that Heard, who lived in southern California, was found at a Palo Alto, California, hotel where he was recovering from back surgery.

According to the site, police had been called to the hotel to reports of a medical emergency, but Heard was pronounced dead at the scene.

Heard played Peter McCallister, the father of Kevin, played by Macaulay Culkin, in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Source: John Heard: Home Alone and Gladiator actor dies aged 72 – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)