years_active children birth_place birth_date spouse controversy article_title name partner occupation
1974 -- present john matthew heard iii max heard annika heard washington , d.c. , u.s. 7 march 1945 margot -lrb- divorced -rrb- lana pritchard -lrb- divorced -rrb- kidder -lrb- 1979 ; divorced -rrb- sharon heard drug addiction and violence john heard -lrb- actor -rrb-
 john heard melissa leo -lrb- formerly -rrb- actor
john heard -lrb- actor -rrb-

john matthew heard , jr. -lrb- born march 7 , 1945 -rrb- is an american actor known for his recurring role as peter mccallister , in the first two installments of the `` home alone '' movie series .
he starred or was featured in films including `` awakenings '' , `` cutter 's way '' , `` chilly scenes of winter '' , `` cat people '' , `` deceived '' , `` the milagro beanfield war '' , `` the pelican brief '' , and `` white chicks '' , and the tv-movie `` sharknado '' .
