John Heffernan obit

 

John Heffernan(1934-2018)

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John Heffernan (May 30, 1934 – December 3, 2018) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Eddie Niles in the 1973 film The Sting.

Heffernan was born in Manhattan, New York. He began his career in the 1950s as a stage actor in New York, appearing in Broadway productions and winning an Obie Award. In 1964 he replaced Albert Finney in the title role of the New York production of Luther. His last stage credit was for the 1982 production Alice in Wonderland.

Heffernan began his screen career in 1960, appearing in the anthology television series The Play of the Week. He also played Professor Everett Chambers in the soap opera television series The Doctors, and Chester Markham in Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.

In 1973 Heffernan played the role of Eddie Niles in the film The Sting. Other film appearances included Bringing Out the Dead, 92 in the Shade, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, Gloria, Extreme Measures, and The Fisher King.

Heffernan retired from acting in 2001, last appearing in the police procedural television series Law & Order.

 

Actor

Kevin Costner in Draft Day (2014)

Draft Day

6.8

John Heffernan

2014

 

Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)

Law & Order

7.8

TV Series

Marvin WarnerWelch

1992–2001

2 episodes

 

Nicolas Cage in Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

Bringing Out the Dead

6.9

Mr. Oh

1999

 

Sharon Stone and Jean-Luke Figueroa in Gloria (1999)

Gloria

5.2

Hotel Clerk

1999

 

Hugh Grant and Gene Hackman in Extreme Measures (1996)

Extreme Measures

6.2

Cartman

1996

 

Gérard Depardieu in 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

1492: Conquest of Paradise

6.4

Brother Buyl

1992

 

Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges in The Fisher King (1991)

The Fisher King

7.5

Stockbroker Bum

1991

 

MysteryDisc: Murder, Anyone? (1982)

MysteryDisc: Murder, Anyone?

5.9

Video Game

Thomas Pembroke

1982

 

Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure (1979)

Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure

5.9

TV Movie

Christopher Martin

1979

 

For Richer, for Poorer (1977)

For Richer, for Poorer

7.6

TV Series

Lester Saxton #1 (1977) (original cast)

1977–1978

 

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976)

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

7.9

TV Series

Chester Markham

1976

18 episodes

 

Andy Kaufman, Sam Levene, Richard Lynch, Deborah Raffin, and Sylvia Sidney in God Told Me To (1976)

God Told Me To

6.3

Bramwell

1976

 

James Pritchett in The Doctors (1963)

The Doctors

7.1

TV Series

Professor Everett Chambers

1976

5 episodes

 

Peter Fonda, Margot Kidder, and Warren Oates in 92 in the Shade (1975)

92 in the Shade

5.9

Myron

1975

 

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974)

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

7.6

TV Mini Series

1974

1 episode

 

A Touch of the Poet (1974)

A Touch of the Poet

7.5

TV Movie

Paddy O'Dowd

1974

 

Paul Newman and Robert Redford in The Sting (1973)

The Sting

8.2

Eddie Niles

1973

 

Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)

Maude

7.3

TV Series

Floyd Crowley

1973

1 episode

 

Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor, and Jean Stapleton in All in the Family (1971)

All in the Family

8.4

TV Series

Dr. Spence

1973

1 episode

 

Faye Dunaway in Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

6.5

Dr. Sherman

1970

 

NET Playhouse (1964)

NET Playhouse

7.1

TV Series

Aegisthus

1969

1 episode

 

NBC Experiment in Television (1967)

NBC Experiment in Television

6.7

TV Series

1967

1 episode

 

Barefoot in Athens (1966)

Barefoot in Athens

7.3

TV Movie

Anytas

1966

 

New York Television Theatre (1965)

New York Television Theatre

6.4

TV Series

Augustus (segment: "Augustus Does His Bit")

1966

1 episode

 

Burt Reynolds in Hawk (1966)

Hawk

6.9

TV Series

Mike Grey

1966

1 episode

 

Postmark Zero

TV Movie

1966

 

Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)

Camera Three

7.2

TV Series

Subtle

1964

1 episode

 

Zina Bethune and Shirl Conway in The Doctors and the Nurses (1962)

The Doctors and the Nurses

7.5

TV Series

Priest

1964

1 episode

 

Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders (1961)

The Defenders

7.9

TV Series

John Wilson

1963

1 episode

 

The American Way (1962)

The American Way

6.6

Short

Man in the Park

1962

 

Time of the Heathen (1961)

Time of the Heathen

7.1

Gaunt

1961

 

Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)

Play of the Week

7.3

TV Series

FrancisSir Richard Vernon

1960

1 episode

 

Benita Evans in CBS Repertoire Workshop (1960)

CBS Repertoire Workshop

TV Series

1960

1 episode

 

CBS Television Workshop (1952)

CBS Television Workshop

6.6

TV Series

(segment "Anton Waldek")

1960

1 episode

 

Self

Wild (2006)

Wild

7.1

TV Series

Narrator

2007

1 episode

 

Lamp Unto My Feet (1948)

Lamp Unto My Feet

7.5

TV Series

1967

1 episode

 

The Catholic Hour (1953)

The Catholic Hour

6.3

TV Series

Self - Reader

1967

2 episodes

 

Look Up and Live (1954)

Look Up and Live

5.7

TV Series

Dante

1965

1 episode

 

Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)

Camera Three

7.2

TV Series

Self

1962

1 episode