Film and TV actor John Heard, known for his iconic role as dad Peter McCallister in the Home Alone movies among numerous other credits including 2013’s Sharknado, died Friday. The Santa Clara County coroner’s office confirmed Heard’s death to Deadline. The cause is under investigation. He was 72. The Washington, DC native’s acting career began in the mid-1970s in an off-Broadway production of Mark Medoff’s play The Wager.