John Heffernan

Known for

Acting

Born

May 30, 1934

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Died

December 3, 2018 (aged 84)

Biography

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.

Best known work

The Sting

1973

The Fisher King

1991

Bringing Out the Dead

1999

Draft Day

2014

1492: Conquest of Paradise

1992

Law & Order

1990

Extreme Measures

1996

God Told Me To

1976

Gloria

1999

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

1970

Filmography

2014
Draft Day
as Self
2007
Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles
as Self
2005
The Core
as Narrator
1999
Bringing Out the Dead
as Mr. Oh
1999
Gloria
as Hotel Clerk
1996
Extreme Measures
as Cartman
1992
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Brother Buyl
1991
The Fisher King
as Stockbroker Bum
1990
Law & OrderTV
as Marvin Warner (1 episode), as Welch (1 episode)
1979
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
as Christopher Martin
1976
God Told Me To
as Bramwell
1976
Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanTV
as Chester Markham (17 episodes)
1975
92 in the Shade
1974
A Touch of the Poet
as Paddy O'Dowd
1973
The Sting
as Eddie Niles
1970
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
as Dr. Sherman
1966
Barefoot in Athens
as Anytas
1962
The American Way
as Man in the Park
1962
Time of the Heathen
as Gaunt