John Heffernan Biography (1934-)

Born May 30, 1934, in New York, NY. Addresses: Agent: Triad Artists, 888 Seventh Ave., Suite 1602, New York, NY 10106-0001.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: May 30, 1934; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Off-Broadway debut) Arthur Olden, The Judge, Masque Theatre, 1958
Lepidus, Julius Caesar, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1959
Older draftsman, The Great God Brown, Coronet Theatre, New York City, 1959
Lykon, Lysistrata, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1959
Aase's father, Peer Gynt, Phoenix Theatre, 1960
Henry IV, Part I, Phoenix Theatre, 1960
Robert Shallow and a drawer, Henry IV, Part II, Phoenix Theatre, 1960
Tony Lumpkin, She Stoops to Conquer, Phoenix Theatre, 1960
Young Covey, The Plough and the Stars, Phoenix Theatre, 1960
Tailor and pedant, The Taming of the Shrew, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1960
Jacob McCloskey, The Octoroon, Phoenix Theatre, 1961
Polonius, Hamlet, Phoenix Theatre, 1961
Androcles, Androcles and the Lion, Phoenix Theatre, 1961
Galy Gay, A Man's a Man, Masque Theatre, 1962
Old shepherd, The Winter's Tale, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1963
Touchstone, As You Like It, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1963
Weinard, later title role, Luther, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1963
Subtle, The Alchemist, Gate Theatre, New York City, 1964
Butler, Tiny Alice, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1964
Postmark Zero, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1965
Kermit, Malcolm, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1966
Captain Bluntschli, Arms and the Man, Sheridan Square Playhouse, New York City, 1967
The inquisitor, Saint Joan, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1968
Chorus leader, Final Solutions, Felt Forum Theatre, New York City,1968
Jan Ballas, The Memorandum, New York Shakespeare Festival, Anspacher Theatre, New York City, 1968
John Rocky Park, Woman Is My Ideal, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1968
Tillich, "Morning," Kerry, "Noon," and Robin Breast Western, "Night," Morning, Noon, and Night, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1968
Cincinnatus the prisoner, Invitation to a Beheading, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1969

Solveig's father, priest, and button molder, Peer Gynt, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1969
Old Captain, Purlie, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1970
Seumas Shields, The Shadow of a Gunman, Sheridan Square Playhouse,1972
Bernard Shaw, Dear Liar, Syracuse Repertory Company, Syracuse, NY,1973
Jason Pepper, "Ravenswood," and Hugh Gumbo, "Dunelawn," Bad Habits(double-bill), Booth Theatre, New York City, 1974
Hatch, The Sea, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1975
Professor Arnholm, The Lady from the Sea, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1976
Abe, Knock Knock, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1976
Lawyer Craven, Sly Fox, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1976
Aristarkh Dominikovich Grand-Skubik, The Suicide, American National Theatre and Academy Theatre, 1980
The Winter's Tale, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1980
Old actor, The Fantasticks, Sullivan Street Playhouse, New York City, 1981
Caterpillar and sheep, Alice in Wonderland, Virginia Theatre, NewYork City, 1982-83
Women Beware Women, Playhouse 91 Theatre, New York City, 1987
Also appeared as Judge Cool, The Grass Harp, as Eddie Carbone, A View from the Bridge, and appeared in Blood Wedding, The Crucible, Hotel Paradiso, The Iceman Cometh, and Shadow of aGunman, all Charles Street Playhouse, Boston, MA.
Major Tours
Title role, Luther, U.S. cities, 1963
Stage Work
Coproducer, The Shadow of a Gunman, Sheridan Square Playhouse, 1972, then Syracuse Repertory Company, 1973
Film Appearances
Gaunt, The Time of the Heathen, 1962
Eddie Niles, The Sting, Universal, 1973
Myron, 92 in the Shade, 1975
Bramwell, God Told Me To (also known as Demon), 1977
Stockholder bum, The Fisher King, 1991
Brother Buyl, 1492: Conquest of Paradise (also known as 1492: Christophe Colomb, 1492: La conquete du paradis, and 1492: La conquista del paraiso), 1992
Cartman, Extreme Measures, Warner Bros., 1996
Hotel clerk, Gloria, Columbia, 1999
Mr. Oh, Bringing Out the Dead, Paramount, 1999
Television Appearances
Movies
Christopher Martin, Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure, 1979
Concierge, The Wall, 1982
Specials
Paddy O'Dowd, A Touch of the Poet, 1974
Jacques, The Ambassador, 1974
Episodic
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, 1976
Welch, "Blood Is Thicker...," Law & Order, NBC, 1992
Also appeared in episodes of Camera Three, CBS; The Catholic Hour, NBC; Directions '66, ABC; Experiment in TV, NBC; Hawk, ABC; Look Up and Live, CBS; and New York Television Theatre, PBS.
Other Television Appearances
Dr. Sherman, Puzzle of a Downfall Child, 1970
Lester Saxton, Lovers and Friends/For Richer, for Poorer (series),1977

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