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John Heffernan

Actor

John Heffernan

Born May 30, 1934 in New York City, New York, USADied December 3, 201814 films

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.

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The Sting posterFirst watchThe Sting19738.0as Eddie NilesA novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Fisher King poster7.3The Fisher King1991Bringing Out the Dead poster6.6Bringing Out the Dead19991492: Conquest of Paradise poster6.31492: Conquest of Paradise1992Extreme Measures poster6.0Extreme Measures1996Gloria poster5.9Gloria1999God Told Me To poster5.8God Told Me To1976

Filmography

14 films as actor
  1. 1999Bringing Out the DeadMr. Oh
  2. 1999GloriaHotel Clerk
  3. 1996Extreme MeasuresCartman
  4. 19921492: Conquest of ParadiseBrother Buyl
  5. 1991The Fisher KingStockbroker Bum
  6. 1979Mayflower: The Pilgrims' AdventureChristopher Martin
  7. 1976God Told Me ToBramwell
  8. 197592 in the Shade
  9. 1974A Touch of the PoetPaddy O'Dowd
  10. 1973The StingEddie Niles
  11. 1970Puzzle of a Downfall ChildDr. Sherman
  12. 1966Barefoot in AthensAnytas
  13. 1962The American WayMan in the Park
  14. 1962Time of the HeathenGaunt