---
name: "John Heffernan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-heffernan"
fi1m_id: "john-heffernan"
imdb_id: "nm0373570"
tmdb_id: 171056
wikidata_id: "Q22667791"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 May 1934"
died: "3 December 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T23:18:59.927085+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Heffernan

## Identity

John Heffernan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-heffernan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-heffernan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0373570
- **TMDB ID:** 171056
- **Wikidata ID:** Q22667791
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Heffernan_(American_actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22667791, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0373570/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/171056

Actor. Born 30 May 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 3 December 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 May 1934, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 3 December 2018
- **Active:** 1973–1991
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 85 (1), 1990s 80 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Heffernan_(American_actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22667791, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0373570/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/171056

## Biography

John Heffernan (1934–2018) was an American film, stage and television actor. He began his career in the 1950s as a stage performer in New York, appearing in Broadway productions and winning an Obie Award in 1961. In 1964 he replaced Albert Finney in the title role of the New York production of *Luther*.

Heffernan made his screen debut in 1960 and is best known for playing Eddie Niles in the 1973 film *The Sting*. His other film credits include *The Fisher King* (1991), *1492: Conquest of Paradise* (1992), *Extreme Measures* (1996), *Gloria* (1999) and *Bringing Out the Dead* (1999). He also appeared in television series such as *The Doctors*, *Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman* and *Law & Order*, and retired from acting in 2001.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Fisher King* (1991), Fi1m 80, as Stockbroker Bum — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fisher-king.md)
- *The Sting* (1973), Fi1m 85, as Eddie Niles — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Core* (2005), as Narrator
- *Bringing Out the Dead* (1999), as Mr. Oh
- *Gloria* (1999), as Hotel Clerk
- *Extreme Measures* (1996), as Cartman
- *1492: Conquest of Paradise* (1992), as Brother Buyl
- *The Fisher King* (1991), as Stockbroker Bum — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fisher-king.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Marvin Warner, Welch — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure* (1979), as Christopher Martin
- *God Told Me To* (1976), as Bramwell
- *Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman* (1976), series, as Chester Markham
- *92 in the Shade* (1975), Actor
- *A Touch of the Poet* (1974), as Paddy O'Dowd
- *The Sting* (1973), as Eddie Niles — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)
- *Puzzle of a Downfall Child* (1970), as Dr. Sherman
- *Barefoot in Athens* (1966), as Anytas
- *The American Way* (1962), as Man in the Park
- *Time of the Heathen* (1962), as Gaunt

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