John Heffernan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-05-30 (84 years old)

Deathday

2018-12-03

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

John Heffernan

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.

Acting

1973

The Sting

as Eddie Niles

1966

2014

Draft Day

as Self

1991

The Fisher King

as Stockbroker Bum

1992

1999

Gloria

as Hotel Clerk

1976

God Told Me To

as Bramwell

1979

1996

1962

The American Way

as Man in the Park

1970

1974

A Touch of the Poet

as Paddy O'Dowd

2005

The Core

as Narrator

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