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John Heffernan

Acting · Born May 30, 1934 · New York City, New York, USA

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.

John Heffernan movies and shows

  • Law & Order1990
  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman1976
  • The Sting1973
  • 1492: Conquest of Paradise1992
  • Bringing Out the Dead1999
  • The Fisher King1991
  • Draft Day2014
  • Extreme Measures1996
  • God Told Me To1976
  • Gloria1999
  • 92 in the Shade1975
  • Puzzle of a Downfall Child1970
  • Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure1979
  • Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles2007
  • Time of the Heathen1962
  • The American Way1962
  • A Touch of the Poet1974
  • The Core2005