John Heffernan

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.

Cast

The Sting

Eddie Niles

Time of the Heathen

Gaunt

Barefoot in Athens

Anytas

Draft Day

Self

The Fisher King

Stockbroker Bum

1492: Conquest of Paradise

Brother Buyl

Gloria

Hotel Clerk

God Told Me To

Bramwell

Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure

Christopher Martin

Extreme Measures

Cartman

The American Way

Man in the Park

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

Dr. Sherman

Bringing Out the Dead

Mr. Oh

92 in the Shade

Unknown

A Touch of the Poet

Paddy O'Dowd

The Core

Narrator