Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1910
- Died
- 1971
- Works
- 3
Top works
- A view from the bridge
- A memory of two Mondays
- The shrike
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Walters, Oklahoma, USA
Emmett Evan “Van” Heflin Jr. (December 13, 1908 – July 23, 1971) was an American stage, radio, film, and television actor whose steady craftsmanship and versatility made him a respected character player and occasional leading man across four decades. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Johnny Eager (1942) and is remembered for strong turns in Westerns and noirs such as Shane…
Known for
- Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress — Self (archive footage)2019
- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line — Self (archive footage)1997
- Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire — Self (archive footage)1991
- That's Entertainment! — (archive footage) (uncredited)1974
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli — Self (archive footage)1973
- The Last Child — Senator Quincy George1971
- Airport — D. O. Guerrero1970
- The Big Bounce — Sam Mirakian1969
- Certain Honorable Men — Champ Donohue1968
- The Ruthless Four — Sam Cooper1968
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 21
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Key facts
- Born
- Emmett Evan Heflin Jr. , ( 1908-12-13 ) December 13, 1908, Walters, Oklahoma , U.S.
- Died
- July 23, 1971 (1971-07-23) (aged 62), Hollywood, California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Oklahoma , Yale University
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1928–1971
- Spouses
- Eleanor Scherr (a.k.a. Eleanor Shaw) (1913–2004) ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1934 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1936 ) Frances E. Neal (1920–1988) ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1942 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1967 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 13 December 1908
- Died
- 23 July 1971
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Evan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Walters
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Sibling
- Frances Heflin
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr. (December 13, 1908 – July 23, 1971) was an American theatre, radio, and film actor. He played mostly character parts over the course of his film career, but during the 1940s had a string of roles as a leading man. Heflin won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Johnny Eager (1942). He also had starring roles in the westerns Shane (1953), 3:10 to Yuma (1957), and Gunman's Walk (1958). He portrayed a mentally disturbed airline passenger in the classic disaster film Airport (1970).
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1908 births1971 deaths20th-century American male actorsAmerican male film actorsAmerican male radio actorsAmerican male stage actorsAmerican people of French descentBest Supporting Actor Academy Award winnersClassen School of Advanced Studies alumniFirst Motion Picture Unit personnelMale actors from OklahomaMale Spaghetti Western actors