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Also known as Emmett Evan Heflin Jr., Emmett Evan Heflin

American actor (1908–1971)

Person · Open Library

Born
1910
Died
1971
Works
3

Top works

  • A view from the bridge
  • A memory of two Mondays
  • The shrike

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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

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Total plays
21

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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 ) ​

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Van Heflin - 1941.jpg
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date of birth
1908-12-13
date of death
1971-07-23
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start of work period
1928-00-00
name in native language
Van Heflin
end of work period
1971-00-00
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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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