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Van Heflin
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American actor (1908–1971)
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Van Heflin was an American character actor who worked in stage, film, and acting departments. Born Evan Heflin in Walters, Oklahoma, he began his work period in 1928. He was educated at the University of Oklahoma and Yale University. During World War II, he participated in the conflict. He spoke English and was a sibling to Frances Heflin.
Heflin received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the same award. He also holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His work included the Western genre. He had three children and was a relative of Jonathan Kaplan. He died of a myocardial infarction, classified as natural causes, in Hollywood on July 23, 1971.
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Film & TV
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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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 )
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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
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Van Heflin - 1941.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Van Heflin
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1908-12-13
- date of death
- 1971-07-23
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Van Heflin
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- start of work period
- 1928-00-00
- relative
- Jonathan Kaplan
- name in native language
- Van Heflin
- end of work period
- 1971-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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).
Early life
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