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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.
Van Heflin. Actor: Shane. Craggy-faced, dependable star character actor Van Heflin never quite made the Hollywood "A" list, but made up for what he lacked in appearance with hard work, charisma and solid acting performances.
Jul 24, 1971 · Van Heflin's enduring talent as an actor was recognized early on Broadway and in Hol lywood, where he won an Oscar as best supporting actor in “Johnny Eager” (1942) and later...
56 Fims of Van Heflin ( 1908 - 1971) by milam_ogden • Created 8 years ago • Modified 8 years ago. God smiled and danced on this date in 1908 when Van was born in Watters, Oklahoma. Heflin served in WW II in the Air Force as a combat cameraman. Appeared in first play in 1928 at age of 20 at the Yale School of Drama.
Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin, Jr. (December 13, 1910 – July 23, 1971) was an American film and theatre 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.
Jul 24, 1971 · Van Heflin, longtime character actor who generally portrayed tough guys who were more sensitive and vulnerable than their snarling manner initially implied, died Friday in a Los Angeles...
Van Heflin, born Emmett Evan Heflin Jr., was an American theater, screen, and radio actor. He won the ‘Academy Award’ for the ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for his remarkable performance as ‘Jeff Hartnett’ in the film noir ‘Johnny Eager.’. He made his acting debut on ‘Broadway’ during the late 1920s.
Apr 30, 2020 · One of a handful of films directed by prolific writer Johnson ( The Dark Mirror, Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation ), this one finds Heflin in one of his more sophisticated roles as a famed Broadway producer stalked by an ambitious young writer (Peggy Ann Garner) who is murdered in his apartment.
Emmett Evan “Van” Heflin, Jr. was an American film and theatre 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. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Johnny Eager.
Aug 6, 2012 · Background by Louella Parsons. Parsons interviewed Van Heflin in promotion of MGM's Tulip Time aka Seven Sweethearts (1942). She writes that Heflin started out as a farmer in his native Oklahoma before spending three years at sea as a merchant marine. "I hated the stage at first," Heflin told her, "and I returned to the sea for a time.
