Van Heflin
Van Heflin | |
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Heflin in 1941 | |
| Born | Emmett Evan Heflin Jr. December 13, 1908 Walters, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | July 23, 1971 (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)
(m. 1934; div. 1936)Frances E. Neal (1920–1988)
(m. 1942; div. 1967) |
| Children | 3 |
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 memorable 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).