Search results
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.
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.
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 attained...
His career spanned 34 years from 1936 to 1978. He appeared in 56 feature films. Most of his appearances came during the 40s and 50s (70%). Film genres included: drama (40); romance (18); and westerns (18). IMDb data is: mean - 6.6, median - 6.9 and mode - 6.5 (8).
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...
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.
Apr 30, 2020 · The actor had leading roles in 1942’s Kid Glove Killer and Tennessee Johnson in which he played President Andrew Johnson. In 1943, he starred opposite Judy Garland in Presenting Lily Mars before entering military service during World War II.
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.
Van Heflin was an American actor who had a successful career in Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1960s. He was nominated for three Academy Awards and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Johnny Eager (1942).
