Van Heflin
Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr.
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Biography
Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr. 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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Heflin won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Johnny Eager (1942).
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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.