Van Heflin

Rugged, versatile leading man with a flair for playing charming, opportunistic types. "The Prowler" (1951) and "3:10 to Yuma" (1957) show him at two extremes: as a crooked, ruthless cop and an honest, innocent farmer out to help the law. Perhaps best remembered as the resolute rancher in "Shane" (1953), he later appeared in character roles, such as the bomb-toting passenger aboard "Airport" (1970)

• Also Credited As:
  Emmett Evan Heflin Jr
• Born:
  December 13, 1910 in Walters, Oklahoma, USA
• Died:
  July 23, 1971.
• Job Titles:
  Actor, Merchant seaman

Family

• Sister: Frances Heflin. died of lung cancer on June 1. 1996 at the age of 71

Education

• School of Drama, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1931

Milestones

• 1928 Broadway actor
• 1936 Film actor A Woman Rebels