Van Heflin's biography
Emmett Evan Heflin Jr. is 63 years old character actor born at Walters. Emmett was born on Sunday 13th of December 1908. He is often nicknamed as Van. According to year of birth 1908 Emmett belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 13th of December means Emmett is Sagittarius. Sagittarius is a Fiery sign of Zodiac Belt. These people are highly learned and love to gain knowledge throughout their life.
He is white american. He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be character actor. You can know Emmett also as stage actor. Emmett is recently known as film actor. He received Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Johnny Eager in 1942
Van Heflin's schools
We found 3 schools Emmett attended. Complete list of schools: University of Oklahoma, Yale University, Classen School of Advanced Studies.
Detailed informations about Emmett´s schools
- Attended UCLA film school after achieving fame as an actor, with the intention of learning filmmaking techniques so as to improve his work as an actor. He wrote about the experience in the October 1950 issue of "Theatre Arts" magazine.
Van Heflin's career
His main focus is to be character actor. He is famous thanks to The Prowler.
Is Van Heflin gay ?
Emmett is known to be straight.
How did Van Heflin die
He died on on Friday 23rd of July 1971 when he was 63 years old. Van Heflins death was caused by heart attack. It happend like natural causes.
Awards and competitions
Van Heflin's Awards
- He was the first actor to win an Academy Award for a role in a gangster movie.
Van Heflin's Nominations
- Emmett was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
What else you don't know about Van Heflin ?
His middle name is Evan.
What Van Heflin has done for a first time
- His first marriage lasted six months. His wife's identity is unknown, as it happened before he became famous.
- He was the first actor to win an Academy Award for a role in a gangster movie.
Van Heflin's quotes
- I just didn't have the looks and if I didn't do a good acting job I looked terrible.
- Louis B. Mayer once looked at me and said, "You will never get the girl at the end". So I worked on my acting.
- My father was a drunk, although he was a fabulous character, and he and my mother always loved each other, even when they were separated.
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Van Heflin's height, body shape, eye color
Lets describe how Van Heflin looks. We will focus on Emmett´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. He is tall as 6' 0" (183 cm). Body build is average. His eyes are tinted blue. Emmett´s hair is shade of brown - light.