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Van Heflin

1908 - 1971

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Van Heflin is the 1,173rd most popular actor (up from 1,552nd in 2019), the 2,234th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,607th in 2019) and the 580th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Van Heflin ranks 1,173 out of 13,578. Before him are Halit Ergenç, Diane Kruger, Sabrina Carpenter, Fran Drescher, Randolph Scott, and Marie-Christine Barrault. After him are Piper Laurie, Katy Jurado, Geraldine McEwan, Shannon Tweed, John Carradine, and Lois Maxwell.

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Among people born in 1908, Van Heflin ranks 80. Before him are André Martinet, Alain Cuny, Lionel Stander, Remedios Varo, Max Bill, and Henri, Count of Paris. After him are Rómulo Betancourt, Jim Brown, Viktor Abakumov, Edward Dmytryk, Eduard Roschmann, and Sicco Mansholt. Among people deceased in 1971, Van Heflin ranks 48. Before him are Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, Paul Lévy, Mathilde Kschessinska, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Diane Arbus, and Raoul Hausmann. After him are Heinz Lammerding, Richard Russell Jr., Helene Weigel, Dean Acheson, Carlos P. Garcia, and Edie Sedgwick.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Van Heflin ranks 2,234 out of 20,380. Before him are Carole King (1942), Sabrina Carpenter (1999), Fran Drescher (1957), Randolph Scott (1898), Richard Winters (1918), and Robby Krieger (1946). After him are Piper Laurie (1932), Christopher A. Sims (1942), Chris Kyle (1974), George Stevens (1904), Dorothea Tanning (1910), and Lance Armstrong (1971).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Van Heflin ranks 580. Before him are Vera Miles (1929), Jennifer Garner (1972), Josephine Chaplin (1949), Sabrina Carpenter (1999), Fran Drescher (1957), and Randolph Scott (1898). After him are Piper Laurie (1932), John Carradine (1906), Jerry Stiller (1927), Ralph Macchio (1961), Ruth Gordon (1896), and Barbara Hershey (1948).

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