- Recent Role:
- Joseph on Hallmark Hall Of Fame
- Gender:
- Male
- Born:
- 12-13-1910
- Died:
-
7-23-1971
(Heart attack)
- Birthplace:
- Walters, Oklahoma, USA
- Birth Name:
- Emmett Evan Heflin Jr.
- AKA:
- Lt. Van Heflin
Van Heflin made his broadway debut in 1928 in Mr. Moneypenny. From 1942 until 1967 he was married to actress Frances Neal with whom he had three children -- daughters Vana and Kate, and son Tracy. Van also had a sister named Frances, and through her was the uncle of director Jonathan Kaplan, and actresses Mady Kaplan and Marta Heflin. Van suffered a heart attack while swimming on June 6, 1971, and died on July 23 due to complications in Hollywood, California.