Circa 1957, Los Angeles, California, USA: VAN HEFLIN waves from his horse on a ranch with young family watching. 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 the movie Johnny Eager (1941). (Credit Image: © Frank Worth/ZUMA Wire)