Brought gravitas to each of his roles.
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Van Heflin
Jacob_Dunstan_Autumn — 9 years ago(December 26, 2016 07:06 PM)
Heflin was a very capable (and to my mind) underappreciated actor. He imbued every one of his characters with a sort of stoic realism - such as his in SHANE (1953). Thought he nailed the role of a sympathetic and caring (albeit eventually disempowered) father.
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