Van Heflin

Profile

Van Heflin

Acting

Born 1910-12-13 · Died 1971-07-23

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Walters, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin, Jr. was an American film and theatre 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. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Johnny Eager (1942).

Filmography

82 credits across movies and TV

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940 · Rader

Shane

Shane

1953 · Joe Starrett

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965 · Bar Amand

Airport

Airport

1970 · D. O. Guerrero

Possessed

Possessed

1947 · David Sutton

Tap Roots

Tap Roots

1948 · Keith Alexander

The Prowler

The Prowler

1951 · Webb Garwood

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946 · Sam Masterson

Act of Violence

Act of Violence

1949 · Frank R. Enley

Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager

1941 · Jeff Hartnett

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

1957 · Dan Evans

Once a Thief

Once a Thief

1965 · Inspector Mike Vido

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1948 · Athos

Gunman's Walk

Gunman's Walk

1958 · Lee Hackett

Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars

1943 · John Thornway

Black Widow

Black Widow

1954 · Peter Denver

Back Door to Heaven

Back Door to Heaven

1939 · John Shelley

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

1949 · Charles Bovary

Tomahawk

Tomahawk

1951 · Bridger

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1966 · Marshal Curly Wilcox

Grand Central Murder

Grand Central Murder

1942 · 'Rocky' Custer

Kid Glove Killer

Kid Glove Killer

1942 · Gordon McKay

They Came to Cordura

They Came to Cordura

1959 · Sgt. John Chawk

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946 · James I. Hessler

Certain Honorable Men

Certain Honorable Men

1968 · Champ Donohue

Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

1942 · Andrew Johnson

Count Three and Pray

Count Three and Pray

1955 · Luke Fargo

Battle Cry

Battle Cry

1955 · Major Sam Huxley

My Son John

My Son John

1952 · Stedman

The Raid

The Raid

1954 · Maj. Neal Benton

B.F.'s Daughter

B.F.'s Daughter

1948 · Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon

1965

The Ruthless Four

The Ruthless Four

1968 · Sam Cooper

Patterns

Patterns

1956 · Fred Staples

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941 · Bill King

The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

1941 · Elliott Morgan

Seven Sweethearts

Seven Sweethearts

1942 · Henry Taggart

East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

1949 · Mark Dwyer

Green Dolphin Street

Green Dolphin Street

1947 · Timothy Haslam

South of Algiers

South of Algiers

1953 · Nicholas Chapman

The Big Bounce

The Big Bounce

1969 · Sam Mirakian

Five Branded Women

Five Branded Women

1960 · Velko

The Secret Land

The Secret Land

1948 · Narrator

Woman's World

Woman's World

1954 · Jerry Talbot

Under Ten Flags

Under Ten Flags

1960 · Captain Bernhard Rogge

Cry of Battle

Cry of Battle

1963 · Joe Trent

Flight from Glory

Flight from Glory

1937 · George Wilson

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1937 · Rev. Samuel Woods

Week-End with Father

Week-End with Father

1951 · Brad Stubbs

Annapolis Salute

Annapolis Salute

1937 · Clay V. Parker

Saturday's Heroes

Saturday's Heroes

1937 · Val

Tempest

Tempest

1958 · Emelyan Pugachov

The Last Child

The Last Child

1971 · Senator Quincy George

Tanganyika

Tanganyika

1954 · John Gale

The Man Outside

The Man Outside

1967 · Bill MacLean

The Wastrel

The Wastrel

1961 · Duncan Bell

A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

1936 · Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973 · Self (archive footage)

Ricochet

Ricochet

1961 · Sergeant Paul Maxon

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wings of the Hawk

Wings of the Hawk

1953 · Irish Gallager

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997 · Self (archive footage)

The Teen-Age Revolution

The Teen-Age Revolution

1965 · Narrator/Host

The Bold Men

The Bold Men

1965 · Narrator

University U.S.A.

University U.S.A.

1950 · Narrator

The Dark Side of the Earth

The Dark Side of the Earth

1957 · Col. Sten

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

1991 · Self (archive footage)

A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954 · Self

The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

1966 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Land and Live in the Jungle

Land and Live in the Jungle

1944 · 1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

2019 · Self (archive footage)

Land and Live in the Desert

Land and Live in the Desert

1945 · Narrator (voice)

A Case of Libel

A Case of Libel

1968 · Robert Sloane

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Joseph

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950 · Dr. Martin Arrowsmith

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 · Self

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

1952 · Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 · Self - Mystery Guest

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 · Self - Panelist

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

1956 · Bill Kilcoyne

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

1956 · Captain