Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 13, 1910
Place of Birth:
Walters, Oklahoma, USA
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Van Heflin
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).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress | Self (archive footage) |
| 1997 | Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line | Self (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | Self (archive footage) |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli | Self (archive footage) |
| 1971 | The Last Child | Senator Quincy George |
| 1970 | Airport | D. O. Guerrero |
| 1969 | The Big Bounce | Sam Mirakian |
| 1968 | Certain Honorable Men | Champ Donohue |
| 1968 | The Ruthless Four | Sam Cooper |
| 1967 | The Man Outside | Bill MacLean |
| 1966 | Stagecoach | Marshal Curly Wilcox |
| 1966 | The Thin Blue Line | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | Bar Amand |
| 1965 | Once a Thief | Inspector Mike Vido |
| 1965 | Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon | |
| 1965 | The Teen-Age Revolution | Narrator/Host |
| 1965 | The Bold Men | Narrator |
| 1963 | Cry of Battle | Joe Trent |
| 1961 | The Wastrel | Duncan Bell |
| 1961 | Ricochet | Sergeant Paul Maxon |
| 1960 | Five Branded Women | Velko |
| 1960 | Under Ten Flags | Captain Bernhard Rogge |
| 1959 | They Came to Cordura | Sgt. John Chawk |
| 1958 | Gunman's Walk | Lee Hackett |
| 1958 | Tempest | Emelyan Pugachov |
| 1957 | 3:10 to Yuma | Dan Evans |
| 1957 | The Dark Side of the Earth | Col. Sten |
| 1956 | Patterns | Fred Staples |
| 1955 | Count Three and Pray | Luke Fargo |
| 1955 | Battle Cry | Major Sam Huxley |
| 1954 | Black Widow | Peter Denver |
| 1954 | The Raid | Maj. Neal Benton |
| 1954 | Woman's World | Jerry Talbot |
| 1954 | Tanganyika | John Gale |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self |
| 1953 | Shane | Joe Starrett |
| 1953 | South of Algiers | Nicholas Chapman |
| 1953 | Wings of the Hawk | Irish Gallager |
| 1952 | My Son John | Stedman |
| 1951 | The Prowler | Webb Garwood |
| 1951 | Tomahawk | Bridger |
| 1951 | Week-End with Father | Brad Stubbs |
| 1950 | University U.S.A. | Narrator |
| 1949 | Act of Violence | Frank R. Enley |
| 1949 | Madame Bovary | Charles Bovary |
| 1949 | East Side, West Side | Mark Dwyer |
| 1948 | Tap Roots | Keith Alexander |
| 1948 | The Three Musketeers | Athos |
| 1948 | B.F.'s Daughter | Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett |
| 1948 | The Secret Land | Narrator |
| 1947 | Possessed | David Sutton |
| 1947 | Green Dolphin Street | Timothy Haslam |
| 1946 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers | Sam Masterson |
| 1946 | Till the Clouds Roll By | James I. Hessler |
| 1945 | Land and Live in the Desert | Narrator (voice) |
| 1944 | Land and Live in the Jungle | 1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison |
| 1943 | Presenting Lily Mars | John Thornway |
| 1942 | Grand Central Murder | 'Rocky' Custer |
| 1942 | Kid Glove Killer | Gordon McKay |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson | Andrew Johnson |
| 1942 | Seven Sweethearts | Henry Taggart |
| 1941 | Johnny Eager | Jeff Hartnett |
| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Bill King |
| 1941 | The Feminine Touch | Elliott Morgan |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Rader |
| 1939 | Back Door to Heaven | John Shelley |
| 1937 | Flight from Glory | George Wilson |
| 1937 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat | Rev. Samuel Woods |
| 1937 | Annapolis Salute | Clay V. Parker |
| 1937 | Saturday's Heroes | Val |
| 1936 | A Woman Rebels | Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | Bill Kilcoyne |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | Captain |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Joseph |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Dr. Martin Arrowsmith |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Panelist |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |