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. (December 13, 1910 – July 23, 1971) 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) |
| 1985 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 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 |