Van Heflin
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
82
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-12-13 (114 years old)
Place of Birth
Walters, Oklahoma, USA
Acting

2019

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress as Self (archive footage)

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line as Self (archive footage)

1991

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire as Self (archive footage)

1985

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1974

That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli as Self (archive footage)

1971

The Last Child as Senator Quincy George

1970

Airport as D. O. Guerrero

1969

The Big Bounce as Sam Mirakian

1968

The Ruthless Four as Sam Cooper

1968

Certain Honorable Men as Champ Donohue

1967

The Man Outside as Bill MacLean

1966

Stagecoach as Marshal Curly Wilcox

1966

The Thin Blue Line as Self - Narrator (voice)

1965

Once a Thief as Inspector Mike Vido

1965

The Bold Men as Narrator

1965

The Teen-Age Revolution as Narrator/Host

1963

Cry of Battle as Joe Trent

1961

Ricochet as Sergeant Paul Maxon

1961

The Wastrel as Duncan Bell

1960

Under Ten Flags as Captain Bernhard Rogge

1960

Five Branded Women as Velko

1959

They Came to Cordura as Sgt. John Chawk

1958

Gunman's Walk as Lee Hackett

1958

Tempest as Emelyan Pugachov

1957

3:10 to Yuma as Dan Evans

1957

The Dark Side of the Earth as Col. Sten

1956

Playhouse 90 as Bill Kilcoyne

1956

Playhouse 90 as Captain

1956

Patterns as Fred Staples

1955

Battle Cry as Major Sam Huxley

1955

Count Three and Pray as Luke Fargo

1954

Black Widow as Peter Denver

1954

Woman's World as Jerry Talbot

1954

The Raid as Maj. Neal Benton

1954

Tanganyika as John Gale

1953

Shane as Joe Starrett

1953

The Oscars as Self

1953

Wings of the Hawk as Irish Gallager

1953

South of Algiers as Nicholas Chapman

1952

This Is Your Life as Self

1952

My Son John as Stedman

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Joseph

1951

The Prowler as Webb Garwood

1951

Tomahawk as Bridger

1951

Week-End with Father as Brad Stubbs

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents as Dr. Martin Arrowsmith

1950

What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest

1950

What's My Line? as Self - Panelist

1950

University U.S.A. as Narrator

1949

Madame Bovary as Charles Bovary

1949

Act of Violence as Frank R. Enley

1949

East Side, West Side as Mark Dwyer

1948

The Three Musketeers as Athos

1948

Tap Roots as Keith Alexander

1948

The Secret Land as Narrator

1948

B.F.'s Daughter as Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett

1947

Possessed as David Sutton

1947

Green Dolphin Street as Timothy Haslam

1946

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers as Sam Masterson

1946

Till the Clouds Roll By as James I. Hessler

1945

Land and Live in the Desert as Narrator (voice)

1944

Land and Live in the Jungle as 1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison

1943

Presenting Lily Mars as John Thornway

1942

Grand Central Murder as 'Rocky' Custer

1942

Seven Sweethearts as Henry Taggart

1942

Tennessee Johnson as Andrew Johnson

1942

Kid Glove Killer as Gordon McKay

1941

Johnny Eager as Jeff Hartnett

1941

H.M. Pulham, Esq. as Bill King

1941

The Feminine Touch as Elliott Morgan

1940

Santa Fe Trail as Rader

1939

Back Door to Heaven as John Shelley

1937

Annapolis Salute as Clay V. Parker

1937

Flight from Glory as George Wilson

1937

Saturday's Heroes as Val

1937

The Outcasts of Poker Flat as Rev. Samuel Woods

1936

A Woman Rebels as Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne