Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Acting

Birthday

1910/12/13

Day of death

1971/07/23 (60 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Walters, Oklahoma, USA

Also know as

Emmett Evan Heflin Jr.

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).

Acting
Santa Fe Trail
5.6

(1940) Santa Fe Trail

as Rader

Shane
7.4

(1953) Shane

as Joe Starrett

The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4

(1965) The Greatest Story Ever Told

as Bar Amand

Airport
6.4

(1970) Airport

as D. O. Guerrero

Possessed
6.8

(1947) Possessed

as David Sutton

Tap Roots
6.4

(1948) Tap Roots

as Keith Alexander

The Prowler
6.8

(1951) The Prowler

as Webb Garwood

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
7.1

(1946) The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

as Sam Masterson

Act of Violence
6.9

(1949) Act of Violence

as Frank R. Enley

Johnny Eager
6.1

(1941) Johnny Eager

as Jeff Hartnett

3:10 to Yuma
7.2

(1957) 3:10 to Yuma

as Dan Evans

Once a Thief
6.4

(1965) Once a Thief

as Inspector Mike Vido

The Three Musketeers
6.7

(1948) The Three Musketeers

as Athos

Gunman's Walk
6.7

(1958) Gunman's Walk

as Lee Hackett

Presenting Lily Mars
6.1

(1943) Presenting Lily Mars

as John Thornway

Black Widow
6.4

(1954) Black Widow

as Peter Denver

Back Door to Heaven
5.0

(1939) Back Door to Heaven

as John Shelley

Madame Bovary
6.7

(1949) Madame Bovary

as Charles Bovary

Tomahawk
6.6

(1951) Tomahawk

as Bridger

Stagecoach
6.1

(1966) Stagecoach

as Marshal Curly Wilcox

Grand Central Murder
5.9

(1942) Grand Central Murder

as 'Rocky' Custer

Kid Glove Killer
6.2

(1942) Kid Glove Killer

as Gordon McKay

They Came to Cordura
6.5

(1959) They Came to Cordura

as Sgt. John Chawk

Till the Clouds Roll By
5.6

(1946) Till the Clouds Roll By

as James I. Hessler

Certain Honorable Men
0.0

(1968) Certain Honorable Men

as Champ Donohue

Tennessee Johnson
6.2

(1942) Tennessee Johnson

as Andrew Johnson

Count Three and Pray
4.8

(1955) Count Three and Pray

as Luke Fargo

Battle Cry
5.6

(1955) Battle Cry

as Major Sam Huxley

My Son John
5.2

(1952) My Son John

as Stedman

The Raid
6.5

(1954) The Raid

as Maj. Neal Benton

B.F.'s Daughter
6.3

(1948) B.F.'s Daughter

as Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
0.0

(1965) Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon

as ---

Ognuno per sé
6.1

(1968) The Ruthless Four

as Sam Cooper

Patterns
7.2

(1956) Patterns

as Fred Staples

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
6.9

(1941) H.M. Pulham, Esq.

as Bill King

The Feminine Touch
5.1

(1941) The Feminine Touch

as Elliott Morgan

Seven Sweethearts
7.0

(1942) Seven Sweethearts

as Henry Taggart

East Side, West Side
7.0

(1949) East Side, West Side

as Mark Dwyer

Green Dolphin Street
6.1

(1947) Green Dolphin Street

as Timothy Haslam

South of Algiers
6.0

(1953) South of Algiers

as Nicholas Chapman

The Big Bounce
5.2

(1969) The Big Bounce

as Sam Mirakian

Five Branded Women
6.0

(1960) Five Branded Women

as Velko

The Secret Land
5.9

(1948) The Secret Land

as Narrator

Woman's World
7.1

(1954) Woman's World

as Jerry Talbot

Sotto dieci bandiere
5.4

(1960) Under Ten Flags

as Captain Bernhard Rogge

Cry of Battle
4.2

(1963) Cry of Battle

as Joe Trent

Flight from Glory
5.5

(1937) Flight from Glory

as George Wilson

The Outcasts of Poker Flat
6.0

(1937) The Outcasts of Poker Flat

as Rev. Samuel Woods

Week-End with Father
5.8

(1951) Week-End with Father

as Brad Stubbs

Annapolis Salute
6.0

(1937) Annapolis Salute

as Clay V. Parker

Saturday's Heroes
7.0

(1937) Saturday's Heroes

as Val

La tempesta
6.2

(1958) Tempest

as Emelyan Pugachov

The Last Child
7.0

(1971) The Last Child

as Senator Quincy George

Tanganyika
7.5

(1954) Tanganyika

as John Gale

The Man Outside
6.0

(1967) The Man Outside

as Bill MacLean

Il relitto
4.9

(1961) The Wastrel

as Duncan Bell

A Woman Rebels
5.8

(1936) A Woman Rebels

as Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
0.0

(1973) The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

as Self (archive footage)

Ricochet
0.0

(1961) Ricochet

as Sergeant Paul Maxon

That's Entertainment!
7.2

(1974) That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wings of the Hawk
5.1

(1953) Wings of the Hawk

as Irish Gallager

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
7.0

(1997) Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(1965) The Teen-Age Revolution

as Narrator/Host

The Bold Men
0.0

(1965) The Bold Men

as Narrator

0.0

(1950) University U.S.A.

as Narrator

The Dark Side of the Earth
0.0

(1957) The Dark Side of the Earth

as Col. Sten

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
5.7

(1991) Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

(1954) A Star Is Born World Premiere

as Self

The Thin Blue Line
0.0

(1966) The Thin Blue Line

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Land and Live in the Jungle
8.0

(1944) Land and Live in the Jungle

as 1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison

L'Homme a mangé la Terre
7.7

(2019) Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

as Self (archive footage)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
5.6

(1985) George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Land and Live in the Desert
0.0

(1945) Land and Live in the Desert

as Narrator (voice)

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Joseph

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as Dr. Martin Arrowsmith

The Oscars
7.0

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

This Is Your Life
6.6

(1952) This Is Your Life

as Self

What's My Line?
6.9

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

What's My Line?
6.9

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

0.0

(1966) Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

as ---