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
| Birth Location | Walters, Oklahoma, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1910-12-13 |
| Died | 1971-07-23 |
Movies
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
1991
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1985
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1973
The Last Child
as Senator Quincy George
1971
Airport
as D. O. Guerrero
1970
The Big Bounce
as Sam Mirakian
1969
Certain Honorable Men
as Champ Donohue
1968
The Ruthless Four
as Sam Cooper
1968
The Man Outside
as Bill MacLean
1967
Stagecoach
as Marshal Curly Wilcox
1966
The Thin Blue Line
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1966
The Teen-Age Revolution
as Narrator/Host
1965
Once a Thief
as Inspector Mike Vido
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Bar Amand
1965
The Bold Men
as Narrator
1965
Cry of Battle
as Joe Trent
1963
Ricochet
as Sergeant Paul Maxon
1961
The Wastrel
as Duncan Bell
1961
Under Ten Flags
as Captain Bernhard Rogge
1960
Five Branded Women
as Velko
1960
They Came to Cordura
as Sgt. John Chawk
1959
Tempest
as Emelyan Pugachov
1958
Gunman's Walk
as Lee Hackett
1958
The Dark Side of the Earth
as Col. Sten
1957
3:10 to Yuma
as Dan Evans
1957
Patterns
as Fred Staples
1956
Count Three and Pray
as Luke Fargo
1955
Battle Cry
as Major Sam Huxley
1955
Black Widow
as Peter Denver
1954
Woman's World
as Jerry Talbot
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
1954
The Raid
as Maj. Neal Benton
1954
Tanganyika
as John Gale
1954
Wings of the Hawk
as Irish Gallager
1953
Shane
as Joe Starrett
1953
South of Algiers
as Nicholas Chapman
1953
My Son John
as Stedman
1952
Week-End with Father
as Brad Stubbs
1951
The Prowler
as Webb Garwood
1951
Tomahawk
as Bridger
1951
East Side, West Side
as Mark Dwyer
1949
Madame Bovary
as Charles Bovary
1949
Act of Violence
as Frank R. Enley
1949
The Secret Land
as Narrator
1948
The Three Musketeers
as Athos
1948
Tap Roots
as Keith Alexander
1948
B.F.'s Daughter
as Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett
1948
Possessed
as David Sutton
1947
Green Dolphin Street
as Timothy Haslam
1947
Till the Clouds Roll By
as James I. Hessler
1946
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as Sam Masterson
1946
Land and Live in the Desert
as Narrator (voice)
1945
Land and Live in the Jungle
as 1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison
1944
Presenting Lily Mars
as John Thornway
1943
Tennessee Johnson
as Andrew Johnson
1942
Seven Sweethearts
as Henry Taggart
1942
Grand Central Murder
as 'Rocky' Custer
1942
Kid Glove Killer
as Gordon McKay
1942
Johnny Eager
as Jeff Hartnett
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Bill King
1941
The Feminine Touch
as Elliott Morgan
1941
Santa Fe Trail
as Rader
1940
Back Door to Heaven
as John Shelley
1939
Saturday's Heroes
as Val
1937
Annapolis Salute
as Clay V. Parker
1937
Flight from Glory
as George Wilson
1937
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Rev. Samuel Woods
1937
A Woman Rebels
as Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne
1936
Van Heflin hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
