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Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Acting

Born: December 13, 1910Walters, Oklahoma, USA

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
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

Self (archive footage)

2019
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Self (archive footage)

1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Self (archive footage)

1991
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Self (archive footage)

1973
The Last Child

The Last Child

Senator Quincy George

1971
Airport

Airport

D. O. Guerrero

1970
The Big Bounce

The Big Bounce

Sam Mirakian

1969
Certain Honorable Men

Certain Honorable Men

Champ Donohue

1968

A Case of Libel

Robert Sloane

1968
The Ruthless Four

The Ruthless Four

Sam Cooper

1968
The Man Outside

The Man Outside

Bill MacLean

1967
Stagecoach

Stagecoach

Marshal Curly Wilcox

1966
The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

Self - Narrator (voice)

1966
Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon

1965

The Teen-Age Revolution

Narrator/Host

1965
Once a Thief

Once a Thief

Inspector Mike Vido

1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Bar Amand

1965
The Bold Men

The Bold Men

Narrator

1965
Cry of Battle

Cry of Battle

Joe Trent

1963
Ricochet

Ricochet

Sergeant Paul Maxon

1961
The Wastrel

The Wastrel

Duncan Bell

1961
Under Ten Flags

Under Ten Flags

Captain Bernhard Rogge

1960
Five Branded Women

Five Branded Women

Velko

1960
They Came to Cordura

They Came to Cordura

Sgt. John Chawk

1959
Tempest

Tempest

Emelyan Pugachov

1958
Gunman's Walk

Gunman's Walk

Lee Hackett

1958
The Dark Side of the Earth

The Dark Side of the Earth

Col. Sten

1957
3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

Dan Evans

1957
Patterns

Patterns

Fred Staples

1956
Count Three and Pray

Count Three and Pray

Luke Fargo

1955
Battle Cry

Battle Cry

Major Sam Huxley

1955
Black Widow

Black Widow

Peter Denver

1954
Woman's World

Woman's World

Jerry Talbot

1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Self

1954
The Raid

The Raid

Maj. Neal Benton

1954
Tanganyika

Tanganyika

John Gale

1954
Wings of the Hawk

Wings of the Hawk

Irish Gallager

1953
Shane

Shane

Joe Starrett

1953
South of Algiers

South of Algiers

Nicholas Chapman

1953
My Son John

My Son John

Stedman

1952
Week-End with Father

Week-End with Father

Brad Stubbs

1951
The Prowler

The Prowler

Webb Garwood

1951
Tomahawk

Tomahawk

Bridger

1951

University U.S.A.

Narrator

1950
East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

Mark Dwyer

1949
Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

Charles Bovary

1949
Act of Violence

Act of Violence

Frank R. Enley

1949
The Secret Land

The Secret Land

Narrator

1948
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

Athos

1948
Tap Roots

Tap Roots

Keith Alexander

1948
B.F.'s Daughter

B.F.'s Daughter

Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett

1948
Possessed

Possessed

David Sutton

1947
Green Dolphin Street

Green Dolphin Street

Timothy Haslam

1947
Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

James I. Hessler

1946
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

Sam Masterson

1946
Land and Live in the Desert

Land and Live in the Desert

Narrator (voice)

1945
Land and Live in the Jungle

Land and Live in the Jungle

1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison

1944
Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars

John Thornway

1943
Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

Andrew Johnson

1942
Seven Sweethearts

Seven Sweethearts

Henry Taggart

1942
Grand Central Murder

Grand Central Murder

'Rocky' Custer

1942
Kid Glove Killer

Kid Glove Killer

Gordon McKay

1942
Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager

Jeff Hartnett

1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

Bill King

1941
The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

Elliott Morgan

1941
Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

Rader

1940
Back Door to Heaven

Back Door to Heaven

John Shelley

1939
Saturday's Heroes

Saturday's Heroes

Val

1937
Annapolis Salute

Annapolis Salute

Clay V. Parker

1937
Flight from Glory

Flight from Glory

George Wilson

1937
The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

Rev. Samuel Woods

1937
A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne

1936