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Van Heflin

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Dec 13, 1910 (115 years old)

Place of Birth

Walters, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

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

Acting
2019Breakpoint: A Counter History of ProgressSelf (archive footage)
1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelf (archive footage)
1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and DesireSelf (archive footage)
1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliSelf (archive footage)
1971The Last ChildSenator Quincy George
1970AirportD. O. Guerrero
1969The Big BounceSam Mirakian
1968Certain Honorable MenChamp Donohue
1968The Ruthless FourSam Cooper
1968A Case of LibelRobert Sloane
1967The Man OutsideBill MacLean
1966StagecoachMarshal Curly Wilcox
1966The Thin Blue LineSelf - Narrator (voice)
1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldBar Amand
1965Once a ThiefInspector Mike Vido
1965Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
1965The Teen-Age RevolutionNarrator/Host
1965The Bold MenNarrator
1963Cry of BattleJoe Trent
1961The WastrelDuncan Bell
1961RicochetSergeant Paul Maxon
1960Five Branded WomenVelko
1960Under Ten FlagsCaptain Bernhard Rogge
1959They Came to CorduraSgt. John Chawk
1958Gunman's WalkLee Hackett
1958TempestEmelyan Pugachov
19573:10 to YumaDan Evans
1957The Dark Side of the EarthCol. Sten
1956PatternsFred Staples
1956Playhouse 90Bill Kilcoyne
1956Playhouse 90Captain
1955Count Three and PrayLuke Fargo
1955Battle CryMajor Sam Huxley
1954Black WidowPeter Denver
1954The RaidMaj. Neal Benton
1954Woman's WorldJerry Talbot
1954TanganyikaJohn Gale
1954A Star Is Born World PremiereSelf
1953ShaneJoe Starrett
1953South of AlgiersNicholas Chapman
1953Wings of the HawkIrish Gallager
1953The OscarsSelf
1952My Son JohnStedman
1952This Is Your LifeSelf
1951The ProwlerWebb Garwood
1951TomahawkBridger
1951Week-End with FatherBrad Stubbs
1951Hallmark Hall of FameJoseph
1950University U.S.A.Narrator
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsDr. Martin Arrowsmith
1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
1950What's My Line?Self - Panelist
1949Act of ViolenceFrank R. Enley
1949Madame BovaryCharles Bovary
1949East Side, West SideMark Dwyer
1948Tap RootsKeith Alexander
1948The Three MusketeersAthos
1948B.F.'s DaughterThomas W. 'Tom' Brett
1948The Secret LandNarrator
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1947PossessedDavid Sutton
1947Green Dolphin StreetTimothy Haslam
1946The Strange Love of Martha IversSam Masterson
1946Till the Clouds Roll ByJames I. Hessler
1945Land and Live in the DesertNarrator (voice)
1944Land and Live in the Jungle1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison
1943Presenting Lily MarsJohn Thornway
1942Grand Central Murder'Rocky' Custer
1942Kid Glove KillerGordon McKay
1942Tennessee JohnsonAndrew Johnson
1942Seven SweetheartsHenry Taggart
1941Johnny EagerJeff Hartnett
1941H.M. Pulham, Esq.Bill King
1941The Feminine TouchElliott Morgan
1940Santa Fe TrailRader
1939Back Door to HeavenJohn Shelley
1937Flight from GloryGeorge Wilson
1937The Outcasts of Poker FlatRev. Samuel Woods
1937Annapolis SaluteClay V. Parker
1937Saturday's HeroesVal
1936A Woman RebelsLord Gerald Waring Gaythorne