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Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Emmett Evan “Van” Heflin Jr. (December 13, 1908 – July 23, 1971) was an American stage, radio, film, and television actor whose steady craftsmanship and versatility made him a respected character player and occasional leading man across four decades. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Johnny Eager (1942) and is remembered for strong turns in Westerns and noirs such as Shane (1953), 3:10 to Yuma (1957), and Gunman’s Walk (1958). Born in Walters, Oklahoma, Heflin studi

Born

Dec 13, 1910

Walters, Oklahoma, USA

Died

Jul 23, 1971

Known For

Acting

Movies

73 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.1

Known For

Airport
Airport
1970 as D. O. Guerrero
★ 6.5
3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma
1957 as Dan Evans
★ 7.3
Shane
Shane
1953 as Joe Starrett
★ 7.3
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 as Bar Amand
★ 6.4
Tomahawk
Tomahawk
1951 as Bridger
★ 7.0
Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946 as James I. Hessler
★ 5.7
Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager
1941 as Jeff Hartnett
★ 6.2
Possessed
Possessed
1947 as David Sutton
★ 6.9
Stagecoach
Stagecoach
1966 as Marshal Curly Wilcox
★ 6.1
Tempest
Tempest
1958 as Emelyan Pugachov
★ 6.5
Tennessee Johnson
Tennessee Johnson
1942 as Andrew Johnson
★ 6.4
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1948 as Athos
★ 6.8
The Wastrel
The Wastrel
1961 as Duncan Bell
★ 5.1
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946 as Sam Masterson
★ 7.1
Act of Violence
Act of Violence
1949 as Frank R. Enley
★ 6.9
Tanganyika
Tanganyika
1954 as John Gale
★ 8.3
Annapolis Salute
Annapolis Salute
1937 as Clay V. Parker
★ 6.7
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
1949 as Charles Bovary
★ 6.8
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
1955 as Major Sam Huxley
★ 5.7
Gunman's Walk
Gunman's Walk
1958 as Lee Hackett
★ 6.7
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.4
A Star Is Born World Premiere
★ 8.0
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Black Widow
Black Widow
1954 as Peter Denver
★ 6.4
Under Ten Flags
Under Ten Flags
1960 as Captain Bernhard Rogge
★ 5.7
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
1940 as Rader
★ 5.8
They Came to Cordura
They Came to Cordura
1959 as Sgt. John Chawk
★ 6.6
Once a Thief
Once a Thief
1965 as Inspector Mike Vido
★ 6.5
Tap Roots
Tap Roots
1948 as Keith Alexander
★ 6.9
Woman's World
Woman's World
1954 as Jerry Talbot
★ 7.2
Patterns
Patterns
1956 as Fred Staples
★ 7.3
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
2019 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
The Prowler
The Prowler
1951 as Webb Garwood
★ 6.8
My Son John
My Son John
1952 as Stedman
★ 5.8
The Big Bounce
The Big Bounce
1969 as Sam Mirakian
★ 5.1
Five Branded Women
Five Branded Women
1960 as Velko
★ 6.1
The Ruthless Four
The Ruthless Four
1968 as Sam Cooper
★ 5.9
Wings of the Hawk
Wings of the Hawk
1953 as Irish Gallager
★ 5.9
Back Door to Heaven
Back Door to Heaven
1939 as John Shelley
★ 4.8
Flight from Glory
Flight from Glory
1937 as George Wilson
★ 6.2
The Raid
The Raid
1954 as Maj. Neal Benton
★ 6.5
A Woman Rebels
A Woman Rebels
1936 as Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne
★ 5.8
Green Dolphin Street
Green Dolphin Street
1947 as Timothy Haslam
★ 6.3
B.F.'s Daughter
B.F.'s Daughter
1948 as Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett
★ 6.3
Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars
1943 as John Thornway
★ 6.4
The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch
1941 as Elliott Morgan
★ 5.1
Count Three and Pray
Count Three and Pray
1955 as Luke Fargo
★ 4.7
The Secret Land
The Secret Land
1948 as Narrator
★ 5.9
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941 as Bill King
★ 7.1
Land and Live in the Jungle
Land and Live in the Jungle
1944 as 1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison
★ 8.5
Grand Central Murder
Grand Central Murder
1942 as 'Rocky' Custer
★ 5.8
South of Algiers
South of Algiers
1953 as Nicholas Chapman
★ 6.6
East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side
1949 as Mark Dwyer
★ 7.1
Land and Live in the Desert
Land and Live in the Desert
1945 as Narrator (voice)
★ 10.0
Ricochet
Ricochet
1961 as Sergeant Paul Maxon
The Man Outside
The Man Outside
1967 as Bill MacLean
★ 6.5
Week-End with Father
Week-End with Father
1951 as Brad Stubbs
★ 6.0
Seven Sweethearts
Seven Sweethearts
1942 as Henry Taggart
★ 6.3
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937 as Rev. Samuel Woods
★ 6.3
Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer
1942 as Gordon McKay
★ 6.4
Saturday's Heroes
Saturday's Heroes
1937 as Val
★ 8.0
Cry of Battle
Cry of Battle
1963 as Joe Trent
★ 4.8
movie
University U.S.A.
1950 as Narrator
The Last Child
The Last Child
1971 as Senator Quincy George
★ 7.6
The Dark Side of the Earth
The Dark Side of the Earth
1957 as Col. Sten
movie
A Case of Libel
1968 as Robert Sloane
Certain Honorable Men
Certain Honorable Men
1968 as Champ Donohue
★ 10.0
movie
The Teen-Age Revolution
1965 as Narrator/Host
The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line
1966 as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Bold Men
The Bold Men
1965 as Narrator