Van Heflin
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 studied at th...
Known For
Filmography
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Child
1971
as Senator Quincy George
Airport
1970
as D. O. Guerrero
The Big Bounce
1969
as Sam Mirakian
Certain Honorable Men
1968
as Champ Donohue
The Ruthless Four
1968
as Sam Cooper
A Case of Libel
1968
as Robert Sloane
The Man Outside
1967
as Bill MacLean
Stagecoach
1966
as Marshal Curly Wilcox
The Thin Blue Line
1966
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Bar Amand
Once a Thief
1965
as Inspector Mike Vido
Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
1965
The Teen-Age Revolution
1965
as Narrator/Host
The Bold Men
1965
as Narrator
Cry of Battle
1963
as Joe Trent
The Wastrel
1961
as Duncan Bell
Ricochet
1961
as Sergeant Paul Maxon
Five Branded Women
1960
as Velko
Under Ten Flags
1960
as Captain Bernhard Rogge
They Came to Cordura
1959
as Sgt. John Chawk
Gunman's Walk
1958
as Lee Hackett
Tempest
1958
as Emelyan Pugachov
3:10 to Yuma
1957
as Dan Evans
The Dark Side of the Earth
1957
as Col. Sten
Patterns
1956
as Fred Staples
Playhouse 90
1956
as Bill Kilcoyne
Playhouse 90
1956
as Captain
Count Three and Pray
1955
as Luke Fargo
Battle Cry
1955
as Major Sam Huxley
Black Widow
1954
as Peter Denver
The Raid
1954
as Maj. Neal Benton
Woman's World
1954
as Jerry Talbot
Tanganyika
1954
as John Gale
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
Shane
1953
as Joe Starrett
South of Algiers
1953
as Nicholas Chapman
Wings of the Hawk
1953
as Irish Gallager
The Oscars
1953
as Self
My Son John
1952
as Stedman
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
The Prowler
1951
as Webb Garwood
Tomahawk
1951
as Bridger
Week-End with Father
1951
as Brad Stubbs
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Joseph
University U.S.A.
1950
as Narrator
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Dr. Martin Arrowsmith
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Act of Violence
1949
as Frank R. Enley
Madame Bovary
1949
as Charles Bovary
East Side, West Side
1949
as Mark Dwyer
Tap Roots
1948
as Keith Alexander
The Three Musketeers
1948
as Athos
B.F.'s Daughter
1948
as Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett
The Secret Land
1948
as Narrator
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Possessed
1947
as David Sutton
Green Dolphin Street
1947
as Timothy Haslam
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
as Sam Masterson
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as James I. Hessler
Land and Live in the Desert
1945
as Narrator (voice)
Land and Live in the Jungle
1944
as 1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as John Thornway
Grand Central Murder
1942
as 'Rocky' Custer
Kid Glove Killer
1942
as Gordon McKay
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Andrew Johnson
Seven Sweethearts
1942
as Henry Taggart
Johnny Eager
1941
as Jeff Hartnett
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
as Bill King
The Feminine Touch
1941
as Elliott Morgan
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Rader
Back Door to Heaven
1939
as John Shelley
Flight from Glory
1937
as George Wilson
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937
as Rev. Samuel Woods
Annapolis Salute
1937
as Clay V. Parker
Saturday's Heroes
1937
as Val
A Woman Rebels
1936
as Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne