Van Heflin
Acting1910Walters, 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 History
2019
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self (archive footage)
1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1971
The Last Child
as Senator Quincy George
1970
Airport
as D. O. Guerrero
1969
The Big Bounce
as Sam Mirakian
1968
1967
The Man Outside
as Bill MacLean
1966
The Thin Blue Line
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Stagecoach
as Marshal Curly Wilcox
1965
Once a Thief
as Inspector Mike Vido
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Bar Amand
The Teen-Age Revolution
as Narrator/Host
The Bold Men
as Narrator
1963
Cry of Battle
as Joe Trent
1961
Ricochet
as Sergeant Paul Maxon
The Wastrel
as Duncan Bell
1960
1959
They Came to Cordura
as Sgt. John Chawk
What's My Line?
TVas Self - Mystery Guest / Self - Panelist• 1 eps
The Oscars
TVas Self• 2 eps
1958
Gunman's Walk
as Lee Hackett
Tempest
as Emelyan Pugachov
1957
3:10 to Yuma
as Dan Evans
The Dark Side of the Earth
as Col. Sten
1956
Patterns
as Fred Staples
1955
1954
The Raid
as Maj. Neal Benton
Tanganyika
as John Gale
Black Widow
as Peter Denver
Woman's World
as Jerry Talbot
1953
1952
My Son John
as Stedman
1951
The Prowler
as Webb Garwood
Tomahawk
as Bridger
Week-End with Father
as Brad Stubbs
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Joseph
1950
University U.S.A.
as Narrator
Robert Montgomery Presents
TVas Dr. Martin Arrowsmith• 1 eps
1949
1948
Tap Roots
as Keith Alexander
The Three Musketeers
as Athos
B.F.'s Daughter
as Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett
The Secret Land
as Narrator
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self
1947
Possessed
as David Sutton
Green Dolphin Street
as Timothy Haslam
1946
Till the Clouds Roll By
as James I. Hessler
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as Sam Masterson
1945
Land and Live in the Desert
as Narrator (voice)
1944
Land and Live in the Jungle
as 1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison
1943
Presenting Lily Mars
as John Thornway
1942
Grand Central Murder
as 'Rocky' Custer
Tennessee Johnson
as Andrew Johnson
Kid Glove Killer
as Gordon McKay
Seven Sweethearts
as Henry Taggart
1941
1940
Santa Fe Trail
as Rader
1939
Back Door to Heaven
as John Shelley
1937
Saturday's Heroes
as Val
Flight from Glory
as George Wilson
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Rev. Samuel Woods
Annapolis Salute
as Clay V. Parker
1936
A Woman Rebels
as Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne