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Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Actor Dec 13 (died age 60) Walters, Oklahoma, USA 1936–2019 (83 year career)
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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

Shane
Film

Shane

Joe Starrett
3:10 to Yuma
Film

3:10 to Yuma

Dan Evans
Airport
Film

Airport

D. O. Guerrero
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Film

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

Sam Masterson
The Three Musketeers
Film

The Three Musketeers

Athos
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Film

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Bar Amand
Act of Violence
Film

Act of Violence

Frank R. Enley
That's Entertainment!
Film

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (80)

·

Movies (73)

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

2019

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

1991

as Self (archive footage)

5.7
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.4
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

as Self (archive footage)

The Last Child

The Last Child

1971

as Senator Quincy George

7.0
Airport

Airport

1970

as D. O. Guerrero

6.5
The Big Bounce

The Big Bounce

1969

as Sam Mirakian

4.9
The Ruthless Four

The Ruthless Four

1968

as Sam Cooper

5.9
Certain Honorable Men

Certain Honorable Men

1968

as Champ Donohue

A Case of Libel

A Case of Libel

1968

as Robert Sloane

The Man Outside

The Man Outside

1967

as Bill MacLean

6.0
Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1966

as Marshal Curly Wilcox

6.0
The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

1966

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

as Bar Amand

6.4
Once a Thief

Once a Thief

1965

as Inspector Mike Vido

6.4
Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon

1965
The Bold Men

The Bold Men

1965

as Narrator

The Teen-Age Revolution

The Teen-Age Revolution

1965

as Narrator/Host

Cry of Battle

Cry of Battle

1963

as Joe Trent

4.2
Ricochet

Ricochet

1961

as Sergeant Paul Maxon

The Wastrel

The Wastrel

1961

as Duncan Bell

4.2
Five Branded Women

Five Branded Women

1960

as Velko

6.0
Under Ten Flags

Under Ten Flags

1960

as Captain Bernhard Rogge

5.5
They Came to Cordura

They Came to Cordura

1959

as Sgt. John Chawk

6.5
Tempest

Tempest

1958

as Emelyan Pugachov

6.0
Gunman's Walk

Gunman's Walk

1958

as Lee Hackett

6.6
3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

1957

as Dan Evans

7.3
The Dark Side of the Earth

The Dark Side of the Earth

1957

as Col. Sten

Patterns

Patterns

1956

as Fred Staples

7.3
Count Three and Pray

Count Three and Pray

1955

as Luke Fargo

4.5
Battle Cry

Battle Cry

1955

as Major Sam Huxley

5.6
Black Widow

Black Widow

1954

as Peter Denver

6.3
Woman's World

Woman's World

1954

as Jerry Talbot

7.1
Tanganyika

Tanganyika

1954

as John Gale

7.5
The Raid

The Raid

1954

as Maj. Neal Benton

6.5
A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954

as Self

8.0
Shane

Shane

1953

as Joe Starrett

7.3
Wings of the Hawk

Wings of the Hawk

1953

as Irish Gallager

5.4
South of Algiers

South of Algiers

1953

as Nicholas Chapman

6.0
My Son John

My Son John

1952

as Stedman

5.3
Tomahawk

Tomahawk

1951

as Bridger

6.9
The Prowler

The Prowler

1951

as Webb Garwood

6.8
Week-End with Father

Week-End with Father

1951

as Brad Stubbs

5.8
University U.S.A.

University U.S.A.

1950

as Narrator

Act of Violence

Act of Violence

1949

as Frank R. Enley

6.9
Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

1949

as Charles Bovary

6.8
East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

1949

as Mark Dwyer

6.9
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1948

as Athos

6.8
Tap Roots

Tap Roots

1948

as Keith Alexander

6.7
B.F.'s Daughter

B.F.'s Daughter

1948

as Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett

6.3
The Secret Land

The Secret Land

1948

as Narrator

5.9
Green Dolphin Street

Green Dolphin Street

1947

as Timothy Haslam

6.1
Possessed

Possessed

1947

as David Sutton

6.9
Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

as James I. Hessler

5.7
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946

as Sam Masterson

7.1
Land and Live in the Desert

Land and Live in the Desert

1945

as Narrator (voice)

Land and Live in the Jungle

Land and Live in the Jungle

1944

as 1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison

8.0
Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

as John Thornway

6.3
Grand Central Murder

Grand Central Murder

1942

as 'Rocky' Custer

5.7
Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

1942

as Andrew Johnson

6.1
Seven Sweethearts

Seven Sweethearts

1942

as Henry Taggart

6.0
Kid Glove Killer

Kid Glove Killer

1942

as Gordon McKay

6.2
H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

as Bill King

7.1
Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager

1941

as Jeff Hartnett

6.1
The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

1941

as Elliott Morgan

4.6
Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

as Rader

5.7
Back Door to Heaven

Back Door to Heaven

1939

as John Shelley

3.7
Annapolis Salute

Annapolis Salute

1937

as Clay V. Parker

6.0
Saturday's Heroes

Saturday's Heroes

1937

as Val

7.0
Flight from Glory

Flight from Glory

1937

as George Wilson

5.5
The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1937

as Rev. Samuel Woods

6.0
A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

1936

as Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne

5.5