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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

0.9

Known For

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