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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

1.4

movie

Known For

Shane

Shane

1953

as Joe Starrett
Airport

Airport

1970

as D. O. Guerrero
The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

as Bar Amand
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1948

as Athos
3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

1957

as Dan Evans
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946

as Sam Masterson
Act of Violence

Act of Violence

1949

as Frank R. Enley
Shane
Shane
1953 • as Joe Starrett
★ 7.3
Airport
Airport
1970 • as D. O. Guerrero
★ 6.5
Tap Roots
Tap Roots
1948 • as Keith Alexander
★ 6.9
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 • as Bar Amand
★ 6.4
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1948 • as Athos
★ 6.8
3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma
1957 • as Dan Evans
★ 7.3
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
1955 • as Major Sam Huxley
★ 5.8
Annapolis Salute
Annapolis Salute
1937 • as Clay V. Parker
★ 6.7
Stagecoach
Stagecoach
1966 • as Marshal Curly Wilcox
★ 6.1
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946 • as Sam Masterson
★ 7.1
Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946 • as James I. Hessler
★ 5.8
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars
1943 • as John Thornway
★ 6.4
Black Widow
Black Widow
1954 • as Peter Denver
★ 6.4
B.F.'s Daughter
B.F.'s Daughter
1948 • as Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett
★ 6.3
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
1949 • as Charles Bovary
★ 6.7
They Came to Cordura
They Came to Cordura
1959 • as Sgt. John Chawk
★ 6.6
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
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
1940 • as Rader
★ 5.7
Wings of the Hawk
Wings of the Hawk
1953 • as Irish Gallager
★ 5.7
Act of Violence
Act of Violence
1949 • as Frank R. Enley
★ 6.9
The Prowler
The Prowler
1951 • as Webb Garwood
★ 6.8
Possessed
Possessed
1947 • as David Sutton
★ 6.9
Five Branded Women
Five Branded Women
1960 • as Velko
★ 6.1
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941 • as Bill King
★ 7.1
East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side
1949 • as Mark Dwyer
★ 7.1
The Ruthless Four
The Ruthless Four
1968 • as Sam Cooper
★ 5.9
Woman's World
Woman's World
1954 • as Jerry Talbot
★ 7.2
Tomahawk
Tomahawk
1951 • as Bridger
★ 7.0
Green Dolphin Street
Green Dolphin Street
1947 • as Timothy Haslam
★ 6.3
Once a Thief
Once a Thief
1965 • as Inspector Mike Vido
★ 6.5
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
2019 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
The Raid
The Raid
1954 • as Maj. Neal Benton
★ 6.6
Under Ten Flags
Under Ten Flags
1960 • as Captain Bernhard Rogge
★ 5.7
The Wastrel
The Wastrel
1961 • as Duncan Bell
★ 5.1
Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager
1941 • as Jeff Hartnett
★ 6.2
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
A Woman Rebels
A Woman Rebels
1936 • as Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne
★ 5.8
The Secret Land
The Secret Land
1948 • as Narrator
★ 5.5
Land and Live in the Desert
Land and Live in the Desert
1945 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 10.0
My Son John
My Son John
1952 • as Stedman
★ 5.6
Week-End with Father
Week-End with Father
1951 • as Brad Stubbs
★ 6.0
Count Three and Pray
Count Three and Pray
1955 • as Luke Fargo
★ 4.7
Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer
1942 • as Gordon McKay
★ 6.4
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937 • as Rev. Samuel Woods
★ 6.3
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Dark Side of the Earth
The Dark Side of the Earth
1957 • as Col. Sten
A Star Is Born World Premiere
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 • as Self
★ 8.0
Back Door to Heaven
Back Door to Heaven
1939 • as John Shelley
★ 4.8
Tempest
Tempest
1958 • as Emelyan Pugachov
★ 6.5
The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch
1941 • as Elliott Morgan
★ 5.1
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A Case of Libel
1968 • as Robert Sloane
Tennessee Johnson
Tennessee Johnson
1942 • as Andrew Johnson
★ 6.6
Grand Central Murder
Grand Central Murder
1942 • as 'Rocky' Custer
★ 5.7
The Last Child
The Last Child
1971 • as Senator Quincy George
★ 7.3
South of Algiers
South of Algiers
1953 • as Nicholas Chapman
★ 6.6
Cry of Battle
Cry of Battle
1963 • as Joe Trent
★ 4.8
The Bold Men
The Bold Men
1965 • as Narrator
Patterns
Patterns
1956 • as Fred Staples
★ 7.2
Flight from Glory
Flight from Glory
1937 • as George Wilson
★ 6.2
Seven Sweethearts
Seven Sweethearts
1942 • as Henry Taggart
★ 6.3
The Big Bounce
The Big Bounce
1969 • as Sam Mirakian
★ 5.1
The Man Outside
The Man Outside
1967 • as Bill MacLean
★ 6.5
Tanganyika
Tanganyika
1954 • as John Gale
★ 8.3
Ricochet
Ricochet
1961 • as Sergeant Paul Maxon
Saturday's Heroes
Saturday's Heroes
1937 • as Val
★ 8.0
The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line
1966 • as Self - Narrator (voice)
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University U.S.A.
1950 • as Narrator
movie
The Teen-Age Revolution
1965 • as Narrator/Host
Certain Honorable Men
Certain Honorable Men
1968 • as Champ Donohue
★ 10.0
Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
1965
Land and Live in the Jungle
Land and Live in the Jungle
1944 • as 1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison
★ 8.5