Van Heflin
Acting
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 the University of Oklahoma and later earned a master’s degree in theater from Yale, launching his…
Filmography
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Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
2019
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
That's Entertainment!
1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
The Last Child
1971
Airport
1970
The Big Bounce
1969
Certain Honorable Men
1968
A Case of Libel
A Case of Libel
1968
The Ruthless Four
1968
The Man Outside
1967
Stagecoach
1966
The Thin Blue Line
1966
Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
1965
The Teen-Age Revolution
The Teen-Age Revolution
1965
Once a Thief
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
The Bold Men
1965
Cry of Battle
1963
Ricochet
1961
The Wastrel
1961
Under Ten Flags
1960
Five Branded Women
1960
They Came to Cordura
1959
Tempest
1958
Gunman's Walk
1958
The Dark Side of the Earth
1957
3:10 to Yuma
1957
Playhouse 90
1956
Patterns
1956
Count Three and Pray
1955
Battle Cry
1955
Black Widow
1954
Woman's World
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
The Raid
1954
Tanganyika
1954
Wings of the Hawk
1953
Shane
1953
The Oscars
1953
South of Algiers
1953
This Is Your Life
1952
My Son John
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Week-End with Father
1951
The Prowler
1951
Tomahawk
1951
What's My Line?
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
University U.S.A.
University U.S.A.
1950
East Side, West Side
1949
Madame Bovary
1949
Act of Violence
1949
The Secret Land
1948
The Three Musketeers
1948
Tap Roots
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
B.F.'s Daughter
1948
Possessed
1947
Green Dolphin Street
1947
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
Land and Live in the Desert
1945
Land and Live in the Jungle
1944
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
Tennessee Johnson
1942
Seven Sweethearts
1942
Grand Central Murder
1942
Kid Glove Killer
1942
Johnny Eager
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
The Feminine Touch
1941
Santa Fe Trail
1940
Back Door to Heaven
1939
Saturday's Heroes
1937
Annapolis Salute
1937
Flight from Glory
1937
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937
A Woman Rebels
1936