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Van Heflin

Character Actor | * 12/13/1910 († 60, 07/23/1971) | Walters, Oklahoma (United States of America (USA))
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Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr. (December 13, 1908 – July 23, 1971) was an American theatre, radio, and film 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. Heflin won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Johnny Eager (1942). He also had memorable roles in the westerns Shane (1953), 3:10 to Yuma (1957), and Gunman's Walk (1958). He portrayed a mentally disturbed airline passenger in the classic disaster film Airport (1970), his final screen appearance. ()
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Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin, Jr. (December 13, 1910 – July 23, 1971) 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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their mission to protect France. ...

The Three Musketeers

NR

1948 | 3.4/5 | 2h 5min
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
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A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act. ...

Shane

NR

1953 | 3.7/5 | 1h 58min
Drama, Western
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Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who stalks the home of a married woman. ...

The Prowler

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1951 | 3.5/5 | 1h 32min
Drama, Thriller
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Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him. ...

3:10 to Yuma

NR

1957 | 3.6/5 | 1h 32min
Western, Drama, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Van Heflin

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with Van Heflin as Actor(71)

as Self (archive footage)2019 Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
as Self (archive footage)1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1985 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as (archive footage) (uncredited)1974 That's Entertainment!
as Self (archive footage)1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Senator Quincy George1971 The Last Child
as D. O. Guerrero1970 Airport
as Sam Mirakian1969 The Big Bounce
as Champ Donohue1968 Certain Honorable Men
as Sam Cooper1968 The Ruthless Four
as Bill MacLean1967 The Man Outside
as Self - Narrator (voice)1966 The Thin Blue Line
as Marshal Curly Wilcox1966 Stagecoach
as Inspector Mike Vido1965 Once a Thief
1965 Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
as Narrator/Host1965 The Teen-Age Revolution
as Bar Amand1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Self (archive footage)1965 Hollywood My Home Town
as Joe Trent1963 Cry of Battle
as himself1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up
as Duncan Bell1961 The Wastrel
as Velko1960 Five Branded Women
as Captain Bernhard Rogge1960 Under Ten Flags
as Sgt. John Chawk1959 They Came to Cordura
as Emelyan Pugachov1958 Tempest
as Lee Hackett1958 Gunman's Walk
as Col. Sten1957 The Dark Side of the Earth
as Dan Evans1957 3:10 to Yuma
as Fred Staples1956 Patterns
as Luke Fargo1955 Count Three and Pray
as Major Sam Huxley1955 Battle Cry
as Jerry Talbot1954 Woman's World
as himself1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere
as John Gale1954 Tanganyika
as Peter Denver1954 Black Widow
as Maj. Neal Benton1954 The Raid
as Irish Gallager1953 Wings of the Hawk
as Nicholas Chapman1953 South of Algiers
as Joe Starrett1953 Shane
as Stedman1952 My Son John
as Webb Garwood1951 The Prowler
as Brad Stubbs1951 Week-End with Father
as Bridger1951 Tomahawk
as Mark Dwyer1949 East Side, West Side
as Charles Bovary1949 Madame Bovary
as Frank R. Enley1949 Act of Violence
as Keith Alexander1948 Tap Roots
as Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett1948 B.F.'s Daughter
as Narrator1948 The Secret Land
as Athos1948 The Three Musketeers
as David Sutton1947 Possessed
as Timothy Haslam1947 Green Dolphin Street
as Sam Masterson1946 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as James I. Hessler1946 Till the Clouds Roll By
as Narrator (voice)1945 Land and Live in the Desert
as 1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison1944 Land and Live in the Jungle
as John Thornway1943 Presenting Lily Mars
as Gordon McKay1942 Kid Glove Killer
as Henry Taggart1942 Seven Sweethearts
as Andrew Johnson1942 Tennessee Johnson
as 'Rocky' Custer1942 Grand Central Murder
as Elliott Morgan1941 The Feminine Touch
as Bill King1941 H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Jeff Hartnett1941 Johnny Eager
as Rader1940 Santa Fe Trail
as John Shelley1939 Back Door to Heaven
as George Wilson1937 Flight from Glory
as Clay V. Parker1937 Annapolis Salute
as Val1937 Saturday's Heroes
as Rev. Samuel Woods1937 The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne1936 A Woman Rebels

TV Shows/Series with Van Heflin as Actor(6)

as himself1952 This Is Your Life
as Joseph1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. Martin Arrowsmith1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist1950 What's My Line?
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Full Name: Van Emmett Evan Heflin
Born: Tuesday, 12/13 1910 (December) in Walters, Oklahoma (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 07/23 1971 (July) in Hollywood (aged: 60)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Oklahoma, Yale University, Classen School of Advanced Studies
Siblings: Frances Heflin
Related to: Jonathan Kaplan
Other names for Van Heflin (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Emmett Evan Heflin Jr."
"Ван Хефлин"
Van Heflin frequently works together with these people:
John Newland (15x, Crew)
Cedric Gibbons (13x, Crew)
Maurice Evans (13x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (13x, Actor)
Edwin B. Willis (12x, Crew)
Charlton Heston (11x, Actor)
Julie Harris (11x, Actress)
Anne Seymour (11x, Actress)
Elizabeth Montgomery (9x, Actress)
Lee Remick (8x, Actress)
Greer Garson (8x, Actress)
George Stevens (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2396, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 01/19/2025