Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1910-12-13
- Day of Death1971-07-23 (60 years)
- Place of BirthWalters, Oklahoma, USA
- Also Known AsEmmett Evan Heflin Jr.ون هفلین
Van Heflin
Biography
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).
Acting Career
- 1971
The Last Child
As: Senator Quincy George
- 1970
Airport
As: D. O. Guerrero
- 1969
The Big Bounce
As: Sam Mirakian
- 1968
Certain Honorable Men
As: Champ Donohue
- 1968
The Ruthless Four
As: Sam Cooper
- 1967
The Man Outside
As: Bill MacLean
- 1966
Stagecoach
As: Marshal Curly Wilcox
- 1965
Once a Thief
As: Inspector Mike Vido
- 1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
As: Bar Amand
1965The Bold Men
As: Narrator
1963Cry of Battle
As: Joe Trent
1961Ricochet
As: Sergeant Paul Maxon
1961The Wastrel
As: Duncan Bell
1960Under Ten Flags
As: Captain Bernhard Rogge
1960Five Branded Women
As: Velko
1959They Came to Cordura
As: Sgt. John Chawk
1958Tempest
As: Emelyan Pugachov
1958Gunman's Walk
As: Lee Hackett
1957The Dark Side of the Earth
As: Col. Sten
- 1957
3:10 to Yuma
As: Dan Evans
1956Playhouse 90
As: Bill Kilcoyne
- 1956
Playhouse 90
As: Captain
1956Patterns
As: Fred Staples
1955Count Three and Pray
As: Luke Fargo
1955Battle Cry
As: Major Sam Huxley
1954Black Widow
As: Peter Denver
1954Woman's World
As: Jerry Talbot
1954The Raid
As: Maj. Neal Benton
1954Tanganyika
As: John Gale
1953Wings of the Hawk
As: Irish Gallager
- 1953
Shane
As: Joe Starrett
1953South of Algiers
As: Nicholas Chapman
1952My Son John
As: Stedman
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Joseph
1951Week-End with Father
As: Brad Stubbs
1951The Prowler
As: Webb Garwood
1951Tomahawk
As: Bridger
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
As: Dr. Martin Arrowsmith
1949East Side, West Side
As: Mark Dwyer
1949Madame Bovary
As: Charles Bovary
1949Act of Violence
As: Frank R. Enley
1948The Secret Land
As: Narrator
1948The Three Musketeers
As: Athos
1948Tap Roots
As: Keith Alexander
1948B.F.'s Daughter
As: Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett
1947Possessed
As: David Sutton
1947Green Dolphin Street
As: Timothy Haslam
1946Till the Clouds Roll By
As: James I. Hessler
- 1946
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
As: Sam Masterson
1945Land and Live in the Desert
As: Narrator (voice)
1944Land and Live in the Jungle
As: 1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison
1943Presenting Lily Mars
As: John Thornway
1942Tennessee Johnson
As: Andrew Johnson
1942Seven Sweethearts
As: Henry Taggart
1942Grand Central Murder
As: 'Rocky' Custer
1942Kid Glove Killer
As: Gordon McKay
1941Johnny Eager
As: Jeff Hartnett
1941H.M. Pulham, Esq.
As: Bill King
1941The Feminine Touch
As: Elliott Morgan
1940Santa Fe Trail
As: Rader
1939Back Door to Heaven
As: John Shelley
1937Saturday's Heroes
As: Val
1937Annapolis Salute
As: Clay V. Parker
1937Flight from Glory
As: George Wilson
1937The Outcasts of Poker Flat
As: Rev. Samuel Woods
1936A Woman Rebels
As: Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne