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Birthday: Dec 13, 1910
Place of Birth: Walters, Oklahoma, USA

Van Heflin

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).

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Santa Fe Trail Rader 1940
Shane Joe Starrett 1953
The Greatest Story Ever Told Bar Amand 1965
Airport D. O. Guerrero 1970
Possessed David Sutton 1947
Tap Roots Keith Alexander 1948
The Prowler Webb Garwood 1951
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Sam Masterson 1946
Act of Violence Frank R. Enley 1949
Johnny Eager Jeff Hartnett 1941
3:10 to Yuma Dan Evans 1957
Once a Thief Inspector Mike Vido 1965
The Three Musketeers Athos 1948
Gunman's Walk Lee Hackett 1958
Presenting Lily Mars John Thornway 1943
Black Widow Peter Denver 1954
Back Door to Heaven John Shelley 1939
Madame Bovary Charles Bovary 1949
Tomahawk Bridger 1951
Stagecoach Marshal Curly Wilcox 1966
Grand Central Murder 'Rocky' Custer 1942
Kid Glove Killer Gordon McKay 1942
They Came to Cordura Sgt. John Chawk 1959
Till the Clouds Roll By James I. Hessler 1946
Certain Honorable Men Champ Donohue 1968
Tennessee Johnson Andrew Johnson 1942
Count Three and Pray Luke Fargo 1955
Battle Cry Major Sam Huxley 1955
My Son John Stedman 1952
The Raid Maj. Neal Benton 1954
B.F.'s Daughter Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett 1948
Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon 1965
The Ruthless Four Sam Cooper 1968
Patterns Fred Staples 1956
H.M. Pulham, Esq. Bill King 1941
The Feminine Touch Elliott Morgan 1941
Seven Sweethearts Henry Taggart 1942
East Side, West Side Mark Dwyer 1949
Green Dolphin Street Timothy Haslam 1947
South of Algiers Nicholas Chapman 1953
The Big Bounce Sam Mirakian 1969
Five Branded Women Velko 1960
The Secret Land Narrator 1948
Woman's World Jerry Talbot 1954
Under Ten Flags Captain Bernhard Rogge 1960
Cry of Battle Joe Trent 1963
Flight from Glory George Wilson 1937
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Rev. Samuel Woods 1937
Week-End with Father Brad Stubbs 1951
Annapolis Salute Clay V. Parker 1937
Saturday's Heroes Val 1937
Tempest Emelyan Pugachov 1958
The Last Child Senator Quincy George 1971
Tanganyika John Gale 1954
The Man Outside Bill MacLean 1967
The Wastrel Duncan Bell 1961
A Woman Rebels Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne 1936
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli Self (archive footage) 1973
Ricochet Sergeant Paul Maxon 1961
That's Entertainment! (archive footage) (uncredited) 1974
Wings of the Hawk Irish Gallager 1953
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line Self (archive footage) 1997
The Teen-Age Revolution Narrator/Host 1965
The Bold Men Narrator 1965
University U.S.A. Narrator 1950
The Dark Side of the Earth Col. Sten 1957
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire Self (archive footage) 1991
A Star Is Born World Premiere Self 1954
The Thin Blue Line Self - Narrator (voice) 1966
Land and Live in the Jungle 1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison 1944
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress Self (archive footage) 2019
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1985
Land and Live in the Desert Narrator (voice) 1945
Series Cast Year
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
Hallmark Hall of Fame Joseph 1951
Robert Montgomery Presents Dr. Martin Arrowsmith 1950
The Oscars Self 1953
This Is Your Life Self 1952
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
What's My Line? Self - Panelist 1950
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show 1966
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