Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

83

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-12-13

Day of Death

1971-07-23 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Walters, Oklahoma, USA

Also Known As

Emmett 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).

Known For

Shane

Shane

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

Patterns

Patterns

Woman's World

Woman's World

Tanganyika

Tanganyika

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Land and Live in the Jungle

Land and Live in the Jungle

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

Acting

Santa Fe Trail

1940

Santa Fe Trail

as

Rader

Shane

1953

Shane

as

Joe Starrett

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as

Bar Amand

Airport

1970

Airport

as

D. O. Guerrero

Possessed

1947

Possessed

as

David Sutton

Tap Roots

1948

Tap Roots

as

Keith Alexander

The Prowler

1951

The Prowler

as

Webb Garwood

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

as

Sam Masterson

Act of Violence

1949

Act of Violence

as

Frank R. Enley

Johnny Eager

1941

Johnny Eager

as

Jeff Hartnett

Once a Thief

1965

Once a Thief

as

Inspector Mike Vido

3:10 to Yuma

1957

3:10 to Yuma

as

Dan Evans

The Three Musketeers

1948

The Three Musketeers

as

Athos

Gunman's Walk

1958

Gunman's Walk

as

Lee Hackett

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

Presenting Lily Mars

as

John Thornway

Black Widow

1954

Black Widow

as

Peter Denver

Back Door to Heaven

1939

Back Door to Heaven

as

John Shelley

Madame Bovary

1949

Madame Bovary

as

Charles Bovary

Tomahawk

1951

Tomahawk

as

Bridger

Stagecoach

1966

Stagecoach

as

Marshal Curly Wilcox

Grand Central Murder

1942

Grand Central Murder

as

'Rocky' Custer

Kid Glove Killer

1942

Kid Glove Killer

as

Gordon McKay

They Came to Cordura

1959

They Came to Cordura

as

Sgt. John Chawk

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

Till the Clouds Roll By

as

James I. Hessler

Certain Honorable Men

1968

Certain Honorable Men

as

Champ Donohue

Tennessee Johnson

1942

Tennessee Johnson

as

Andrew Johnson

Count Three and Pray

1955

Count Three and Pray

as

Luke Fargo

Battle Cry

1955

Battle Cry

as

Major Sam Huxley

My Son John

1952

My Son John

as

Stedman

The Raid

1954

The Raid

as

Maj. Neal Benton

B.F.'s Daughter

1948

B.F.'s Daughter

as

Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon

1965

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon

as

The Ruthless Four

1968

The Ruthless Four

as

Sam Cooper

Patterns

1956

Patterns

as

Fred Staples

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

as

Bill King

The Feminine Touch

1941

The Feminine Touch

as

Elliott Morgan

Seven Sweethearts

1942

Seven Sweethearts

as

Henry Taggart

East Side, West Side

1949

East Side, West Side

as

Mark Dwyer

Green Dolphin Street

1947

Green Dolphin Street

as

Timothy Haslam

South of Algiers

1953

South of Algiers

as

Nicholas Chapman

The Big Bounce

1969

The Big Bounce

as

Sam Mirakian

Five Branded Women

1960

Five Branded Women

as

Velko

The Secret Land

1948

The Secret Land

as

Narrator

Woman's World

1954

Woman's World

as

Jerry Talbot

Under Ten Flags

1960

Under Ten Flags

as

Captain Bernhard Rogge

Cry of Battle

1963

Cry of Battle

as

Joe Trent

Flight from Glory

1937

Flight from Glory

as

George Wilson

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1937

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

as

Rev. Samuel Woods

Week-End with Father

1951

Week-End with Father

as

Brad Stubbs

Annapolis Salute

1937

Annapolis Salute

as

Clay V. Parker

Saturday's Heroes

1937

Saturday's Heroes

as

Val

Tempest

1958

Tempest

as

Emelyan Pugachov

The Last Child

1971

The Last Child

as

Senator Quincy George

Tanganyika

1954

Tanganyika

as

John Gale

The Man Outside

1967

The Man Outside

as

Bill MacLean

The Wastrel

1961

The Wastrel

as

Duncan Bell

A Woman Rebels

1936

A Woman Rebels

as

Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

as

Self (archive footage)

Ricochet

1961

Ricochet

as

Sergeant Paul Maxon

That's Entertainment!

1974

That's Entertainment!

as

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Wings of the Hawk

1953

Wings of the Hawk

as

Irish Gallager

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

as

Self (archive footage)

The Teen-Age Revolution

1965

The Teen-Age Revolution

as

Narrator/Host

The Bold Men

1965

The Bold Men

as

Narrator

University U.S.A.

1950

University U.S.A.

as

Narrator

The Dark Side of the Earth

1957

The Dark Side of the Earth

as

Col. Sten

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

1991

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as

Self (archive footage)

1954

A Star Is Born World Premiere

as

Self

The Thin Blue Line

1966

The Thin Blue Line

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Land and Live in the Jungle

1944

Land and Live in the Jungle

as

1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

2019

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

as

Self (archive footage)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Land and Live in the Desert

1945

Land and Live in the Desert

as

Narrator (voice)

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Joseph

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Dr. Martin Arrowsmith

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

as

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

as

Bill Kilcoyne

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

as

Captain

Production

Crew

Directing