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Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 13, 1910
Died Jul 23, 1971 (60)
Birthplace Walters, Oklahoma, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 perfo ... rmance in Johnny Eager (1942).

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That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Last Child

The Last Child

1971

as Senator Quincy George

Airport

Airport

1970

as D. O. Guerrero

The Big Bounce

The Big Bounce

1969

as Sam Mirakian

Certain Honorable Men

Certain Honorable Men

1968

as Champ Donohue

The Man Outside

The Man Outside

1967

as Bill MacLean

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1966

as Marshal Curly Wilcox

The Teen-Age Revolution

The Teen-Age Revolution

1965

as Narrator/Host

The Bold Men

The Bold Men

1965

as Narrator

Once a Thief

Once a Thief

1965

as Inspector Mike Vido

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

as Bar Amand

Cry of Battle

Cry of Battle

1963

as Joe Trent

Ricochet

Ricochet

1961

as Sergeant Paul Maxon

Five Branded Women

Five Branded Women

1960

as Velko

They Came to Cordura

They Came to Cordura

1959

as Sgt. John Chawk

Gunman's Walk

Gunman's Walk

1958

as Lee Hackett

The Dark Side of the Earth

The Dark Side of the Earth

1957

as Col. Sten

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

1957

as Dan Evans

Patterns

Patterns

1956

as Fred Staples

Count Three and Pray

Count Three and Pray

1955

as Luke Fargo

Battle Cry

Battle Cry

1955

as Major Sam Huxley

The Raid

The Raid

1954

as Maj. Neal Benton

Tanganyika

Tanganyika

1954

as John Gale

Black Widow

Black Widow

1954

as Peter Denver

Woman's World

Woman's World

1954

as Jerry Talbot

South of Algiers

South of Algiers

1953

as Nicholas Chapman

Wings of the Hawk

Wings of the Hawk

1953

as Irish Gallager

Shane

Shane

1953

as Joe Starrett

My Son John

My Son John

1952

as Stedman

Week-End with Father

Week-End with Father

1951

as Brad Stubbs

Tomahawk

Tomahawk

1951

as Bridger

The Prowler

The Prowler

1951

as Webb Garwood

Act of Violence

Act of Violence

1949

as Frank R. Enley

East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

1949

as Mark Dwyer

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

1949

as Charles Bovary

Tap Roots

Tap Roots

1948

as Keith Alexander

B.F.'s Daughter

B.F.'s Daughter

1948

as Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett

The Secret Land

The Secret Land

1948

as Narrator

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1948

as Athos

Green Dolphin Street

Green Dolphin Street

1947

as Timothy Haslam

Possessed

Possessed

1947

as David Sutton

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946

as Sam Masterson

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

as James I. Hessler

Land and Live in the Desert

Land and Live in the Desert

1945

as Narrator (voice)

Land and Live in the Jungle

Land and Live in the Jungle

1944

as 1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison

Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

as John Thornway

Kid Glove Killer

Kid Glove Killer

1942

as Gordon McKay

Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

1942

as Andrew Johnson

Grand Central Murder

Grand Central Murder

1942

as 'Rocky' Custer

Seven Sweethearts

Seven Sweethearts

1942

as Henry Taggart

The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

1941

as Elliott Morgan

Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager

1941

as Jeff Hartnett

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

as Bill King

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

as Rader

Back Door to Heaven

Back Door to Heaven

1939

as John Shelley

Saturday's Heroes

Saturday's Heroes

1937

as Val

Annapolis Salute

Annapolis Salute

1937

as Clay V. Parker

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1937

as Rev. Samuel Woods

Flight from Glory

Flight from Glory

1937

as George Wilson

A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

1936

as Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Joseph

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Dr. Martin Arrowsmith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

This Is Your Life

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

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2025 1 11 23 3
2025 2 4 9 1
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2025 6 1 1 1
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