Van Heflin

Deceased · Born: Dec 13, 1910 · Died: Jul 23, 1971

Personal Details

Born Dec 13, 1910 Walters, Oklahoma, USA

Spouse

Frances E. Neal
( May 16, 1942 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Eleanor Shaw
( Jul 20, 1934 to Oct 8, 1936 )

Parents

Emmett Evan Heflin
Fanny Bleecker Shippey

Relatives

Frances Heflin (Sibling)
Marta Heflin (Niece or Nephew)
Jonathan Kaplan (Niece or Nephew)
Mady Kaplan (Niece or Nephew)
Nora Heflin (Niece or Nephew)
Gabriel Heflin https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2572229/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_0_nm_8_q_gabriel%2520hef (Grandchild)

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).

Career

acting

1971

The Last Child as Senator Quincy George

1970

Airport as D. O. Guerrero

1969

The Big Bounce as Sam Mirakian

1968

The Ruthless Four

The Ruthless Four as Sam Cooper

1967

The Man Outside

The Man Outside as Bill MacLean

1966

Stagecoach as Marshal Curly Wilcox

1965

Once a Thief as Inspector Mike Vido

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told as Bar Amand

1963

Cry of Battle as Joe Trent

1960

Under Ten Flags

Under Ten Flags as Captain Bernhard Rogge

5 Branded Women

5 Branded Women as Velko

1959

They Came to Cordura

They Came to Cordura as Sgt. John Chawk

1958

Gunman's Walk as Lee Hackett

1957

3:10 to Yuma as Dan Evans

Playhouse 90 as Col. Sten

1956

Patterns as Fred Staples

1955

Count Three and Pray

Count Three and Pray as Luke Fargo

Battle Cry as Major Sam Huxley

1954

The Raid as Maj. Neal Benton

Tanganyika as John Gale

Woman's World as Jerry Talbot

Black Widow as Peter Denver

1953

Shane as Joe Starrett

Wings of the Hawk

Wings of the Hawk as Irish Gallager

The Golden Mask

The Golden Mask as Nicholas Chapman

1952

My Son John as Stedman

1951

The Prowler as Webb Garwood

Tomahawk as Bridger

Week-End with Father

Week-End with Father as Brad Stubbs

1949

Act of Violence

Act of Violence as Frank R. Enley

Madame Bovary as Charles Bovary

East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side as Mark Dwyer

1948

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers as Athos

B.F.'s Daughter

B.F.'s Daughter as Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett

Tap Roots as Keith Alexander

The Secret Land

The Secret Land as Narrator

1947

Possessed as David Sutton

Green Dolphin Street

Green Dolphin Street as Timothy Haslam

1946

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By as James I. Hessler

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers as Sam Masterson

1945

Land and Live in the Desert

Land and Live in the Desert as Narrator (voice)

1943

Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars as John Thornway

1942

Grand Central Murder

Grand Central Murder as 'Rocky' Custer

Kid Glove Killer

Kid Glove Killer as Gordon McKay

Seven Sweethearts

Seven Sweethearts as Henry Taggart

Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson as Andrew Johnson

1941

Johnny Eager as Jeff Hartnett

The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch as Elliott Morgan

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq. as Bill King

1940

Santa Fe Trail as Rader

1939

Back Door to Heaven

Back Door to Heaven as John Shelley

1937

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat as Rev. Samuel Woods

1936

A Woman Rebels as Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne

appearances

2019

L'homme a mangé la terre

L'homme a mangé la terre

1991

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

1966

The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

1943

Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform

Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform