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Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Birthday: 1910-12-13 | Place of Birth: Walters, Oklahoma, USA

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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

as    Self (archive footage)

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

as    Sam Cooper

1967
The Man Outside

as    Bill MacLean

1966
Stagecoach

as    Marshal Curly Wilcox

1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told

as    Bar Amand

1965
Once a Thief

as    Inspector Mike Vido

1963
Cry of Battle

as    Joe Trent

1960
Under Ten Flags

as    Captain Bernhard Rogge

1960
Five Branded Women

as    Velko

1959
They Came to Cordura

as    Sgt. John Chawk

1958
Tempest

as    Emelyan Pugachov

1958
Gunman's Walk

as    Lee Hackett

1957
3:10 to Yuma

as    Dan Evans

1955
Battle Cry

as    Major Sam Huxley

1954
Tanganyika

as    John Gale

1954
The Raid

as    Maj. Neal Benton

1954
Black Widow

as    Peter Denver

1953
Wings of the Hawk

as    Irish Gallager

1953
Shane

as    Joe Starrett

1953
South of Algiers

as    Nicholas Chapman

1951
Tomahawk

as    Bridger

1951
The Prowler

as    Webb Garwood

1949
Madame Bovary

as    Charles Bovary

1949
Act of Violence

as    Frank R. Enley

1949
East Side, West Side

as    Mark Dwyer

1948
The Three Musketeers

as    Athos

1948
Tap Roots

as    Keith Alexander