Biography
Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr. was an American theatre, radio, and film 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. Heflin won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Johnny Eager (1942). He also had starring roles in the westerns Shane (1953), 3:10 to Yuma (1957), and Gunman's Walk (1958). He portrayed a mentally disturbed airline passenger in the classic disaster film Airport (1970).
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1943
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1943 · nominated
Filmography33 titles
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
That's Entertainment!
3:10 to Yuma
Patterns
Shane
East Side, West Side
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
What's My Line?
Act of Violence
Possessed
The Prowler
Madame Bovary
The Three Musketeers
The Ed Sullivan Show
Gunman's Walk
They Came to Cordura
Airport
Once a Thief
Tempest
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Black Widow
Presenting Lily Mars
Green Dolphin Street
The Ruthless Four
Santa Fe Trail
Under Ten Flags
Battle Cry
Till the Clouds Roll By
Grand Central Murder
The Big Bounce
Cry of Battle
Back Door to Heaven