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
Filmography36 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.
Tomahawk
What's My Line?
Act of Violence
Possessed
The Prowler
Madame Bovary
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Three Musketeers
Gunman's Walk
They Came to Cordura
Airport
Once a Thief
Tempest
Presenting Lily Mars
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Black Widow
Green Dolphin Street
Johnny Eager
Stagecoach
The Ruthless Four
Under Ten Flags
Battle Cry
Till the Clouds Roll By
Grand Central Murder
Santa Fe Trail
The Big Bounce
Cry of Battle
Back Door to Heaven