Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin, Jr. 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).

Known For

Shane

as Joe Starrett

3:10 to Yuma

as Dan Evans

Cast Credits

The Last Child

as Senator Quincy George

Airport

as D. O. Guerrero

The Big Bounce

as Sam Mirakian

Certain Honorable Men

as Champ Donohue

A Case of Libel

as Robert Sloane

The Ruthless Four

as Sam Cooper

The Man Outside

as Bill MacLean

Stagecoach

as Marshal Curly Wilcox

Once a Thief

as Inspector Mike Vido

Cry of Battle

as Joe Trent

Ricochet

as Sergeant Paul Maxon

The Wastrel

as Duncan Bell

Under Ten Flags

as Captain Bernhard Rogge

They Came to Cordura

as Sgt. John Chawk

Tempest

as Emelyan Pugachov

Gunman's Walk

as Lee Hackett

3:10 to Yuma

as Dan Evans

Patterns

as Fred Staples

Battle Cry

as Major Sam Huxley

Black Widow

as Peter Denver

Woman's World

as Jerry Talbot

The Raid

as Maj. Neal Benton

Tanganyika

as John Gale

Wings of the Hawk

as Irish Gallager

Shane

as Joe Starrett

South of Algiers

as Nicholas Chapman