Van Heflin
Attore
13 dicembre 1910 — 23 luglio 1971 (60 anni)
Emmett Evan “Van” Heflin Jr. (December 13, 1908 – July 23, 1971) was an American stage, radio, film, and television actor whose steady craftsmanship and versatility made him a respected character player and occasional leading man across four decades. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Johnny Eager (1942) and is remembered for strong turns in Westerns and noirs such as Shane (1953), 3:10 to Yuma (1957), and Gunman’s Walk (1958). Born in Walters, Oklahoma, Heflin studied at the University of Oklahoma and later earned a master’s degree in theater from Yale, launching his career on Broadway in the late 1920s and 1930s before moving into films. His early stage work and connections (including support from Katharine Hepburn) helped him secure a Hollywood contract and steady screen work beginning in the mid‑1930s. Heflin’s screen persona combined reliability, emotional range, and a rugged everyman quality, which allowed him to move fluidly between supporting character roles and leading parts during the 1940s. After his Oscar win for Johnny Eager, he continued to take memorable roles in both studio pictures and independent productions, earning praise for performances in The Glass Key (1942), The Blue Dahlia (1946), and Battle Cry (1955). In the 1950s and 1960s Heflin expanded into television and later film projects, appearing in anthology series and features; one of his last notable screen appearances was as a disturbed passenger in the disaster film Airport (1970). His career is notable for its longevity and for the way he adapted to changing studio systems while maintaining a reputation for solid, scene‑stealing work. Van Heflin died of a heart attack (myocardial infarction) on July 23, 1971, in Hollywood at age 62. He left behind a body of work that spans stage, radio, film, and television and that continues to be cited by historians as exemplary of mid‑20th‑century American character acting.
Famoso per
Filmografia
| 2016 | The Patriarch · as Dan Evans |
| 2008 | Empire State Building Murders · as Bobby |
| 2005 | Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That · as Irish Gallager |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Joe Starret |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! · as (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 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 CooperSu Plex |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour · as Kreutzer |
| 1967 | The Man Outside · as Bill Maclean |
| 1966 | Stagecoach · as Marshal Curly Wilcox |
| 1965 | Once a Thief · as Inspector Mike Vido |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told · as Bar Amand |
| 1963 | Cry of Battle · as Joe TrentSu Plex |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show · as Sergeant Paul Maxon |
| 1961 | The Wastrel · as Duncan Bell |
| 1960 | Under Ten Flags · as Captain Bernhard Rogge |
| 1960 | 5 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 |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 · as Captain |
| 1956 | Patterns · as Fred StaplesSu Plex |
| 1955 | Count Three and Pray · as Luke Fargo |
| 1955 | Battle Cry · as Major Sam Huxley |
| 1954 | Black Widow · as Peter Denver |
| 1954 | Woman's World · as Jerry Talbot |
| 1954 | The Raid · as Maj. Neal Benton |
| 1954 | Tanganyika · as John Gale |
| 1953 | Wings of the Hawk · as Irish Gallager |
| 1953 | Shane · as Joe Starrett |
| 1953 | The Golden Mask · as Nicholas Chapman |
| 1952 | My Son John · as Stedman |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Joseph |
| 1951 | Week-End with Father · as Brad Stubbs |
| 1951 | The Prowler · as Webb Garwood |
| 1951 | Tomahawk · as Bridger |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents · as Dr. Martin Arrowsmith |
| 1949 | East Side, West Side · as Mark Dwyer |
| 1949 | Madame Bovary · as Charles Bovary |
| 1948 | Act of Violence · as Frank R. Enley |
| 1948 | Tap Roots · as Keith Alexander |
| 1948 | The Secret Land · as Narrator |
| 1948 | The Three Musketeers · as Athos |
| 1948 | B.F.'s Daughter · as Thomas W. 'tom' Brett |
| 1947 | Green Dolphin Street · as Timothy Haslam |
| 1947 | Possessed · as David Sutton |
| 1946 | Till the Clouds Roll By · as James I. HesslerSu Plex |
| 1946 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers · as Sam MastersonSu Plex |
| 1945 | Land and Live in the Desert · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1943 | Presenting Lily Mars · as John Thornway |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson · as Andrew Johnson |
| 1942 | Seven Sweethearts · as Henry Taggart |
| 1942 | Kid Glove Killer · as Gordon Mckay |
| 1942 | Grand Central Murder · as 'rocky' Custer |
| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. · as Bill King |
| 1941 | Johnny Eager · as Jeff Hartnett |
| 1941 | The Feminine Touch · as Elliott Morgan |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail · as RaderSu Plex |
| 1939 | Back Door to Heaven · as John Shelley |
| 1937 | Saturday's Heroes · as Val |
| 1937 | Annapolis Salute · as Clay V. Parker |
| 1937 | Flight from Glory · as George Wilson |
| 1937 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat · as Rev. Samuel Woods |
| 1936 | A Woman Rebels · as Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne |