Van Heflin

Biography

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).

Known For

Shane

as Joe Starrett

Airport

as D. O. Guerrero

3:10 to Yuma

as Dan Evans

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as Bar Amand

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

as Sam Masterson

The Three Musketeers

as Athos

Act of Violence

as Frank R. Enley

The Prowler

as Webb Garwood

Possessed

as David Sutton

The Oscars

as Self