Biography
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).
Filmography
Cast Credits

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2019

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1991

That's Entertainment!
Character: (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1974

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1973

The Last Child
Character: Senator Quincy George
MOVIE • 1971

Airport
Character: D. O. Guerrero
MOVIE • 1970

The Big Bounce
Character: Sam Mirakian
MOVIE • 1969

Certain Honorable Men
Character: Champ Donohue
MOVIE • 1968

The Ruthless Four
Character: Sam Cooper
MOVIE • 1968

The Man Outside
Character: Bill MacLean
MOVIE • 1967

Stagecoach
Character: Marshal Curly Wilcox
MOVIE • 1966

The Thin Blue Line
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE • 1966

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
Character:
MOVIE • 1965
The Teen-Age Revolution
Character: Narrator/Host
MOVIE • 1965

Once a Thief
Character: Inspector Mike Vido
MOVIE • 1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told
Character: Bar Amand
MOVIE • 1965

The Bold Men
Character: Narrator
MOVIE • 1965

Cry of Battle
Character: Joe Trent
MOVIE • 1963

Ricochet
Character: Sergeant Paul Maxon
MOVIE • 1961