Van Heflin
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).
3:10 to Yuma
as Dan EvansDan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As...
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Bar AmandFrom his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is...
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Shane
as Joe StarrettA weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler...
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Airport
as D. O. GuerreroMelodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various...
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The Three Musketeers
as AthosAthletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their...
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Patterns
as Fred StaplesStaples, a successful plant operator, is brought in from Ohio to take an executive position at...
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Santa Fe Trail
as RaderAs a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B....
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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as Sam MastersonThree childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the...
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The Raid
as Maj. Neal BentonA group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the...
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Stagecoach
as Marshal Curly WilcoxA group of unlikely travelling companions find themselves on the same stagecoach to Cheyenne....
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Possessed
as David SuttonAfter being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a...
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Black Widow
as Peter DenverA young stage hopeful is murdered and suspicion falls on her mentor, a Broadway producer.
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
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Once a Thief
as Inspector Mike VidoEx-convict Eddie and his wife, Kristine, attempt to build a new life for themselves and their...
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Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
as Self (archive footage)An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have...
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Madame Bovary
as Charles BovaryA frivolous country girl married to a naïve small-town doctor goes down the path of destruction...
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Under Ten Flags
as Captain Bernhard Rogge"Under Ten Flags" is a WWII movie loosely based on the true story of the German navy commerce...
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Till the Clouds Roll By
as James I. HesslerLight bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs...
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The Wastrel
as Duncan BellA wealthy and self-serving man, sets out on a perilous ocean voyage with his son. An unexpected...
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The Prowler
as Webb GarwoodLos Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems,...
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They Came to Cordura
as Sgt. John ChawkAn army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommended soldiers for the...
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Grand Central Murder
as 'Rocky' CusterConniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she's found murdered at...
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Act of Violence
as Frank R. EnleyA former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank...
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Gunman's Walk
as Lee HackettA powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing...
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Tempest
as Emelyan PugachovA young officer in the army of Empress Catherine of Russia is on his way to his new duty station...
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That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50...
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The Big Bounce
as Sam MirakianA Vietnam veteran and ex-con is persuaded by a shady woman to rob a $50,000 payroll account on a...
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Annapolis Salute
as Clay V. ParkerThe adventures of three disparate cadets at the US Naval Academy--one the son of a Navy enlisted...
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Battle Cry
as Major Sam HuxleyThe dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The...
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Johnny Eager
as Jeff HartnettA charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
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H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Bill KingA middle-aged businessman who has lived a conservative life according to the routine conventions...
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Seven Sweethearts
as Henry TaggartLittle Delft, Michigan follows the customs of old-world Holland and is known for its Tulip...
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A Woman Rebels
as Lord Gerald Waring GaythorneA Victorian-era woman struggles to break free of the moral codes established by society and...
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Green Dolphin Street
as Timothy HaslamSophie loved Edmund, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius....
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.
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East Side, West Side
as Mark DwyerA vain businessman puts strains on his happy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing...
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Five Branded Women
as VelkoFive Yugoslav women who consorted with the German occupiers are publicly humiliated and banished...
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Woman's World
as Jerry TalbotNeeding to fill the position of general manager of his company, and believing that an...
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Wings of the Hawk
as Irish GallagerGringo miner Gallager is caught up in the Mexican revolution of 1910-11 when corrupt...
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The Ruthless Four
as Sam CooperThis superior Spaghetti western scrutinizes the greed and paranoia that afflict four men as they...
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Tomahawk
as BridgerIn 1866, a new gold discovery and an inconclusive conference force the U.S. Army to build a road...
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South of Algiers
as Nicholas ChapmanArchaeologists Van Heflin and Eric Portman undertake an expedition in Tunisia in search of an...
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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self (archive footage)Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By...
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Tennessee Johnson
as Andrew JohnsonThe tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The...
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The Feminine Touch
as Elliott MorganA college professor who believes there's no place for jealousy in modern marriage, John Hathaway...
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Tap Roots
as Keith AlexanderSet at the beginning of the Civil War, Tap Roots is all about a county in Mississippi which...
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Saturday's Heroes
as ValCollege football player is expelled for ticket scalping, and teams up with reporter to expose...
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Presenting Lily Mars
as John ThornwayStarstruck Indiana small-town girl Lily is pestering theatrical producer John Thornway for a...
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Count Three and Pray
as Luke FargoA pastor with a shady past moves into a rural town just after the Civil War.
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The Secret Land
as NarratorThis documentary, filmed entirely by military photographers, recounts the U.S. Navy's 1946-47...
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Kid Glove Killer
as Gordon McKayVan Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor...
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Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and successful career of the superb actress...
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Ricochet
as Sergeant Paul MaxonAn army sergeant blames himself for causing a rookie's death during training.
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The Man Outside
as Bill MacLeanBill MacLean is a former CIA agent living in London. He had been fired when he stuck up for one...
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The Last Child
as Senator Quincy GeorgeIn a badly-overpopulated future, where each couple is only allowed one child and where people...
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Tanganyika
as John GaleA landowner in colonial Africa leads a safari through Nukumbi territory in order to capture an...
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B.F.'s Daughter
as Thomas W. 'Tom' BrettWealthy Polly Fulton marries a progressive scholar whose attitudes toward capitalism and...
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Cry of Battle
as Joe TrentDuring World War II, the spoiled son of a wealthy businessman finds himself involved in the...
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Rev. Samuel WoodsThe 1937 film version of Bret Harte's story, starring Preston Foster.
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Week-End with Father
as Brad StubbsTwo single parents shock their children by falling in love.
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My Son John
as StedmanIn this Cold War drama, a woman suspects her son is a Communist spy.
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Back Door to Heaven
as John ShelleyThe life of a young kid, who starts stealing small things to fit in with the "cool crowd".
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The Thin Blue Line
as Self - Narrator (voice)The work of the US police force and the problem of fighting rising crime across the country.
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Land and Live in the Desert
as Narrator (voice)Documentary short film depicting the correct methods of surviving the crash landing of a...
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The Dark Side of the Earth
as Col. StenA drama set in 1956, during the unsuccessful Hungarian uprising against the Russians.
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Flight from Glory
as George WilsonDirector Lew Landers' 1937 B-film, about a crew of misfit pilots working for an Argentinian air...
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Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
as uncreditedMayhem on a Sunday Afternoon was the last of three documentaries William Friedkin made for...
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The Bold Men
as NarratorA documentary about men who are courageous enough to risk their lives undertaking challenges,...
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Certain Honorable Men
as Champ DonohueThe protégé of a powerful congressman discovers his boss's corruption.
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Land and Live in the Jungle
as 1st Lieutenant Lynn HarrisonIn this World War II military training film, a B-25 crew bails out over the jungle, and the...
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Robert Montgomery Presents
as Dr. Martin ArrowsmithRobert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC...
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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What's My Line?
as Self - PanelistFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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This Is Your Life
as SelfThis Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as JosephHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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