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).
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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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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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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Airport
as D. O. GuerreroMelodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various...
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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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The Three Musketeers
as AthosAthletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their...
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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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Stagecoach
as Marshal Curly WilcoxA group of unlikely travelling companions find themselves on the same stagecoach to Cheyenne....
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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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Possessed
as David SuttonAfter being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a...
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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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Santa Fe Trail
as RaderAs a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B....
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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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The Prowler
as Webb GarwoodLos Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems,...
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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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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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Presenting Lily Mars
as John ThornwayStarstruck Indiana small-town girl Lily is pestering theatrical producer John Thornway for a...
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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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Black Widow
as Peter DenverA young stage hopeful is murdered and suspicion falls on her mentor, a Broadway producer.
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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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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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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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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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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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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.
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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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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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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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Johnny Eager
as Jeff HartnettA charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
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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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B.F.'s Daughter
as Thomas W. 'Tom' BrettWealthy Polly Fulton marries a progressive scholar whose attitudes toward capitalism and...
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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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Tennessee Johnson
as Andrew JohnsonThe tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The...
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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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Seven Sweethearts
as Henry TaggartLittle Delft, Michigan follows the customs of old-world Holland and is known for its Tulip...
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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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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 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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South of Algiers
as Nicholas ChapmanArchaeologists Van Heflin and Eric Portman undertake an expedition in Tunisia in search of an...
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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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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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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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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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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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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 Dark Side of the Earth
as Col. StenA drama set in 1956, during the unsuccessful Hungarian uprising against the Russians.
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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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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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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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Week-End with Father
as Brad StubbsTwo single parents shock their children by falling in love.
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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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The Ruthless Four
as Sam CooperThis superior Spaghetti western scrutinizes the greed and paranoia that afflict four men as they...
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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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The Secret Land
as NarratorThis documentary, filmed entirely by military photographers, recounts the U.S. Navy's 1946-47...
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
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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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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The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Rev. Samuel WoodsThe 1937 film version of Bret Harte's story, starring Preston Foster.
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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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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 Bold Men
as NarratorA documentary about men who are courageous enough to risk their lives undertaking challenges,...
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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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Certain Honorable Men
as Champ DonohueThe protégé of a powerful congressman discovers his boss's corruption.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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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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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as JosephHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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