Acting
Van Heflin
- Titles
- 73movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1937 to 1971, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 49top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.6
- Politics4.3average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Crime4.8average 3.7
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Romance4.6average 3.8
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.0, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.8
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 8
- Classic Western 5
- Character Study 5
- Political Intrigue 4
- Psychological Drama 4
- Moral Dilemma 3
- Film Noir 3
- Suspenseful 3
- Intrigue 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Historical Setting 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
George J. FolseyCinematographerTill the Clouds Roll By, Green Dolphin Street, Seven Sweethearts, Grand Central Murder- AAlbert AkstEditorTill the Clouds Roll By, Presenting Lily Mars, Johnny Eager, The Feminine Touch
Barbara StanwyckActorThe Strange Love of Martha Ivers, East Side, West Side, B.F.'s Daughter
Marsha HuntActorAnnapolis Salute, Seven Sweethearts, Kid Glove Killer
Alex NicolActorTomahawk, Five Branded Women, Under Ten Flags
Tab HunterActorGunman's Walk, They Came to Cordura, Battle Cry
Connie GilchristActorAct of Violence, Presenting Lily Mars, Grand Central Murder
Raymond MasseyActorSanta Fe Trail, Battle Cry, Possessed
June AllysonActorThe Three Musketeers, Till the Clouds Roll By, Woman's World
Lana TurnerActorThe Three Musketeers, Johnny Eager, Green Dolphin Street
John TwistWriterAnnapolis Salute, The Outcasts of Poker Flat, Flight from Glory
George DuningComposer3:10 to Yuma, Gunman's Walk, Count Three and Pray
Movies and TV shows
141970s
1 title · average score 67
67
The Last Child (1971)
as Senator Quincy George
1960s
2 titles · average score 64
64
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
as Bar Amand
Ricochet (1961)
as Sergeant Paul Maxon
1950s
5 titles · average score 76
69
They Came to Cordura (1959)
as Sgt. John Chawk
75
Gunman's Walk (1958)
as Lee Hackett
83
Patterns (1956)
as Fred Staples
71
The Raid (1954)
as Maj. Neal Benton
83
Shane (1953)
as Joe Starrett
1940s
6 titles · average score 73
69
Madame Bovary (1949)
as Charles Bovary
83
Act of Violence (1949)
as Frank R. Enley
72
Tap Roots (1948)
as Keith Alexander
53
Possessed (1947)
as David Sutton
86
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
as Sam Masterson
75
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
as Andrew Johnson