Van Heflin
Acting
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).
Born: December 13, 1910
Place of Birth: Walters, Oklahoma, USA
Known For
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.
Land and Live in the Jungle
In this World War II military training film, a B-25 crew bails out over the jungle, and the pilot is separated from the rest of of his crew. The two groups of soldiers must survive until they can meet up and be rescued. The pilot does almost everything wrong, and the rest of his crew does almost everything right. We learn, by both bad and good example, how to survive in the jungle.
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war and the selfish interests of a few, belligerent politicians and captains of industry, damaging the welfare of the majority of mankind, impoverishing the weakest, greedily devouring the limited resources of the Earth.
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.
Tanganyika
A landowner in colonial Africa leads a safari through Nukumbi territory in order to capture an escaped criminal.
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellent reviews for a bit part in a Broadway play — and she had a new name: Barbara Stanwyck.
That's Entertainment!
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
Shane
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage)
as Senator Quincy George
as D. O. Guerrero
as Sam Mirakian
as Champ Donohue
as Sam Cooper
as Bill MacLean
as Marshal Curly Wilcox
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Inspector Mike Vido
as Bar Amand
as Narrator
as Joe Trent
as Sergeant Paul Maxon
as Duncan Bell
as Captain Bernhard Rogge
as Velko
as Sgt. John Chawk
as Emelyan Pugachov
as Lee Hackett
as Col. Sten
as Dan Evans
as Bill Kilcoyne
as Captain
as Fred Staples
as Luke Fargo
as Major Sam Huxley
as Peter Denver
as Jerry Talbot
as Maj. Neal Benton
as John Gale
as Irish Gallager
as Joe Starrett
as Self
as Nicholas Chapman
as Self
as Stedman
as Joseph
as Brad Stubbs
as Webb Garwood
as Bridger
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Self - Panelist
as Dr. Martin Arrowsmith
as Mark Dwyer
as Charles Bovary
as Frank R. Enley
as Narrator
as Athos
as Keith Alexander
as Self
as Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett
as David Sutton
as Timothy Haslam
as James I. Hessler
as Sam Masterson
as Narrator (voice)
as 1st Lieutenant Lynn Harrison
as John Thornway
as Andrew Johnson
as Henry Taggart
as 'Rocky' Custer
as Gordon McKay
as Jeff Hartnett
as Bill King
as Elliott Morgan
as Rader
as John Shelley
as Val
as Clay V. Parker
as George Wilson
as Rev. Samuel Woods
as Lord Gerald Waring Gaythorne