Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van Sloan

ActingBorn November 1, 1882Died March 6, 1964 (age 81)Chaska, Minnesota, USA

Edward Van Sloan (born Edward Paul Van Sloun) was an American screen and stage character actor best remembered for his roles in Universal Studios horror films.

Known For

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Van Helsing (archive footage)

Dracula

Dracula

Van Helsing

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Doctor Waldman

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Van Helsing (archive footage)

Baby Face

Baby Face

Jameson - Bank Director (uncredited)

A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair

German (uncredited)

Universal Horror

Universal Horror

(archive footage)

Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025·Self - (archive footage)

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film7.5

2014·Van Helsing (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula3.5

2000·Van Helsing (archive footage)

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'6.9

1999·Self (archive footage)

Universal Horror

Universal Horror7.1

1998·(archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook10.0

1991·Van Helsing (archive footage)

Dracula

1963·Professor (archive footage)

The Underworld Story

The Underworld Story6.1

1950·Minister at Funeral (uncredited)

This Side of the Law

This Side of the Law4.5

1950·Judge (uncredited)

The Phantom Creeps

The Phantom Creeps3.8

A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair7.1

1948·German (uncredited)

The Mask of Diijon

The Mask of Diijon4.6

1946·Sheffield

End of the Road

End of the Road5.2

The Conspirators

The Conspirators6.0

1944·Dutch Underground Leader (uncredited)

Captain America

Captain America5.3

Riders of the Rio Grande

Riders of the Rio Grande

1943·Pop Owens

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow5.4

1943·German Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)

Valley of Hunted Men

Valley of Hunted Men

1942·Dr. Heinrich Steiner

Destination Unknown

Destination Unknown6.0

1942·Holland Legation

A Man's World

A Man's World6.0

1942·Doctor Stone

Love Crazy

1941·Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

Before I Hang

Before I Hang6.2

1940·Dr. Ralph Howard

The Secret Seven

The Secret Seven

1940·Prof. Holtz

The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife6.4

1940·Burkhardt

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois6.8

1940·Dr. Barrett (uncredited)

Teddy the Rough Rider

Teddy the Rough Rider6.7

1940·Elihu Root, Secretary of State

Honeymoon in Bali

Honeymoon in Bali6.2

1939·Priest on Bali (uncredited)

The Phantom Creeps

The Phantom Creeps4.2

Storm Over Bengal

Storm Over Bengal5.3

1938·Maharajah of Lhanapur

Danger on the Air

Danger on the Air5.9

1938·Leonard Sylvester

That Mothers Might Live

That Mothers Might Live6.1

1938·Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)

Penitentiary

1938·Dr. Rinewulf

The Man Who Found Himself

The Man Who Found Himself7.0

1937·Medical Board Doctor

Criminal Lawyer

Criminal Lawyer5.9

1937·Bit (uncredited)

Sins of Man

1936·Austrian Army Doctor

Fatal Lady

1936·French Surete (uncredited)

Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter5.9

1936·Professor Van Helsing

Road Gang

3 Kids and a Queen

3 Kids and a Queen6.0

1935·Dr. Gordon

The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii5.7

1935·Calvus (uncredited)

The Black Room

The Black Room6.5

The Arizonian

1935·Judge Cody

Air Hawks

Captain Hurricane

Captain Hurricane4.5

1935·Man at Susan Ann's Bedside

The Woman in Red

The Woman in Red6.0

1935·Prosecuting Attorney Foxall

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark5.3

1935·Professor Bostwick

Grand Old Girl

Grand Old Girl6.5

Mills of the Gods

Mills of the Gods

I'll Fix It

The Life of Vergie Winters

The Life of Vergie Winters5.2

1934·Jim Winters

The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress6.9

1934·Herr Wagner (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama7.0

1934·Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)

The Crosby Case

The Crosby Case4.4

1934·Professor Franz Lubeck

Murder on the Campus

Murder on the Campus5.5

1933·Prof. C. Edson Hawley

Deluge

1933·Professor

Baby Face

1933·Jameson - Bank Director (uncredited)

It's Great to Be Alive

It's Great to Be Alive5.0

1933·Dr. Wilton

The Working Man

The Working Man6.6

1933·Mr. Briggs

Trick for Trick

1933·John Russell

Infernal Machine

Infernal Machine

1933·Professor Gustabve Hoffman

The Billion Dollar Scandal

The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933·(as Ed Van Sloan) Attorney Carp

The Mummy

1932·Dr. Muller

The Death Kiss

The Death Kiss5.1

1932·Tom Avery

Boo

1932·Dr. Waldman (edited from "Frankenstein")

The Last Mile

The Last Mile5.7

Thunder Below

Man Wanted

1932·Mr. Walters

Play Girl

1932·Moffatt, the Boss

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask5.7

1932·Dr. August Steiner / Dr. Alec Munsell / Mr. X

Under Eighteen

Under Eighteen6.2

1932·Assistant to François (uncredited)

Manhattan Parade

Manhattan Parade1.8

1931·The Lawyer

Frankenstein

Frankenstein7.5

1931·Doctor Waldman

Dracula

1931·Van Helsing

Slander

1916·Joseph Tremaine

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