Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van Sloan

Actor Nov 1 (died age 81) Chaska, Minnesota, USA 1916–2025 (109 year career)
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Biography

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

Filmography

Acting (75)

Movies (75)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025

as Self - (archive footage)

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014

as Van Helsing (archive footage)

7.5
The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

as Van Helsing (archive footage)

3.5
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

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

1999

as Self (archive footage)

6.9
Universal Horror

Universal Horror

1998

as (archive footage)

7.1
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Van Helsing (archive footage)

10.0
Dracula

Dracula

1963

as Professor (archive footage)

1.5
The Underworld Story

The Underworld Story

1950

as Minister at Funeral (uncredited)

6.1
This Side of the Law

This Side of the Law

1950

as Judge (uncredited)

4.5
The Phantom Creeps

The Phantom Creeps

1949

as Jarvis

3.8
A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair

1948

as German (uncredited)

7.1
The Mask of Diijon

The Mask of Diijon

1946

as Sheffield

4.6
Betty Co-Ed

Betty Co-Ed

1946

as A.J.A. Woodruff

End of the Road

End of the Road

1944

as Judge

5.2
The Conspirators

The Conspirators

1944

as Dutch Underground Leader (uncredited)

6.0
Captain America

Captain America

1944

as Gregory

5.3
Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943

as German Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)

5.3
Riders of the Rio Grande

Riders of the Rio Grande

1943

as Pop Owens

Destination Unknown

Destination Unknown

1942

as Holland Legation

6.0
A Man's World

A Man's World

1942

as Doctor Stone

6.0
Valley of Hunted Men

Valley of Hunted Men

1942

as Dr. Heinrich Steiner

Love Crazy

Love Crazy

1941

as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

6.7
The Secret Seven

The Secret Seven

1940

as Prof. Holtz

Before I Hang

Before I Hang

1940

as Dr. Ralph Howard

6.2
Teddy the Rough Rider

Teddy the Rough Rider

1940

as Elihu Root, Secretary of State

6.7
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

as Dr. Barrett (uncredited)

6.8
The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

as Burkhardt

6.4
Honeymoon in Bali

Honeymoon in Bali

1939

as Priest on Bali (uncredited)

6.2
The Phantom Creeps

The Phantom Creeps

1939

as Jarvis

4.3
Penitentiary

Penitentiary

1938

as Dr. Rinewulf

Storm Over Bengal

Storm Over Bengal

1938

as Maharajah of Lhanapur

5.3
That Mothers Might Live

That Mothers Might Live

1938

as Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)

6.1
Danger on the Air

Danger on the Air

1938

as Leonard Sylvester

5.9
Criminal Lawyer

Criminal Lawyer

1937

as Bit (uncredited)

5.9
The Man Who Found Himself

The Man Who Found Himself

1937

as Medical Board Doctor

7.0
Road Gang

Road Gang

1936

as Dudley

6.5
Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter

1936

as Professor Van Helsing

5.9
Sins of Man

Sins of Man

1936

as Austrian Army Doctor

Fatal Lady

Fatal Lady

1936

as French Surete (uncredited)

Air Hawks

Air Hawks

1935

as Schutter

6.1
Captain Hurricane

Captain Hurricane

1935

as Man at Susan Ann's Bedside

4.5
The Black Room

The Black Room

1935

as Doctor

6.5
The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

as Calvus (uncredited)

5.7
A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1935

as Professor Bostwick

5.3
The Arizonian

The Arizonian

1935

as Judge Cody

The Woman in Red

The Woman in Red

1935

as Prosecuting Attorney Foxall

6.0
3 Kids and a Queen

3 Kids and a Queen

1935

as Dr. Gordon

6.0
Grand Old Girl

Grand Old Girl

1935

as Holland

6.5
The Life of Vergie Winters

The Life of Vergie Winters

1934

as Jim Winters

5.2
The Crosby Case

The Crosby Case

1934

as Professor Franz Lubeck

4.4
Mills of the Gods

Mills of the Gods

1934

as Komeoski

The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress

1934

as Herr Wagner (uncredited)

6.9
Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

1934

as Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)

7.0
I'll Fix It

I'll Fix It

1934

as Parkes

Murder on the Campus

Murder on the Campus

1933

as Prof. C. Edson Hawley

5.5
Deluge

Deluge

1933

as Professor

5.8
Baby Face

Baby Face

1933

as Jameson - Bank Director (uncredited)

7.2
Infernal Machine

Infernal Machine

1933

as Professor Gustabve Hoffman

Trick for Trick

Trick for Trick

1933

as John Russell

The Working Man

The Working Man

1933

as Mr. Briggs

6.6
The Billion Dollar Scandal

The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933

as (as Ed Van Sloan) Attorney Carp

It's Great to Be Alive

It's Great to Be Alive

1933

as Dr. Wilton

5.0
The Mummy

The Mummy

1932

as Dr. Muller

6.8
Man Wanted

Man Wanted

1932

as Mr. Walters

5.1
Play Girl

Play Girl

1932

as Moffatt, the Boss

4.5
The Death Kiss

The Death Kiss

1932

as Tom Avery

5.1
Under Eighteen

Under Eighteen

1932

as Assistant to François (uncredited)

6.2
Thunder Below

Thunder Below

1932

as Doctor

Boo

Boo

1932

as Dr. Waldman (edited from "Frankenstein")

5.1
The Last Mile

The Last Mile

1932

as Rabbi

5.5
Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

1932

as Dr. August Steiner / Dr. Alec Munsell / Mr. X

5.7
Dracula

Dracula

1931

as Van Helsing

7.2
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1931

as Doctor Waldman

7.5
Manhattan Parade

Manhattan Parade

1931

as The Lawyer

1.8
Slander

Slander

1916

as Joseph Tremaine

2.3