Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van Sloan

Acting

Born November 1, 1882 · 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

Dracula

1931

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1931

The Mummy

The Mummy

1932

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025

Slander

Slander

1916

A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair

1948

Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter

1936

Captain America

Captain America

1944

Acting(76)

2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf (archive footage)

2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmVan Helsing (archive footage)

2000The Many Faces of DraculaVan Helsing (archive footage)

1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Self (archive footage)

1998Universal Horror(archive footage)

1992Dracula in the Movies(archive footage)

1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookVan Helsing (archive footage)

1950The Underworld StoryMinister at Funeral (uncredited)

1950This Side of the LawJudge (uncredited)

1949The Phantom CreepsJarvis

1948A Foreign AffairGerman (uncredited)

1946Betty Co-EdA.J.A. Woodruff

1946The Mask of DiijonSheffield

1944End of the RoadJudge

1944The ConspiratorsDutch Underground Leader (uncredited)

1944Captain AmericaGregory

1943Riders of the Rio GrandePop Owens

1943Mission to MoscowGerman Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)

1943Hitler's ChildrenTrial Judge

1942Valley of Hunted MenDr. Heinrich Steiner

1942Destination UnknownHolland Legation

1942A Man's WorldDoctor Stone

1941Love CrazySanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

1940Before I HangDr. Ralph Howard

1940The Secret SevenProf. Holtz

1940The Doctor Takes a WifeBurkhardt

1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisDr. Barrett (uncredited)

1940Teddy the Rough RiderElihu Root, Secretary of State

1939Honeymoon in BaliPriest on Bali (uncredited)

1939The Phantom CreepsJarvis

1938Storm Over BengalMaharajah of Lhanapur

1938Danger on the AirLeonard Sylvester

1938That Mothers Might LiveHospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)

1938PenitentiaryDr. Rinewulf

1937The Man Who Found HimselfMedical Board Doctor

1937Criminal LawyerBit (uncredited)

1936Sins of ManAustrian Army Doctor

1936Fatal LadyFrench Surete (uncredited)

1936Dracula's DaughterProfessor Van Helsing

1936Road GangDudley

19353 Kids and a QueenDr. Gordon

1935The Last Days of PompeiiCalvus (uncredited)

1935The Black RoomDoctor

1935The ArizonianJudge Cody

1935Air HawksSchutter

1935Captain HurricaneMan at Susan Ann's Bedside

1935The Woman in RedProsecuting Attorney Foxall

1935A Shot in the DarkProfessor Bostwick

1935Grand Old GirlHolland

1934Mills of the GodsKomeoski

1934I'll Fix ItParkes

1934The Life of Vergie WintersJim Winters

1934The Scarlet EmpressHerr Wagner (uncredited)

1934Manhattan MelodramaYacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)

1934The Crosby CaseProfessor Franz Lubeck

1933Murder on the CampusProf. C. Edson Hawley

1933DelugeProfessor

1933Baby FaceJameson - Bank Director (uncredited)

1933It's Great to Be AliveDr. Wilton

1933The Working ManMr. Briggs

1933Trick for TrickJohn Russell

1933Infernal MachineProfessor Gustabve Hoffman

1933The Billion Dollar Scandal(as Ed Van Sloan) Attorney Carp

1932The MummyDr. Muller

1932The Death KissTom Avery

1932BooDr. Waldman (edited from "Frankenstein")

1932The Last MileRabbi

1932Thunder BelowDoctor

1932Man WantedMr. Walters

1932Play GirlMoffatt, the Boss

1932Behind the MaskDr. August Steiner / Dr. Alec Munsell / Mr. X

1932Under EighteenAssistant to François (uncredited)

1931Manhattan ParadeThe Lawyer

1931FrankensteinDoctor Waldman

1931DraculaVan Helsing

1916SlanderJoseph Tremaine

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