Acting

Edward Van Sloan

Born November 1, 1882Died March 6, 1964 (81)United StatesChaska, Minnesota, USA76 creditsIMDb

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

Frankenstein1931 · as Doctor Waldman
Dracula1931 · as Van Helsing
The Mummy1932 · as Dr. Muller
Dracula's Daughter1936 · as Professor Van Helsing
Before I Hang1940 · as Dr. Ralph Howard
The Death Kiss1932 · as Tom Avery
The Phantom Creeps1939 · as Jarvis
The Black Room1935 · as Doctor
Captain America1944 · as Gregory
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Baby Face1933 · as Jameson - Bank Director (uncredited)
Dracula1931 · as Van Helsing
The Mummy1932 · as Dr. Muller
Frankenstein1931 · as Doctor Waldman
The Scarlet Empress1934 · as Herr Wagner (uncredited)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies2025 · as Self (archive footage)
The Black Room1935 · as Doctor
The Man Who Found Himself1937 · as Medical Board Doctor
Dracula's Daughter1936 · as Professor Van Helsing
That Mothers Might Live1938 · as Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)
Captain America1944 · as Gregory
Manhattan Melodrama1934 · as Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)
A Foreign Affair1948 · as German (uncredited)
Mills of the Gods1934 · as Komeoski
Dracula in the Movies1992 · as (archive footage)
The Last Days of Pompeii1935 · as Calvus (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois1940 · as Dr. Barrett (uncredited)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'1999 · as Self (archive footage)
The Woman in Red1935 · as Prosecuting Attorney Foxall
The Doctor Takes a Wife1940 · as Burkhardt
Love Crazy1941 · as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
The Many Faces of Dracula2000 · as Van Helsing (archive footage)
3 Kids and a Queen1935 · as Dr. Gordon
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film2014 · as Van Helsing (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook1991 · as Van Helsing (archive footage)
This Side of the Law1950 · as Judge (uncredited)
A Man's World1942 · as Doctor Stone
Before I Hang1940 · as Dr. Ralph Howard
The Phantom Creeps1939 · as Jarvis
The Conspirators1944 · as Dutch Underground Leader (uncredited)
The Life of Vergie Winters1934 · as Jim Winters
Road Gang1936 · as Dudley
Teddy the Rough Rider1940 · as Elihu Root, Secretary of State
The Billion Dollar Scandal1933 · as (as Ed Van Sloan) Attorney Carp
Mission to Moscow1943 · as German Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)
Danger on the Air1938 · as Leonard Sylvester