
Edward Van Sloan
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1882-11-01
- Died
- 1964-03-06
- Place of birth
- Chaska, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Edward Paul Van Sloun · Edward Van Sloun · Ed. Van Sloan · Ed Van Sloan
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
Movies (76)

Dracula
1931
as Van Helsing

Frankenstein
1931
as Doctor Waldman

The Mummy
1932
as Dr. Muller

Deluge
1933
as Professor

Penitentiary
1938
as Dr. Rinewulf

Dracula
1963
as Professor (archive footage)

Play Girl
1932
as Moffatt, the Boss

Captain America
1944
as Gregory

Universal Horror
1998
as (archive footage)

Baby Face
1933
as Jameson - Bank Director (uncredited)

Dracula's Daughter
1936
as Professor Van Helsing

Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)

A Foreign Affair
1948
as German (uncredited)

The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
as Calvus (uncredited)

Boo
1932
as Dr. Waldman (edited from "Frankenstein")

The Phantom Creeps
1939
as Jarvis

Captain Hurricane
1935
as Man at Susan Ann's Bedside

The Black Room
1935
as Doctor

Mission to Moscow
1943
as German Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)

Air Hawks
1935
as Schutter

The Scarlet Empress
1934
as Herr Wagner (uncredited)

Storm Over Bengal
1938
as Maharajah of Lhanapur

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

Riders of the Rio Grande
1943
as Pop Owens

The Conspirators
1944
as Dutch Underground Leader (uncredited)

I'll Fix It
1934
as Parkes

Love Crazy
1941
as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

Infernal Machine
1933
as Professor Gustabve Hoffman

The Woman in Red
1935
as Prosecuting Attorney Foxall

Criminal Lawyer
1937
as Bit (uncredited)

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

The Man Who Found Himself
1937
as Medical Board Doctor

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
as Van Helsing (archive footage)

Dracula in the Movies
1992

A Shot in the Dark
1935
as Professor Bostwick

Thunder Below
1932
as Doctor

Under Eighteen
1932
as Assistant to François (uncredited)

This Side of the Law
1950
as Judge (uncredited)

The Arizonian
1935
as Judge Cody

Before I Hang
1940
as Dr. Ralph Howard

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Van Helsing (archive footage)

The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Burkhardt

The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Van Helsing (archive footage)

Road Gang
1936
as Dudley

Man Wanted
1932
as Mr. Walters

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Dr. Barrett (uncredited)

The Death Kiss
1932
as Tom Avery

Honeymoon in Bali
1939
as Priest on Bali (uncredited)

3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Dr. Gordon

A Man's World
1942
as Doctor Stone

The Working Man
1933
as Mr. Briggs

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

The Underworld Story
1950
as Minister at Funeral (uncredited)

Mills of the Gods
1934
as Komeoski

Fatal Lady
1936
as French Surete (uncredited)

It's Great to Be Alive
1933
as Dr. Wilton

The Last Mile
1932
as Rabbi

The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
as Jim Winters

Destination Unknown
1942
as Holland Legation

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
as Self - (archive footage)

Murder on the Campus
1933
as Prof. C. Edson Hawley

The Crosby Case
1934
as Professor Franz Lubeck

Slander
1916
as Joseph Tremaine

The Phantom Creeps
1949
as Jarvis

Teddy the Rough Rider
1940
as Elihu Root, Secretary of State

Betty Co-Ed
1946
as A.J.A. Woodruff

Danger on the Air
1938
as Leonard Sylvester
Trick for Trick
1933
as John Russell

Manhattan Parade
1931
as The Lawyer

The Secret Seven
1940
as Prof. Holtz

Sins of Man
1936
as Austrian Army Doctor

Valley of Hunted Men
1942
as Dr. Heinrich Steiner

Grand Old Girl
1935
as Holland

The Mask of Diijon
1946
as Sheffield

That Mothers Might Live
1938
as Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)

End of the Road
1944
as Judge
About Edward Van Sloan
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. With 76 credits spanning from 1916 to 2025, Edward Van Sloan has appeared in 76 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Edward Van Sloan Movies
- Dracula (1931) — as Van Helsing
- Frankenstein (1931) — as Doctor Waldman
- The Mummy (1932) — as Dr. Muller
- Deluge (1933) — as Professor
- Penitentiary (1938) — as Dr. Rinewulf
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