
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)

Baby Face
1933
as Jameson - Bank Director (uncredited)

Frankenstein
1931
as Doctor Waldman

Dracula
1931
as Van Helsing

Captain Hurricane
1935
as Man at Susan Ann's Bedside

Dracula
1963
as Professor (archive footage)

The Mummy
1932
as Dr. Muller

Infernal Machine
1933
as Professor Gustabve Hoffman

The Scarlet Empress
1934
as Herr Wagner (uncredited)

A Foreign Affair
1948
as German (uncredited)

Dracula's Daughter
1936
as Professor Van Helsing

Man Wanted
1932
as Mr. Walters

Captain America
1944
as Gregory

Road Gang
1936
as Dudley

Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)

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

Before I Hang
1940
as Dr. Ralph Howard

Valley of Hunted Men
1942
as Dr. Heinrich Steiner

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

Dracula in the Movies
1992
as (archive footage)

Slander
1916
as Joseph Tremaine

The Black Room
1935
as Doctor

The Phantom Creeps
1939
as Jarvis

Universal Horror
1998
as (archive footage)

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

A Man's World
1942
as Doctor Stone

Under Eighteen
1932
as Assistant to François (uncredited)

The Conspirators
1944
as Dutch Underground Leader (uncredited)

The Working Man
1933
as Mr. Briggs

Criminal Lawyer
1937
as Bit (uncredited)

The Woman in Red
1935
as Prosecuting Attorney Foxall

Love Crazy
1941
as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

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

The Man Who Found Himself
1937
as Medical Board Doctor

Destination Unknown
1942
as Holland Legation

The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
as Jim Winters

The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Burkhardt

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

The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
as Calvus (uncredited)

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

Storm Over Bengal
1938
as Maharajah of Lhanapur

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

The Last Mile
1932
as Rabbi

The Death Kiss
1932
as Tom Avery

Honeymoon in Bali
1939
as Priest on Bali (uncredited)

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

Air Hawks
1935
as Schutter

The Phantom Creeps
1949
as Jarvis

The Underworld Story
1950
as Minister at Funeral (uncredited)

End of the Road
1944
as Judge

Penitentiary
1938
as Dr. Rinewulf

This Side of the Law
1950
as Judge (uncredited)

Fatal Lady
1936
as French Surete (uncredited)

Deluge
1933
as Professor

Mills of the Gods
1934
as Komeoski

The Mask of Diijon
1946
as Sheffield

A Shot in the Dark
1935
as Professor Bostwick

Riders of the Rio Grande
1943
as Pop Owens

Thunder Below
1932
as Doctor

3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Dr. Gordon

Danger on the Air
1938
as Leonard Sylvester

Grand Old Girl
1935
as Holland

The Secret Seven
1940
as Prof. Holtz

Manhattan Parade
1931
as The Lawyer

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

The Crosby Case
1934
as Professor Franz Lubeck

The Arizonian
1935
as Judge Cody

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

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

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

Sins of Man
1936
as Austrian Army Doctor

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

I'll Fix It
1934
as Parkes

Play Girl
1932
as Moffatt, the Boss

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

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
Trick for Trick
1933
as John Russell
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
- Baby Face (1933) — as Jameson - Bank Director (uncredited)
- Frankenstein (1931) — as Doctor Waldman
- Dracula (1931) — as Van Helsing
- Captain Hurricane (1935) — as Man at Susan Ann's Bedside
- Dracula (1963) — as Professor (archive footage)
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