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
(1931)
Professor Abraham Van Helsing
Baby Face
(1933)
Jameson - Bank Director (uncredited)
Frankenstein
(1931)
Dr. Waldman
The Mummy
(1932)
Dr. Muller
Manhattan Melodrama
(1934)
Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)
A Foreign Affair
(1948)
German (uncredited)
Dracula's Daughter
(1936)
Prof. Van Helsing
The Scarlet Empress
(1934)
Herr Wagner (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
German Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)
The Black Room
(1935)
Doctor
Love Crazy
(1941)
Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Slander
(1916)
Joseph Tremaine
Frankenstein
(1931)
Dr. Waldman
Dracula
(1931)
Professor Abraham Van Helsing
Manhattan Parade
(1931)
The Lawyer
The Mummy
(1932)
Dr. Muller
Man Wanted
(1932)
Mr. Walters
Behind the Mask
(1932)
Dr. August Steiner / Dr. Alec Munsell / Mr. X
Play Girl
(1932)
Moffatt, the Boss
Boo
(1932)
Dr. Waldman (edited from "Frankenstein")
Thunder Below
(1932)
Doctor
Under Eighteen
(1932)
Assistant to François (uncredited)
The Death Kiss
(1932)
Tom Avery
The Last Mile
(1932)
Rabbi
Infernal Machine
(1933)
Professor Gustabve Hoffman
Murder on the Campus
(1933)
Prof. C. Edson Hawley
Trick for Trick
(1933)
John Russell
The Billion Dollar Scandal
(1933)
(as Ed Van Sloan) Attorney Carp
The Working Man
(1933)
Mr. Briggs
It's Great to Be Alive
(1933)
Dr. Wilton
Deluge
(1933)
Professor
Baby Face
(1933)
Jameson - Bank Director (uncredited)
The Life of Vergie Winters
(1934)
Jim Winters
I'll Fix It
(1934)
Parkes
The Scarlet Empress
(1934)
Herr Wagner (uncredited)
The Crosby Case
(1934)
Professor Franz Lubeck
Mills of the Gods
(1934)
Komeoski
Manhattan Melodrama
(1934)
Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)
Grand Old Girl
(1935)
Holland
The Arizonian
(1935)
Judge Cody
A Shot in the Dark
(1935)
Professor Bostwick
Air Hawks
(1935)
Schutter
The Black Room
(1935)
Doctor
3 Kids and a Queen
(1935)
Dr. Gordon
The Last Days of Pompeii
(1935)
Calvus (uncredited)
The Woman in Red
(1935)
Prosecuting Attorney Foxall
Captain Hurricane
(1935)
Man at Susan Ann's Bedside
Fatal Lady
(1936)
French Surete (uncredited)
Road Gang
(1936)
Dudley
Dracula's Daughter
(1936)
Prof. Van Helsing
Sins of Man
(1936)
Austrian Army Doctor
The Man Who Found Himself
(1937)
Medical Board Doctor
Criminal Lawyer
(1937)
Bit (uncredited)
Storm Over Bengal
(1938)
Maharajah of Lhanapur
That Mothers Might Live
(1938)
Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)
Danger on the Air
(1938)
Leonard Sylvester
Penitentiary
(1938)
Dr. Rinewulf
The Phantom Creeps
(1939)
Jarvis
Honeymoon in Bali
(1939)
Priest on Bali (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
(1940)
Burkhardt
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940)
Dr. Barrett (uncredited)
Teddy the Rough Rider
(1940)
Elihu Root, Secretary of State
Before I Hang
(1940)
Dr. Ralph Howard
The Secret Seven
(1940)
Prof. Holtz
Love Crazy
(1941)
Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Valley of Hunted Men
(1942)
Dr. Heinrich Steiner
A Man's World
(1942)
Doctor Stone
Destination Unknown
(1942)
Holland Legation
Riders of the Rio Grande
(1943)
Pop Owens
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
German Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)
Captain America
(1944)
Gregory
End of the Road
(1944)
Judge
The Conspirators
(1944)
Dutch Underground Leader (uncredited)
The Mask of Diijon
(1946)
Sheffield
A Foreign Affair
(1948)
German (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps
(1949)
Jarvis
The Underworld Story
(1950)
Minister at Funeral (uncredited)
This Side of the Law
(1950)
Judge (uncredited)
Dracula
(1963)
Professor (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
Van Helsing (archive footage)
Universal Horror
(1998)
(archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
(1999)
Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
(2000)
Van Helsing (archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
(2014)
Van Helsing (archive footage)