Edward Van Sloan

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Chaska, Minnesota, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

01 November 1882, 143 years old

Known For

Frankenstein

Dracula

The Mummy

Dracula's Daughter

A Foreign Affair

Baby Face

The Scarlet Empress

Manhattan Melodrama

The Black Room

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage)

2025

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Van Helsing (archive footage)

2014

The Many Faces of Dracula

Van Helsing (archive footage)

2000

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Self (archive footage)

1999

Universal Horror

(archive footage)

1998

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Van Helsing (archive footage)

1991

Dracula

Professor (archive footage)

1963

The Underworld Story

Minister at Funeral (uncredited)

1950

This Side of the Law

Judge (uncredited)

1950

The Phantom Creeps

Jarvis

1949

A Foreign Affair

German (uncredited)

1948

The Mask of Diijon

Sheffield

1946

End of the Road

Judge

1944

The Conspirators

Dutch Underground Leader (uncredited)

1944

Captain America

Gregory

1944

Riders of the Rio Grande

Pop Owens

1943

Mission to Moscow

German Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)

1943

Valley of Hunted Men

Dr. Heinrich Steiner

1942

Destination Unknown

Holland Legation

1942

A Man's World

Doctor Stone

1942

Love Crazy

Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

1941

Before I Hang

Dr. Ralph Howard

1940

The Secret Seven

Prof. Holtz

1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife

Burkhardt

1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Dr. Barrett (uncredited)

1940

Teddy the Rough Rider

Elihu Root, Secretary of State

1940

Honeymoon in Bali

Priest on Bali (uncredited)

1939

The Phantom Creeps

Jarvis

1939

Storm Over Bengal

Maharajah of Lhanapur

1938

Danger on the Air

Leonard Sylvester

1938

That Mothers Might Live

Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)

1938

Penitentiary

Dr. Rinewulf

1938

The Man Who Found Himself

Medical Board Doctor

1937

Criminal Lawyer

Bit (uncredited)

1937

Sins of Man

Austrian Army Doctor

1936

Fatal Lady

French Surete (uncredited)

1936

Dracula's Daughter

Professor Van Helsing

1936

Road Gang

Dudley

1936

3 Kids and a Queen

Dr. Gordon

1935

The Last Days of Pompeii

Calvus (uncredited)

1935

The Black Room

Doctor

1935

The Arizonian

Judge Cody

1935

Air Hawks

Schutter

1935

Captain Hurricane

Man at Susan Ann's Bedside

1935

The Woman in Red

Prosecuting Attorney Foxall

1935

A Shot in the Dark

Professor Bostwick

1935

Grand Old Girl

Holland

1935

Mills of the Gods

Komeoski

1934

I'll Fix It

Parkes

1934

The Life of Vergie Winters

Jim Winters

1934

The Scarlet Empress

Herr Wagner (uncredited)

1934

Manhattan Melodrama

Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)

1934

The Crosby Case

Professor Franz Lubeck

1934

Murder on the Campus

Prof. C. Edson Hawley

1933

Deluge

Professor

1933

Baby Face

Jameson - Bank Director (uncredited)

1933

It's Great to Be Alive

Dr. Wilton

1933

The Working Man

Mr. Briggs

1933

Trick for Trick

John Russell

1933

Infernal Machine

Professor Gustabve Hoffman

1933

The Billion Dollar Scandal

(as Ed Van Sloan) Attorney Carp

1933

The Mummy

Dr. Muller

1932

The Death Kiss

Tom Avery

1932

Boo

Dr. Waldman (edited from "Frankenstein")

1932

The Last Mile

Rabbi

1932

Thunder Below

Doctor

1932

Man Wanted

Mr. Walters

1932

Play Girl

Moffatt, the Boss

1932

Behind the Mask

Dr. August Steiner / Dr. Alec Munsell / Mr. X

1932

Under Eighteen

Assistant to François (uncredited)

1932

Manhattan Parade

The Lawyer

1931

Frankenstein

Doctor Waldman

1931

Dracula

Van Helsing

1931

Slander

Joseph Tremaine

1916