▶ WHOPLAYSNOW

Edward Van Sloan

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.

Known for

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025 • Self - (archive footage)

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014 • Van Helsing (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000 • Van Helsing (archive footage)

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

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

1999 • Self (archive footage)

Universal Horror

Universal Horror

1998 • (archive footage)

Dracula in the Movies

Dracula in the Movies

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 • Van Helsing (archive footage)

Dracula

1963 • Professor (archive footage)

Full filmography

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025 • Self - (archive footage)

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014 • Van Helsing (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000 • Van Helsing (archive footage)

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

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

1999 • Self (archive footage)

Universal Horror

Universal Horror

1998 • (archive footage)

Dracula in the Movies

Dracula in the Movies

1992

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 • Van Helsing (archive footage)

Dracula

1963 • Professor (archive footage)

The Underworld Story

The Underworld Story

1950 • Minister at Funeral (uncredited)

This Side of the Law

This Side of the Law

1950 • Judge (uncredited)

The Phantom Creeps

The Phantom Creeps

1949 • Jarvis

A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair

1948 • German (uncredited)

Betty Co-Ed

1946 • A.J.A. Woodruff

The Mask of Diijon

The Mask of Diijon

1946 • Sheffield

End of the Road

End of the Road

1944 • Judge

The Conspirators

The Conspirators

1944 • Dutch Underground Leader (uncredited)

Captain America

Captain America

1944 • Gregory

Riders of the Rio Grande

Riders of the Rio Grande

1943 • Pop Owens

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943 • German Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)

Valley of Hunted Men

Valley of Hunted Men

1942 • Dr. Heinrich Steiner

Destination Unknown

Destination Unknown

1942 • Holland Legation

A Man's World

1942 • Doctor Stone

Love Crazy

1941 • Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

Before I Hang

1940 • Dr. Ralph Howard

The Secret Seven

The Secret Seven

1940 • Prof. Holtz

The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940 • Burkhardt

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940 • Dr. Barrett (uncredited)

Teddy the Rough Rider

Teddy the Rough Rider

1940 • Elihu Root, Secretary of State

Honeymoon in Bali

Honeymoon in Bali

1939 • Priest on Bali (uncredited)

The Phantom Creeps

The Phantom Creeps

1939 • Jarvis

Storm Over Bengal

Storm Over Bengal

1938 • Maharajah of Lhanapur

Danger on the Air

Danger on the Air

1938 • Leonard Sylvester

That Mothers Might Live

That Mothers Might Live

1938 • Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)

Penitentiary

1938 • Dr. Rinewulf

The Man Who Found Himself

The Man Who Found Himself

1937 • Medical Board Doctor

Criminal Lawyer

Criminal Lawyer

1937 • Bit (uncredited)

Sins of Man

1936 • Austrian Army Doctor

Fatal Lady

1936 • French Surete (uncredited)

Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter

1936 • Professor Van Helsing

Road Gang

1936 • Dudley

3 Kids and a Queen

3 Kids and a Queen

1935 • Dr. Gordon

The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935 • Calvus (uncredited)

The Black Room

1935 • Doctor

The Arizonian

1935 • Judge Cody

Air Hawks

1935 • Schutter

Captain Hurricane

Captain Hurricane

1935 • Man at Susan Ann's Bedside

The Woman in Red

The Woman in Red

1935 • Prosecuting Attorney Foxall

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1935 • Professor Bostwick

Grand Old Girl

1935 • Holland

Mills of the Gods

Mills of the Gods

1934 • Komeoski

I'll Fix It

1934 • Parkes

The Life of Vergie Winters

The Life of Vergie Winters

1934 • Jim Winters

The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress

1934 • Herr Wagner (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

1934 • Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)

The Crosby Case

The Crosby Case

1934 • Professor Franz Lubeck

Murder on the Campus

Murder on the Campus

1933 • Prof. C. Edson Hawley

Deluge

1933 • Professor

Baby Face

1933 • Jameson - Bank Director (uncredited)

It's Great to Be Alive

It's Great to Be Alive

1933 • Dr. Wilton

The Working Man

The Working Man

1933 • Mr. Briggs

Trick for Trick

1933 • John Russell

Infernal Machine

Infernal Machine

1933 • Professor Gustabve Hoffman

The Billion Dollar Scandal

The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933 • (as Ed Van Sloan) Attorney Carp

The Mummy

1932 • Dr. Muller

The Death Kiss

1932 • Tom Avery

Boo

1932 • Dr. Waldman (edited from "Frankenstein")

The Last Mile

1932 • Rabbi

Thunder Below

1932 • Doctor

Man Wanted

1932 • Mr. Walters

Play Girl

1932 • Moffatt, the Boss

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

1932 • Dr. August Steiner / Dr. Alec Munsell / Mr. X

Under Eighteen

1932 • Assistant to François (uncredited)

Manhattan Parade

Manhattan Parade

1931 • The Lawyer

Frankenstein

1931 • Doctor Waldman

Dracula

1931 • Van Helsing

Slander

1916 • Joseph Tremaine

Edward Van Sloan – Biography, Known For & Filmography