Actor

Edward Van Sloan

Birthday: November 1, 1882

Born in: Chaska, Minnesota, USA

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.

Movie Credits

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025) as Self - (archive footage)
Age: 143
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014) as Van Helsing (archive footage)
Age: 131
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000) as Van Helsing (archive footage)
Age: 117
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 116
Universal Horror (1998) as (archive footage)
Age: 115
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) as Van Helsing (archive footage)
Age: 108
Dracula (1963) as Professor (archive footage)
Age: 80
The Underworld Story (1950) as Minister at Funeral (uncredited)
Age: 67
This Side of the Law (1950) as Judge (uncredited)
Age: 67
The Phantom Creeps (1949) as Jarvis
Age: 66
A Foreign Affair (1948) as German (uncredited)
Age: 65
The Mask of Diijon (1946) as Sheffield
Age: 63
End of the Road (1944) as Judge
Age: 62
The Conspirators (1944) as Dutch Underground Leader (uncredited)
Age: 61
Captain America (1944) as Gregory
Age: 61
Riders of the Rio Grande (1943) as Pop Owens
Age: 60
Mission to Moscow (1943) as German Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)
Age: 60
Valley of Hunted Men (1942) as Dr. Heinrich Steiner
Age: 60
Destination Unknown (1942) as Holland Legation
Age: 59
A Man's World (1942) as Doctor Stone
Age: 59
Love Crazy (1941) as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Age: 58
Before I Hang (1940) as Dr. Ralph Howard
Age: 57
The Secret Seven (1940) as Prof. Holtz
Age: 57
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940) as Burkhardt
Age: 57
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Dr. Barrett (uncredited)
Age: 57
Teddy the Rough Rider (1940) as Elihu Root, Secretary of State
Age: 57
Honeymoon in Bali (1939) as Priest on Bali (uncredited)
Age: 56
The Phantom Creeps (1939) as Jarvis
Age: 56
Storm Over Bengal (1938) as Maharajah of Lhanapur
Age: 56
Danger on the Air (1938) as Leonard Sylvester
Age: 55
That Mothers Might Live (1938) as Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)
Age: 55
Penitentiary (1938) as Dr. Rinewulf
Age: 55
The Man Who Found Himself (1937) as Medical Board Doctor
Age: 54
Criminal Lawyer (1937) as Bit (uncredited)
Age: 54
Sins of Man (1936) as Austrian Army Doctor
Age: 53
Fatal Lady (1936) as French Surete (uncredited)
Age: 53
Dracula's Daughter (1936) as Professor Van Helsing
Age: 53
Road Gang (1936) as Dudley
Age: 53
3 Kids and a Queen (1935) as Dr. Gordon
Age: 52
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) as Calvus (uncredited)
Age: 52
The Black Room (1935) as Doctor
Age: 52
The Arizonian (1935) as Judge Cody
Age: 52
Air Hawks (1935) as Schutter
Age: 52
Captain Hurricane (1935) as Man at Susan Ann's Bedside
Age: 52
The Woman in Red (1935) as Prosecuting Attorney Foxall
Age: 52
A Shot in the Dark (1935) as Professor Bostwick
Age: 52
Grand Old Girl (1935) as Holland
Age: 52
Mills of the Gods (1934) as Komeoski
Age: 52
I'll Fix It (1934) as Parkes
Age: 52
The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) as Jim Winters
Age: 51
The Scarlet Empress (1934) as Herr Wagner (uncredited)
Age: 51
Manhattan Melodrama (1934) as Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)
Age: 51
The Crosby Case (1934) as Professor Franz Lubeck
Age: 51
Murder on the Campus (1933) as Prof. C. Edson Hawley
Age: 51
Deluge (1933) as Professor
Age: 50
Baby Face (1933) as Jameson - Bank Director (uncredited)
Age: 50
It's Great to Be Alive (1933) as Dr. Wilton
Age: 50
The Working Man (1933) as Mr. Briggs
Age: 50
Trick for Trick (1933) as John Russell
Age: 50
Infernal Machine (1933) as Professor Gustabve Hoffman
Age: 50
The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933) as (as Ed Van Sloan) Attorney Carp
Age: 50
The Mummy (1932) as Dr. Muller
Age: 50
The Death Kiss (1932) as Tom Avery
Age: 50
Boo (1932) as Dr. Waldman (edited from "Frankenstein")
Age: 50
The Last Mile (1932) as Rabbi
Age: 49
Thunder Below (1932) as Doctor
Age: 49
Man Wanted (1932) as Mr. Walters
Age: 49
Play Girl (1932) as Moffatt, the Boss
Age: 49
Behind the Mask (1932) as Dr. August Steiner / Dr. Alec Munsell / Mr. X
Age: 49
Under Eighteen (1932) as Assistant to François (uncredited)
Age: 49
Manhattan Parade (1931) as The Lawyer
Age: 49
Frankenstein (1931) as Doctor Waldman
Age: 49
Dracula (1931) as Van Helsing
Age: 48
Slander (1916) as Joseph Tremaine
Age: 33