Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van Sloan

Known for
Acting
Born
November 1, 1882
Died
March 6, 1964 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Chaska, Minnesota, USA

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

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Filmography

2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies poster

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2014
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film poster

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Movie · as Van Helsing (archive footage)

2000
The Many Faces of Dracula poster

The Many Faces of Dracula

Movie · as Van Helsing (archive footage)

1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' poster

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

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1998
Universal Horror poster

Universal Horror

Movie · as (archive footage)

1992
Dracula in the Movies poster

Dracula in the Movies

Movie · as (archive footage)

1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook poster

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Movie · as Van Helsing (archive footage)

1950
This Side of the Law poster

This Side of the Law

Movie · as Judge (uncredited)

1950
The Underworld Story poster

The Underworld Story

Movie · as Minister at Funeral (uncredited)

1949
The Phantom Creeps poster

The Phantom Creeps

Movie · as Jarvis

1948
A Foreign Affair poster

A Foreign Affair

Movie · as German (uncredited)

1946
The Mask of Diijon poster

The Mask of Diijon

Movie · as Sheffield

1946
Betty Co-Ed poster

Betty Co-Ed

Movie · as A.J.A. Woodruff

1944
End of the Road poster

End of the Road

Movie · as Judge

1944
Captain America poster

Captain America

Movie · as Gregory

1944
The Conspirators poster

The Conspirators

Movie · as Dutch Underground Leader (uncredited)

1943
Riders of the Rio Grande poster

Riders of the Rio Grande

Movie · as Pop Owens

1943
Mission to Moscow poster

Mission to Moscow

Movie · as German Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)

1943
Hitler's Children poster

Hitler's Children

Movie · as Trial Judge

1942
Valley of Hunted Men poster

Valley of Hunted Men

Movie · as Dr. Heinrich Steiner

1942
Destination Unknown poster

Destination Unknown

Movie · as Holland Legation

1942
A Man's World poster

A Man's World

Movie · as Doctor Stone

1941
Love Crazy poster

Love Crazy

Movie · as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

1940
The Secret Seven poster

The Secret Seven

Movie · as Prof. Holtz

1940
Before I Hang poster

Before I Hang

Movie · as Dr. Ralph Howard

1940
Teddy the Rough Rider poster

Teddy the Rough Rider

Movie · as Elihu Root, Secretary of State

1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois poster

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Movie · as Dr. Barrett (uncredited)

1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife poster

The Doctor Takes a Wife

Movie · as Burkhardt

1939
The Phantom Creeps poster

The Phantom Creeps

Movie · as Jarvis

1939
Honeymoon in Bali poster

Honeymoon in Bali

Movie · as Priest on Bali (uncredited)

1938
Danger on the Air poster

Danger on the Air

Movie · as Leonard Sylvester

1938
That Mothers Might Live poster

That Mothers Might Live

Movie · as Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)

1938
Storm Over Bengal poster

Storm Over Bengal

Movie · as Maharajah of Lhanapur

1938
Penitentiary poster

Penitentiary

Movie · as Dr. Rinewulf

1937
Criminal Lawyer poster

Criminal Lawyer

Movie · as Bit (uncredited)

1937
The Man Who Found Himself poster

The Man Who Found Himself

Movie · as Medical Board Doctor

1936
Dracula's Daughter poster

Dracula's Daughter

Movie · as Professor Van Helsing

1936
Road Gang poster

Road Gang

Movie · as Dudley

1936
Fatal Lady poster

Fatal Lady

Movie · as French Surete (uncredited)

1936
Sins of Man poster

Sins of Man

Movie · as Austrian Army Doctor

1935
A Shot in the Dark poster

A Shot in the Dark

Movie · as Professor Bostwick

1935
Air Hawks poster

Air Hawks

Movie · as Schutter

1935
Grand Old Girl poster

Grand Old Girl

Movie · as Holland

1935
The Woman in Red poster

The Woman in Red

Movie · as Prosecuting Attorney Foxall

1935
Captain Hurricane poster

Captain Hurricane

Movie · as Man at Susan Ann's Bedside

1935
The Arizonian poster

The Arizonian

Movie · as Judge Cody

1935
The Last Days of Pompeii poster

The Last Days of Pompeii

Movie · as Calvus (uncredited)

1935
3 Kids and a Queen poster

3 Kids and a Queen

Movie · as Dr. Gordon

1935
The Black Room poster

The Black Room

Movie · as Doctor

1934
The Life of Vergie Winters poster

The Life of Vergie Winters

Movie · as Jim Winters

1934
The Scarlet Empress poster

The Scarlet Empress

Movie · as Herr Wagner (uncredited)

1934
The Crosby Case poster

The Crosby Case

Movie · as Professor Franz Lubeck

1934
Mills of the Gods poster

Mills of the Gods

Movie · as Komeoski

1934
Manhattan Melodrama poster

Manhattan Melodrama

Movie · as Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)

1934
I'll Fix It poster

I'll Fix It

Movie · as Parkes

1933
The Working Man poster

The Working Man

Movie · as Mr. Briggs

1933
Murder on the Campus poster

Murder on the Campus

Movie · as Prof. C. Edson Hawley

1933
Trick for Trick

Trick for Trick

Movie · as John Russell

1933
Infernal Machine poster

Infernal Machine

Movie · as Professor Gustabve Hoffman

1933
It's Great to Be Alive poster

It's Great to Be Alive

Movie · as Dr. Wilton

1933
Baby Face poster

Baby Face

Movie · as Jameson - Bank Director (uncredited)

1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal poster

The Billion Dollar Scandal

Movie · as (as Ed Van Sloan) Attorney Carp

1933
Deluge poster

Deluge

Movie · as Professor

1932
The Mummy poster

The Mummy

Movie · as Dr. Muller

1932
The Death Kiss poster

The Death Kiss

Movie · as Tom Avery

1932
Under Eighteen poster

Under Eighteen

Movie · as Assistant to François (uncredited)

1932
Play Girl poster

Play Girl

Movie · as Moffatt, the Boss

1932
Thunder Below poster

Thunder Below

Movie · as Doctor

1932
Boo poster

Boo

Movie · as Dr. Waldman (edited from "Frankenstein")

1932
Behind the Mask poster

Behind the Mask

Movie · as Dr. August Steiner / Dr. Alec Munsell / Mr. X

1932
The Last Mile poster

The Last Mile

Movie · as Rabbi

1932
Man Wanted poster

Man Wanted

Movie · as Mr. Walters

1931
Dracula poster

Dracula

Movie · as Van Helsing

1931
Frankenstein poster

Frankenstein

Movie · as Doctor Waldman

1931
Manhattan Parade poster

Manhattan Parade

Movie · as The Lawyer

1916
Slander poster

Slander

Movie · as Joseph Tremaine