Edward Van Sloan

Known for

Acting

Born

November 1, 1882

Birthplace

Chaska, Minnesota, USA

Died

March 6, 1964 (aged 81)

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.

Best known work

Frankenstein

1931

Dracula

1931

The Mummy

1932

Dracula's Daughter

1936

A Foreign Affair

1948

Baby Face

1933

The Scarlet Empress

1934

Manhattan Melodrama

1934

The Black Room

1935

Love Crazy

1941

Filmography

2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
1992
Dracula in the Movies
as (archive footage)
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
1950
The Underworld Story
as Minister at Funeral (uncredited)
1950
This Side of the Law
as Judge (uncredited)
1949
The Phantom Creeps
as Jarvis
1948
A Foreign Affair
as German (uncredited)
1946
Betty Co-Ed
as A.J.A. Woodruff
1946
The Mask of Diijon
as Sheffield
1944
End of the Road
as Judge
1944
The Conspirators
as Dutch Underground Leader (uncredited)
1944
Captain America
as Gregory
1943
Riders of the Rio Grande
as Pop Owens
1943
Mission to Moscow
as German Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)
1943
Hitler's Children
as Trial Judge
1942
Valley of Hunted Men
as Dr. Heinrich Steiner
1942
Destination Unknown
as Holland Legation
1942
A Man's World
as Doctor Stone
1941
Love Crazy
as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
1940
Before I Hang
as Dr. Ralph Howard
1940
The Secret Seven
as Prof. Holtz