Edward Van Sloan

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Edward Van Sloan

Acting November 1, 1882

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.

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Frankenstein

Frankenstein

7.5 1931 Movie
Dracula

Dracula

7.2 1931 Movie
The Mummy

The Mummy

6.7 1932 Movie
Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter

5.9 1936 Movie
Baby Face

Baby Face

7.2 1933 Movie
A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair

7.1 1948 Movie
The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress

6.9 1934 Movie
Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

7.0 1934 Movie
The Black Room

The Black Room

6.5 1935 Movie
Captain America

Captain America

5.3 1944 Movie
Love Crazy

Love Crazy

6.8 1941 Movie
Before I Hang

Before I Hang

6.3 1940 Movie

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Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

    Movie Self - (archive footage)

  2. 2014
    Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

    Movie Van Helsing (archive footage)

  3. 2000
    The Many Faces of Dracula

    Movie Van Helsing (archive footage)

  4. 1999
    Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 1998
    Universal Horror

    Movie (archive footage)

  6. 1992
    Dracula in the Movies

    Movie (archive footage)

  7. 1991
    Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Movie Van Helsing (archive footage)

  8. 1950
    The Underworld Story

    Movie Minister at Funeral (uncredited)

  9. 1950
    This Side of the Law

    Movie Judge (uncredited)

  10. 1949
    The Phantom Creeps

    Movie Jarvis

  11. 1948
    A Foreign Affair

    Movie German (uncredited)

  12. 1946
    Betty Co-Ed

    Movie A.J.A. Woodruff

  13. 1946
    The Mask of Diijon

    Movie Sheffield

  14. 1944
    End of the Road

    Movie Judge

  15. 1944
    The Conspirators

    Movie Dutch Underground Leader (uncredited)

  16. 1944
    Captain America

    Movie Gregory

More credits
  1. 1943
    Riders of the Rio Grande

    Movie Pop Owens

  2. 1943
    Mission to Moscow

    Movie German Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)

  3. 1943
    Hitler's Children

    Movie Trial Judge

  4. 1942
    Valley of Hunted Men

    Movie Dr. Heinrich Steiner

  5. 1942
    Destination Unknown

    Movie Holland Legation

  6. 1942
    A Man's World

    Movie Doctor Stone

  7. 1941
    Love Crazy

    Movie Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

  8. 1940
    Before I Hang

    Movie Dr. Ralph Howard

  9. 1940
    The Secret Seven

    Movie Prof. Holtz

  10. 1940
    The Doctor Takes a Wife

    Movie Burkhardt

  11. 1940
    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Movie Dr. Barrett (uncredited)

  12. 1940
    Teddy the Rough Rider

    Movie Elihu Root, Secretary of State

  13. 1939
    Honeymoon in Bali

    Movie Priest on Bali (uncredited)

  14. 1939
    The Phantom Creeps

    Movie Jarvis

  15. 1938
    Storm Over Bengal

    Movie Maharajah of Lhanapur

  16. 1938
    Danger on the Air

    Movie Leonard Sylvester

  17. 1938
    That Mothers Might Live

    Movie Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)

  18. 1938
    Penitentiary

    Movie Dr. Rinewulf

  19. 1937
    The Man Who Found Himself

    Movie Medical Board Doctor

  20. 1937
    Criminal Lawyer

    Movie Bit (uncredited)

  21. 1936
    Sins of Man

    Movie Austrian Army Doctor

  22. 1936
    Fatal Lady

    Movie French Surete (uncredited)

  23. 1936
    Dracula's Daughter

    Movie Professor Van Helsing

  24. 1936
    Road Gang

    Movie Dudley