Edward Van Sloan
Acting
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.
Born: November 1, 1882
Place of Birth: Chaska, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods.
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Join foremost experts discussing true Horror Classics - Frankenstein, Dracula, The Black Cat, Wolfman, King Kong, Bride of Frankenstein, and more. Grab the popcorn and take a deep breath as we conjure up the thrills, chills and magic of Monster Madness!
Frankenstein
Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.
Baby Face
A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.
Dracula
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
Universal Horror
A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.
A Foreign Affair
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the US congresswoman investigating her.
The Man Who Found Himself
Young Jim Stanton is a conscientious surgeon, but spends too many off-duty hours pursuing his passion for aviation to suit his stuffy father. When it is discovered that a passenger killed in a plane that Jim crashes was a married woman, the resulting scandal prompts the hospital to put Jim on probation. His pride wounded, Jim takes to the open road and enjoys the simpler life of a vagabond. In Los Angeles--where he is arrested for vagrancy and put to work on a road crew--Jim runs into old pal Dick Miller, who gets him a job as a mechanic for Roberts Aviation. But maintaining his anonymity becomes more difficult, particularly when a pretty nurse, Doris King, decides to make Jim's redemption her personal crusade.
Manhattan Melodrama
The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr. Monster by Moonlight! explores these movies. Rick Baker explains how the make-up was done on Chaney's character. Screenwriter Curtis Siodmak took very little from earlier werewolf legends, providing his own story for some of the films. This documentary displays clips from several other movies, including "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948) and "House of Dracula" (1945).
Filmography
as Self - (archive footage)
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Van Helsing (archive footage)
as Professor (archive footage)
as Minister at Funeral (uncredited)
as Judge (uncredited)
as Jarvis
as German (uncredited)
as Sheffield
as Judge
as Dutch Underground Leader (uncredited)
as Gregory
as Pop Owens
as German Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)
as Dr. Heinrich Steiner
as Holland Legation
as Doctor Stone
as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
as Dr. Ralph Howard
as Prof. Holtz
as Burkhardt
as Dr. Barrett (uncredited)
as Elihu Root, Secretary of State
as Priest on Bali (uncredited)
as Jarvis
as Maharajah of Lhanapur
as Leonard Sylvester
as Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)
as Dr. Rinewulf
as Medical Board Doctor
as Bit (uncredited)
as Austrian Army Doctor
as French Surete (uncredited)
as Professor Van Helsing
as Dudley
as Dr. Gordon
as Calvus (uncredited)
as Doctor
as Judge Cody
as Schutter
as Man at Susan Ann's Bedside
as Prosecuting Attorney Foxall
as Professor Bostwick
as Holland
as Komeoski
as Parkes
as Jim Winters
as Herr Wagner (uncredited)
as Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)
as Professor Franz Lubeck
as Prof. C. Edson Hawley
as Professor
as Jameson - Bank Director (uncredited)
as Dr. Wilton
as Mr. Briggs
as Professor Gustabve Hoffman
as (as Ed Van Sloan) Attorney Carp
as Dr. Muller
as Tom Avery
as Dr. Waldman (edited from "Frankenstein")
as Rabbi
as Doctor
as Mr. Walters
as Moffatt, the Boss
as Dr. August Steiner / Dr. Alec Munsell / Mr. X
as Assistant to François (uncredited)
as The Lawyer
as Doctor Waldman
as Van Helsing
as Joseph Tremaine