Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van Sloan

Actor
Born
November 1, 1882
Died
March 6, 1964

US character actor; he of the close-cropped gray hair, thick spectacles and clipped, ominous tones who would serve most memorably as the nemesis of evil-doers and monsters in 30's and 40's horror movies and suspensers, antagonizing first the likes of Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff and then, years…

Biography

US character actor; he of the close-cropped gray hair, thick spectacles and clipped, ominous tones who would serve most memorably as the nemesis of evil-doers and monsters in 30's and 40's horror movies and suspensers, antagonizing first the likes of Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff and then, years later, Erich von Stroheim.

Actor

The Underworld StoryThe Underworld Story(1950)as Minister at Funeral
This Side of the LawThis Side of the Law(1950)as Judge
Sealed VerdictSealed Verdict(1948)as Priest
A Foreign AffairA Foreign Affair(1948)as German
Sweet GenevieveSweet Genevieve(1947)as Undetermined role

Archive Footage

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesLegacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies(2025)as Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterBoris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster(2021)as Doctor Waldman
Cineficción RadioCineficción Radio(2019)
The Show ShowThe Show Show(2013)as Self
Cinemassacre's Monster MadnessCinemassacre's Monster Madness(2007)as Professor Von Helsing, Van Helsing, Doctor Waldman, Docter Muller

Known for

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Dwight Frye, David Manners, and Edward Van Sloan in Dracula (1931)Bela Lugosi and Edward Van Sloan in Dracula (1931)Preston Foster, Margaret McWade, and Edward Van Sloan in The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)Boris Karloff and Edward Van Sloan in Before I Hang (1940)Erich von Stroheim and Edward Van Sloan in The Mask of Diijon (1946)Sally Blane, Phillip Trent, and Edward Van Sloan in Trick for Trick (1933)

Credit Score: Edward Van Sloan

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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownā˜…WinsNomsVotes
1The Song of Bernadette12.0019457.64128416
2Frankenstein5.001931•7.70087959
3Valley of Hunted Men4.881942•7.30090
4Dracula3.751931•7.30064783
5Before I Hang3.251940•6.1001633
6Dracula's Daughter3.251936•6.3009145
7The Story of Louis Pasteur3.0019367.2343546
8Manhattan Melodrama3.0019347.1115280
9The Mummy2.501932•6.90033316
10The Death Kiss2.501933•6.0001706