Portrait of Edward Van Sloan

Acting

Edward Van Sloan

Career

Active from 1916 to 1949, with a break from 1917 to 1930, busiest in 1933 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Frankenstein
Frankenstein
GoodWatch score85/100

Characters

2

The characters Edward Van Sloan played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edward Van Sloan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Classic Horror 2
  • Psychological Horror 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Transylvania 2
  • Gothic Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)

as Van Helsing (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)

as Van Helsing (archive footage)

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 73
Universal Horror
Universal Horror (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

as (archive footage)

Dracula in the Movies
Dracula in the Movies (1992)

as (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Van Helsing (archive footage)

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 61
This Side of the Law
This Side of the Law (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

as Judge (uncredited)

The Underworld Story
The Underworld Story (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Minister at Funeral (uncredited)

1940s

19 titles ยท average score 61
The Phantom Creeps
The Phantom Creeps (1949)
GoodWatch score 41

as Jarvis

A Foreign Affair
A Foreign Affair (1948)
GoodWatch score 79

as German (uncredited)

The Mask of Diijon
The Mask of Diijon (1946)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sheffield

Captain America
Captain America (1944)
GoodWatch score 52

as Gregory

Riders of the Rio Grande
Riders of the Rio Grande (1943)

as Pop Owens

Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow (1943)
GoodWatch score 43

as German Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)

Valley of Hunted Men
Valley of Hunted Men (1942)

as Dr. Heinrich Steiner

Love Crazy
Love Crazy (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

Before I Hang
Before I Hang (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dr. Ralph Howard

The Secret Seven
The Secret Seven (1940)

as Prof. Holtz

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
GoodWatch score 78

as Dr. Barrett (uncredited)

The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Burkhardt

1930s

47 titles ยท average score 63
The Phantom Creeps
The Phantom Creeps (1939)
GoodWatch score 42

as Jarvis

Danger on the Air
Danger on the Air (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Leonard Sylvester

Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

as Professor Van Helsing

A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

as Professor Bostwick

Air Hawks
Air Hawks (1935)
GoodWatch score 60

as Schutter

Deluge
Deluge (1933)
GoodWatch score 53

as Professor

Murder on the Campus
Murder on the Campus (1933)
GoodWatch score 55

as Prof. C. Edson Hawley

The Mummy
The Mummy (1932)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dr. Muller

The Death Kiss
The Death Kiss (1932)
GoodWatch score 50

as Tom Avery

Behind the Mask
Behind the Mask (1932)
GoodWatch score 58

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

Frankenstein
Frankenstein (1931)
GoodWatch score 85

as Doctor Waldman

Dracula
Dracula (1931)
GoodWatch score 78

as Van Helsing

1910s

1 title
Slander
Slander (1916)

as Joseph Tremaine