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Edward Van Sloan (born Edward Paul Van Sloun; November 1, 1882 – March 6, 1964) was an American character actor best remembered for his roles in the Universal Studios horror films such as Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), and The Mummy (1932).
Edward Van Sloan. Actor: Frankenstein. 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 ...
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Oct 28, 2023 · Edward Van Sloan played a variety of learned monster hunters in Universal horror films, but his roles are often overlooked and flattened by fans and critics. Van Sloan's portrayal of Van...
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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. Known For. Frankenstein. Dracula. The Mummy. Dracula's Daughter. The Scarlet Empress. Before I Hang. Baby Face. The Black Room. Acting.
Edward Van Sloan. Actor: Frankenstein. 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 ...
- November 1, 1882
- March 6, 1964
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Edward Van Sloan starred in Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy and Dracula's Daughter for Universal in the 30s. Edward Van Sloan was born in Minnesota in 1882.
After a lengthy career as a commercial artist, Van Sloan turned to the stage in the World War I years. He came to Hollywood in 1930 to repeat his stage role as dour vampire hunter Professor Van Helsing in Dracula (1930), a role he'd reprised in 1936's Dracula's Daughter.
