Who is Edward Van Sloan?

Edward Van Sloan was a US character actor, known for his close-cropped gray hair, thick spectacles and clipped, ominous tones. He served 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.

Overview

Nicknames
Ed. Van Sloan, Ed Van Sloan

Trivia

  • Along with Dwight Frye, he is one of only two actors to appear in both Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931).
  • Stage: Played Van Helsing in the 1927 Broadway production of "Dracula", with Bela Lugosi playing the Count.
  • Had two roles in Frankenstein (1931). He played Dr. Waldman and was the man who came out in the prologue to warn movie-goers that the film might be too much.
  • Profiled in "Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960" by Laurence Raw (2012).
  • He was cremated at Olivet Memorial Park in San Francisco after a private funeral in its chapel, but his urn was subsequently buried at Boehm Cemetery in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.