- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEdward Van Sloun
- Height5′ 9¾″ (1.77 m)
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bill Takacs <kinephile@aol.com>
- SpouseMyra Jackson(? - June 1, 1960) (her death, 1 child)
- Often portrayed European doctors or experts in Universal horror films who are often the enemy of the monsters (examples include Professor Van Helsing in Dracula (1931), Dr. Waldman in Frankenstein (1931) and Doctor Muller in The Mummy (1932).
- Wore thick pebbled spectacles
- Along with Dwight Frye, he is one of only two actors to appear in both Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931).
- 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.
- Stage: Played Van Helsing in the 1927 Broadway production of "Dracula", with Bela Lugosi playing the Count.
- His wife and son predeceased him.
- Profiled in "Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960" by Laurence Raw (2012).
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