Edward Van Sloan
Edward Van Sloan | |
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Van Sloan as Van Helsing in Dracula's Daughter (1936) | |
Born |
Edward Paul Van Sloun November 1, 1882 New Trier, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died |
March 6, 1964 81) San Francisco, California, U.S. | (aged
Resting place | Boehm Cemetery, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1916–1950 |
Spouse(s) | Myra Jackson (1911–1960; her death); 1 child |
Edward Van Sloan (November 1, 1882 – March 6, 1964)[1][2][3][4][5] was an American film character actor best remembered for his roles in the Universal Studios horror films such as Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), and The Mummy (1932). He died in 1964 in California, at age 81.
Career
Van Sloan's roles in Universal's films date from the 1930s, including Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), and The Mummy (1932). In the first of these, he played Professor Van Helsing, the famous vampire-hunter, a role he had first taken in the successful touring production of Dracula by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston. He played essentially the same role, this time as Dr. Muller, an occultist, in The Mummy. He again played Van Helsing in the 1936 film Dracula's Daughter. In Frankenstein, he played the character of Dr. Waldman, and he also stepped in front of a curtain before the film's opening credits to warn audience members that they now had a chance to escape the theatre if they were too squeamish to endure the film.
Personal life
Edward Paul Van Sloun was of Dutch descent[6] and was born in New Trier, Minnesota in 1882 as the son of a Martinus Van Sloun and Theresa (née Breher) Van Sloun. His widowed mother settled in San Francisco where young Edward resided with his siblings (artist Frank J., Mary D., Leonora M., Alma K., Josephine) and mother as he launched his acting career in theaters. In 1911, while employed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he married Myra Jackson, with whom he had one child, Paul (born February 21, 1911, Pennsylvania). During the 1920s, Van Sloan appeared in several plays at the 48th Street Theater in Broadway including the 1924 stage adaptation of Dracula before accepting an offer in late 1930 (at age 48) for a part in the acclaimed Tod Browning-directed screen production of Dracula. He died in 1964 at age 81.
Filmography
- Slander (1916) – Joseph Tremaine (film debut)
- Dracula (1931) – Professor Van Helsing
- Frankenstein (1931) – Dr. Waldman
- Behind the Mask (1932) – Dr. August Steiner
- Man Wanted (1932) – Mr. Walters
- The Last Mile (1932) – Rabbi
- The Death Kiss (1932) – Tom Avery
- The Mummy (1932) – Dr. Muller
- Baby Face (1933) – Jameson – Bank Director
- Manhattan Melodrama (1934) – Yacht Capt. Swenson
- The Scarlet Empress (1934) – Herr Wagner
- The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) – Board Director
- The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) – Calvus
- The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) – Chairman at Medical Society
- Dracula's Daughter (1936) – Professor Von Helsing (sic)
- Sins of Man (1936) – Austrian Army Doctor
- The Road Back (1937) – President
- Souls at Sea (1937) – Ship's Officer
- Storm Over Bengal (1938) – Maharajah of Lhanapur
- The Phantom Creeps (1939) – Jarvis
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Dr. Barrett
- Teddy, the Rough Rider (1940, Short) as Elihu Root
- Before I Hang (1940) – Dr. Ralph Howard
- Virginia (1941) – Minister
- The Monster and the Girl (1941) Dave – the Warden
- Mission to Moscow (1943) – German Diplomat in Berlin
- Riders of the Rio Grande (1943) – Pop Owens
- The Song of Bernadette (1943) – Doctor
- Captain America (1944) – Gregory
- The Conspirators (1944) – Dutch Underground Leader
- The Mask of Diijon (1946) – Sheffield
- A Foreign Affair (1948) – German
- Sealed Verdict (1948) – Priest
- The Underworld Story (1950) – Minister at Funeral (final film)
References
- ↑ 1885 Minnesota Census, County of Carver, p. 182, line 40.
- ↑ 1910 U.S. Census, State of California, County of San Francisco, enumeration district 163, p. 12-A, line 2.
- ↑ 1920 U.S. Census, State of New York, County of New York, enumeration district 955, p. 14-B, line 74.
- ↑ Edward P. Vansloun, in: California Death Index, 1940–1997.
- ↑ Edward Vansloun, in: Social Security Death Index.
- ↑ Wilson, S. (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons. Third edition. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., p. 770. ISBN 0-7864-7992-2
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edward Van Sloan. |
- Edward Van Sloan on IMDb
- Edward Van Sloan at the Internet Broadway Database
- "Edward Van Sloan". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.