The most famous vampire hunter in literary and film history has been portrayed by many great actors on film. Who is your favorite? Some of the actors who have played him:
Edward Van Sloan in Dracula (1931)
Peter Cushing in Horror Of Dracula (1958) and many others through the 1970s
Laurence Olivier in Dracula (1979)
Anthony Hopkins in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Hugh Jackman in Van Helsing (2004)
Feel free to add any others.
My favorite would have to be Peter Cushing. He was so determined and tough that he practically made Dracula look like an underdog. No one could pound in a stake with more gusto than him.
Your Favorite Van Helsing On Film
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Re: Your Favorite Van Helsing On Film
My favorite Van Helsing would also be Peter Cushing. As noted, he could go toe to toe (or would that be teeth to teeth?), with Dracula.
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Re: Your Favorite Van Helsing On Film
Edward Van Sloan in Dracula (1931) I think it was the first horror movie I saw.
Re: Your Favorite Van Helsing On Film
Definitely Edward Van Sloan, who played Van Helsing in the first horror movie I ever saw: Dracula's Daughter. Van Sloan owned the role, having previously played it in Dracula and a version of the character (Dr. Muller) in The Mummy.
I'm not much of a fan of the Hammer cycle, which colours my feelings about Cushing in the role. I am a big fan of a female Van Helsing-type: Frieda Inescort in Return of the Vampire.
I'm not much of a fan of the Hammer cycle, which colours my feelings about Cushing in the role. I am a big fan of a female Van Helsing-type: Frieda Inescort in Return of the Vampire.
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Re: Your Favorite Van Helsing On Film
John Gottowt as Professor Bulwer in Nosferatu
Walter Ladengast as Van Helsing in the remake
Walter Ladengast as Van Helsing in the remake
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Re: Your Favorite Van Helsing On Film
Absolutely Peter Cushing. It looks like Nigel Davenport and Frank Finlay are not even in the running.
Re: Your Favorite Van Helsing On Film
I'm also in the Peter Cushing camp on this one.
And another actor to add to the list: Mel Brooks in Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
And another actor to add to the list: Mel Brooks in Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)