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.See full bio »
Often portrayed European doctors or experts in Universal horror films who are often the enemy of the monsters (examples include Professor VanHelsing in
Dracula, Dr. Waldman in
Frankenstein,Doctor Muller in
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