Doctor Van Helsing — Dracula Character Profile

About Doctor Van Helsing

Renowned occult expert and vampire hunter dedicated to stopping Dracula

Doctor Van Helsing — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Occult knowledge, Vampire hunting, Medical expertise, Leadership, Strategic planning

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 8.5/10

Doctor Van Helsing appears in 12 titles

• Dracula (1931) — character page
• Dracula's Daughter (1936) — character page
• Dracula (1958)
• The Brides of Dracula (1960) — character page
• Count Dracula (1970) — character page
• Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) — character page
• The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) — character page
• The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) — character page
• Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) — character page
• Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) — character page
• Dracula 2000 (2000) — character page
• Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Peter Cushing

Appears in

Dracula (1958)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Doctor Van Helsing — Alliance Informant — Gerda (Olga Dickie)
• Doctor Van Helsing — Conflict Hunter — Lucy Holmwood (Carol Marsh)
• Doctor Van Helsing — Alliance Partner — Arthur Holmwood (Michael Gough)
• Doctor Van Helsing — Conflict Arch Enemy — Count Dracula (Christopher Lee)

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More characters from Dracula

• Count Dracula (Christopher Lee)
• Arthur Holmwood (Michael Gough)
• Mina Holmwood (Melissa Stribling)
• Doctor Seward (Charles Lloyd Pack)
• Lucy Holmwood (Carol Marsh)
• Porter (uncredited) (Geoffrey Bayldon)
• Coach Driver (uncredited) (Guy Mills)
• Coach Passenger (uncredited) (Stedwell Fulcher)
• Lad (uncredited) (Paul Cole)
• Inn Customer (uncredited) (John Maxim)
• Fat Merchant (uncredited) (Humphrey Kent)
• Gerda (Olga Dickie)