Professor Van Helsing — Dracula A.D. 1972 Character Profile

About Professor Van Helsing

The lead protagonist and vampire hunter. Descendant of the Van Helsing line, he actively tracks and confronts Dracula in both the late 19th century and the 1970s. Known for combining occult expertise with modern investigative methods to combat the vampire.

Professor Van Helsing — Character Profile

Professor Van Helsing appears in 12 titles

• Dracula (1931) — character page
• Dracula's Daughter (1936) — character page
• Dracula (1958) — character page
• The Brides of Dracula (1960) — character page
• Count Dracula (1970) — character page
• Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
• 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 A.D. 1972 (1972)

Role

Protagonist

More characters from Dracula A.D. 1972

• Count Dracula (Christopher Lee)
• Jessica Van Helsing (Stephanie Beacham)
• Johnny Alucard (Christopher Neame)
• Greg (Michael Kitchen)
• Inspector (Michael Coles)
• Matron (Lally Bowers)
• Gaynor (Marsha Hunt)
• Hippy Boy (Brian John Smith)
• Crying Matron (Jo Richardson)
• Detective Sergeant (David Andrews)
• Police Surgeon (Artro Morris)
• Hippy Girl (Penny Brahms)