Far from the first but the best known is Bela Lugosi.
Peter Cushing
Edward Van Sloan in Universal Studio's Dracula in 1931.
Edward Van Sloan played Prof. Abraham Van Helsing in "Dracula" (1931).
Edward Van Sloan played Prof. Abraham Van Helsing in "Dracula" (1931).
Béla Lugosi.
Bram Stoker in his book "Dracula." Van Helsing is the character who hunts down Dracula with Johathon Harker.
Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931) Although Max Schreck was the first actor to play Dracula in Nosferatu (1922)
Bele Lugosi
Bela Lugosi was buried in his Dracula cape.
The actor who played Count Dracula in the film Van Helsing (2004) is the Australian actor Richard Roxburgh (born 1962).
Transylvania.
The Australian actor, Richard Roxburgh, played the part of Dracula in the film Van Helsing (2004).