vˈæn ˈaɪsən ɐpˈɪɹd ɪn fˈɪlmz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti æz wˈɛl æz ˌɔn stˈeɪdʒ plˈeɪɪŋ kˈæsɪˌoʊ ɪn ˈɔːɹsən wˈɛlz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv ɑːθˈɛloʊ, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl bˌʌt ɐtʃˈiːvd hɪz ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst fˈeɪm æz ɐn ˈæktɚ wɛn hiː poːɹtɹˈeɪd dʒˈɑːnəθən hˈɑːɹkɚɹ ɪnðə hˈæmɚ fˈɪlm pɹədˈʌkʃənz vˈɜːʒən ʌv dɹˈækjʊlə ɹᵻlˈiːst æz hˈɔɹɚɹ ʌv dɹˈækjʊlə ɪnðə jˌuːˈɛs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt.
Van Eyssen appeared in films from 1950 as well as on stage (playing Cassio in Orson Welles' 1951 production of Othello, for example) but achieved his greatest fame as an actor when he portrayed Jonathan Harker in the Hammer Film Productions version of Dracula (released as Horror of Dracula in the US) in 1958.