Ages of Dracula casts
This ask made me wonder how close past Dracula casts were to the ages of the characters as established in the novel. Looking at these adaptations:
Dracula (1931)
Horror of Dracula (1958)
Dracula (1974)
Count Dracula (1977)
Dracula (1979)
Bram Stokerβs Dracula (1992)
Dracula (2020)
In some cases characters are merged or changed; I've associated each character with the person who comes closest to having the same name.
Jonathan Harker (early 20s)
Dracula (1931) - David Manners, 31
Horror of Dracula (1958) - John Van Eyssen, 36
Dracula (1974) - Murray Brown, 37
Count Dracula (1977) - Bosco Hogan, 28
Dracula (1979) - Trevor Eve, 28
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Keanu Reeves, 28
Dracula (2020) - John Heffernan, 39
On average, Jonathan Harker is cast as 32.
Mina Murray (early 20s)
Dracula (1931) - Helen Chandler, 25
Horror of Dracula (1958) - Melissa Stribling, 32
Dracula (1974) - Penelope Horner, 35
Count Dracula (1977) - Judi Bowker, 23
Dracula (1979) - Jan Francis, 32
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Winona Ryder, 21
Dracula (2020) - Morfydd Clark, 31
On average, Mina Murray is cast as 28.
Lucy Westenra (19)
Dracula (1931) - Frances Dade, 24
Horror of Dracula (1958) - Carol Marsh, 32
Dracula (1974) - Fiona Lewis, 28
Count Dracula (1977) - Susan Penhaligon, 28
Dracula (1979) - Kate Nelligan, 29
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Sadie Frost, 27
Dracula (2020) - Lydia West, 27
On average, Lucy Westenra is cast as 28.
Jack Seward (29)
Dracula (1931) - Herbert Bunston, 57 (aged up to be Mina's dad)
Horror of Dracula (1958) - Charles Lloyd-Pack, 56
Dracula (1974) - none
Count Dracula (1977) - Mark Burns, 41
Dracula (1979) - Donald Pleasence, 60 (Lucy's dad in this one)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Richard E Grant, 35
Dracula (2020) - Matthew Beard, 31
On average, Jack Seward is cast as 47, and also assigned Dad.
Quincey Morris (mid to late 20s)
Dracula (1931) - none
Horror of Dracula (1958) - none
Dracula (1974) - none
Count Dracula (1977) - Richard Barnes, 33
Dracula (1979) - none
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Billy Campbell, 33
Dracula (2020) - Phil Dunster, 28
On average, Quincey Morris doesn't exist. But when he does, he's 31.
Arthur Holmwood (mid to late 20s)
Dracula (1931) - none
Horror of Dracula (1958) - Michael Gough, 42
Dracula (1974) - Simon Ward, 33
Count Dracula (1977) - none
Dracula (1979) - none
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Cary Elwes, 30
Dracula (2020) - none
On average, Arthur Holmwood doesn't exist either. But when he does, he's 35.
Van Helsing (a generation older)
Dracula (1931) - Edward Van Sloan, 49
Horror of Dracula (1958) - Peter Cushing, 45
Dracula (1974) - Nigel Davenport, 46
Count Dracula (1977) - Frank Finlay, 51
Dracula (1979) - Laurence Olivier, 72
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Anthony Hopkins, 55
Dracula (2020) - Dolly Wells, 49
On average, Van Helsing is cast as 52.
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