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Poirot: With David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran. Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.
- (53K)
- 1990-01-18
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- 100
Poirot (TV Series 1989–2013) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
David Suchet. Actor: Executive Decision. Widely regarded as one of England's finest stage, screen and TV actors, David Suchet's international reputation has only grown over the years, greatly enhanced by his definitive interpretation of Agatha Christie's suave Belgian super-sleuth Hercule Poirot, a character he played for nearly 25 years in various TV episodes (1988-2013).
- January 1, 1
- 1.68 m
- Paddington, London, England, UK
- Alfred Molina
- Tony Randall
- Ian Holm
- Austin Trevor
- John Malkovich
- Kenneth Branagh
- David Suchet
- Peter Ustinov
- Albert Finney
In 2001, Carl Schenkel directed a television remake of Christie's classic locomotive whodunit, Murder on the Orient Express. Updated for the 21st century, the great Alfred Molina stepped into the role of Poirotand made it his own. Alas, the film itself was poorly received for being superfluous and inferior to the original, while adding nothing new....
Due to its farcical nature that borders on satire, Tony Randall's work as Poirot in the 1965 version of The Alphabet Murders (akaThe ABC Murders) is a lightweight addition to the Christie canon. RELATED: Agatha Christie's Poirot: 15 Best Episodes, Ranked (According To IMDB) The story has been updated to the present day and takes a much more comedic...
The late great English thespian Ian Holm brought instant gravitas to every production he participated in. In 1986, Holm lent such gravity to the role of Poirot in the made-for-tv movie, Murder By the Book. The story imagines a scenario in which Poirot confronts Agatha Christie about killing him off in her novel, Curtain. Poirot visits Christie and ...
Irish actor Austin Trevor introduced Hercule Poirot to the silver screen in the 1931 release of Alibi, adapted from the 1926 Christie novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. As from the historical feat, Trevor reprised the role twice. RELATED: 10 Best Agatha Christie Movie Adaptations, According To IMDB Noted for being a mustacheless Poirot, Trevor also...
John Malkovich brought his trademark eccentricities to the role of Hercule Poirot in the 2018 BBC adaptation ofThe ABC Murders (aka The Alphabet Murders). The three-part miniseries finds Poirot being targeted by a killer, who addresses his letters under the name ABC in 1933. With danger closing in, Poirot deciphers the enigmatic letters and thwart'...
Kenneth Branagh bears the distinction of being the only person to direct their own portrayal of Hercule Poirot. As such, Brannagh gave the character a thick French accent and the most profligate mustache of all time in the 2017 remake of Murder on the Orient Express. RELATED: Kenneth Branagh's 10 Best Movies As An Actor (According To Rotten Tomatoe...
No actor in history has portrayed the role of Poirot longer and more often than Englishman David Suchet. From 1989-2014, Suchet appeared in a staggering 70 feature-length episodes of ITV's British series Agatha Christie's Poirot. Given the 25-year performance as Poirot, Suchet has been able to take a long view of the character in ways the others co...
If it weren't for the number one spot, two-time Oscar-winning English actor Peter Ustinov would rank as the definitive screen version of Hercule Poirot. Ustinov played the role a record six times, three on the big screen and three on the small. RELATED: Agatha Christie's Marple: 10 Best Episodes, Ranked (According To IMDB) Ustinov first claimed the...
As the only actor to score an Oscar nomination for the tole of Hercule Poirot, Albert Finney ranks as the best and brightest of the bunch. Finney leads an all-time great ensemble in Sidney Lumet's classy adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, which earned Ingrid Bergman an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. On a transatlantic railway i...
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Aside from "Poirot and the Regatta Mystery", the one authentic Hercule Poirot story not included in any form, whole or partial, in the Agatha Christie's Poirot series is the 1930 play Black Coffee. Although it was adapted into a novel in 1998, with the permission of the Christie Estate, it was not previously available in novel format. David ...
Feb 25, 2021 · Emmy Griffiths. David Suchet's portrayal of Hercule Poirot is one of the most beloved of all-time, and the actor has opened up about whether he would ever return to the role following the end of ...
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Hugh Fraser. Hugh Fraser plays Captain Hastings, the close friend of Hercule Poirot who accompanies the detective on many of his cases. Read more.
