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David Suchet (1989 – 2013). We can almost see the wheels turning in his brilliant mind when he's on a case. He can sometimes be heavy-handed or contemptuous towards staffers Hastings (Hugh Fraser) and Miss Lemon (Pauline Moran), but his portrayal remains the most definitive and the most endearing of all.
Peter Ustinov played Poirot six times, starting with Death on the Nile (1978). He reprised the role in Evil Under the Sun (1982) and Appointment with Death (1988). Christie's daughter Rosalind Hicks observed Ustinov during a rehearsal and said, That's not Poirot!
7 Actors Who Have Played Hercule Poirot, Ranked (Photos)
- Tony Randall (1965)
- John Malkovich (2018)
- Alfred Molina (2001)
- Peter Ustinov (1978-1988)
- Kenneth Branagh (2017 to present)
- Albert Finney (1974)
- David Suchet (1989 – 2013)
He has also been depicted in film and television by an array of actors, with Kenneth Branagh's latest iteration, A Haunting in Venice, opening on the big screen in September 2023. Poirot's characteristics have led us to speculate that he may be autistic, even though Christie never explicitly said so.
Yes, she [Christie] really didn't like him [Poirot] - she didn't like specifically aspects of his personality, revealed screenwriter Tom Dalton in an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com. You know, there were clearly things about this personality that she had created which really wound her up.
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