List of actors who have played Hercule Poirot

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The following is a list of actors [note 1] who have played Hercule Poirot in various media.

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Stage plays

NameTitleDateNotes
Charles Laughton Alibi 1928Adaptation of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Francis L. Sullivan Black Coffee 1930Original play by Agatha Christie
Peril at End House 1940Adapted by Arnold Ridley
Robert Powell Black Coffee2014UK Tour
Jason Durr
Allan Corduner Murder on the Orient Express2017Adapted by Ken Ludwig
Katharina Thalbach 2021
Henry Goodman 2022
Michael Maloney 2024–25
Cameron Rhodes 2025

Radio and audio dramas

NameTitleDateType
Orson Welles The Campbell Playhouse - "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" [1] [2] 1939Radio (CBS)
Maurice Tarplin Murder Clinic - "The Tragedy at Marsden Manor" [3] 1942Radio (Mutual)
Harold Huber Hercule Poirot 1945Radio (Mutual-CBS)
Richard WilliamsMurder in the Mews [4] 1955 BBC Light Programme
Maurice Denham Hercule Poirot 1985BBC Radio 4
Peter Sallis 1986
John Moffatt 1987-2007
Tom Conti Murder on the Orient Express [5] 2017 Audible original
Alfred Molina The Murder on the Links [6] 2021 L.A. Theatre Works
Peter Dinklage The Mysterious Affair at Styles [7] 2024Audible original
Sergi López El misterioso caso de Styles [8] 2025Audible original (Spanish)
Claudio Santamaria Poirot a Styles Court [9] 2025Audible original (Italian)
Marco RiccaO Misterioso Caso de Styles [10] 2025Audible original (Brazilian)
Rufus Beck Das geheimnisvolle Verbrechen in Styles [11] 2025Audible original (German)

Theatrical films

NameTitleDateType
Austin Trevor Alibi 1931British film
Black Coffee 1931
Lord Edgware Dies 1934
Tony Randall The Alphabet Murders 1965British film
Albert Finney Murder on the Orient Express 1974Finney received an Academy Award nomination for this performance (British)
Peter Ustinov Death on the Nile 1978British film
Evil Under the Sun 1982British film
Appointment with Death 1988American film
Anatoly Ravikovich Zagadka Endkhauza1989Soviet film
Kenneth Branagh Murder on the Orient Express 2017Also directed by Branagh (American), these films are produced by 20th Century Studios
Death on the Nile 2022
A Haunting in Venice 2023

Television and DTV films

NameTitleDateType
José Ferrer Hercule Poirot - "The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim"1961Unaired pilot (American)
Horst BollmanBlack Coffee1973Television film (West German)
Peter Ustinov Thirteen at Dinner 1985Television film
Dead Man's Folly 1986Television film
Murder in Three Acts 1986Television film
Ian Holm Murder by the Book1986Television film (British)
Alfred Molina Murder on the Orient Express 2001Television film (American)
Kontantin Raikin Neudacha Puaro2002Television film (Russian)
Anthony O'Donnell Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures 2004Television film (British)

Television series

NameTitleDateType
Heini Göbel Die Galerie der großen Detektive - "Hercule Poirot klärt den Mord im Orient-Express auf"1955TV episode (West German)
Martin Gabel General Electric Theater - "The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim"1962TV episode (American)
David Suchet Agatha Christie's Poirot 1989-2013TV series (British)
Arnolds LiniņšSlepkavība Stailzā1990Miniseries (Latvian)
Kōtarō Satomi Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple 2004-2005Anime series (Japanese)
John Malkovich The ABC Murders 2018TV serial (British)

Video games

NameTitleDateType
David Suchet Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express 2006Voice role
Kevin Delaney Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun 2007Voice role
Julien Dutel Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders 2016Voice role
Will De Renzy-MartinAgatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases2021Voice role
Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The London Cass2023Voice role
Leslie ClackAgatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express2023Voice role

Notes

  1. The gender-neutral term actors is used in this article. Also note that this list includes female actors, namely Katharina Thalbach.

References

  1. Cox, Jim (2002). Radio Crime Fighters. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 18. ISBN   978-0-7864-1390-4.
  2. "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". Orson Welles on the Air, 1938–1946. Indiana University Bloomington. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  3. "Tragedy at Marsden Manor". Murder Clinic. Season 1. Episode 5. June 10, 1942. Mutual Broadcasting System . Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  4. "Murder in the Mews, Poirot – BBC Radio 4 Extra". BBC.
  5. "Audible Original dramatisation of Christie's classic story". Agatha Christie. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  6. "The Murder on the Links". latw.org. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  7. "The Mysterious Affair at Styles". Audible. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  8. "El misterioso caso de Styles". Audible. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  9. "Poirot a Styles Court". Audible. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  10. "O Misterioso Caso de Styles [The Mysterious Affair at Styles]". Audible. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  11. "Das geheimnisvolle Verbrechen in Styles". Audible. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.