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Sir David Courtney Suchet (/ ˈ s uː ʃ eɪ / SOO-shay; born 2 May 1946) is an English actor.He is known for his work on stage and in television. He portrayed Edward Teller in the television serial Oppenheimer (1980) and received the RTS and BPG awards for his performance as Augustus Melmotte in the British serial The Way We Live Now (2001).
He was the first actor to play Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot on screen in three British films during the early 1930s: Alibi (1931), Black Coffee (1931) and Lord Edgware Dies (1934). He subsequently turned up in a character part in a later Poirot adaptation The Alphabet Murders in 1965. [6]
Pauline Moran (born 26 August 1947 [2]) is an English actress, best known for her role as Miss Felicity Lemon in the British television series Agatha Christie's Poirot. She trained at several schools, including the National Youth Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art .
Hugh Fraser (born 23 October 1945) [1] is an English actor, theatre director and author. He is best known for his portrayal of Captain Hastings in the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot opposite David Suchet as Hercule Poirot and for his role as the Duke of Wellington (replacing David Troughton) in the Sharpe television series.
Fans of Agatha Christie may learn more about themselves through her writing and the latest movie adaptation “A Haunting in Venice,” than her “cozy” detective fiction suggests, writes Noah ...
Angela Easterling played the character in two episodes of the 1982 anthology The Agatha Christie Hour (adapting the Parker Pyne stories). In the series Agatha Christie's Poirot, she was portrayed by Pauline Moran, with her presence being greatly expanded. She was a regular throughout the 1989 to 1993 episodes, and made guest appearances in 1995 ...
Hallard co-wrote The Big Four (2013) with Mark Gatiss for the ITV series Agatha Christie: Poirot, starring David Suchet. He was the Script Associate on the Poirot episodes Cat Among the Pigeons (2008) and Hallowe'en Party (2010). [7] His debut play Adventurous was produced by Jermyn Street Theatre, and streamed online from 16–28 March 2021.
Philip Jackson (born 18 June 1948) is an English actor. He appeared as Chief Inspector Japp in both the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot and in BBC Radio dramatisations of Poirot stories; as Melvin "Dylan" Bottomley in Porridge; and as Abbot Hugo, one of the recurring adversaries in the 1980s series Robin of Sherwood.