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The newspaper comic strip Nero Wolfe appeared from 1956 to 1972, [69] originally written by France Herron [70] and drawn by Mike Roy, [71] and syndicated by Columbia Features. Nero Wolfe is referred to in Ian Fleming's book On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963), by the character M while in conversation with James Bond who acknowledges that he ...
In the Columbia Pictures feature film Meet Nero Wolfe (1936), the character of Fritz was transformed into a Scandinavian cook named Olaf, played by John Qualen. In the ABC-TV movie Nero Wolfe (1977), Fritz is portrayed by David Hurst. In the NBC TV series Nero Wolfe (1981), Fritz Brenner is played by George Voskovec.
In Canada, her first major role was on The Rez, and her first starring role was as Colleen Blessed in Power Play (1998–2000). [3] Matchett was a cast member on the A&E Network TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery [5] (2001–2002), with Timothy Hutton in which she played several characters, including a recurring role as Lily Rowan.
Nero Wolfe – The private investigator; Archie Goodwin – Wolfe's assistant (and the narrator) Mr. and Mrs. James U. Sperling – Wolfe's client, the head of a large mining corporation, and his wife; Gwenn Sperling – The younger of the Sperlings' two daughters; Louis Rony – Attorney with some shady connections, and Gwenn's suitor
Too Many Clients was adapted for the second season of the A&E TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002). Directed by John L'Ecuyer from a teleplay by Sharon Elizabeth Doyle, "Too Many Clients" made its debut in two one-hour episodes airing June 2 and 9, 2002, on A&E. Timothy Hutton is Archie Goodwin; Maury Chaykin is Nero Wolfe.
Nero Wolfe — Private investigator; Archie Goodwin — Wolfe's assistant (and narrator of all Wolfe stories) Otis Jarrell — Millionaire; Trella Jarrell — Jarrell's second wife; Lois Jarrell — Jarrell's daughter by his first wife, and a good dancer; Wyman Jarrell — Jarrell's son by his first wife
— Nero Wolfe, articulating a specific animus toward Marko's ex-wife, in Too Many Cooks, chapter 9 Wolfe, a knowledgeable gourmet as well as a detective, attends a meeting of great chefs, Les Quinze Maîtres , at a resort in West Virginia, and jealousies among them soon lead to strife; then, one of the chefs is murdered.
Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin are in court, having been subpoenaed to testify for the prosecution in a murder trial. Leonard Ashe has been accused of trying to hire Bagby Answers, Inc., a telephone answering service, to eavesdrop on his wife's calls, and of killing employee Marie Willis when she refused to cooperate.