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The best Hercule Poirot


Bar None.

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This man is one of those rare actors who can play good or bad guys equally. Great actor.

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One of those few actors where it feels a treat to be watching him.

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He was great, but then again, how many actors have portrayed Hercule Poirot?

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Albert Finney and Peter Ustinov are the famous ones, then there's Kenneth Branagh, John Malkovich, Ian Holm, Alfred Molina and a few more.

Lots of really fine actors in that list.

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Here's a list of actors who have played him at the Agatha Christie website:https://www.agathachristie.com/en/characters/hercule-poirot/timeline-of-poirot-portrayals

I never knew Charles Laughton played him on stage, I would have loved to have seen that!

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