8 Hercule Poirot Actors - who played him BEST?

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Have you ever seen 'Young Poirot'? Or perhaps, you prefer him without his famous moustache? Well, apart from the Christie's "pre-approved Poirot", there was the one with the beard, the funny one and even the detective with a cellphone!
In today’s episode, we will look at 8 most prominent Poirot actors and award the title of the Best Poirot out there on the screens (and spot the worst impersonations along the way).
What’s inside:
0:00 The most famous Poirot’s aren’t the best?
1:41 Austin Trevor - no moustache!
2:58 Albert Finney - ‘young Poirot’
5:50 Peter Ustinov - ‘charming Poirot’
7:22 David Suchet - pre-approved Poirot
9:26 David Suchet playing Inspector Japp (hilarious!)
10:10 Kenneth Branagh - 21st-century Poirot
12:35 Alfred Molina - Poirot with a cellphone
13:34 John Malkovich - bearded Poirot
14:04 Ian Holm - Agatha Christie’s nightmare
15:12 Final Rating
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@avril4421 Жыл бұрын

Oh David Suchet is the perfect Poirot.

@Ichigoisfatal221 9 ай бұрын

Totally agree

@elfury7678 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@aprilmixom6063 4 ай бұрын

Totally agree

@carolynworthington8996 4 ай бұрын

Yes, I love him.

@barbaraallen435 4 ай бұрын

David Suchet was the best .

@patriciahall3932 Жыл бұрын

David Suchet was the one and only Poirot, nobody else has ever come close to painting the character so wonderfully. No contest.

@Frank14612 Жыл бұрын

David Suchet IS Poirot. No one else even comes close.

@darrelldog5 Жыл бұрын

David Suchet did so much research for the part. It was mindblowing! The voice, the walk, mannerisms... Everything. He is an Amazing talent.

@somebdy19 Жыл бұрын

I am Japanese, and Poirot is also famous here. Suchet's voice was dubbed by a voice actor Kazuo Kumakura. He also dedicated his carrier to performing Poirot. His voice was gentle, and his accent was arranged weak for Japanese taste. He passed away soon after the last "Curtain" was published at 88. RIP

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

Oh, that's really interesting! I've heard that Poirot is popular in Japan indeed and I liked the main actor's appearance who was chosen for the part, it's soft and gentle and sophisticated at the same time - bang on! Mansai Nomura, if I googled him right

@susanfabian1521 Жыл бұрын

"Curtain" with Poirot & "Nemesis" with Jane Marple were written & stashed away so they could be released after Christie's death.

@lukacalov1988 Жыл бұрын

No disrespect but why would you dubbed it?

@somebdy19 Жыл бұрын

@@lukacalov1988 Well, because we are used to hear foreign movies in Japanese. Of course, it depends on persons. We can choose the language (Jpn-translated/subs) in theatre and TV series. How do you feel for the dubbed version? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lc1laLpiuLDXmIU.html

@MissCaraMint Жыл бұрын

Wow that’s amazing. I saw the anime series based on Poirot and Miss Marple, but I didn’t realize the extent at which Poirot was popular over there. And here I thought us Norwegians went far because we had major newspaper spreads in the national newspapers covering the final few adaptations. But we never had a dedicated voice actor for the part. Respect!

@joselembo4661 Жыл бұрын

When I read Agatha Christie’s novels in the past, I had a definite image of Poirot in my mind, his appearance, his mannerisms and even his voice. The only one who corresponds 100% to my imagined Poirot is David Suchet. It is interesting that, as you said, now when I reread the novels, it is Suchet’s image that pops up in my mind and I can’t help it. Not disregarding the other actors, Suchet is for me the incarnate Poirot. I liked your analysis. Regards from Brazil.

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

thank you, happy that you enjoyed!

@everdinestenger1548 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I made a comment like yours before reading yours

@jlb9368 Жыл бұрын

When it comes to Poirot, my vote: 1. Suchet 2. Suchet 3. Suchet 4. Suchet 5….Suchet And for Marple - Joan Hickson. When it comes to the word “scatty” with which Dame Christie describes her, I cannot think of anyone else who portrays that better.

@flowermeerkat6827 Жыл бұрын

I agree. David Suchet's Poirot is even better than Agatha Christie's Poirot. He gives her character emotion, depth, and humor. I never tire of watching David Suchet's Poirot and I'm always delighted by him.

@Elizabelle79 Жыл бұрын

Agatha Christie told Hickson she wanted her to play Miss Marple when she was older. A wonderful endorsement. She was perfection. Suchet's dedication to go to the books to find Poirot, and to do as Chritie's family requested - to laugh with Poirot, not at him - resulted in a perfect portrayal.

@jlb9368 Жыл бұрын

@@Elizabelle79 as much as I love the two other women who portrayed Marple, they looked far too shrewd and intelligent; even their speech came across as coherent and well thought through; they did not seem like old ladies who had all the time in the world to talk about sweater patterns and ramble about all sorts of things but not be able to finish a thought 😀

@Elizabelle79 Жыл бұрын

@@jlb9368 That's the thing about Miss Marple. She is shrewd and intelligent... hidden behind the guise of a dithering old lady. The only give away is her clear, sharp blue eyes. One of my favourite quotes of hers: "A policeman asking questions is treated with the greatest suspicion... but an old lady asking questions is just an old lady asking questions."

@MissCaraMint Жыл бұрын

Seems about right. Though I love Angela Landsbury as Mrs Aoterborn (can’t figure out the spelling). Kinda wish both could be in the same movie. Too late now sadly.

@plasticpenguin1 Жыл бұрын

Without doubt Suchet is the most convincing. Excellent portrayal.

@dandare2586 Жыл бұрын

David Suchet. He played Poirot to perfection.

@chrisking3849 Жыл бұрын

David of course, he has become Poirot, watching anyone else is like watering down a good whiskey

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

Ha, i like the metaphor

@mikkifarmer9626 Жыл бұрын

My favorite actor who played Poriot was Sir David Suchet. He was and still is as amazing as Agatha Christie’s legendary sleuth 🕵️‍♀️.

@alanaronald244 Жыл бұрын

Suchet, Finney, Ustinov. Branagh just doesn't cut it. He's grim, humourless, and excessively dark. The first three convey Poirot's idiocyncracies, but most especially Suchet, who perfectly demonstrates Mr P's fastidiousness, intelligence, humour, and humanity. Finney's performance on the large screen is something I'll never forget, and his carriage, gleaming green eyes and tendency to exaggerate his "foreigness" was brilliant. These last 2 men were also smaller, which was true of Poirot, whereas Ustinov is a large man. Ustinov is the master of the quizzical look, (often for comic effect), the humous inflection and air of being puzzled, gregarious one minute and steely-eyed when necessary. He uses his considerable talents to build a character, but his interpretation is often for laughs. Charming, yes, Poirot, not quite. But it's as if he knows he can't physically approximate the character so he will seek to amuse you. It's a most enjoyable performance. Both Finney & Ustinov had the advantages of playing in lavish productions with all-star casts, exotic locations, beautiful cinematography, and lush musical scores, all enhancing the total impression, which was marvellous in each case. The less said about the others, the better. And before I forget: didn't Tony Randall play Poirot? I think it was in "The Alphabet Murders".

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

I adore such comments! You are certainly way more knowledgable about the subject. Agree with you that Ustinov decided to carve his own way and didn't try to fit into the obviously unfit frames for his persona. As nor Niven - never heard of that. Perhaps, you meant Tony Randall?

@BRIDINC1972 Жыл бұрын

I've seen Branaghs Murder on the Orient express and although liked it well enough it wasn't Poirot. The best in that film was Johnny Depps Rachet

@EGSimon-ds1vf Жыл бұрын

David Suchet is the best Poirot.

@irenemazur3556 Жыл бұрын

No one, but NO ONE, can top Sir David Suchet as Hercule Poirot! The best Poirot ever! Love him! I wouldn’t waste my time watching the other actors as Poirot.

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

well, not a waste of time in some cases, that's for sure! Try Ustinov as a start, but don't compare him to Suchet, just try to enjoy his proper performance - he's marvellous!

@tamarmakki2165 Жыл бұрын

I agree. He is definitely the best. I enjoy the others too. All very good actors in themselves.

@christianemden7637 Жыл бұрын

Have it your own way, just be aware that you deprived yourself of some wonderful movies just because you don’t like their depiction of Poirot. Sidney Lumet’s Murder on the orient express is still the best version of that story, and no the one with David Suchet doesn’t even come close. Suchet himself is wonderful as Poirot, but I prefer a good movie over a perfect single actor.

@ABC1701A 2 ай бұрын

Peter Ustinov isn't bad as Poirot, the trouble with both him and Suchet isn't the acting so much as the fact the script writers change the storyline which often leaves it making little sense.

@DARSUNG Жыл бұрын

David Suchet = Hercule Poirot

@BeautyDiva100 Жыл бұрын

David Suchet will always be Mr Hercule Poirot to me.

@einezcrespo2107 Жыл бұрын

Suchet will always be Hercule Poirot for me. No offense to the other actors who also did a great job.

@laurab8450 Жыл бұрын

David Suchet is the perfect Poirot♥ I don't personally care for any of the others.

@BelleDede01 Жыл бұрын

I've been an admirer of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot and Mrs Marple for decades, and have seen every Hercule Poirot and Mrs. Marple. There is no one better than David Suchet, none, of all of them. As for Mrs. Marple it has to be Joan Hickson and 2nd would be Julia McKenzie. I know that they filmed Dead Man's Folly as the last one (as per David Suchet's interview) because they didn't want to end his 25 year long career on a downer (The Last Curtain). That was good because I cried my eyes out on the Last Curtain and it would have bothered me to know that this was it. It was almost like I had lost a member of my family.

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

Oh, I do understand your feelings

@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586 Жыл бұрын

I feel the same way.

@kathygoodman6159 Жыл бұрын

Like you said, David Suchet is the perfect Poirot. I think that he was so much better than the rest of them that it is very hard to choose anyone else, but I agree with your other two choices also. I was a big fan of Peter Ustinov as an actor, and I felt that his Poirot was very good until I saw Suchet's Poirot. As I didn't care for anyone else at all (of the few I've seen), Branagh was a good choice for 3rd place. I had a lot of trouble looking past that mustache, I felt that it was too much, but he was better than the rest of them. Basically though, it's just Suchet for me. I watch his portrayals over and over again online.

@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586 Жыл бұрын

The mustache was terrible wasn't it?

@hcu4359 3 ай бұрын

@@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586 I hate Branagh's take on the mustache. Poirot's comments on "Les mustaches" (plural) are because that is how the French language refers to a mustache, and because it sounds amusing to English speakers. Branagh and Ridley Scott (who co-produced at least the first one of those) are intelligent, educated men who should have known better.

@louchat333 Жыл бұрын

David Suchet. Indubitably. I’ve read all the books. He is the closest.

@masehoart7569 Жыл бұрын

I like Suchet, Ustinov and Finney - each for different reasons. They were all just the right choices for their eras. Exploring the literary character’s potential for film adaptations from different angles. In addition, they fulfilled the prevailing imaginations of a past era during the decades the films /the series were made. The approach to a past era in 2022 is as well different from 1992 - strongly depending on how the audience wants to be entertained with a representation of the past.

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

Totally agree, every epoch/time period has its own values, trends, focus, etc.- hence the approach to portraying certain events/characters of the past

@amysands8925 Жыл бұрын

Finney was the worst. Over acted a lot.

@masehoart7569 Жыл бұрын

@@marina_via Thank you - and thanks for your splendid presentation 🌻

@bexp436 4 ай бұрын

I agree with everything you say..........apart from Finney who made my teeth itch!! He hammed it up and I found him to be absolutely unwatchable. I didn't know Poirot was supposed to have a broken neck! Ugh. 😅

@m-a-l-3000 Жыл бұрын

Of course Suchet is No. 1. There can't be another one on this spot! But for No. 2 I would call Albert Finney. Especially for this mervelous Makeup he got for this movie. And No. 3 is of course Sir Peter Ustinov. With Ken Branaghs portrayal of Poirot frankly said I can't deal with.

@madiantin 10 ай бұрын

I almost agree with you! Suchet and Ustinov are fantastic. Meh, Finney is fine. But Brannagh...yes, I can't deal with that portrayal either. A hard nope.

@akira3287 Жыл бұрын

Suchet, without contest.

@cartel1976 Жыл бұрын

David Suchet and Jeremy Brett , both straight out of the books 📖

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

Jeremy Brett played Sherlock, didn't he?

@cartel1976 Жыл бұрын

@@marina_via some say he did but he actually lived Sherlock, it ruined him in the end though 🥲

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

@@cartel1976 Interesting, I'm intrigued to learn more!

@cartel1976 Жыл бұрын

@@marina_via you should definitely look into his amazing life , you will get few video ideas I’m sure 👌

@cartel1976 Жыл бұрын

@@kugelweg you entitled to your opinion, I’ll stick to the sugar lumps and other idiosyncrasies that he does get right more often than not, so the big picture does not change in mine and many others mind .

@kristinaasimova601 Жыл бұрын

Suchet is the best forever 🥳🤩❣️😀🎊🎊🎊

@alyzu4755 Жыл бұрын

My favorite on-screen Poirot is David Suchet. But if you haven't heard John Moffat in the BBC radio series, you're in for a treat. (Some of the full-cast audios are available on KZfaq.)

@paulsparks7035 Жыл бұрын

Yes it's on the sounds app now 😊

@alyzu4755 Жыл бұрын

@@paulsparks7035 😊

@LondonEE16 6 ай бұрын

Those adaptations and Moffat's performance are both terrific.

@itsnotrightyouknow Жыл бұрын

David Suchet is without daubt the best Poirot ever. Absolutely perfect

@MissMysteryGirl101 Жыл бұрын

I just finished the series of Agatha Christie's " Poirot" and I definitely agree, DAVID SUCHET IS THE BEST HERCULE POIROT EVER!! Bon!❤❤❤

@michaelrg3836 Жыл бұрын

Ustinov of course! "Evil Under The Sun" is a masterpiece.

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Charming Poirot indeed

@MrMikeyt65 Жыл бұрын

I must agree with you about Peter Ustinov in Evil Under the Sun. As far as the series is concerned however David Sushet is hands down Poirot through and through.

@madiantin 10 ай бұрын

Yes!

@Rip2UDude 7 ай бұрын

I love Ustinov but for me Suchet was the better....BEST Poirot

@WalterJoergLangbein 4 ай бұрын

Ustinov has too much Ustinov in his Poirot.

@DanielMasmanian Жыл бұрын

I can't wait for Branagh to portray Poirot. But first he'll have to stop pretending he already has.

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

ha, love that last addition

@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586 Жыл бұрын

How true! Ha

@alienlv426ify Жыл бұрын

I agree with you, David Suchet has been the best Hercule Poirot.

@nelcirogerio1966 Жыл бұрын

Meu preferido é David Suchet's

@laurabaus1486 Жыл бұрын

Hy, I just watched your channel and it is amazing. I would to prefer David Suchet as Poirot, I am watching now Poirot series.

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

Hi Laura! I'm more than excited to hear that! And I love re-watching Poirot each time I'm up to a cozy evening with some English charm...

@cristrizrenaud8297 Жыл бұрын

David Suchet, sin ninguna duda, es el más cercano al descripto en las novelas

@radasql2440 Жыл бұрын

David Suchet is the best Poirot !

@eyeonit469 9 ай бұрын

There is a documentary with Sir David called " Becoming Poirot " and how he developed him directly from Christie's books. Hus direction from her family before he started the role was that they wanted the audience to laugh with Poirot not at him. He is the one and only. Credit must also be given to the production and casting that only the British can achieve.

@wordsmithgmxch Жыл бұрын

Branagh: la-men-ta-ble; love his Shakespeare, love it, but Poirot? La-men-ta-ble... Ustinov: interesting. Suchet? Suchet, Suchet, SUCHET!! After all, he did the whole canon, didn't he? Stayed the course, didn't cherry-pick, a whole piece of cloth from beginning to end. And consider this: he remained the same Poirot from beginning to end; didn't let his actor's ego entice him into trying something new, exciting, different, innovative, half-way through, after he'd done his first thirty-five stories. SUCH discipline!! Such professionalism! Such dedication! He WAS Poirot!! (Though I've also seen him do a mean Lady Bracknell on occasion.)

@tango6nf477 Жыл бұрын

I cannot speak of the oldest Poirot interpretations but I have seen those made over the last 40-50 years and I think that when judging them you have to consider how the scripts were written. For example some were bordering upon comedy (Branagh's moustaches?) and did not always follow the story accurately. Others were strictly written as drama and followed the stories most faithfully. So its all down to personal taste, I loved the humour of the Ustinov version, I can always watch him in anything he was just great. When it comes to drama I don't think you can beat Suchet, he's just nailed it. While we are at it I have to mention John Moffatt who made many radio versions, he was the definitive radio Poirot.

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

It's a huge pleasure to read such a thoughtful comment! I agree with everything said (and the notions about Ustinov and Suchet in particular). It's a pity I haven't ever heard (at least I don't remember it) Moffat radio version - have to catch up on this for sure!

@emc7513 Жыл бұрын

I agree too. There are a few Moffat radio plays on here if you look for them. Well worth a listen.

@emc7513 Жыл бұрын

I completely agree with everything. Ustinov and Suchet are both perfect to me, even though they are completely different, and I lose myself in their performances. Ustinov's Evil Under The Sun is also one of my favourite films. Its such a brilliant cast and soundtrack, and I can watch it over and over.

@cristianmattia78 Жыл бұрын

Hi, for me the best film ever made by Poirot is Death on the nile with Peter Ustinov. However, the best Poirot ever can only be David Suchet, followed by Peter Ustinov and Albert Finney. In your video you didn't mention The Alphabet Murders shot in 1965 with Tony Randall in the lead role. The film is almost a parody, but it has the unique merit of having sealed the meeting between Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) and Poirot. Congratulations 👍🏼

@otherworlder1 Жыл бұрын

I love Kenneth as an actor and director and he defiantly has a way with his renditions of Poirot. Loved Ustinov too. But Sir David is my favorite hands down.

@WalterJoergLangbein 4 ай бұрын

In my humble opinion: the great Ustinov always ist Ustinov, as Nero and as Poirot.

@elwoodjacobs4353 Жыл бұрын

Just as Jeremy Brett is the only real Sherlock Holmes, David Suchet is the only real Hercule Poirot. Others might be able to play the part, but they are the ones who truly bring it to life.

@karengustafson7666 Жыл бұрын

I loved Peter Ustinov as Poirot. He is so delightful ❤️

@nonosays 8 ай бұрын

Suchet, Suchet, Suchet! And, of course, Finney and the whole cast of 1974 MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, a masterpiece of cinema!

@zakoalax Жыл бұрын

I'm belgian, for me the only one can be called Hercule Poirot is Monsieur David Suchet ! The rest is just a big joke! David Suchet, we love you so much in Belgium ❤️

@jjmboston5832 Жыл бұрын

Suchet #1 Finney was terrific too. My least favorite was Tony Randall. I have made my peace with Branagh.

@user-wi6sh6vh8u 4 ай бұрын

So what if the performance by Tony Randall is too much along the lines of Charlie Chaplin? At least he proved that the murderer was really a murderess named Amanda Beatrice Cross, as played by the late actress Anita Ekberg.

@Justinpitchford 3 ай бұрын

I agree one thousand percent on everything!!! You nailed it!!! Instant subscribe!!!

@marina_via 3 ай бұрын

thank so much, so happy to read that!

@taraxacum Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this informative and entertaining video about Poirot and the actors who played him. I've only seen Peter Ustinov and David Suchet as Poirot and I loved them both. I didn't know so many other actors played him. David Suchet is one of my favorite actors, period. I saw him in as Salieri in the Broadway production of Amadeus, and the evil antogonist in a TV miniseries adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Going Postal. I enjoyed his version of Japp before shifting to Poirot himself. Great range as an actor. And speaking of Suchet's devotion to his craft, when he wanted to perform Poirot's walk he clasped a coin between his buttocks to begin with. After that training he perfected the skill and didn't need to do it anymore. I died when I read that. I haven't seen Kenneth Branagh's version of Murder on the Orient Express and I probably won't. It hasn't fared very well in reviews. Does anyone have opinions about the mustache in this version? I know the size and grandiostity is one of its defining features according to Agatha Christie herself.

@upisdown61 Жыл бұрын

I recently saw a clip of Tony Randall playing Poirot. In the scene Miss Marple passes him on a stairwell, pauses, looks at him, and continues on her way.

@everdinestenger1548 Жыл бұрын

I saw them all in the epoch and they were not as I pictured him when reading the stories. My pick is David Suchet, he is as pictured him 65 years ago

@danieledicuia5541 Жыл бұрын

David Suchet,of course!

@AVMamfortas Жыл бұрын

Very good. :) That was a fine trip through time and face, and delivered in a deliciously 'Belgian' accent. hahahaha

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

oh, it's good to know you enjoyed it, thanks!

@martinjmcc1981 3 ай бұрын

I agree with your judgement entirely. I am impressed with your honesty and knowledge! Ustinov's Death on The Nile cannot be beat for sure! Thank you!

@marina_via 3 ай бұрын

Oh, thank you for taking time to write this @martinjmcc1981 - means a lot to me!

@martinjmcc1981 3 ай бұрын

@marina_via my pleasure, I am glad to see fans of such fiction out there, I am quite new to it but I enjoy it greatly, and this only enhances it.

@williamreid6715 Жыл бұрын

I agree with your assessment David Suchet is the best.

@brendarudman8806 Жыл бұрын

Peter Ustinov for the Agatha Christie movies David Suchet for the series

@jewelheart1708 Жыл бұрын

David Suchet without a doubt.

@brendachapman7686 Жыл бұрын

David Suchet hands down!!! THE best.

@Joe-zv3iu Жыл бұрын

Nobody can beat David Suchet x

@judikingsman6132 8 ай бұрын

Theres only one for me. David Suchet 👑 No second or third.

@ismailkaragoz4033 8 ай бұрын

Peter Ustinov represents Poirot better than everyone on this list. I think I'm the only one who supports this idea :)

@suzie_lovescats 5 ай бұрын

David Suchet is 💯 a perfect Poirot and no one else will ever be able to outdo his performance. He set the bar really high and nailed it perfectly 💯 and made a fictional character come to life in a way that would make Agatha Christie really proud ❤❤❤

@MonaMona-jd8cz 2 ай бұрын

Mr. Suchet. He is a reincarnation of Poirot, his initiation, everything. The perfection of an actor. Congratulations 👍👌

@RVRi-qo5ye Жыл бұрын

I have been an Agatha Christie fan for years. Your three choices as best Hercule Poirot is perfect.

@skakdosmer 8 ай бұрын

My vote: 1. USTINOV 2. Suchet 3. Molina Suchet can never be my number one because his accent isn't good enough, he often even pronounces his own first name Hercule with an audible H which is completely wrong. Suchet once described how he got Poirot's walk "right": he said "I squeeze my bottom". I immediately thought, "oh I knew something was wrong". Also he isn't dangerous enough: When Poirot points out that everybody had the opportunity to commit the murder and somebody says "I couldn't", and Poirot says "Yes you could", Suchet says it in an angry voice that couldn't scare a mouse. Ustinov says it in such a quiet menacing way that we all gulp and feel guilty! And Ustinov's accent is excellent. He's not perfect, of course, because he sometimes is too much the clown, but I still prefer him over Suchet. Molina is my number three simply because I haven't seen anyone else in the part, except Albert Finney who is terrible. He's just a cliché Englishman making fun of the French. (Or Belgian which to an Englishman makes no difference).

@hellehyldgaard8793 Жыл бұрын

I totally agree with your rating

@estherbrown4102 8 ай бұрын

David Suchet. Hands down. He'll always be Poirot in my eyes.

@bonnibobb1628 Жыл бұрын

I totally agree with #s 1, 2, and 3. Watching Suchet speaking as Japp is quite unsettling.

@greenman4946 8 ай бұрын

Like most people, I consider Suchet the definite Poirot. He is very dapper, physically right, nails the accent and conveys the character’s fussy demeanour. Finney and Ustinov are both much too ebullient. Branagh I don’t care for at all; he is, like Malkovich, physically wrong, and his moustache is ridiculous rather than beautiful.

@wendynicholls6231 Жыл бұрын

I love watching this xx

@edwardkinsey5680 9 ай бұрын

David Suchet is Poirot. All 70 stories filmed over a 25 year period.

@pjottrpjottr3468 11 ай бұрын

I adored Peter Ustinov as Poirot, but to be honest, Suchet is the one that comes closest to the original character of the books. Oh and Marina, thanks for the interesting video and for your lovely way of moderating it. It feels like 'home' watching your videos.

@ardesia7205 7 ай бұрын

Peter Ustinov was the best Hercule Poirot, according to me, of course!

@Rip2UDude 7 ай бұрын

No question about it ...Sir David Suchet! He will always be THE BEST POIROT!

@joellyczak1322 Жыл бұрын

There was a version of THE A.B.C. MURDERS made in the '60s with Tony Randell, THE ALPHABET MURDERS. It is very inept with Poirot's characterization and that of Hastings. At one point in the movie Margret Rutheford, as Miss Marple and her male friend cross paths with Randell's Poirot. All they get out of the scene is the actors frowning at each other. Just avoid this one.

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

Interesting! Never heard about it... thank you!

@davids6145 Жыл бұрын

It is TRULY dreadful!!!! Avoid it. It's supposed to be a "comedy" and Miss Marple actually makes a cameo in it!

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

@@davids6145 evening booked!

@Yngvarfo Жыл бұрын

@@marina_via - Well, you have been warned. 😊 I saw it on TCM many years ago, and it was very much in the style of the Miss Marple films of the same era, so I assume that it was made by the same people, also because of the pointless Margaret Rutherford cameo.

@davids6145 Жыл бұрын

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@suehancey8355 Жыл бұрын

Mr. Suchet, he was perfect😊

@weaverinahollygarden109 Жыл бұрын

I would must definitely have David Suchet as my number 1 closely followed by Peter Ustinov and Kenneth Branagh.

@ekhaat 5 ай бұрын

I loved Peter Ustinov, but my favorite Poirot is still Albert Finney. I never watched anything as many times as his Murder on the Orient Express, so much so that I was able to recite the whole thing. Suchet never had it for me.

@appalachianmama3384 Жыл бұрын

David Suchet, no doubt about it!

@bootsybug1 9 ай бұрын

My favorite Poirot is John Moffatt who voices Poirot on the BBC Radio Dramas. Absolutely fantastic.

@vaclav_fejt 9 ай бұрын

We can argue who was the best Sherlock Holmes, but with Poirot we can only argue the second best one. (IMO, Albert Finney was very good, barring his shouting)

@paul-we2gf 8 ай бұрын

I agree David Suchet first Peter 8nistov second and Kenneth Branagh third. They all put in a lot of work to bring M.Poirot to life. Thank you gentlemen and Miss Christie. Yoi have to just love this detectivr. Right up there with AC Doyle's Hplmes.

@donovanmedieval 5 ай бұрын

Ian Holm also played a Belgian in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984). In one sequence, he and Tarzan (never called that in the movie), stop at a trading post and jungle hotel, where David Suchet and a few others mistake him for a Frenchman.

@serenitylove6926 4 ай бұрын

When I read a Poirot novel I always picture David Suchet in the role of Poirot. But I don't like how his series changes Agatha Christie's novels. I have great respect for Kenneth Branagh as a actor But he doesn't look like Poirot,lol. When I listen to the audio book I love the voice of Hugh Fraser as Poirot.

@MrPonytron 8 ай бұрын

I've only seen Kenneth Branaugh in the role, but, this makes me want to research the other iterations

@susanfabian1521 Жыл бұрын

Peter Ustinov is still my favorite Poirot.

@user-wi6sh6vh8u 4 ай бұрын

Ustinov was much better in the lead role in “CHARLIE CHAN & THE CURSE OF THE DRAGON QUEEN”.

@marcusbell5827 7 ай бұрын

David Suchet is my FAV and the Kenneth Branaugh Poirot is great/can't wait to see the 2(latest)

@DavidMacDowellBlue Жыл бұрын

Suchet is my favorite (duh) but Malkovitch is a strong, solid second. Followed by Finney, then a tie between Branagh and Ustinov.

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

Interesting take, thank you for sharing!

@beccajamae Жыл бұрын

My first Poirot was an Audible Original Drama, cast recording of Murder on the Orient Express. Tom Conti plays Hercule Poirot. I feel in love with version: commanding and shrewd while sweet and good humored.

@jpdv01 4 ай бұрын

First I read it, then I watched it and, definitely, David Suchet made the perfect fit with my imagination

@e.e.3760 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for such a great video! 😃👏 And here is my list: David Suchet is by far the greatest Poirot if you ask me! 🙌 Second place, Albert Finney as I think he did a great role in the murder of the orient express. Third place for me is Kenneth Branagh, a little bit to much of fist fights and action maybe, but still all right and modern take of the stories. (Nothing wrong with the Ustinov movies really, but I am sorry to say that he doesn't look anything like I imagine Poirot when I read the Christie books... 🙄)

@marina_via Жыл бұрын

I love your choice, thank you for sharing!

@glenproctor6836 Жыл бұрын

Albert Finney Peter Ustinov and David suchet are the best Poirot

@lucindawnuk3112 7 ай бұрын

David Sucher is the best man to play Poirot. Then Peter Ustinof then Albert Finny.

@Stark238 11 күн бұрын

David Suchet is and always will be the quintessential Hercule Poirot. I still watch the show daily.

@pratikshashah1513 7 ай бұрын

David Suchet is the perfect Poirot, no doubt

@lizziebkennedy7505 Жыл бұрын

David Suchet. Every time.

@cwlim62 11 ай бұрын

Agreed. Just that Suchet’s podium at the end should be much much higher. :)

@marina_via 11 ай бұрын

Ha-ha, right

@gottathinkupanewone Жыл бұрын

David Suchet is SO GOOD as Poirot, so note-perfect, so perfectly nuanced, that seeing anyone else in the role is enough to make me say, "Wait. That iddn't right..." Peter Ustinov was a fine actor, but miscast as Poirot. The only "episode" he made that is better than the David Suchet version is Evil Under the Sun, and that's far more due to Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg, and Roddy McDowel forming an epic diva vs diva vs diva triangle than to Ustinov's performance. Kenneth Branagh is too young, too pretty, too thin, and his facial hair is too wrong. Albert Finney gave it his best shot, but in the end, playing Poirot as a thin, hunch-shouldered, greasy-haired martinet did not work. My biggest criticism of other actors who have played Poirot is that they were so obviously acting, where David Suchet morphs into Poirot as easily and naturally as though putting on an old, well broken-in bathrobe. When an actor and a role come together like that, other actors can only aspire to be "nearly" as good.

@SurajSingh-nf2er 8 ай бұрын

My top 3:- 1. Finney 2. Suchet 3. Brannagh

@paininthepatoot 9 ай бұрын

Suchet gives the perfect Poirot performance as far as I am concerned. I think of him when I read any of the books which I have started to do recently.