![]() ![]() ![]() In the 1985 TV movie 13 At Dinner Ustinov starred alongside David Suchet, who played Inspector Japp – the actor who became more synonymous with Poirot than any other described that performance as “the worst” of his career. Peter Ustinov, another Academy Award nominee, played Poirot on six occasions, including in three movies: Death on the Nile (1978), Evil Under the Sun (1982) and Appointment with Death (1988). His Oscar nod came for his performance in the 1974 film version of Murder on the Orient Express, but he lost out to Art Carney, the star of Harry and Tonto.įinney later claimed that the role’s prominence left him typecast for years: “People really do think I am 300 pounds with a French accent.” Peter Ustinov Peter Ustinov portrayed Poirot on six occasions in total (Evening Standard/Getty Images) ![]()
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