I have a question but no answer! Does anyone know which actor or actress has appeared in the most film and television adaptions of Agatha Christie's works?
I would Guess David Suchet, In Poirot and as Japp In 13 For Dinner followed by Joan Hickson, as Miss Marple and Mrs Rivington in Why Didn't they Ask Evans and Mrs Kidder in Murder She Said
I forgot to add- the actor and actress whose played the most different characters? I think that Nicholas Farrell and Sir James Fox have appeared in quite a few.
1. Sven Jurgesson or something like that and yes he was a Finn, I will probably come across his surname as I have just started Dead Man's Folly and Aiadne usually mentions it
When you ask about who has played the Most Characters do you include Radio? Maurice Denham played Poirot on Radio and has played Mr Crackenthorp Snr in the Hickson version of 450 From Paddington, Hastings in The Alphabet Murders bast on ABC Murders and Parker Pyne on ITV
Joan Hickson has Played Mrs Kidder in Murder She Said, Mrs Rivington in Why Didn't They Ask Evans, Miss Marple in Miss Marple on BBC1 and she played Miss Price in the Play version of Appointment With Death.
John Moffet was in The Sittaford Mystery On Radio, Conway Jefferson's Butler in Body In The Library and Played Poirot on Radio, I think he had a part in a Ustinov Film where Ustinov played Poirot
Lucy - I think your answers are coming from the Marple questions - Raymond West is her nephew who writes books about "unpleasant people."
Jane's eyes are described as china blue.
Tommy - you rock! There were 6 books in which Oliver worked with Poirot - your list is correct!
Just to give credit where credit is due - these questions are coming from a treasure I found called "Agatha Christie Trivia" by Richard T. Ryan (Bell Publishing Co., NY 1987)
Today's topic is a repeat - because they are so good - Titular Trivialitease
1. Despite the colorful characters she created, Dame Agatha was apparently loath to use colors in her titles, as they appear in the names of only three of her works. How many of those vivid titles can you name?
2. Animals also figure prominently in a number of titles. How many canines did Christie capitalize on in composing her titles?
3. What is the name of the estate on which a Murder After Hours occurs? Incidentally, the name was also the British title of the book, and it comes from a poem by Tennyson.
1. Titles with colors - actually you guys named more than the answer page did - They also included The Golden Ball and Other Stories, but interestingly Black Coffee is not listed. Yellow Iris is not listed either, but the question doesn't distinguish between novels and short stories.
2. Their answer is 2 - The Hound of Death and The Under Dog
3. The Hollow is correct - and one of my favorites! Our local community theater did it for a play. I think I enjoyed it so much because of all the different women in the story who all have a reason to kill this man! I did not guess the killer at all!
Ok, after a long, hard winter in Michigan, USA, I am back! Once again I'll reach into my Agatha Christie Trivia book by Richard T. Ryan.
Category is : A Cross Section of Christie Characters
1. What is the name of Roger Ackroyd's physician and neighbor? (without looking)
2. One of the most fascinating characters in the entire Christie canon is a private investigator who specializes in gathering information and who never looks directly at people when he's speaking wit them. Can you recall the name of this man, who proved invaluable to Poirot on a number of occasions? (It's almost like he's "Googling" people back then to get info.)
3. Perhaps the most repugnant character in the entire Christie canon was the malevolent Mrs. Boynton. What was this malicious individual's former occupation?
4. No one in Chipping Cleghorn really expected anyone to die when they picked up their newpapers and read "A Murder is Announced!" Still, someone did die. What was the victim's name?
Possibly you recall the unusual nickname of Miss Lytton Gore from Three Act Tragedy as being "Egg." Can you remember her true Christian name? (for all you Harry Potter fans also)
1. Who brought MIss Marple the wrong type of stone for a Japanese rock garden and thus set her on the right track in Murder at the Vicarage?
2. In which case did Poirot arrive at the identity of the murderer by examining a number of bridge scores?
3. What item was removed from the boathouse in Dead Man's Folly because even though it was only a clue for the Murder Hunt, the killer, according to Poirot, felt, "It might have given someone ideas?"
4. Bellini's Laughing Madonna was an important clue in a tragedy in which Miss Marple involved herself. Can you name the case?
5. The case of Mrs. Boynton's death was complicated because there was one too many of these items floating around. What was the extra implement that baffled Poirot in Appt. w/ Death...but only for a short while?
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1. Cards On The Table
2. Mrs McGinty's Dead
3. Dead Man's Folly
4. Elephants Can Remember
5. Halloween Party
6. Third Girl
That makes 6
When you ask about who has played the Most Characters do you include Radio? Maurice Denham played Poirot on Radio and has played Mr Crackenthorp Snr in the Hickson version of 450 From Paddington, Hastings in The Alphabet Murders bast on ABC Murders and Parker Pyne on ITV
Joan Hickson has Played Mrs Kidder in Murder She Said, Mrs Rivington in Why Didn't They Ask Evans, Miss Marple in Miss Marple on BBC1 and she played Miss Price in the Play version of Appointment With Death.
John Moffet was in The Sittaford Mystery On Radio, Conway Jefferson's Butler in Body In The Library and Played Poirot on Radio, I think he had a part in a Ustinov Film where Ustinov played Poirot
Thank you Jennifer, I am reading Dead Man's Folly Now.
1. Yellow Iris and The Mystery of The Blue Train
1) Dr Sheppard?
2) Mr Robinson or Colonel Pikeway?
3) Was it Prison Wardress?
4) Rudi Sherz?
1) Dr Shephard
2) Mr Goby
3) Prison Warden
4) Rudi Sherz
Hermione of course!
1 - No idea
2 - Cards on the Table?
3 - Was it a comic book with the words "Georgie Porgie kisses girl hikers in the woods" on it?
4. The Mirror Cracked from Side to Side?
5 - Was it a hypodermic syringe?