Sir John Willard

In the short story The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb, Sir John Willard was an eminent English archaeologist. He suddenly died of a heart failure soon after he discovered the tomb of the Egyptian King Men-her-Ra. The newspapers speculated about an ancient curse but Poirot's investigations concluded that he had died of natural causes.

Portrayals
Sir John Willard was played by Peter Reeves in the film adaptation of The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb' in Series 5 of ITV's Agatha Christie's Poirot.