John Oglander Sr.

In the short story The King of Clubs, John Oglander Sr. was the father of the family which lived in "Daisymead", the neighbour of "Mon Désir", the mansion belonging to Henry Reedburn. Poirot later learnt that he was the father of Valerie Saintclair.

Portrayals
John Oglander does appear in the film adaptation of The King of Clubs in Series 1 of ITV's Agatha Christie's Poirot. There he is not given a firstname. He is portrayed as an invalid in a wheelchair. In the original story he was likely to be fit as Poirot considered him one of the two possible men who could have struck Henry Reedburn. In the adaptation, Valerie Valerie Saintclair's secret which was the subject of blackmail was specified as the financial misdeeds of John years ago. A newspaper cutting Poirot found in Henry Reedburn's desk suggested that John was once named Hawthrey. He tried to save his business "The Hawthrey Group" with false accounting but was discovered and charged with for deception. After that he changed his name to Oglander.

The character of John Oglander in the adaptation does not have a speaking part is not credited. The actor who played him is unknown.