John Moffatt
Albert John Moffatt (24 September 1922 - 10 September 2012) was an English actor and playwright, known for his two decade long portrayal of Hercule Poirot on BBC Radio.
Broadcasting[]
Moffatt first broadcast on BBC radio in 1950 in Mrs Dale's Diary. His later radio roles included Oswald to John Gielgud's King Lear, Lord Chief Justice to Timothy West's Falstaff and Quilp in The Old Curiosity Shop. He played both Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson in separate radio adaptations. In the 1980s he was a member of the BBC's Radio Drama Company. His most conspicuous radio role was Hercule Poirot in adaptations of Agatha Christie's detective stories, portraying the part in 25 episodes. They are listed below.
Hercule Poirot adaptations[]
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1987)
- The Murder on the Links (1990)
- Lord Edgware Dies (1992)
- Sad Cypress (1992)
- Murder on the Orient Express (1992)
- Hallowe'en Party (1993)
- Five Little Pigs (1994)
- Murder in Mesopotamia (1994)
- Death on the Nile (1997)
- Evil Under the Sun (1998)
- After the Funeral (1999)
- The A.B.C. Murders (2000)
- Peril at End House (2000)
- Appointment with Death (2001)
- Cards on the Table (2002)
- Three Act Tragedy (2002)
- Death in the Clouds (2003)
- Taken at the Flood (2003)
- One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (2004)
- The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (2004)
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2005)
- Elephants Can Remember (2006)
- Mrs McGinty's Dead (2006)
- Dumb Witness (2006)
- Dead Man's Folly (2007)
Non-Poirot roles[]
- The Sittaford Mystery (1990)
Audiobooks[]
- Black Coffee (audiobook)
Television[]
In 1984 he appeared in one episode of the televised adaptations of Agatha Christie's other celebrated detective series, Miss Marple as Edwards in The Body in the Library.
Film[]
- 1974 - Murder on the Orient Express as Chief Attendant