Hercule Poirot — Death on the Nile Character Profile

About Hercule Poirot

Belgian detective solving a murder on a Nile cruise

Hercule Poirot — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Deductive reasoning, Psychological analysis, Multilingual, Observation, Leadership

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 10/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 8/10

Affiliations

• Belgian police
• Agatha Christie's fictional universe

Quick Facts about Hercule Poirot

Occupation

detective, private investigator

Nationality

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Hercule Poirot's Known Relations

• Belgian police — Member of

Hercule Poirot appears in 10 titles

• Murder on the Orient Express (1974) — character page
• Death on the Nile (1978)
• Evil Under the Sun (1982) — character page
• Thirteen at Dinner (1985) — character page
• Dead Man's Folly (1986) — character page
• Murder in Three Acts (1986) — character page
• Appointment with Death (1988) — character page
• Murder on the Orient Express (2017) — character page
• Death on the Nile (2022) — character page
• A Haunting in Venice (2023) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Peter Ustinov

Appears in

Death on the Nile (1978)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (7)

• Hercule Poirot — Alliance Partner — Colonel Race (David Niven)
• Hercule Poirot — Narrative Revealed Culprit — Simon Doyle (Simon MacCorkindale)
• Hercule Poirot — Social Acquaintance — Marie Van Schuyler (Bette Davis)
• Hercule Poirot — Narrative Alibi Witness — Miss Bowers (Maggie Smith)
• Hercule Poirot — Conflict Accuser — Ludwig Bessner (Jack Warden)
• Hercule Poirot — Professional Suspect — Andrew Pennington (George Kennedy)
• Hercule Poirot — Narrative Victim — Louise Bourget (Jane Birkin)

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More characters from Death on the Nile

• Louise Bourget (Jane Birkin)
• Linnet Ridgeway Doyle (Lois Chiles)
• Marie Van Schuyler (Bette Davis)
• Simon Doyle (Simon MacCorkindale)
• Jacqueline de Bellefort (Mia Farrow)
• Ludwig Bessner (Jack Warden)
• Doublure Lumière (uncredited) (François Guillaume)
• Workman (uncredited) (Reg Lye)
• Schoolteacher (uncredited) (Barbara Hicks)
• Rockford (Sam Wanamaker)
• Barnstaple (Harry Andrews)
• Colonel Race (David Niven)