: The character has been portrayed by over 35 actors, most notably by David Suchet , who famously wore a precision-designed moustache to satisfy Christie's original description of the detective. 2. Hercules: The Mythical Titan
: Poirot is famously obsessive. He refuses to eat irregularly sized bread or eggs of different sizes and shapes, and he considers decaffeinated coffee an "abomination".
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: In 1975, following the publication of the final novel Curtain , Poirot became the first fictional character to receive a front-page obituary in the New York Times.
The name originates from , the Roman adaptation of the Greek hero Heracles .