Only close friend of Hercule Poirot, the fictional detective of Agatha Christie
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Fictional character
Arthur Hastings
Hugh Fraser as Hastings
First appearance
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
Last appearance
Curtain (1975)
Created by
Agatha Christie
Portrayed by
Richard Cooper Robert Morley Jonathan Cecil Dmitry Krylov Hugh Fraser
In-universe information
Occupation
Army Captain (ex), secretary, rancher
Spouse
Dulcie Duveen (1923-unknown; her death)
Children
Two unnamed sons[1] Grace[1] Judith
Relatives
A sister Two grandsons
Religion
Anglicanism
Nationality
British
Birth date and place
abt. 1886[2] (30 in 1916) United Kingdom
Captain Arthur J. M. Hastings, OBE, is a fictional character created by Agatha Christie as the companion-chronicler and best friend of the Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. He is first introduced in Christie's 1920 novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles (originally written in 1916) and appears as a character in seven other Poirot novels, including the final one Curtain: Poirot's Last Case (1975), along with a play and many short stories. He is also the narrator of several of them.
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claiming that it was her duty to produce what the public liked. Captain ArthurHastings's first description of Poirot: He was hardly more than five feet four...
Agatha Christie in her stories about the Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. Hastings first meets Poirot during his years as a private detective in Europe. Almost...
the same year. It is the second novel featuring Hercule Poirot and ArthurHastings. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6), and...
Styles introduced Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and ArthurHastings. Poirot, a Belgian refugee of the Great War, is settling in England...
Hercule Poirot, as well as ArthurHastings and Chief Inspector Japp, and is the sixth novel featuring Poirot. Poirot and Hastings vacation in Cornwall, meeting...
American Magazine as 13 For Dinner. The novel features Hercule Poirot, ArthurHastings and Chief Inspector Japp. An American actress married to Lord Edgware...
Poirot and is narrated by his friend ArthurHastings. It is the last book to feature the character of Hastings until the final Poirot novel, 1975's Curtain:...
was still popular.: 222 She married off Poirot's "Watson", Captain ArthurHastings, in an attempt to trim her cast commitments.: 268 Miss Jane Marple...
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out of the series. In number of appearances, Japp is comparable to ArthurHastings who was featured in eight of the Poirot novels. Inspector Japp is also...
own reasons for escaping the village of Wellington Wells. There is ArthurHastings, a well-balanced character adept at crafting weapons; Sally Boyle,...
Murders (1936) when he and ArthurHastings reunite after not seeing each other for several years. Poirot is telling Hastings about his experiences since...
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George ArthurHastings Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard (1833–1889) Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard (1874–1948) Arthur Patrick...
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consisted of: Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot Jonathan Cecil as Captain ArthurHastings Tony Curtis as Charles Cartwright Emma Samms as Jennifer "Egg" Eastman...
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