There have been a number of radio adaptations of the Poirot stories, most recently twenty seven of them on BBC Radio 4 ( and regularly repeated on BBC 7 ), starring John Moffatt ( Maurice Denham and Peter Sallis have also played Poirot on BBC Radio 4, Mr. Denham in The Mystery of the Blue Train and Mr. Sallis in Hercule Poirot's Christmas ).

In 2004 there was a limited-run revival at the Royal National Theatre starring Desmond Barrit as Pseudolus, Philip Quast as Miles Gloriosus, Hamish McColl as Hysterium and Isla Blair as Domina ( who had previously played Philia in the 1963 production ).

He played a daredevil stunt pilot in an episode of the short-lived 1976 CBS adventure series Spencer's Pilots, starring Gene Evans.

Joe Orton was played by the actor Kenny Doughty in the 2006 BBC film Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa !, starring Michael Sheen as Kenneth Williams.

Moon played a campy fashion designer in the film Sextette ( 1978 ), starring Mae West.

Welles later directed and played the starring role in a 1948 film adaptation of the play Macbeth.

* Machete is a 2010 film by Robert Rodriguez, named for the character played by Danny Trejo, also starring Steven Seagal and Robert De Niro.

In the 2003 remake starring Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close, he is played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

The film was later remade by Roger Corman in 1962, starring Vincent Price as Richard ( Price had played Clarence in the earlier version ).

* In the 1956 film Around the World in Eighty Days, starring David Niven, Passepartout ( played by Cantinflas ) rescues a princess captured by the Thuggee and sentenced to burn to death in the funeral pyre with her deceased husband.

Curry first became well known with his breakthrough role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, reprising the role he played in the 1973 London and 1974 Los Angeles stage productions of The Rocky Horror Show, then later for his supporting roles as Rooster in the film adaption of Annie ( 1982 ), Lord of Darkness in the film Legend ( 1985 ), Wadsworth in the film Clue ( 1985 ) as well as a starring role as Pennywise the Clown in the horror TV miniseries It ( 1990 ), which is one of Curry's most acclaimed performances aside from Rocky Horror.

Patricia Hayes, who had been seen from time to time previously as next door neighbour Mrs. Reed, was given a first name Min and became a starring character along with her husband Bert, previously played by Bill Maynard and now by Alfie Bass.

The following year, she played her last great leading role in a superlative film, The Night of the Iguana ( 1964 ), based upon a Tennessee Williams play and starring Richard Burton as an atheist clergyman and Deborah Kerr as a gentle artist traveling with her aged poet grandfather.

In 1937, he played the starring role as a Chinese peasant, with a new bride, in The Good Earth.

In The Sheik, Valentino played the starring role as Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan.

Crawford appeared in The Unknown ( 1927 ), starring Lon Chaney, Sr. who played a carnival knife thrower with no arms.

In Down By Law ( 1986 ) ( which in Italy had its title spelled " Daunbailò ", in Italian phonetics ) he played Bob, the innocent abroad, convicted for manslaughter, whose irrepressible good humour and optimism help him escape and find love ( also starring Braschi as his beloved.

Not knowing about their gentle nature, two 1930s movies played on the manta's " fearsome " appearance: 1930's The Sea Bat, starring a pre-Frankenstein Boris Karloff, and 1936's The Sea Fiend, later re-issued as the 1946 Devil Monster.

* The Queen's relationship with Essex ( played by Hugh Dancy ) and his stepfather Leicester ( played by Jeremy Irons ) was also covered by a 2005 Channel 4 / HBO co-production Elizabeth I, starring Helen Mirren.

( His grandson Sam Troughton played one of Robin's colleagues in the 2006 BBC TV Series of the same name, and Patrick himself would make an appearance on the Adventures of Robin Hood starring Richard Greene.

In 1973 he played junior employee Granville in the first programme of the comedy anthology Seven of One, called Open All Hours ( BBC ) and starring Barker as the miserly proprietor of a corner shop.

Greig's situation was similar to that of Felicity Jones who played Emma Carter in the series ; Jones, after a period studying at Wadham College, Oxford has moved into large TV parts, such as a starring role in Northanger Abbey.

Variations on the theme include the 1954 Miss Robin Crusoe, with a female castaway, played by Amanda Blake, and a female Friday, and the 1964 film Robinson Crusoe on Mars, starring Paul Mantee, with an alien Friday portrayed by Victor Lundin.

What additional roles has the scientific understanding of the 19th and 20th centuries played??

Nikolai Cherkasov, the Russian actor who has played such heroic roles as Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible, performs the lanky Don Quixote, and does so with a simple dignity that bridges the inner nobility and the surface absurdity of this poignant man.

Sound recording and the telephone played important roles in a global transformation of society.

Among many roles in his career, Arau has played " Captain Herrera ", a lieutenant of Federal general " Mapache ", in Sam Peckinpah's 1969 western, The Wild Bunch, chief bandit " El Guapo " in Three Amigos ( USA, 1986 ), a comedy with Martin Short, Steve Martin, and Chevy Chase, and the smuggler " Juan " in Romancing the Stone which starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.

Analytical chemistry has played critical roles in the understanding of basic science to a variety of practical applications, such as biomedical applications, environmental monitoring, quality control of industrial manufacturing, forensic science and so on.

On Broadway, three people played all of these roles.

Additionally, there are many non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) that have likewise played significant roles in the reconstruction.

In 1953, Lancaster played one of his best remembered roles with Deborah Kerr in From Here to Eternity.

Although Douglas was always second billed under Lancaster in these films, their roles were usually more or less the same size with the exceptions of I Walk Alone, in which Douglas played a villain, and in Seven Days in May, where Douglas ' part was larger than Lancaster's but not as dramatic.

Both Ronald Reagan ( left ) and Strom Thurmond ( right ) played influential roles in the political life of BJU

In the first performance of Monteverdi's Orfeo ( 1607 ), for example, they played subsidiary roles, including Speranza and ( possibly ) that of Euridice.

Charles appeared in the John Godber comedy play Teechers, in which he swapped in and out of various roles, at the Arts Theatre, London, and at the Edinburgh Festival ( 1989 ), and he played Idle Jack in the pantomime Dick Whittington, at the Hull New Theatre ( 1997 ).

After others had lamented the roles they played in the executions of nineteen and imprisonment of hundreds, Mather remained the chief defender of the trials, which diminishes the view of him as a moderate influence.

One of his ancestors is John Elwes, who is believed to be the inspiration for Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens ' A Christmas Carol ( 1843 ) ( Elwes played five roles in the 2009 film adaptation of the novel ).

Most of his roles are cameo appearances, as in Into The Night, Jason X, To Die For, Blood_and_Donuts and Alias, but on occasion he has played major roles, as in Nightbreed or Last Night.

He has not played major roles in any of his own films, but he did put in a brief appearance as a gynecologist in The Fly ; he can also be glimpsed among the sex-crazed hordes in Shivers ; he can be heard as an unseen car-pound attendant in Crash ; his hands can be glimpsed in eXistenZ ; and he appeared as a stand-in for James Woods in Videodrome for shots in which Woods ' character wore a helmet that covered his head.

Historically, utilization of forest products, including timber and fuel wood, has played a key role in human societies, comparable to the roles of water and cultivable land.

Throughout Dalhousie's history, faculty, alumni, and former students have played prominent roles in many different fields, with 86 Rhodes Scholarship originating from Dalhousie.

During the next 10 years, Hopper appeared frequently on television in guest roles, and by the end of the 1960s had played supporting roles in several films.

The economy embarked on various stages of development during which the public and private sectors played roles varying in relative importance as follows:

In the modern wilderness preservation movement, important philosophical roles are played by the writings of John Muir who had been activist in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Except for Chandler, the entire radio cast of Arden, Gordon, Richard Crenna ( Walter Denton ), Gloria McMillan ( Harriet Conklin ), and Jane Morgan ( landlady Margaret Davis ) played the same roles on television.

Women writers have played key roles in science fiction and fantasy literature, often addressing themes of gender.