David Suchet has starred as the eponymous detective in Agatha Christie's Poirot in the ITV series since 1989.

A 1945 radio series of at least 13 original half-hour episodes ( none of which apparently adapt any Christie stories ) transferred Poirot from London to New York and starred character actor Harold Huber, perhaps better known for his appearances as a police officer in various Charlie Chan films.

Geraldine McEwan starred in the first three series.

Through the 1980s and 1990s, Brooks co-wrote ( with longtime collaborator Monica Johnson ), directed and starred in a series of well-received comedies, playing variants on his standard neurotic and self-obsessed character.

As well as Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson in their usual roles, this series starred Hugh Laurie as the Prince Regent, and Helen Atkinson-Wood as Mrs. Miggins.

" Ash " Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead series of films and he has starred in many low-budget cult films such as Crimewave, Maniac Cop, Bubba Ho-tep, Escape From L. A. and Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat.

He starred in the television series Jack of All Trades, set on a fictional island, occupied by the French in 1801.

Two different animated cartoon series also starred ' Charlie ' a tramp character, the first a series of nine shorts from 1916 by Movca Film Service.

He was a team captain on the sci-fi quiz series Space Cadets ( 1997 ) on Channel 4, which guest starred William Shatner.

In 1999, he guest starred as Dr. John York in an episode of the television series The Outer Limits.

Kane was a regular on the 1986 NBC series All Is Forgiven, a regular on the 1990 – 1991 NBC series American Dreamer, guest-starred on a 1994 episode of Seinfeld and had a supporting role in the short-lived 1996 – 1997 sitcom Pearl, which starred Rhea Perlman.

In the 1940s these were one-shots in the Four Color series ( issued 4-6 times a year ) that starred Donald and his nephews.

Later, he guest starred on NBC's medical drama The Eleventh Hour in the role of Hal Kincaid in the 1962 episode " Make Me a Place ", with series co-stars Wendell Corey and Jack Ging.

Janssen starred in four television series of his own:

He next played the psychotic wife-beating husband of Twiggy in her American film debut, W. Benedict starred in the television series Chopper One which aired for one season in 1974.

The majority of films produced in the Federal Republic in the 1960s were genre works: westerns, especially the series of movies adapted from Karl May's popular genre novels which starred Pierre Brice as the Apache Winnetou and Lex Barker as his white blood brother Old Shatterhand ; thrillers and crime films, notably a series of Edgar Wallace movies in which Klaus Kinski, Heinz Drache, Wolfgang Völz, and Joachim Fuchsberger were among the regular players ; and softcore sex films, both the relatively serious Aufklärungsfilme ( sex education films ) of Oswalt Kolle and such exploitation films as Schulmädchen-Report ( Schoolgirl Report ) ( 1970 ) and its successors.

The latter series starred Dirk Bogarde, probably the British industry's most popular star of the 1950s.

Merv Hughes also starred in the series 2 episode Workin ' Class Man.

The ninth film in the Godzilla series, it starred Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Kobayashi and Yoshio Tsuchiya.

As the Marx Brothers, he and his brothers starred in a series of popular stage shows and movies.

In addition to the duo's popular nightclub work, they starred in a successful series of comedy films for Paramount Pictures.

New neighbours Derek and Betty McVitie replaced the Trenches for the 1997 special " Endgame ", however this turned out to be their only appearances in the series and they were said to have emigrated by the penultimate episode which caused Nick Swainey to leap straight in with the offer for their old house.

Among the best known examples were the two ' Derek Flint ' films starring James Coburn, and the Matt Helm series with Dean Martin.

* The Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, and the TV series made from them starring Sir Derek Jacobi

* Necromancy is prominent in the Skulduggery Pleasant series by Derek Landy.

He also played Derek Trout, a record producer in the 1999 series, The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star.

* 1998: Played a cameo role in the TV series The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star as the character Derek Trout.

In 1976 Derek Bailey founded and curated Company Week, the first of an annual series of improvised music festivals in which Bailey programmed performances by ad hoc ensembles of musicians who in many cases had never played with each other before.

However, the Lakers ' Derek Fisher would launch a game-winner as time expired which would go in, giving the Lakers a stunning 74 – 73 win to take a 3 – 2 series lead.

Featuring a disco-themed heroine with ties to the X-Men ( based upon an unproduced motion picture set to star Bo Derek ), the first issue of this series was sold only through specialty stores, bypassing the then-standard newsstand / spin rack distribution route altogether, as a recognition by Marvel of the growing comics shop sector.

Also during August 2008, a British actor and comedian Derek Williams aka " Svenalike " was flown into Mexico City for a series of media stunts and the filming of a special feature for Mexico's Azteca TV broadcast corporation.

In an interview to promote the first series of Yes, Prime Minister, Derek Fowlds said that " both political sides believe that it satirises their opponents, and civil servants love it because it depicts them as being more powerful than either.

The TV series, filmed on Sark, starred Derek Jacobi and Judy Parfitt, and featured a number of islanders.

* Derek Fowlds, television actor ( Yes, Minister, Heartbeat ( UK TV series ))

On February 13, 1972, Michael Davis left the band ( he was using heroin and was all but forced out by the others ), and was replaced by a series of bassists ( Steve Moorhouse, Derek Hughes, and Ray Craig ).

* Derek Landy's Skulduggery Pleasant ( series )

Some guests in then Sam Smith stories included Derek Griffiths, Matthew Kelly and Keith Chegwin, who all appeared in the final instalment of the series.

* In the 1978 TV series Will Shakespeare he is portrayed by Derek Royle as an oafish alcoholic.

In the 1970s, Derek Nimmo sang the jingle " P … p … pick up a Penguin " in a series of television advertisements for McVitie's Penguin biscuits,

It proved to be the first of a series of comedies starring Derek Nimmo as similar bumbling clerical characters ( Oh, Brother !, Oh, Father!

There was a series of public blunders and further controversy in February 2008 following scrutiny on the employment of family members by politicians after the Derek Conway scandal when it emerged that Mr Paisley was on his father's payroll as a researcher in the constituency of North Antrim in addition to his roles as an MLA and a Junior Minister.

* Derek " DK " Kitson, a character in the television series Third Watch, played by Derek Kelly

His replacement for the second series was Derek Wadsworth, who composed new title music.