![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Menos conocido como actor cinematográfico, rodó doce películas entre 1956 y 1987. Su más recordado papel fue el de Hércules Poirot en una larga secuencia de adaptaciones radiofónicas de las novelas de Agatha Christie, que iniciadas en los años 1980 se prolongaron con diferentes intervalos hasta los años 2000. Moffatt empezó a actuar en la radio en 1950, y en la televisión en 1953. Su repertorio fue muy amplio, trabajando con los clásicos, obras modernas, revista y pantomima. Fue miembro de la English Stage Company, del Old Vic, y de la compañía del National Theatre companies. A principios de los años 1950 fue escogido para hacer pequeños papeles en producciones encabezadas por John Gielgud y Noël Coward, obteniendo cada vez mayores papeles con el paso de la década. Tras un tiempo trabajando en teatro de repertorio provincial, hizo su primera interpretación en Londres en el año 1946. Los padres de Moffatt deseaban que hiciera la carrera bancaria, pero él estudiaba interpretación en secreto, debutando como actor teatral en el año 1944. John Moffatt (Badby, 24 de septiembre de 1922-Londres, 10 de septiembre de 2012) fue un actor y dramaturgo británico, conocido por su trabajo como Hércules Poirot en BBC Radio en veinticinco producciones, así como por sus actuaciones en los Teatros del West End entre los años 1950 y 1980. ![]()
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