Then: In 'Harry and the Hendersons' Suchet played Big Foot hunter Jacques LaFleur. The Royal Shakespeare Company alum was well known in his native England, but American audiences may have recognized him from his roles in movies like 'Iron Eagle' and 'The Falcon and the Snowman.'

Now: In 1989 Suchet began playing the title character in the television series 'Agatha Christie's Poirot,' which returns for its 13 season in 2013. Suchet, who was appointed to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2011 for his services to drama, will also be in the upcoming movie 'Effie.'

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