Q of the Day: Who is Your Favorite TV and Movie Detectives?

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For TV SHOWS I'm going to pick "MONK" which ran on the USA network. On the series, Shalhoub played the role of Adrian Monk, a detective with an obsessive-compulsive disorder. I choose him because of how realistic and just plain funny he was, solving crimes while struggling with this condition. For those who have Amazon Prime you might have seen him as the character Abe Weisman on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Another hilarious character portrayal by Shalhoub. Yes, Tony Shalhoub has come a long way from the first comedy series I saw him in called "WINGS," where he played the cab driver Antonio Scarpaci. For my MOVIE choice I'm going with the klutzy, inept, French police detective Jacques Clouseau, played magnificently by Peter Sellers in those 1960's Pink Panther series films. Steve Martin also did a reprise of the character in the 2006 version. You might also remember a similar take on the bumbling detective starring actor John Candy as detective "Harry Crumb." Anyway, I picked Sellers for creating such an impressionable character, from his accent to his bumbling slapstick humor, it reminded me of the great Charlie Chaplin. The best compliment for a great comedic film and character performance is when other movie versions copy the original. I know the "Monk" character and the "Pink Panther" Clouseau movies with Peter Sellers are not an obvious choice among favorite TV and movie detectives, but they made an impression on me. So, your turn to play along and come up with a better choice among your favorite TV and movie detectives. I'm anxious to see what "evidence you come up with." Some Source Info: Imdb.com Photo: Amazon