Jules Maigret

Jules Maigret
Jules Maigret
	Maigret statue by Pieter d'Hont in Delfzijl, Netherlands. The unveiling was made by Simenon himself on 3 September 1966 at the place where he had written the first Maigret novel; it was attended by Maigret actors from various countries.
First appearance	The Strange Case of Peter the Lett (1930)
Last appearance	Maigret and Monsieur Charles (1972)
Created by	Georges Simenon
Portrayed by	Numerous Pierre Renoir ; Abel Tarride ; Harry Baur ; Charles Laughton ; Michel Simon ; Albert Préjean ; Romney Brent ; Luis van Rooten ; Maurice Manson ; Jean Gabin ; Gino Cervi ; Basil Sydney ; Louis Arbessier ; Rupert Davies ; Kees Brusse ; Heinz Rühmann ; Jan Teulings ; Jean Richard ; Rudolf Hrušínský ; Boris Tenin ; Maurice Denham ; Bernard Hepton ; Kinya Aikawa ; Richard Harris ; Armen Dzhigarkhanyan ; Bruno Cremer ; Michael Gambon ; Barry Foster ; Vladimir Samoilov ; Sergio Castellitto ; Nicholas Le Prevost ; Rowan Atkinson ; Gerard Depardieu ; Benjamin Wainwright ; Denis Podalydès ;
In-universe information
Occupation	Detective Chief Superintendent
Family	Evariste Maigret (father); Hernance Maigret (mother);
Spouse	Louise Léonard (m. 1912)
Nationality	French

Jules Maigret (French: [ʒyl mɛɡʁɛ]), or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a commissaire ("inspector") of the Paris Brigade Criminelle (Direction Régionale de la Police Judiciaire de Paris:36, Quai des Orfèvres), created by writer Georges Simenon. The character's full name is Jules Amédée François Maigret.

Between 1930 and 1972, 75 novels and 28 short stories about Maigret were published, starting with Pietr-le-Letton ("The Strange Case of Peter the Lett") and concluding with Maigret et Monsieur Charles ("Maigret and Monsieur Charles"). The novels and stories have been translated into more than 50 languages.

The Maigret stories have also received numerous film, television, and radio adaptations. Penguin Books published new translations of 75 books in the series over as many months from November 2013.