List of male detective characters
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This is a list of fictional male detective characters from novels, short stories, radio, television, films.
A
- Detective Chief-Inspector Roderick Alleyn, series by Ngaio Marsh
- Jonathan Ames, Bored to Death: A Noir-otic Story by Jonathan Ames
B
- Martin Beck, series by Sjöwall and Wahlöö
- Blacksad, Blacksad
- Detective Inspector Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte, by Arthur Upfield
- FBI Agent Seeley Booth, Bones, TV series based on the books by Kathy Reichs
- Harry Bosch, series by Michael Connelly
- Slam Bradley, Slam Bradley
- Father Brown, series by G. K. Chesterton
- Romeo Brown, Romeo Brown
- Detective Sammy Bryant, Southland TV series
- Byomkesh Bakshi, by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
C
- Brother Cadfael, The Cadfael Chronicles, by Ellis Peters
- Rick Cahill, "Yesterday's Echo" by Matt Coyle
- Lieutenant Horatio Caine, CSI: Miami TV series (2002–2012)
- Vincent Calvino, by Christopher G. Moore
- Albert Campion, by Margery Allingham
- Inspector Canardo, Canardo
- Frank Cannon, Cannon
- Nick Carter, Nick Carter
- Henri Cassin, So Dark the Night (1946 movie); based on a story by Aubrey Wisberg
- Charlie Chan, series by Earl Derr Biggers
- Nick Charles, The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
- Clifton, Clifton
- Inspector Clouseau, The Pink Panther
- Rustin Cohle, True Detective, series by Nic Pizzolatto
- Elvis Cole, series by Robert Crais
- Lieutenant Columbo, Columbo TV film series (1968–2003)
- FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper, Twin Peaks TV series (1990–1991)
- Carland Cross, Carland Cross.
- Mateo Cruz, BAU Section Chief, Criminal Minds
D
- Dr. Phil D'Amato, by Paul Levinson
- Harry D'Amour, by Clive Barker
- Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel in the novels and TV series Dalziel and Pascoe by Reginald Hill
- Lieutenant Cedric Daniels, The Wire
- Peter Decker, by Faye Kellerman
- Judge Dee, by Robert van Gulik
- Alex Delaware, by Jonathan Kellerman
- Harry Devlin, by Martin Edwards
- Doctor Spektor, Doctor Spektor
- Dylan Dog, Dylan Dog
- Dan Dunn, Dan Dunn
- Nathaniel Dusk, Nathaniel Dusk
F
- Marcus Didius Falco, series by Lindsey Davis
- Erast Fandorin, by Boris Akunin
- Dr. Gideon Fell, by John Dickson Carr
- Detective Don Flack, CSI: NY TV series (2004–2013)
- Detective Inspector Malcolm Fox, in two crime novels by Ian Rankin. The Complaints and The Impossible Dead
- Feluda, by Satyajit Ray
G
- Detective Sergeant David Gabriel, The Closer TV series (2005–2012)
- Inspector Gadget, Inspector Gadget
- Commander George Gideon, Scotland Yard in the novels by John Creasey
- Gordianus the Finder, by Steven Saylor
- Gil Grissom, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV series (2000–)
H
- Mike Hammer, series by Mickey Spillane
- Hawkshaw, Hawkshaw the Detective
- Heiji Hattori, by Gosho Aoyama
- Harry Hole, series by Jo Nesbø
- Sherlock Holmes, series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Somerset Holmes, Somerset Holmes
- Aaron Hotchner, BAU unit chief, Criminal Minds
J
- Barnaby Jones, Barnaby Jones
- Gil Jourdan, Gil Jourdan
K
- Martin Kane, Martin Kane, Private Eye
- Rip Kirby, Rip Kirby
- Nick Knatterton, Nick Knatterton.
- Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak, Kojak
- Detective Vince Korsak, Rizzoli & Isles
- Shin'ichi Kudo, by Gosho Aoyama
L
M
- Detective Vic Mackey, The Shield
- Thomas Magnum, Magnum, P.I.
- Jules Maigret, by Georges Simenon
- Joe Mannix, Mannix
- Philip Marlowe, by Raymond Chandler
- Perry Mason, by Erle Stanley Gardner
- Travis McGee, by John D. MacDonald
- Detective Jimmy McNulty, The Wire
- Sir Henry Merrivale, by Carter Dickson
- Adrian Monk, Monk
- Inspector Morse, by Colin Dexter
- FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder, The X-Files
- Derek Morgan, Criminal Minds
N
- Detective Zack Nichols, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Bogey Nicholson, Bogey
P
- Detective Sergeant Peter Pascoe in the novels and TV series Dalziel and Pascoe by Reginald Hill
- Hercule Poirot, by Agatha Christie
- Bernard Prince, Bernard Prince
- Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza, The Closer
Q
R
- Jack Reacher, by Lee Child
- Detective Danny Reagan, Blue Bloods
- Detective Inspector John Rebus, by Ian Rankin
- Red Barry, Red Barry
- Dave Robicheaux, by James Lee Burke
- Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files
- Lincoln Rhyme, by Jeffery Deaver
- David Rossi, current Unit Senior Agent, Criminal Minds
- Spencer Reid, Criminal Minds
S
- Michael Shayne, Dressed to Kill (1941) and 11 other movies; The Dead Take No Bows, a mystery novel by Richard Burke; 3 radio shows and a TV series
- Dan Shepherd, by Stephen Leather
- Sergeant Andy Sipowicz, NYPD Blue
- Sam Spade, by Dashiell Hammett
- Lance Spearman, Lance Spearman
- Spenser, by Robert B. Parker
- Detective Elliot Stabler, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
T
- Tif, Tif et Tondu
- Tondu, Tif et Tondu
- Philip Trent, by E. C. Bentley
V
- Detective Van Zwam, The Adventures of Nero.
- Philo Vance, 12 novels by S. S. Van Dine, radio, movies.
W
- Inspector Kurt Wallander, by Henning Mankell
- Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, by Ruth Rendell
- Lord Peter Wimsey, by Dorothy L. Sayers
- Nero Wolfe, by Rex Stout
See also
- Crime fiction
- Detective fiction
- Lists of authors
- List of mystery writers
- List of thriller authors
- Mystery fiction
- Whodunit
- List of fictional detectives found in novels at the website Stop, You're Killing Me!
