| Albert Campion | |
|---|---|
| Albert Campion mysteries character | |
| First appearance | The Crime at Black Dudley |
| Created by | Margery Allingham |
| Portrayed by | Bernard Horsfall Brian Smith Peter Davison James Snell Richard Hurndall William Fox Basil Moss |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Rudolph (real name) the Honourable Tootles Ash, Mornington Dodd, Orlando, Christopher Twelvetrees |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Adventurer, detective |
| Family | Emily (grandmother) Herbert (brother) Valentine Ferris (sister) |
| Spouse | Lady Amanda Fitton |
| Children | Rupert (son) |
| Nationality | British |
Albert Campion is a fictional character in a series of detective novels and short stories by Margery Allingham. He first appeared as a supporting character in The Crime at Black Dudley (1929), an adventure story involving a ring of criminals, and would go on to feature in another 18 novels and over 20 short stories.[1]
Supposedly created as a parody of Dorothy L. Sayers' detective Lord Peter Wimsey,[2] Campion established his own identity, and matured and developed as the series progressed. After Allingham's death her husband Philip Youngman Carter completed her last Campion book and wrote two more before his own death.