Nick Carter (character)

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Nick Carter
First appearance	The Old Detective's Pupil; or, The Mysterious Crime of Madison Square (1886)
Created by	Ormond G. Smith, John R. Coryell
Portrayed by	Pierre Bressol Walter Pidgeon Lon Clark Eddie Constantine Robert Conrad Michal Dočolomanský
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Detective

Nick Carter is a fictional character who began as a dime novel private detective in 1886 and has appeared in a variety of formats over more than a century. The character was first conceived by Ormond G. Smith and created by John R. Coryell. Carter headlined his own magazine for years, and was then part of a long-running series of novels from 1964 to 1990. Films were created based on Carter in France, Czechoslovakia and Hollywood. Nick Carter has also appeared in many comic books and in radio programs.