Hercule is Clouseau's serious assistant, who suffers under Clouseau's eccentricity and arrogance. In the first film he has an assitant called Henri, but by "A Shot in the Dark" he has been replaced by Hercule. Hercule is also one of the characters interviewed by reporter Marie in "Trail of the Pink Panther". He is one of many characters played by Graham Stark. In "Trail of the Pink Panther" Hercule is enjoying retirement on his boat, and does an inerview about his former boss for Marie.