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This is a list of fictional doctors (characters that use the appellation "doctor", medical and otherwise), from literature, films, television, and other media.. Shakespeare created a doctor in his play Macbeth (c 1603) [1] with a "great many good doctors" having appeared in literature by the 1890s [2] and, in the early 1900s, the "rage for novel characters" included a number of "lady doctors". [3]
Character Actor Creator Debut Dr. John Thorndyke: R. Austin Freeman: The Red Thumb Mark (1907–1942) Professor Craig Kennedy: Arthur B. Reeve: Cosmopolitan (1910–1918) Dr. Reginald Fortune: H. C. Bailey: Call Mr. Fortune (1919) Dr. Priestley: John Rhode: The Paddington Mystery (1925–1961) Dr. Basil Willing: Helen McCloy: Dance of Death ...
The films inspired several spin-off television series. The first film, Doctor in the House, was initiated by Betty Box, who picked up a copy of the book at Crewe during a long rail journey. She saw its possibility as a film, but Box and Ralph Thomas had a job convincing Rank executives that people would go to a film about doctors, and that ...
S. Saint Anna (comics) Salim (film) Toshiko Sato; Sauron (comics) Doc Savage; Vandal Savage; Kay Scarpetta; John Seward; Shaman (comics) Jack Shephard; List of Shortland Street characters
'Forrest Gump' (1994) The lovably odd character of Forrest Gump, with his endearing nature, unlikely skill, and popularity, comes from Winston Groom's 1986 duology, Forrest Gump, from which ...
The film was based on the series of children's stories of the same name by Hugh Lofting, but used no material from any of the novels; the main connection is the titular character Dr. John Dolittle and his ability to talk to animals, although the Pushmi-Pullyu, a much-loved feature of the books, notably makes a very brief appearance in a couple ...
Doctor (2021 film) Doctor and the Healer; Doctor Bertram; Dr. Cabbie; Doctor G; Dr. Holl; Doctor in Love; Doctor in Trouble; Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani; Dr. Monica; The Doctor of Stalingrad; The Doctor of the Mad; Doctor Praetorius (film) Doctor Schotte; Doctor Sibelius; Doctor Solm; Doctor Strange (2016 film) Dr. T & the Women; The Doctor (1991 ...
Lauren Weisberger’s novel, based on the author’s stint as a PA to Vogue editor Anna Wintour, became a publishing sensation upon its release in 2003; its white cover adorned with a huge red ...