Dr. Death
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- Aribert HeimAribert HeimAribert Ferdinand Heim was an Austrian doctor, also known as Dr. Death. As an SS doctor in a Nazi concentration camp in Mauthausen, he is accused of killing and torturing many inmates by various methods, such as direct injections of toxic compounds into the hearts of his victims...
, Austrian doctor and one of the world's most wanted Nazi war criminals - Josef MengeleJosef MengeleJosef Rudolf Mengele , also known as the Angel of Death was a German SS officer and a physician in the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. He earned doctorates in anthropology from Munich University and in medicine from Frankfurt University...
, German doctor and also an infamous Nazi war criminal, also known as the "Angel of Death" - Jack KevorkianJack KevorkianJacob "Jack" Kevorkian , commonly known as "Dr. Death", was an American pathologist, euthanasia activist, painter, composer and instrumentalist. He is best known for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die via physician-assisted suicide; he said he assisted at least 130 patients to...
, American physician who assisted terminally ill people to commit suicide during the 1990s - Philip NitschkePhilip NitschkeDr. Philip Nitschke is an Australian medical doctor, humanist, author and founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International. He campaigned successfully to have a legal euthanasia law passed in Australia's Northern Territory and assisted four people in ending their lives before...
, Australian doctor who campaigned for legal assisted suicide in the Northern Territory and subsequently assisted four people in doing so - Gerard SteensonGerard SteensonGerard Steenson was an Irish republican socialist paramilitary activist. He was a member of the Irish National Liberation Army group during the Troubles in Northern Ireland....
, Ex-leader of the IPLO organisation - Jayant PatelJayant PatelJayant Mukundray Patel , referred to as Doctor Death is a surgeon who is at the centre of a 2005 scandal in which he was accused of gross incompetence while working at Bundaberg Base Hospital in Queensland, Australia...
, United States and India trained doctor who is accused of gross incompetence leading to the deaths of three patients in Queensland, Australia - Maxim PetrovMaxim PetrovMaxim Vladimirovich Petrov is a Russian doctor and serial killer. He is currently serving a life sentence for killing 12 patients. The Russian media nicknamed him "Doctor Killer" and "Doctor Death".-Crimes:...
, Russian doctor and serial killer - Harold ShipmanHarold ShipmanHarold Fredrick Shipman was an English doctor and one of the most prolific serial killers in recorded history with 218 murders being positively ascribed to him....
, British general practitioner and most prolific serial killer in British history - "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, professional wrestler
- Ayman al-ZawahiriAyman al-ZawahiriAyman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri is an Egyptian physician, Islamic theologian and current leader of al-Qaeda. He was previously the second and last "emir" of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, having succeeded Abbud al-Zumar in the latter role when Egyptian authorities sentenced al-Zumar to life...
Egyptian doctor, and prominent member of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad and Al-Qaeda - Wouter BassonWouter BassonWouter Basson is a South African cardiologist and former head of the country's secret chemical and biological warfare project, Project Coast, during the apartheid era. Nicknamed "Dr...
, South African cardiologist and former head of the country's secret chemical and biological warfare project known as Project Coast, during the Apartheid era - Pornthip RojanasunandPornthip RojanasunandKhunying Pornthip Rojanasunand, also spelled Porntip Rojanasunan, M.D. is a Thai forensic pathologist, author, human rights activist, and cancer survivor....
, Thai forensic pathologist - Dave FennellDave FennellDave Fennell is a former defensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. After graduating from the University of North Dakota in 1973, he played for Edmonton from 1974–83, and helped lead the team to five straight Grey Cup championships from 1978-82 as a key member of...
, Canadian football defensive lineman - Skip ThomasSkip ThomasAlonzo "Skip" Thomas, a.k.a. "Dr. Death", was an American football cornerback who played in the National Football League.-College career:...
, Oakland Raiders Cornerback, member of the "Soul Patrol" - Eric PiankaEric PiankaEric Rodger Pianka is an American biologist, whose work includes herpetology and evolutionary ecology. His textbook, Evolutionary Ecology is considered a classic, and his writings for the general public and television appearances have made him an influential figure.-Youth:Pianka was born in...
, Professor of Biology at University of Texas at Austin known for his misreported advocacy of the killing of 90% of the human population with microbes.
In fiction:
- Doctor Death (comics)Doctor Death (comics)Doctor Death is a fictional character, a comic book mad scientist and supervillain appearing in publications by DC Comics. The character was created by either Gardner Fox or Bob Kane as an enemy of the superhero Batman, and first appeared in Detective Comics #29, released July 1939...
, villain in early Batman comics - Doctor Death (magazine)Doctor Death (magazine)Doctor Death was the title of a short-lived pulp science fiction magazine published by Dell Magazines in 1935, as well as the name of the main character featured in that magazine...
, a short-lived pulp magazine of the 1930s featuring a villainous character of that name - Dr. Death, a novel by Jonathan KellermanJonathan KellermanJonathan Kellerman is an American psychologist, and Edgar and Anthony Award winning author of numerous bestselling suspense novels....
- Dr. Death, a living marionette prominently featured in Retro Puppet MasterRetro Puppet MasterRetro Puppet Master is a 1999 horror film written by Charles Band, Benjamin Carr and David Schmoeller, and directed by David DeCoteau...
- "Dr. Death," a fictional horror movie character played by Vincent Price in the 1970s horror film Madhouse (1974 film)Madhouse (1974 film)Madhouse is a 1973 British horror film directed by Jim Clark for Amicus Productions. It stars Vincent Price, Natasha Pyne, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Adrienne Corri and Linda Hayden.-Plot:...
Television:
- Leslie "Dr. Death" Krunchner, an American football linebacker portrayed by actor Donald GibbDonald GibbDonald Gibb , sometimes credited as Don Gibb, is an American actor with an imposing 6 ft-4in frame, best known for his roles as the hulking, dimwitted fraternity brother "Ogre" in several installments of the Revenge of the Nerds film series, and as Leslie "Dr...
in the HBO sitcom, 1st & Ten, which ran from 1984–1991.
See also
- Mr Death (disambiguation)
- Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. is a 1999 documentary film by Errol Morris about execution technician Fred A. Leuchter.-Plot:...
, a documentary film by Errol Morris on the subject of holocaust denial