Help us find and improve next week's Connection Finder profiles: Doctors of TV & Film

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David McCallum, known for many roles including that of Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard on NCIS, recently passed away, so we're looking at him and others who have portrayed doctors on the screen in the Connection Finder next week.

Here's who we're getting started on:

Who else should we feature? We have room for eleven notables. We can't feature everyone who is nominated, but if we don't feature a profile you work on, we may use it sometime in the future. And, of course, all contributions help improve our shared tree.

Our choice of features will depend partly on the notable person's CC7, i.e. their connection count within seven degrees. The more connections they have, the more likely it is for all WikiTree members to find a close and interesting connection to them. So, if you nominate someone, please help grow their CC7.

We'll make a final decision on which ones to feature early next week.

Please reply here with what you're working on so that we don't duplicate our efforts. Thank you!

Take note that this is not the place to discuss why you think we shouldn't feature someone if those reasons are due to politics, actions, or opinions of those being suggested.  Mentioning things like their not being connected, their biography still needing work, erroneous information, etc. are all suitable for discussion here and an opportunity to correct those situations.

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+20 votes

Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House in House

by Russell Butler G2G6 Pilot (151k points)
CC7=328
Cc7 = 362
Thanks for increasing the CC7!
Thanks, Russell.
+16 votes

As a tribute to the Dental World (Physicians and Dentists are both technically Doctors, as are many other professionals), I would suggest considering either Steve Martin, as the sadistic Dr. Orin Scrivello in Little Shop of Horrors, or Ed Helms, as Dr. Stuart Price in The Hangover

"Stu you're a Dentist, don't try and get fancy."  -Phil (Bradley Cooper)

by Brian Quesnell G2G6 Mach 7 (73.2k points)
CC7=388
Thanks, Brian.
+16 votes

I nominate John Devon Roland Pertwee  one of the doctor who's

Steph

by Stephanie Hill G2G6 Mach 4 (48.8k points)
CC7=1950
Thanks, Stephanie. I am hoping to do a Doctor feature in the future, so I will save this for that!
+16 votes

We got to have Doctor Who on this weeks connection finder. I nominate the third "Doctor" John Pertwee.

by Darren Kellett G2G6 Pilot (461k points)

The thirteenth Doctor, profile Jodie Whitaker, is at present unconnected, but there are 35 connections to work from so maybe someone with England expertise can fix that. Short biography and image.

Thanks, Darren and Jim. I hope to do a Doctor Who feature in the future, so I will save these for that.
+15 votes
by Graeme Olney G2G6 Pilot (147k points)
Just added the notable sticker on his profile. He is linked. We will see the CC7 # tomorrow morn.
Thanks, Graeme.
+15 votes
by Graeme Olney G2G6 Pilot (147k points)
Not connected. CC7=6
He is connected with cc7=470 but this could grow

Have posted a comment on his profile

Could someone attach his first wife https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225280660/mitzi-kay-connors

To her father https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McWhorter-2442
If I can get an admin to open the profile, I'm sure we can do that. Her profile is here:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McWhorter-585

She died January 20, 2021.
great! thanks for making the connection!
Thanks, Graeme and Co.!
+16 votes

Sir Reginald Carey (Rex) Harrison - Dr Doolittle (Film 1967) 

by Graeme Olney G2G6 Pilot (147k points)
CC7=905
+18 votes

How about Denzel Washington from his role as Dr. Philip Chandler on the St Elsewhere TV series?  He's connected with a decent CC7 (157) that could be increased.

by Katie Bryant G2G6 Mach 6 (63.4k points)
Yes, please!!
Thanks, Katie!
+17 votes

Temuera Morrison MNZMDr. Hone Ropata ( Shortland Street - New Zealand Soap Opera) 

by Graeme Olney G2G6 Pilot (147k points)
CC7=152
Thanks, Graeme.
+14 votes

He doesn't have a lot of connections, but how about Robert Young (Marcus Welby, M.D.)?

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Young-17496

by Roger Stong G2G Astronaut (1.4m points)
CC7=138
Thanks, Roger.
+12 votes
by Shelly Burmeister G2G2 (2.8k points)
CC7=1304
Thanks, Shelly.
+17 votes

Jane (Frankenberg) Seymour OBE - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

by Graeme Olney G2G6 Pilot (147k points)
CC7=518
Thanks, Graeme.
+15 votes
Dick Van Dyke, in "Diagnosis Murder".
by Janet Puckett G2G6 Mach 2 (25.9k points)
CC7=1267
Thanks, Janet.
+16 votes

George Clooney who played Dr. Doug Ross on ER. CC7=334

by Judi Stutz G2G6 Pilot (345k points)

How about a two-fer? George's cousin Miguel Ferrer played Dr. Garret Macy on Crossing Jordan.

Miguel was always a fave of mine.
Thanks, Judi and Regan.
+14 votes
Andrew Cruickshank  for  Dr. Cameron  in  Dr. Finlay's Casebook        

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cruickshank-1345

Peter Sellers   for  Dr. Strangelove   in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sellers-1227
by Allan Entwistle G2G6 Mach 3 (39.7k points)
Thanks, Allan.
+15 votes

Kim Hunter, who played Dr. Zira in Planet of the Apes is currently unconnected.

by Matthew Sullivan G2G6 Pilot (163k points)
Now connected. CC7 is 833.
Thanks, Matthew.
+18 votes
DeForest Kelley (Kelley-3056). He played Dr. "Bones" McCoy on Star Trek (CC7=1160) and he is a Notable.
by Mack Morrison G2G6 Mach 8 (81.9k points)
Thanks, Mack.
+14 votes

How about Jack Klugman, who played Dr. R. Quincy, M.E.

His CC7 is 415

by Scott Fulkerson G2G Astronaut (1.5m points)

We also had 3 doctors in Lost in Space:

Guy Williams played Dr. John Robinson (Will's father). He's not currently connected. CC7 of 10.

June Lockhart played Dr. Maureen Robinson (Will's mother). Her CC7 is 71.

Jonathan Harris played Dr. Zachary Smith (Will's sort of nemesis). He's not currently connected. CC7 of 6.

With a career spanning over 80 years, June Lockhart is one of the last surviving actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
June Lockhart's CC7 will be increasing once a new connection through her daughter updates.
Thanks, Scott.
+15 votes
I just realized someone else suggested him a well.

May I suggest "Deforest Kelley"  Kelley-3056
by Susan Wright G2G3 (3.3k points)
edited by Susan Wright
Thanks, Susan.
+16 votes

Other people have suggested some great actors known for their roles as medical doctors in shows about being doctors. Here are a few from shows that weren't about doctors, but the characters happened to be:

Bernard Fox (Dr. Bombay from Bewitched)—currently unconnected 

Bill Bixby (Dr. David Banner/the Incredible Hulk)

Groucho Marx (Dr. Hugo Hackenbush)

Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove)

Sidney Poitier (Dr. John Prentice in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner)

Gene Wilder (Dr. Frankenstien)

Stockard Channing (Dr. Abby Bartlett on The West Wing)

by Regan Conley G2G6 Mach 5 (50.1k points)
That's Frankensteen...
Or Fronkensteen!
Thanks, Regan!

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