List of Fictional Medical Examiners

This list consists of fictional medical examiners from various literature, films, and television series, in order of their show/book debut.

Character Actor Creator Debut
Dr. John Thorndyke R. Austin Freeman The Red Thumb Mark (1907—42)
Craig Kennedy Arthur B. Reeve Cosmopolitan (1910—18)
Dr. Reginald Fortune H. C. Bailey Call Mr. Fortune (1919)
Dr. Priestley John Rhode The Paddington Mystery (1925—61)
Dr. Basil Willing Helen McCloy Dance of Death (1938—2003)
Dr. Robert Asten John S. Ragin Glen A. Larson & Lou Shaw Quincy, M.E. (1976—83)
Dr. Emily Hanover Anita Gillette Steve Greenberg & Aubrey Solomon
Dr. R. Quincy Jack Klugman Glen A. Larson & Lou Shaw
Dr. Alex Delaware N/A Jonathan Kellerman When the Bough Breaks (1985—)
Daphne Matthews Ridley Pearson Undercurrents (1988)
Dr. Kay Scarpetta Patricia Cornwell Postmortem (1990—)
Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers Leslie Hendrix Dick Wolf Law & Order (1990—2010)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999—2000)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001—11)
Julianna Cox Michelle Forbes Lyle Weldon & Emily Whitesell Homicide: Life on the Street (1993—99)
Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald Robbie Coltrane Jimmy McGovern Cracker (1993—96, 2006)
Dr. Jane Halifax Rebecca Gibney Mac Gudgeon Halifax f.p. (1994—2001)
Li Morris N/A Nora Roberts in Death (1995—)
Dr. Tony Hill Val McDermid The Mermaids Singing (1995—)
Dr. Melinda Warner Tamara Tunie Judith McCreary Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000—)
Dr. Felix Gibson Esther Hall Barbara Machin Waking the Dead (2000—11)
Dr. Eve Lockhart Tara Fitzgerald
Dr. Frankie Wharton Holly Aird
Dr. Al Robbins Robert David Hall Anthony Zuiker CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000—)
Dr. David Phillips David Berman
Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh Jill Hennessy Tim Kring Crossing Jordan (2001-2007)
Dr. Garret Macy Miguel Ferrer
Dr. Mahesh "Bug" Vijay Ravi Kapoor
Dr. Trey Sanders Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
Dr. Elaine Duchamps Lorraine Toussaint
Dr. Peter Winslow Ivan Sergei
Dr. Kate Switzer Brooke Smith
Dr. Alexx Woods Khandi Alexander Ann Donahue, Carol Mendelsohn & Anthony Zuiker CSI: Miami (2002-12)
Gerald Jackson Pancho Demmings Donald Bellisario & Don McGill NCIS (2003—)
Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard David McCallum
Jimmy Palmer Brian Dietzen
Dr. Sope Jinadu Sope Jinadu
Tru Davies Eliza Dushku Jon Harmon Feldman Tru Calling (2003—05)
Dr. Sheldon Hawkes Hill Harper Anthony Zuiker CSI: NY (2004—)
Dr. Sid Hammerback Robert Joy
Woody the Coroner Kurt Fuller Steve Franks Psych (2006—)
Dr. Lanie Parish Tamala Jones Andrew W. Marlowe Castle (2009—)
Dr. Sidney Perlmutter Arye Gross
Dr. Maura Isles Sasha Alexander Tess Gerritsen Rizzoli & Isles (2010—)
Dr. Curtis Brumfield Windell Middlebrooks Christopher Murphey Body of Proof (2011—)
Dr. Ethan Gross Geoffrey Arend
Dr. Megan Hunt Dana Delany
Dr. Kate Murphy Jeri Ryan
Dr. Mike Collins Mark Baezely Barbara Machin The Body Farm (2011)
Dr. Rosa Gilbert Wunmi Mosaku
Dr. Eve Lockart Tara Fitzgerald
Dr. Oscar 'Oggy' Traynor Finlay Robertson

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