History Main / DrJerk

* Dr. Silberman from the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' franchise. Especially in ''Terminator 2''. He's not so much interested in helping Sarah Connor recover as he is in getting his "work" with Sarah published in medical journals.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' has Dr. "Bones" [=McCoy=], whose [[ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder cantankerous reminders of his actual occupation]] qualify for this trope. Especially in "This Side of Paradise," when he's under the influence of AppliedPhlebotinum that makes him more irritable. He certainly qualifies in "Friday's Child," where he persuades an obstinate, haughty patient to let him ease her pain... by slapping her in the face.

** Dr. Cottle. The man is a wisecracking sarcastic jerk who actually '''smokes on the job'''. His catankerous attitude seems to be mostly related to authority figures trying to tell him what to do, making him a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, as he feels obligated to heal the sick, period, human or Cylon, regardless of what Adama's [[DeathGlare steely blue eyes]] would seem to dictate. Of course, he gets that sort of slack because he's just so damn good, as he [[spoiler:managed to save Commander Adama's life from a pretty brutal assassination attempt despite what most would consider fatal amounts of internal bleeding.]] Not to mention that with humanity reduced to under 50,000 people after the Cylon assault, he might well be one of the only doctors left ''alive''.

* [[InsistentTerminology Professor]] Richard Craig of ''AllSaints''. Thanks to his world-class surgical skills, he is able to get away with habitually disregarding the opinions of the nurses in spite of their proven diagnostic abilities, criticising his protege Luke for being willing to listen to them, regularly antagonising patients when they decide against his (usually experimental) treatment suggestions, and in one case lying to a patient about his wife surviving their car accident. It's hardly surprising that Bron conceals the fact that he's her father, especially after he blackmails her into leaving the hospital in exchange for him saving the life of a friend. (To his credit, it's actually Bron that holds herself to this agreement, even though Bob died in surgery and Craig left at the same time.)

* Dr. Bykov in the Russian show ''Interny'' ("Interns") is an {{Expy}} of Series/{{House}} and [[{{Scrubs}} Cox]]. He's a complete jerk to his patients and interns, as well as his boss and best friend. He often punishes the interns for slightest offences or even for no reason at all (this usually involves being given impromptu night shifts, especially if they have plans). Like House, he has a strenuous (sometimes romantic) relationship with his female boss, who only tolerates his antics because he does the job well. Also, for a bit of irony, Bykov is played by a priest, who took time off from the church to do the show. The newest intern, Polina Ulyanova, only got hired because she accidentally pissed off all the other major characters whom she attempted to vouch for her in front of Bykov. Bykov, in his true style, immediately hires her to annoy everyone else.

* ''AsTheWorldTurns'' had this in [[DefrostingIceQueeen Dr. Reid Oliver]], who was constantly being compared to Dr. {{House}}, though he was more like [[{{Scrubs}} Dr. Cox]].

[[caption-width-right:240: They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. After seeing [[DeadpanSnarker this]] [[{{Jerkass}} guy]], I sure am eating mine.[[hottip:*:[[PerverseSexualLust Or not.]]]]

* Sort of deconstructed on ''GoldenGirls''. One episode has Dorothy convinced there's something wrong with her. She goes to a doctor but he can't figure what's wrong with her specifically and brushes her off, writing her claims as "you're old and senile." After a visit to another doctor or two, it's revealed that she was right, something IS wrong and it's treatable[[hottip:*:for the record, the diagnosis was [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002224/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]]. As they're out to dinner to celebrate she runs into the first doctor again, and tells him off about not having compassion for his patients. Thank goodness SOMEONE on television had the brains to realize "doctor jerks aren't helpful." The doctor in question was played by the same actor who played [[{{Cheers}} Sumner Sloane]]. It's [[TypeCasting not the least bit surprising]] that he's so unsympathetic.

[[caption-width-right:240: They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. After seeing [[DeadpanSnarker this]] [[{{Jerkass}} guy]], I sure am eating mine.[[hottip:*:[[PerverseSexualLust Or not.]]]]]]

[[caption-width-right:240: They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. After seeing [[DeadpanSnarker this]] [[{{Jerkass}} guy]], I sure am eating mine.]]

* In ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'' the Medivac pilot, unlike her ground based [[HelloNurse counterpart]].

He's a very skilled doctor, so dedicated to his job he doesn't seem to have any other kind of life; but he appears to have little to no compassion, is often narcissistic, a maverick, rebuffs any friendly gesture, and speaks only in [[DeadpanSnarker snide put-downs]] or irritable complaints about [[HumansAreMorons how stupid human beings generally are]]. He's an amusing subversion of the image of doctors as saintly humanitarians -- but of course, he's so prevalent now that he's become a trope of his own. He is almost AlwaysMale.

His attitude is often explained by the notion that, in order to become such a good physician, he's had to make a habit of treating people as machines and "never letting his feelings get in the way". In his worldview, it would be unthinkable to cut another human being open and tinker with their insides, so he forces himself to view others as if they are ''not'' people. (Despite this he still admits ItNeverGetsAnyEasier; he just suppresses it.) In many ways, he's often the ultimate JerkWithAHeartOfGold, since he often demonstrates that he really does care about people deep down by doing whatever it takes to save their lives.

** [[JerkAss Frank Burns]] is a rare example of an asshole doctor who is really incompetent, and has a fool's gold heart (he openly admits he was just in it for the money, and is one of the biggest bigots in the series). He also openly admitted (during the series that is) that he was in it for the skin care to get rid of his pimples, and he hoped to earn big money. In the TV series, he once stated that he flunked out of two medical schools and took twice the normal time to become a doctor. He was also tricked into admitting that he paid $400 dollars (a large sum at the time) for the answers for a critical exam. He was worse in the original book. Burns was at the last era in history where a practicing physician could get a license ''without going to medical school''. In Frank's case, he served an apprenticeship under his father. In the film, he is extremely religious in public, hypocritical about it (see Maj. O'Houlihan), and falsely blames a man's death on a very timid orderly.

* Agent Dietrich "Medic" Luzwheit in ''Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG''. He is a very skilled doctor capable of performing complicated and dangerous operations with great success, but, as a result, he thinks of all his fellow doctors, including Dr. Alan Pierce, as incompetent and inexperienced fools who should not belong in the operating room, and he doesn't hesitate to make his feelings towards them clear. There was also a minor doctor named Burns who, on top of being a jerk, was quite incompetent.

* Agent Medic in Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG can come off as this. He is a very capable doctor but his methods are... questionable to say the least, and he's not opposed to occasionally experimenting by removing a patient's skeleton. There was also a minor Doctor named Burns who ''was'' actually incompetent. Averted however by literally every other doctor in the RPG, though.

* Scarecrow, AKA Dr. Jonathan Crane of {{Batman}} fame. An accomplished psychiatrist and former college professor. Now a supervillain and part of Batman's RoguesGallery.
** Thomas Elliot counts as well. He used to be the son of two wealthy Gothamites, until he decided he deserved their money more. [[SelfMadeOrphan So he became an orphan]]. [[MeaningfulName Thomas Wayne]] then saved his mother, so he had to wait for the money. His own psyche then made him go after [[{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] because he [[InsaneTrollLogic had it so easy]] what with his mom and dad having died at an early age..

** Dr. Cox is the un-sociable [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic]] JerkWithAHeartOfGold who really does care about his patients.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': subverted with both Ryuuken Ishida and Tenjirou Kirinji. The [=POVs=] of their initial appearances make Ryuuken seem abrasive and materialistic, and Tenjirou seem violent and abusive towards his tutees and patients. Then the camera zooms back. Ryuuken seems to be allowing his son Uryuu to believe the worst of him, as he is vastly more gentle, protective and fatherly when Uryuu's not around to see it, is considered a very good friend by Isshin and appears to have mastered the art of the JerkassFacade. Tenjirou is much more gentle with his servants and, once his patients are healed and out of his way, admits he was only putting them through some kind of SecretTestofCharacter.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': subverted with both Ryuuken Ishida and Tenjirou Kirinji. The [=POVs=] of their initial appearances make Ryuuken seem abrasive and materialistic, and Tenjirou seem violent and abusive towards his tutees and patients. Then the camera zooms back. Ryuuken and his son Uryuu seem to bring out the worst in each other as Ryuuken is vastly more gentle, protective and fatherly when Uryuu's not around to see it, is considered a very good friend by Isshin and appears to have mastered the art of the JerkassFacade. Tenjirou is much more gentle with his servants and, once his patients are healed and out of his way, admits he was only putting them through some kind of SecretTestofCharacter.

* Dr. Bykov in the Russian show ''Interny'' ("Interns") is an {{Expy}} of Series/{{House}} and [[{{Scrubs}} Cox]]. He's a complete jerk to his patients and interns, as well as his boss and best friend. He often punishes the interns for slightest offences or even for no reason at all (this usually involves being given impromptu night shifts, especially if they have plans). Like House, he has a strenuous (sometimes romantic) relationship with his female boss, who only tolerates his antics because he does the job well. Also, for a bit of irony, Bykov is played by a priest, who took time off from the church to do the show.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': subverted with both Ryuuken Ishida and Tenjirou Kirinji. The [=POVs=] of their initial appearances make Ryuuken seem abrasive and materialistic, and Tenjirou seem violent and abusive towards his tutees and patients. Then the camera zooms back. Ryuuken and his son Uryuu seem to bring out the worst in each other as Ryuuken comes off as much more gentle and fatherly out of his sight. Tenjirou is much more gentle with his servants and, once his patients are healed and out of his way, admits he was only putting them through some kind of SecretTestofCharacter.