Anthony_Hopkins has portrayed 3 interesting doctor characters.
As a very kind doctor in The_Elephant_Man. Helping Joseph_Merrick, a disfigured man that was considered to be a monster by those that were too ignorant to realize that he had a serious medical condition, which affected his appearance.
- Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves, a doctor who takes John from the freakshow to work in the hospital
- John Hurt as John Merrick, an intelligent, friendly and kind-hearted man who is feared by most people in his society because of his severe deformity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elephant_Man_(film)#Cast
In The_Silence_of_the_Lambs as a Mad_Doctor and a predator.
- Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_(film)#Cast
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Lecter#In_film
In the Westworld_TV_series as perhaps another mad doctor of sorts.
"Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford (seasons 1–2), the co-founder and Park Director of Westworld." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld_(TV_series)#Cast_and_characters
The mad-scientist is so enthralled & driven to push the limits of things.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_scientist#Prototypes
Victor_Frankenstein and Frankenstein's_monster.
https://reflectionsonfilmandtelevision.blogspot.com/search?q=Frankenstein
https://allthatsinteresting.com/mad-scientists
https://daily.jstor.org/the-evolution-of-the-mad-scientist/
https://custom-writing.org/blog/monsters-in-literature
https://kris-spisak.com/writing-tip-frankenstein-vs-frankensteins-monster
https://ivypanda.com/essays/frankenstein-and-his-monster
https://paranormal-intersection.blogspot.com/search?q=Frankenstein
https://paranormal-intersection.blogspot.com/search?q=monsters
