Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie — Dr. Kildare Character Profile

About Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie

Senior physician at Blair General Hospital who mentors the young intern Dr. Kildare. He shares professional philosophy with Kildare in the third episode, emphasizing that doctors should focus on keeping patients alive rather than dictating their lives.

Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Raymond Massey

Appears in

Dr. Kildare (1961)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie — Professional Mentor — Dr. James Kildare (Richard Chamberlain)

  Kildare is mentored by the experienced Dr. Gillespie at Blair General Hospital

• Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie — Professional Supervisor — Dr. Simon Agurski (Eddie Ryder)

  Dr. Gillespie supervises Dr. Agurski at the hospital

• Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie — Professional Supervisor — Dr. Thomas Gerson (Jud Taylor)

  Dr. Gillespie supervises Dr. Gerson at the hospital

• Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie — Professional Supervisor — Dr. John Kapish (Ken Berry)

  Dr. Gillespie supervises Dr. Kapish at the hospital

• Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie — Professional Colleague — Nurse Beatrice Fain (Jean Inness)

  Dr. Gillespie works alongside Nurse Fain at the hospital

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More characters from Dr. Kildare

• Mrs. Salt (Cynthia Stone)
• Dr. Simon Agurski (Eddie Ryder)
• Dr. Thomas Gerson (Jud Taylor)
• Dr. John Kapish (Ken Berry)
• Dr. James Kildare (Richard Chamberlain)
• Jaime Angel (Jack Nicholson)
• Nurse Beatrice Fain (Jean Inness)
• Chris Becker (Margaret Leighton)
• Judd Morrison (Robert Reed)
• Bishop (Hayden Rorke)
• Dr. Yates Atkinson (James T. Callahan)
• Anna Perrona (Donna Loren)