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Cyril Wecht

Cyril Wecht

Actor · Born 1931-03-20 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Dr. Cyril Harrison Wecht (March 20, 1931 – May 13, 2024) was an American forensic pathologist. He was president of both the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American College of Legal Medicine, and headed the board of trustees of the American Board of Legal Medicine. He served as County Commissioner and Allegheny County Coroner and Medical Examiner, serving the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. He was a clinical professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and an adjunct professor of law at Duquesne University. During his career, he performed more than 17,000 autopsies. He was perhaps best known for his criticism of the Warren Commission's findings concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy. From 1962, he had a private practice. He served as a medical-legal and forensic pathology consultant in both civil and criminal cases. He was frequently an expert witness in legal cases; he testified at the 1997 criminal trial of police officers Milton Mulholland and Michael Albert in the killing of Jonny Gammage; the 2000 civil trial against the State of Ohio relating to the Sam Sheppard case, the 2011 criminal trial of Jeffrey Locker in the death of Jeffrey Locke…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Soaked in Bleach (2015) — Self
  2. JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021) — Self
  3. People Magazine Investigates (2016) — Self - Forensic Pathologist
  4. Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) (1995) — Self - Chairman, Department of Pathology, St. Francis Central Hospita
  5. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered (2017) — Self - Forensic Pathologist
  6. Killer Cases (2020) — Self - Forensic Pathologist (archive footage)
  7. Dark Legacy (2009) — Self
  8. JFK: Destiny Betrayed (2021) — Self
  9. Lady, You Shot Me: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke (2014) — Self - Forensic Pathologist
  10. Murdered and Missing in Montana (2021) — Self - Forensic Pathologist
  11. JFK Assassination: The Oval Office to Dealey Plaza (2023) — Self
  12. The JFK Conspiracy (1992) — Self
  13. JFK II: The Bush Connection (2003) — Self - MD, JD, President of Academy of Forensic Sciences
  14. The Assassination of JFK (1992) — Self
  15. JFK Assassination: A New Perspective (2025) — Self - Forensic Pathologist & Attorney
  16. Cyril (2021) — Self
  17. I Am a Schizophrenic and So Am I (2008) — Dr. Cyril Wecht
  18. Coroner to the Stars (2025) — Self