Hellraiser character
Dr. Channard
In-story information
Real name:	Dr. Philip Channard
Aliases:	The Doctor
Gender:	Male Male Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
Race:	Cenobite Cenobite (Hellraiser) The Cenobites are extradimensional beings who appear in the works of Clive Barker, including the novella The Hellbound Heart and the nine Hellraiser films...
Primary location:	"The Labyrinth"/Hell Hell In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
Development information
Creator:	Clive Barker Clive Barker Clive Barker is an English author, film director and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories which established him as a leading young horror writer...
First appearance:	Hellbound: Hellraiser II Hellbound: Hellraiser II Hellbound: Hellraiser II is a 1988 horror film directed by Tony Randel. It draws heavily upon, and was made by much of the same cast and crew as its precursor, Hellraiser.-Summary:...
Portrayed by:	Kenneth Cranham Kenneth Cranham Kenneth Cranham is a film, television and stage actor. He starred in the title role in the popular 1980s comedy drama Shine on Harvey Moon. He also appeared in Layer Cake, Gangster No. 1, Rome, Oliver! and many other films. He is probably best known to horror genre fans as the deranged Dr...

Dr. Philip Channard is a fictional character in the Hellraiser series. He is portrayed by Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham is a film, television and stage actor. He starred in the title role in the popular 1980s comedy drama Shine on Harvey Moon. He also appeared in Layer Cake, Gangster No. 1, Rome, Oliver! and many other films. He is probably best known to horror genre fans as the deranged Dr...

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Biography

Dr. Philip Channard was a psychiatrist who ran the Channard institute, where patient Kirsty Cotton

Kirsty Cotton

For the EastEnders character, see Dotty CottonKirsty Cotton is a fictional character from the Hellraiser series of films. Created by writer Clive Barker, the character first appears in the 1987 film Hellraiser and is based upon the character of the same name from the novel The Hellbound Heart...

 tells him about the Cenobite

Cenobite (Hellraiser)

The Cenobites are extradimensional beings who appear in the works of Clive Barker, including the novella The Hellbound Heart and the nine Hellraiser films...

s. At his home, it is revealed that Channard has the mattress that Kirsty's step mother, Julia, died on. Channard's assistant, Kyle, sneaks in to his house to find that Channard was obsessed with the Lament Configuration box and the portal to Hell

Hell

In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...

. Kyle watches as Channard brings back a patient from the ward as a sacrifice for Julia's resurrection. Channard brings Julia back more corpses for her to feed on: she now has her skin back. He goes back and informs Kirsty about what he saw and that he now believes her. They go to the house together, as Kirsty finds a picture of Captain

Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...

 Elliot Spenser before becoming Pinhead

Pinhead (Hellraiser)

Pinhead is a fictional character from the Hellraiser series. Created by Clive Barker and portrayed by Doug Bradley, Pinhead is a prominent figure in the series, mostly featured as the main antagonist....

. Kyle runs into Julia: at first he has no idea who she is before realizing too late. Julia and Kirsty finally meet again, and Julia smacks Kirsty as Channard brings another victim: Tiffany, a mute girl that Kirsty befriended.

It is revealed that Tiffany isn't another victim, but a tool Channard uses to open the box, who happens to be skilled in solving puzzles, so Channard can experience Hell. The Cenobites are released, but Pinhead stops the others from killing Tiffany, for he notes that it is not her desire that made her open the box but Channard's. Kirsty wakes up from being knocked out by Julia and, after seeing what has happened, heads for Hell with the box. Channard is eventually betrayed by Julia and turned into a Cenobite.

Kirsty and Tiffany make their escape back to the hospital, but the Channard Cenobite finds them and gives chase. Kirsty encounters Pinhead, Butterball

Butterball Cenobite

Butterball is a character from Clive Barker's Hellraiser franchise. He is a Cenobite, a group of extradimensional beings who experiment in forms of extreme sadomasochism as part of a religious devotion to hedonism...

, Chatterer

Chatterer

Chatterer is a fictional antagonistic character appearing in the Hellraiser film series and the only Cenobite besides the group's leader, Pinhead to appear in more than two Hellraiser films. He is a Cenobite, an order of extradimensional sadomasochists who experiment in an extreme form of hedonism...

, and the Female Cenobite

Female Cenobite

The Female Cenobite is a Cenobite appearing in the movies Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II and in Clive Barker's comic book sequel to Hellbound published by BOOM! comics in 2011. The role was played by Grace Kirby in the first film and Barbie Wilde in the sequel.-Appearance:Like all...

. Kirsty gives Pinhead the picture of Elliot Spenser and reminds them that they were all human at one time, until pain got the better of them. The Channard Cenobite arrives to capture Tiffany, while the remaining Cenobites all choose to protect Kirsty. Channard kills all the Cenobites (reverting them back to human form) and turns Pinhead's face into Elliot. Elliot smiles at Kirsty and allows her to escape before succumbing to his death.

Tiffany attempts to solve the puzzle, but Channard interferes and attacks both girls. Kirsty retreats. As Channard proceeds to stalk Tiffany, Julia reappears and distracts him long enough for Tiffany to solve the puzzle. As he tries to kill Tiffany, the Channard Cenobite ends up decapitated

Decapitation

Decapitation is the separation of the head from the body. Beheading typically refers to the act of intentional decapitation, e.g., as a means of murder or execution; it may be accomplished, for example, with an axe, sword, knife, wire, or by other more sophisticated means such as a guillotine...

. Tiffany goes over the edge, but Julia catches her and pulls her up (but not before it is revealed that Kirsty has disguised herself in Julia's skin).

Powers

As a Human, Dr. Channard was a skilled psychiatrist

Psychiatrist

A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...

 and neurosurgeon (as seen earlier in the film as he performed brain surgery on a patient). As a Cenobite, a wormlike demon had attached itself to Channard's skull. While hooked to the worm, Channard could produce "tentacles" that could create any type of weapon at the ends. While trying to kill Tiffany with knife tentacles, the tentacles get stuck in the ground. The demon, trying to escape, manages to decapitate Channard in the process.

Trivia

• Dr. Channard's name in the script was Dr. Malahide. "Channard" is derived from Christiaan Barnard
  Christiaan Barnard
  Christiaan Neethling Barnard was a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant.- Early life :...
  
  , who performed the world's first successful heart transplant.
• Because of a neck accident, Kenneth Cranham only played the Channard Cenobite while floating for a single day.