Angel of Death may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional characters

* Adam or Andrew, in ''

Touched by an Angel ''Touched by an Angel'' is an American drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994, and ran for 211 episodes over nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and executive produced by Ma ...

'' * Azrael, in ''

Lucifer The most common meaning for Lucifer in English is as a name for the Devil in Christian theology. He appeared in the King James Version of the Bible in Isaiah and before that in the Vulgate (the late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bib ...

'' * Loki, in the film ''

Dogma Dogma, in its broadest sense, is any belief held definitively and without the possibility of reform. It may be in the form of an official system of principles or doctrines of a religion, such as Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, or Islam ...

Gaming

* '' Broken Sword: The Angel of Death'', a 2007 computer game * ''Angels of Death'' (video game), a Japanese horror computer game, 2015

Literature

* ''Angel of Death'' (novel), by Jack Higgins, 1995 * ''Angel of Death'', a novel by Alane Ferguson

Music

* "Angel of Death" (Hank Williams song), 1954 * "Angel of Death" (Slayer song), 1986 * "Angel of Death" (Thin Lizzy song), 1982 * "Angel of Death", a song by Angel Witch on ''Angel Witch'' (album), 1980 * "Angel of Death", a song by Helstar on the album '' Remnants of War'', 1986 * ''Angel of Death'', a symphonic poem by George Whitefield Chadwick, 1918 * "Angel of Death", a song by Manchester Orchestra on '' The Million Masks of God'', 2021 * "Angel of Death", track 15 in M3GAN (soundtrack) composed by Anthony Willis, 2022

Television

* "Angel of Death" (''NCIS''), a 2007 TV episode * "The Angel of Death", a 2007 episode of ''Robin Hood'' * The Angel of Death (Dexter), a 2011 episode of ''Dexter'' * "Angel of Death", a season 2 episode of '' Castlevania: Nocturne'', 2025 * ''Angel of Death'' (web series), 2009 * ''Angel of Death'', a 2005 BBC dramatization of the life of Beverley Allitt * ''Angel of Death'' (Polish TV series), a 2020 television series

People

* Angel of Death (wrestler) (David Sheldon, 1953–2007), American wrestler * Common media nickname for health care professionals convicted of murdering patients, including ** Beverley Allitt (born 1968), English nurse who murdered four children in 1991 ** Charles Cullen (born 1960), American nurse who murdered at least 29 patients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey medical centers over a 16-year career. ** Kristen Gilbert (born 1967), American nurse who murdered four patients in Massachusetts, U.S. **

Donald Harvey Donald Harvey (April 15, 1952 – March 30, 2017) was an American serial killer who claimed to have murdered 87 people, though he has 37 confirmed victims. He was able to do this during his time as a hospital orderly. His spree took place ...

(1952–2017), American orderly and convicted serial killer who claims to have murdered 87 people ** Orville Lynn Majors (1961–2017), American nurse who murdered at least 6, possibly 130, elderly patients **

Josef Mengele Josef Mengele (; 16 March 19117 February 1979) was a Nazi German (SS) officer and physician during World War II at the Russian front and then at Auschwitz during the Holocaust, often dubbed the "Angel of Death" (). He performed Nazi hum ...

(1911–1979), German SS officer and Nazi concentration camp doctor ** Colin Norris (born 1976), Scottish nurse and serial killer **

Harold Shipman Harold Frederick Shipman (14 January 1946 – 13 January 2004), known to acquaintances as Fred Shipman, was an English doctor in general practice and serial killer. He is considered to be one of the most prolific serial killers in modern ...

(1946–2004), English doctor who murdered up to 250 elderly patients * Allison Black, American military officer who fought in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom * August Miete (1908–1987), German SS officer and Nazi extermination camp officer * Robledo Puch (born 1952), Argentine serial killer *

Louis Antoine de Saint-Just Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just (; 25 August 176710 Thermidor, Year II 8 July 1794, sometimes nicknamed the Archangel of Terror, was a French revolutionary, political philosopher, member and president of the National Convention, French ...

(1767–1794), French revolutionary organizer of the Reign of Terror * Charles Heatherly (born 1942), American bureaucrat who fired six regional administrators who opposed plans for elimination of the agency

Religion

* Azrael, or Malak al-Maut, in Islam * Destroying angel (Bible) in the Hebrew Bible * Dumah (angel), in Rabbinical and Islamic literature *

Michael (archangel) Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel and the warrior of God in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in third- and second- ...

, in some religions *

Mot (god) Mot ( ''mūt'', ''māweṯ'', ) was the Canaanite god of death and the Underworld. He was also known to the people of Ugarit and in Phoenicia, where Canaanite religion was widespread. The main source of information about Mot in Canaanite mytho ...

, an angel of death from the Hebraic Book of Habakkuk * Nasirdîn and Sejadin, in Yazidism *

Samael Samael (; , ''Sammāʾēl'', "Venom of God"; , ''Samsama'il'' or , ''Samail''; alternatively Smal, Smil, Samil, or Samiel) is an archangel in Talmudic and post-Talmudic tradition; a figure who is the accuser or adversary (Satan#Judaism, Satan ...

, in Talmudic and post-Talmudic lore * Saureil, in Mandaeism * Sariel in some understandings * Remiel in some understandings

Other uses

* Angel of death (criminology), a type of serial killer * '' Amanita ocreata'' or angel of death, a species of poisonous mushroom *"Angel of Death", AC130 gunship's nickname *"Angel of Death", putative vector of the 1995 Dungarvan AIDS panic