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James Doohan was a Canadian actor and novelist who worked in film and television. His career spanned from 1952 to 2005. He is recognized for his role in *Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 3, Episodes 6 & 7*. Other notable works include *Independent Command*, *The rising*, *The privateer*, *Beam me up*, and *Scotty*. He was educated at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on March 3, 1920, Doohan served as a soldier and flight lieutenant during World War II, participating in the Normandy landings. He died of pneumonia in Redmond on July 20, 2005. His medical conditions included Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. He is buried in Puget Sound and the International Space Station. Doohan spoke English and was recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 3, Episodes 6 & 7
- Independent Command
- The rising
- The privateer
- Beam me up, Scotty
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
James Montgomery "Jimmy" Doohan (March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005) was a Canadian character and voice actor, best known for his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the television and film series Star Trek. His characterization of the Scottish Chief Engineer of the Starship Enterprise was one of the most recognizable elements in the Star Trek franchise, for which he also made several contributions…
Known for
- Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies — Self - (archive footage)2022
- Star Trek: Prodigy — Scotty (voice)2021
- Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault — (archive footage)2016
- Underground Entertainment: The Movie — James (archive footage)2011
- The Duke — Clive Chives1999
- Through Dead Eyes — Barney Fredericks1999
- Bug Buster — Sheriff Carlson1998
- Cold Fusion: Fire from Water — Himself1998
- Trekkies — Self1997
- UFOs Above and Beyond — Host1997
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- James Montgomery Doohan , ( 1920-03-03 ) March 3, 1920, Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
- Died
- July 20, 2005 (2005-07-20) (aged 85), Redmond, Washington , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre , Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts
- Occupations
- Actor author
- Years active
- 1952–2001
- Known for
- Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
- Television
- Star Trek
- Spouses
- Janet Young ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1949 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1964 ) Anita Yagel ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1972 ) Wende Braunberger ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1974 )
- Children
- 7, including Chris
- Allegiance
- Canada
- Branch
- Canadian Army
- Service years
- 1938–1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- Unit
- 2nd Canadian Infantry Division , 3rd Canadian Infantry Division , 666 (AOP) Squadron, RCAF
- Conflicts
- World War II Operation Overlord
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Doohan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Vancouver
- Place of death
- Redmond
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Participant in
- Normandy landings
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military rank
- soldier
- Image
- James Doohan Scotty Star Trek.JPG
Show 11 more facts
- Commons category
- James Doohan
- date of birth
- 1920-03-03
- date of death
- 2005-07-20
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- medical condition
- Alzheimer's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- James Doohan
- place of burial
- International Space Station
- start of work period
- 1952-00-00
- end of work period
- 2005-00-00
- nominated for
- Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
James Montgomery Doohan (/ˈduːən/; March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005) was a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the television and film series Star Trek. Doohan's characterization of the Scottish chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise has become one of the most recognizable elements in the Star Trek franchise, and inspired many fans to pursue careers in engineering and other technical fields. He also made contributions behind the scenes, such as the initial development of the Klingon and Vulcan languages.
Prior to his acting career, Doohan served in the 14th Field Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. He also served as an Artillery Forward Observation Officer (FOO) and pilot. He saw combat in Europe during World War II, including the D-Day invasion of Normandy, in which he was wounded, apparently by friendly fire. After the war, he had extensive experience performing in radio and television, which led to his role as Scotty. Following the cancellation of the original Star Trek series, Doohan was typecast and had limited success in finding other roles; he returned to play the character in the animated and film continuations of the series, and made frequent appearances at Star Trek conventions.
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