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James Montgomery Doohan (/ ˈduːən /; March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005) was a Canadian actor and author, 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 ...
Jul 5, 2022 · Published July 5, 2022. Updated July 7, 2022. Long before he was Scotty on Star Trek, World War II hero James "Jimmy" Doohan was known as the "craziest pilot in the Canadian air force." In his iconic role on Star Trek as “Scotty,” James Doohan inspired a whole generation of real-life aeronautical engineers.
James Doohan departed the scene at the age of 85 on 20 July 2005. Many current-day engineers credit Scotty with being their childhood inspiration and in honour of his memory a portion of Doohan's ashes were sprinkled in space by the rocket SpaceLoft XL. Born March 3, 1920. Died July 20, 2005 (85)
James Doohan. Actor: Star Trek. Best known as Scotty in Star Trek he was educated at High School in Sarnia, Ontario, where he acted in school productions. When WWII began he joined the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery eventually obtaining the rank of Captain. He was wounded on D-Day, suffering severe damage to his right middle finger which was removed ahead of first knuckle, then became a ...
Jul 21, 2005 · James Doohan was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 3, 1920. He was the youngest of four children, and his father, Mr. Doohan wrote in his memoir, "Beam Me Up, Scotty" (Pocket Books ...
Jul 20, 2005 · Redmond, WA – Actor James Doohan, best known as Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery “Scotty” Scott, the chief engineer of the starship Enterprise on the sci-fi series Star Trek, died on Wednesday, July 20. Doohan, who was 85, passed at his home in Redmond, Washington, due to complications from pneumonia and Alzheimer’s Disease.
May 27, 2019 · Memorial Day is a most appropriate time to think about the sacrifices made on D-Day, the fateful evening in 1944 that the Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, to battle Hitler's Nazi forces and liberate mainland Europe. One of those soldiers, on his very first combat assignment, was a young Canadian named James Doohan, who ...
Jul 20, 2005 · Obituary: James Doohan. As the chief engineer on the fictional Star Trek spaceship USS Enterprise, Montgomery "Scotty" Scott cut an often flustered figure. He dealt, on a seemingly weekly basis, with the ship's overloaded reactors and damaged warp drives. His plaintive, if somewhat unauthentic, Scottish cry - "I dannae ken if she can take any ...
Jul 21, 2005 · James Doohan, the veteran actor best known for his role on "Star Trek" as the Starship Enterprise's chief engineer who responded to the famous command, "Beam me up, Scotty," died Wednesday.
Jul 20, 2005 · Now, actor James Doohan’s family is hoping to beam him up to the “final frontier” that Doohan’s character “Scotty” loved so dearly. ... Doohan was born March 3, 1920, in Vancouver ...
