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James Doohan

Bio: 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 behind the scenes

Born: Wed, Mar 03 1920

Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Death: Wed, Jul 20 2005

James Doohan is 85 years old

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Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

James Doohan would have been no older than

85 in Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

as '(archive footage)'.

Mon, Dec 05 2016

For the Love of Spock

James Doohan would have been no older than

85 in For the Love of Spock

as 'Scotty (archive footage)'.

Fri, Sep 09 2016

Through Dead Eyes

James Doohan was

79 in Through Dead Eyes

as 'Barney Fredericks'.

Sat, Oct 09 1999

The Duke

James Doohan was

78 in The Duke

as 'Clive Chives'.

Fri, Jan 01 1999

Cold Fusion: Fire from Water

James Doohan was

78 in Cold Fusion: Fire from Water

as 'Himself'.

Sun, Mar 22 1998

Bug Buster

James Doohan was

77 in Bug Buster

as 'Sheriff Carlson'.

Sun, Jan 18 1998

Trekkies

James Doohan was

77 in Trekkies

as 'Self'.

Sat, Oct 18 1997

UFOs Above and Beyond

James Doohan was

77 in UFOs Above and Beyond

as 'Host'.

Mon, Jun 02 1997

The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations

James Doohan was

76 in The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations

as 'Self'.

Mon, Nov 04 1996

William Shatner's Star Trek Memories

James Doohan was

74 in William Shatner's Star Trek Memories

as 'Self'.

Sun, Jan 01 1995

William Shatner: Captain's Log

James Doohan was

74 in William Shatner: Captain's Log

as 'Self'.

Wed, Nov 30 1994

Star Trek: A Captain's Log

James Doohan was

74 in Star Trek: A Captain's Log

as 'Himself'.

Wed, Nov 30 1994

Star Trek: Generations

James Doohan was

74 in Star Trek: Generations

as 'Captain Montgomery "Scotty" Scott'.

Fri, Nov 18 1994

Storybook

James Doohan was

73 in Storybook

as 'Uncle Monty'.

Sat, Jan 01 1994

Amore!

James Doohan was

73 in Amore!

as 'Dr. Landon'.

Mon, Nov 01 1993

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

James Doohan was

72 in National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

as 'Scotty'.

Thu, Feb 04 1993

Double Trouble

James Doohan was

71 in Double Trouble

as 'Chief O'Brien'.

Fri, Feb 14 1992

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

James Doohan was

71 in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

as 'Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott'.

Fri, Dec 06 1991

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

James Doohan was

71 in Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

as 'Self'.

Sat, Sep 28 1991

Warp 3 - The Official Convideo

James Doohan was

71 in Warp 3 - The Official Convideo

as 'Self'.

Sun, Aug 25 1991

Knight Rider 2000

James Doohan was

71 in Knight Rider 2000

as 'James 'Scotty' Doohan'.

Sun, May 19 1991

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

James Doohan was

69 in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

as 'Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott'.

Fri, Jun 09 1989

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

James Doohan was

66 in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

as 'Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott'.

Wed, Nov 26 1986

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

James Doohan was

64 in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

as 'Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott'.

Fri, Jun 01 1984

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

James Doohan was

62 in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

as 'Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott'.

Fri, Jun 04 1982

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

James Doohan was

59 in Star Trek: The Motion Picture

as 'Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott'.

Fri, Dec 07 1979

The Star Trek Dream

James Doohan was

55 in The Star Trek Dream

as 'Self'.

Wed, Sep 24 1975

Man in the Wilderness

James Doohan was

51 in Man in the Wilderness

as 'Benoit'.

Wed, Nov 24 1971

Pretty Maids All in a Row

James Doohan was

51 in Pretty Maids All in a Row

as 'Follo'.

Wed, Apr 28 1971

Jigsaw

James Doohan was

48 in Jigsaw

as 'Building Superintendent (uncredited)'.

Wed, Jun 05 1968

One of Our Spies Is Missing

James Doohan was

46 in One of Our Spies Is Missing

as 'Phillip Bainbridge'.

Thu, Dec 01 1966

Fantastic Voyage

James Doohan was

46 in Fantastic Voyage

as 'Dr. Sawyer (Hypothermia technician) (uncredited)'.

Wed, Aug 24 1966

Scalplock

James Doohan was

46 in Scalplock

as 'Scrimp'.

Sun, Apr 10 1966

Willy McBean and His Magic Machine

James Doohan was

45 in Willy McBean and His Magic Machine

as '(voice)'.

Wed, Jun 23 1965

The Satan Bug

James Doohan was

45 in The Satan Bug

as 'Second Agent "X-Ray", scratches hand'.

Fri, Mar 26 1965

Bus Riley's Back in Town

James Doohan was

45 in Bus Riley's Back in Town

as 'Les'.

Wed, Mar 24 1965

36 Hours

James Doohan was

44 in 36 Hours

as 'Bishop (uncredited)'.

Thu, Nov 26 1964

The Wheeler Dealers

James Doohan was

43 in The Wheeler Dealers

as 'Defense Attorney (uncredited)'.

Thu, Nov 14 1963

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Star Trek: Prodigy

James Doohan would have been no older than

85 in Star Trek: Prodigy

as 'Scotty (voice)'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 28 2021

Homeboys in Outer Space

James Doohan was

76+ in Homeboys in Outer Space

as 'Pippen'.

First Air Date
Tue, Aug 27 1996

The Daily Show

James Doohan was

76+ in The Daily Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jul 22 1996

Charlie Grace

James Doohan was

75+ in Charlie Grace

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 14 1995

Duckman

James Doohan was

74+ in Duckman

First Air Date
Sat, Mar 05 1994

The Ben Stiller Show

James Doohan was

72+ in The Ben Stiller Show

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 27 1992

Star Trek: The Next Generation

James Doohan was

67+ in Star Trek: The Next Generation

as 'Scotty'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 28 1987

Danger Bay

James Doohan was

65+ in Danger Bay

as 'Pete'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 07 1985

MacGyver

James Doohan was

65+ in MacGyver

as 'Speedy'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 29 1985

Hotel

James Doohan was

62+ in Hotel

First Air Date
Sat, Aug 21 1982

Magnum, P.I.

James Doohan was

60+ in Magnum, P.I.

as 'Archie MacPherson'.

First Air Date
Thu, Dec 11 1980

Jason of Star Command

James Doohan was

58+ in Jason of Star Command

as 'Commander Canarvin'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 09 1978

Star Trek

James Doohan was

53+ in Star Trek

as 'Montgomery Scott (voice)'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 08 1973

Marcus Welby, M.D.

James Doohan was

49+ in Marcus Welby, M.D.

as 'Detective Sgt. Brenner, Fred Baxter'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 23 1969

Then Came Bronson

James Doohan was

49+ in Then Came Bronson

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 17 1969

Jericho

James Doohan was

46+ in Jericho

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 15 1966

Star Trek

James Doohan was

46+ in Star Trek

as 'Scott'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 08 1966

The F.B.I.

James Doohan was

45+ in The F.B.I.

as 'Claude Bell, Frank Delbey'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 19 1965

Laredo

James Doohan was

45+ in Laredo

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 16 1965

Daniel Boone

James Doohan was

44+ in Daniel Boone

as 'Bruce MacFarland, Fletcher'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 24 1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

James Doohan was

44+ in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as 'Phillip Bainbridge, Mr. MacInernay'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 22 1964

Bewitched

James Doohan was

44+ in Bewitched

as 'Walter Brocken'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 17 1964

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

James Doohan was

44+ in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as 'Lawrence Tobin (uncredited), Presidential Assistant'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 14 1964

The Rogues

James Doohan was

44+ in The Rogues

as 'Cutler'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 13 1964

The Fugitive

James Doohan was

43+ in The Fugitive

as 'Doctor, Deputy'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 1963

The Outer Limits

James Doohan was

43+ in The Outer Limits

as 'Police Lt. Branch'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 16 1963

The Gallant Men

James Doohan was

42+ in The Gallant Men

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1962

General Electric True

James Doohan was

42+ in General Electric True

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1962

The Virginian

James Doohan was

42+ in The Virginian

as 'George Mitchell, James Francis O'Bannion'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 19 1962

The New Breed

James Doohan was

41+ in The New Breed

as 'Dr. Lennon'.

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 03 1961

Ben Casey

James Doohan was

41+ in Ben Casey

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 02 1961

Hazel

James Doohan was

41+ in Hazel

as 'Gordon MacHeath'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 28 1961

The Twilight Zone

James Doohan was

39+ in The Twilight Zone

as 'Father'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959

Bonanza

James Doohan was

39+ in Bonanza

as 'Bill Collins, Colonel's Man'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 12 1959

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

James Doohan was

37+ in Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

as 'Harris, Tonkawa'.

First Air Date
Wed, Apr 03 1957

Folio

James Doohan was

35+ in Folio

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 25 1955

Gunsmoke

James Doohan was

35+ in Gunsmoke

as 'Davit'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955

On Camera

James Doohan was

34+ in On Camera

First Air Date
Sat, Oct 02 1954

Space Command

James Doohan was

33+ in Space Command

as 'Phil Mitchell, XSW1 Engineer'.

First Air Date
Fri, Mar 13 1953

Tales of Tomorrow

James Doohan was

31+ in Tales of Tomorrow

First Air Date
Fri, Aug 03 1951

Suspense

James Doohan was

28+ in Suspense

as 'Peters'.

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 06 1949