JAMES DOOHAN

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Common misspelling: James Dohan; James Dooham; Also known as Mr. Scott, Scotty

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JAMES DOOHAN BIOGRAPHY

• James Doohan was born on March 3, 1920 in Vancouver, British Columbia [not Scotland as most people believe] to Sarah and William Doohan (pharmacist, veterinarian and dentist).  He is the youngest of four children.  His family moved to Sarnia, Ontario when he was still a youngster.

• He attended and graduated from the the Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School (High School) in Sarnia.  His father was an alcoholic and this prompted him to leave home and join the Canadian Forces in 1939, at the age of 19.

• As a young man he joined the Royal Canadian Artillery and saw action during World War II.  He worked his way up to the rank of Captain while in the European Theater.  He was involved in some major action, including the invasion of Juno Beach on D-Day on June 6, 1944.  During the attack, he was hit six times with machine gun shells (four in the leg, one in the chest and one in middle finger of his right hand). [Note: his right middle finger was shot off and he has hidden this fact while on screen.]

• After recuperating from his wounds, he decided to try to get into show business.  His first “gig” was not on television, but on radio show in January of 1946.  To better his talents he enrolled in acting classes and won a competition which awarded him a two year scholarship to a famous acting school in New York called the Neighborhood Playhouse.  During the late 1940s and through the 1950s he was always working.  He worked on hundreds of radio programs and dozens of television shows in New York and Ontario. He has appeared on such shows as Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, and The Fugitive. His first regular job on television was as Phil Mitchell on the television series Space Command in 1953. However, none of the roles brought him great success.

• He was married to his first wife, Janet Young in 1949.  They had four children together, three sons: Larkin (b. 1954), Montgomery (b. 1959) and his twin brother Christopher (b. 1959) and one daughter Deirdre (b. 1957).  The couple was divorced in 1964.

• James Doohan’s big break came in 1966, when he became a member of the infamous crew aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise on the sci-fi series Star Trek.  When he auditioned for the show in front of the casting director and Gene Roddenberry (science fiction writer and creator of the show), James tried out many different accents (he was very good at imitating different voices and accents).  The one that stuck was the Scottish accent and he was cast as Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott, the miracle working Chief Engineer of the Enterprise.  He stayed on the show until it ended in 1969. It was not until the 1970’s that the show became popular from its reruns.

• After the Star Trek television series was over, he went back to doing miscellaneous television and movie roles.  Because of his talent with different voices, he also leant his voice to Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973) and not only voiced Mr. Scott, but also did a large number of other characters as well.

• James Doohan married his second wife in 1967.  They did not have any children before divorcing in 1972.  However, he found love again a short time later and married his third wife Wende Doohan in 1975.  They had three children together, Eric, Thomas and Sarah who was born in 2000 when Doohan was 80 years old.

• The 1970’s were hard for him professionally.  He became type cast into the Mr. Scott role and did not find any steady work.  Luckily, the fans of Star Trek wanted more and in 1979, the crew of the Enterprise were reunited to bring their talents to the big screen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The movie and the Star Trek were so successful that it lead to another six movies: Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) and Star Trek: Generations (1994).  A little known fact is that Doohan helped to create the Vulcan and Klingon languages used in the movies (although it has evolved ever since).

• In his role as Mr. Scott he was awarded the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1987 for his work in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. He not only entertained audiences in this role, but it also helped to inspire many young people into becoming engineers and to honor his influence in this profession, the Milwaukee School of Engineering awarded him an honorary degree in engineering.

• The popularity of Star Trek brought about a second career for Doohan as a speaker and he traveled the world doing personal appearances and speaking to large and small groups of people and of course, he traveled the Star Trek Convention circuit as well making numerous appearances each year.

• In 1989, the actor suffered a massive hear attack.  This made him slow down  . . . but only a little.

• During the late 1990s, James Doohan became a science fiction author and published three books, The Rising in 1996, The Privateer in 1999 and The independent Command in 2000. The books were co-written with author S.M. Stirling. He had also previously published an autobiography, Beam Me Up, Scotty in 1996 co-written by Peter David.

• Since the early 1990s, Doohan began to become ill.  He suffered from Parkinson’s disease, lung fibrosis and diabetes.  Then in 2004, he announced that he also had Alzheimer’s disease.

• In August of 2004, Doohan was given a star on the Walk of Fame which included a large three day “Farewell Scotty” Star Trek convention.

• James Doohan passed away on the morning of July 20, 2005 at his home in Redmond, Washington.  As per his wishes, his remains will be cremated and his ashes are to be launched into space. He will be missed by friends, family and fans.

Biography by Ian Ripley, PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer

 

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JAMES DOOHAN NEWS

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James Doohan Articles and Interviews

• Celebrating the Legendary James Doohan (StarTrek.com: Aug. 27, 2004)

• Farewell, Scotty (Joal Ryan: Eonline.com: July 20, 2005)

• James Doohan Bids Farewell To Fans (Byron Daly: McMedia.com: Aug. 31, 2004)

• James Doohan Interview (Doorly.com: Nov. 19, 1996)

• James Doohan Interview (Sci-Fi-Online.50megs.com: May 20, 2003)

• Reaching the New Energy Frontier: Interview (Jeffery D. Kooistra: Infinite-Energy.com: July-Aug. 1999)

• Star Trek Actor James Doohan Gets Hollywood Star, Farewell (AP: SFGate.com: Aug. 31, 2004)

• Star Trek Star James Doohan Dies (AP: Yahoo.com: July 20, 2005)

• Star Trek’s Scotty Dies Age 85 (BBC.co.uk: July 20, 2005)

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JAMES DOOHAN DISCOGRAPHY: ALBUMS, SINGLES, COMPILATIONS, BOXED SETS, ETC.

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JAMES DOOHAN ON VIDEO, A FILMOGRAPHY

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JAMES DOOHAN BOOKS & MAGAZINES

Books Written by James Doohan

Independent Command

The Privateer

The Rising

Beam Me Up, Scotty

Books Written About James Doohan

A Tribute to James Doohan Scotty

JAMES DOOHAN POSTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHS

JAMES DOOHAN PRODUCTS & OTHER ITEMS

JAMES DOOHAN AUCTION ITEMS