Also known as _Scotty._ Chief engineer aboard the original Starship Enterprise under the command of Captain James Kirk. Scott's Starfleet serial number was SE 19754.T. Scott's engineering career began in 2242, and he served on a total of eleven ships, including a stint as an engineering advisor on the asteroid freight run from planet Deneva, making the cargo run a couple of times. The original U.S.S. Enterprise was the first starship on which Scott served as chief engineer, and he distinguished himself many times in that position by improvising engineering miracles that more than once saved the ship and its crew. While serving aboard the original Enterprise, Scott once suffered from a near-fatal accelerated aging disease. He was actually killed in 2267 by space probe Nomad, although the errant probe later returned Scott to life. Scotty was scheduled to retire some three months after the Khitomer peace conference incident in 2293, and had bought a boat in anticipation of having more free time. Later that year, Scott was an honored guest at the launch of the Stars hip Enterprise -B. Captain James T. Kirk was lost and believed killed on that flight. He finally did retire in 2294 at the age of 72, having served in Starfleet for 52 years. He was in the process of relocating to the retirement community at the No rpin Colony when his transport ship, the Jenolen, crashed into a Dyson Sphere. Scott, the only survivor of the crash, survived for 75 years by suspending himself inside a transporter beam. He was rescued in 2369 by an away team from the Enterprise -D. Following his rescue, Scott embarked for parts unknown aboard a shuttlecraft _loaned_ to him by Enterprise captain Picard. Scott never married but he became romantically involved with fellow crew member Mira Romaine in 2269. That relationship ended when Romaine transferred to Memory Alpha. .
James Doohan was born on March 3, 1920
in Vancouver, Canada. During World War II, he was flying an artillery observation
plane for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Prior to this, he had been wounded
in battle on D-day. Following his military discharge, he returned to school.
Doohan eventually became one of the busiest voice artists on radio. He originally
came to the US on a scholarship to the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.
He continued to teach there for three years. In 1953 he returned to Toronto,
where he lived for the next 8 years. During this time he appeared in more
than four hundred live and taped television shows, numerous motion pictures
and plays, as well as over three thousand radio shows. In the sixties he
became a very busy working actor, particularly on television where he appeared
on such shows as Bonanza, Hazel, The Virginian,
Blue Light, Daniel Boone, The F.B.I, The Gallant
Men, and many others. In 1966 he was invited to join the permanent cast
of Star Trek. When Star Trek was revived in 1974 as the animated
series, Doohan provided his voice not only for Scotty, but also for several
other characters. After Star Trek he secured a recurring role on
Jason of Star Command while doing additional voice work on various
animated series. Doohan has appeared in all six of the Star Trek feature
films and joined the elite group of original Trek actors who appeared on
The Next Generation. During the seventies
Doohan has become a regular fixture at Star Trek conventions, appearing
at them all over the world. In the late eighties he suffered a heart attack
but has fully recovered and gone on to maintain a full schedule of
activities.
He has 4 children (Larkin Deirdre, Chris and Monty) from his first marriage,
and 3 children from his current marriage (Eric, Tom and Sarah).
In 2002 (January-April) he was recovered with pneumonia but his daughter
told me that he said "I'm getting stronger everyday" not bad for a 82 year
old man! Good luck James!
Mail to: James Doohan
James Doohan International Fan Club, c/o Anna Hreha, 1519 NW 204th St., Seattle,
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by Mario Guatteri