James Doohan

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Birthday:

3 March 1920, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Birth Name:

James Montgomery Doohan

Height:

173 cm

James Doohan was born on March 3, 1920 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as James Montgomery Doohan. He is known for his work on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and Star Trek (1966). He was married to Wende Doohan, Anita Yagel and Janet Young. He died on July 20, 2005 in Redmond, Washington, USA.

I like Captain Kirk, but I can't say that I'm very fond of Bill Shatner (William Shatner).

I really didn't have to work, shall we say, with Star Trek. It was a natural. When I opened my mouth, there was Scotty. It's like I tell peo...Show more »

I really didn't have to work, shall we say, with Star Trek. It was a natural. When I opened my mouth, there was Scotty. It's like I tell people what you see in Scotty is 99% James Doohan and 1% accent. Show less «

That's the responsibility of all actors: to keep your character as vibrant as possible. I just live my life and I like my characters to live...Show more »

That's the responsibility of all actors: to keep your character as vibrant as possible. I just live my life and I like my characters to live that life, too. At least Scotty, anyway, because Scotty is the closest to Jimmy Doohan that I've ever done. Show less «

[1998] I wish I could say that Bill (William Shatner) is a nice man, but he isn't.