Farewell Scotty
Actor James Doohan - Original Star Trek Cast
In Memory


James Doohan - Scotty from Star Trek

James Doohan, who solved futuristic engineering problems aboard the USS Enterprise as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott on the original Star Trek TV series, pass away Wednesday (July 20, 2005) at his home in Washington state. Doohan was 85 and had been battling several illnesses, including Alzheimer's disease and pneumonia.

When I was a reporter, Dooham was one of my most memorable media interviews. He had a hilarious routine, where he'd perfom various nationality's dialects for "Scotty," during an interview. Doohan even wrote a book,"Beam Me Up Scotty."



According to longtime agent, Steve Stevens Sr., the Star Trek star will be cremated and his ashes launched into space by the same Houston-based aerospace company that shot the remains of Gene Roddenberry into orbit. Roddenberry was the creator of the sci-fi series. He died in 1991.


"Nobody embraced the fans like James did," Stevens said. "He loved the fans, and they loved him. He felt that he needed to give back what he got."

Farewell Scotty!

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