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07-20-2005, 12:08 PM
James Doohan, 'Scotty,' Dies At 85
POSTED: 10:31 am CDT July 20, 2005
UPDATED: 10:58 am CDT July 20, 2005
LOS ANGELES -- The publicist for James Doohan says the actor who played Scotty on "Star Trek" has died at his home in Redmond, Wash. He was 85. The cause of his death was pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease.
In Doohan's biography on the official Star Trek Web site, Doohan is described as once being the "craziest pilot in the Canadian Air Forces."
Doohan was born March 3, 1920, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and left home at age 19 to join the Canadian Forces, fighting with the Allies in World War II. He then became a captain in the Royal Canadian Artillery and led troops into battle on D-Day, the Web site said.
Besides starring as the chief engineer aboard the "Enterprise" in the original Star Trek series, Doohan had parts in more than 100 motion pictures and television series, including "The Twilight Zone," "Outer Limits," "Fantasy Island," "Loaded Weapon 1" and "Double Trouble."
He also appeared in the first seven "Star Trek" motion pictures, the Web site said.
Source: Associated Press
POSTED: 10:31 am CDT July 20, 2005
UPDATED: 10:58 am CDT July 20, 2005
LOS ANGELES -- The publicist for James Doohan says the actor who played Scotty on "Star Trek" has died at his home in Redmond, Wash. He was 85. The cause of his death was pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease.
In Doohan's biography on the official Star Trek Web site, Doohan is described as once being the "craziest pilot in the Canadian Air Forces."
Doohan was born March 3, 1920, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and left home at age 19 to join the Canadian Forces, fighting with the Allies in World War II. He then became a captain in the Royal Canadian Artillery and led troops into battle on D-Day, the Web site said.
Besides starring as the chief engineer aboard the "Enterprise" in the original Star Trek series, Doohan had parts in more than 100 motion pictures and television series, including "The Twilight Zone," "Outer Limits," "Fantasy Island," "Loaded Weapon 1" and "Double Trouble."
He also appeared in the first seven "Star Trek" motion pictures, the Web site said.
Source: Associated Press