(1920-2005) Canadian actor, best known for playing Scotty, the irascible but lovable Scottish Flight Engineer for the Starship Enterprise in various Star Trek Television series and films; another sf series role was Commander Carnarvin in the first season of Jason of Star Command (1978-1980). He is listed as co-author with S M Stirling in the Flight Engineer sequence beginning with The Rising (1996). Doohan also published a memoir, Beam Me Up, Scotty: Star Trek's "Scotty" – In His Own Words (1996) with Peter David. [JC]

James Montgomery Doohan

born Vancouver, British Columbia: 3 March 1920

died Redmond, Washington: 20 July 2005

works

series

Flight Engineer

• The Rising (New York: Baen Books, 1996) with S M Stirling [Flight Engineer: pb/David Mattingly]
• The Privateer (New York: Baen Books, 1999) with S M Stirling [Flight Engineer: pb/David Mattingly]
• The Independent Command (New York: Baen Books, 2000) with S M Stirling [Flight Engineer: pb/David Mattingly]

nonfiction

• Beam Me Up, Scotty: Star Trek's "Scotty" – In His Own Words (New York: Pocket Books, 1996) with Peter David [nonfiction: Star Trek: pb/]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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