James Doohan

James Montgomery Jimmy Doohan March 3 1920 July 20 2005 was a Canadian character and voice actor best known for his role as Montgomery Scotty Scott in the television and film series Star Trek His characterization of the Scottish Chief Engineer of the Starship Enterprise was one of the most recognizable elements in the Star Trek franchise for which he also made several contributions behind the scenes Many of the characterizations mannerisms and expressions that he established for Scotty and other Star Trek characters have become entrenched in popular culture Following his success with Star Trek he supplemented his income and showed continued support for his fans by making numerous public appearances Doohan often went to great lengths to buoy the large number of fans who have been inspired to make their own accomplishments in engineering and other fields as a result of Doohans work and his encouragement From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia