James Doohan

Career timeline

1. 1920 · Born

   Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2. 1949 · Screen debut

   Suspense (TV)

3. 1966 · Breakthrough

   Star Trek (TV)

4. 2005 · Died

   July 20, 2005

5. 2021 · Latest release

   Star Trek: Prodigy (TV)

Career in numbers

1 1940s

8 1950s

29 1960s

5 1970s

8 1980s

13 1990s

1 2010s

1 2020s

• Drama28
• Comedy14
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy13
• Action & Adventure12
• Adventure12
• Science Fiction10

Highest-rated title Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987 8.4 Most popular title The Daily Show 1996 6.4

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside James Doohan in our catalogue.

William Shatner

11 titles together

George Takei

9 titles together

John Erman

4 titles together

Abner Biberman

4 titles together

Robert Totten

4 titles together

Mark Lenard

4 titles together

David Carson

3 titles together

Ronald D. Moore

3 titles together

LeVar Burton

3 titles together

William Bast

3 titles together

1. 2021 Star Trek: Prodigy as Scotty (voice) 7.2 TV
2. 2011 Underground Entertainment: The Movie as James (archive footage) Movie
3. 1999 The Duke as Clive Chives 4.2 Movie
4. 1998 Bug Buster as Sheriff Carlson 3.9 Movie
5. 1996 Homeboys in Outer Space as Pippen TV
6. 1996 The Daily Show as Self 6.4 TV
7. 1994 Star Trek: Generations as Captain Montgomery "Scotty" Scott 6.5 Movie
8. 1994 Duckman as Kardassian (voice) 7.3 TV
9. 1994 Storybook as Uncle Monty Movie
10. 1993 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 as Scotty 6.1 Movie
11. 1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Mr. Scott 7.9 TV
12. 1992 The Ben Stiller Show 5.0 TV
13. 1992 Double Trouble as Chief O'Brien 4.7 Movie
14. 1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott 7.1 Movie
15. 1991 Knight Rider 2000 as James 'Scotty' Doohan 5.6 Movie
16. 1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier as Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott 5.7 Movie
17. 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation as Scotty 8.4 TV
18. 1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott 7.2 Movie
19. 1985 MacGyver as Speedy 7.7 TV
20. 1984 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott 6.6 Movie
21. 1982 Hotel 6.7 TV
22. 1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott 7.5 Movie
23. 1980 Magnum, P.I. as Archie MacPherson 7.3 TV
24. 1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture as Scotty 6.5 Movie
25. 1978 Jason of Star Command as Commander Canarvin TV
26. 1973 Star Trek as Montgomery Scott (voice) 6.8 TV
27. 1971 Man in the Wilderness as Benoit 6.3 Movie
28. 1971 Pretty Maids All in a Row as Follo 5.9 Movie
29. 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. as Detective Sgt. Brenner 6.7 TV
30. 1969 Then Came Bronson as Dr. John Wilson TV
31. 1968 Jigsaw as Building Superintendent (uncredited) Movie
32. 1966 One of Our Spies Is Missing as Phillip Bainbridge Movie
33. 1966 Jericho as Pastor Lutjens TV
34. 1966 Star Trek as Scott 8.0 TV
35. 1966 Fantastic Voyage as Dr. Sawyer (Hypothermia technician) (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
36. 1966 Blue Light as Conners TV
37. 1965 The F.B.I. as Claude Bell 5.6 TV
38. 1965 Convoy as Lt. Wells TV
39. 1965 Laredo TV
40. 1965 Willy McBean & His Magic Machine as General Custer / Merlin / Excalibur (voice) Movie
41. 1965 The Satan Bug as Second Agent "X-Ray", scratches hand 6.1 Movie
42. 1965 Bus Riley's Back in Town as Les Movie
43. 1964 36 Hours as Bishop (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
44. 1964 Daniel Boone as Bruce MacFarland 7.0 TV
45. 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Phillip Bainbridge 7.2 TV
46. 1964 Bewitched as Walter Brocken 7.9 TV
47. 1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Lawrence Tobin (uncredited) 7.8 TV
48. 1964 The Rogues as Cutler TV
49. 1963 The Wheeler Dealers as Defense Attorney (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
50. 1963 The Outer Limits as Police Lt. Branch 7.8 TV
51. 1962 The Gallant Men TV
52. 1962 General Electric True TV
53. 1961 The New Breed as Dr. Lennon TV
54. 1961 Ben Casey TV
55. 1961 Hazel as Gordon MacHeath 6.8 TV
56. 1960 Festival as T. J. TV
57. 1960 First Person TV
58. 1959 Bonanza as Bill Collins 7.5 TV
59. 1957 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Harris TV
60. 1956 Flight Into Danger as George Spencer Movie
61. 1955 First Performance as Joynt TV
62. 1955 Folio TV
63. 1954 On Camera as Lieut. Hagen TV
64. 1953 Space Command as Phil Mitchell, XSW1 Engineer TV
65. 1951 Tales of Tomorrow TV
66. 1949 Suspense as Peters TV

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