"Scotty (Star Trek) Montgomery ""Scotty"" Scott is a fictional character in the science fiction franchise ""Star Trek"". First portrayed by James Doohan in the , Scotty also appears in the , seven ""Star Trek"" movies, the """" episode """", and in numerous books, comics, and video games. Simon Pegg has assumed the character and appeared in the ""Star Trek"" reboot (2009) and its sequels, ""Star Trek Into Darkness"" (2013) and ""Star Trek Beyond"" (2016). Chris Doohan, son of James Doohan, has taken on the role of Scotty in the popular web series, ""Star Trek Continues"". Chris has also had roles"
"James Doohan James Montgomery Doohan, LVO ( ; March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005) was a Canadian actor and voice actor best known for his role as Montgomery ""Scotty"" Scott in the television and film series ""Star Trek"". Doohan's characterization of the Scottish Chief Engineer of the Starship ""Enterprise"" was one of the most recognizable elements in the ""Star Trek"" franchise, and inspired many fans to pursue careers in engineering and other technical fields. He also made contributions behind the scenes, such as the initial development of the Klingon and Vulcan languages. Prior to ""Star Trek"", Doohan served in"
"John Hancock (actor) John Hancock (March 4, 1941 – October 12, 1992) was an American film and television actor. Born in Hazen, Arkansas, Hancock is possibly best remembered for his role as ""Scotty"" in the ABC miniseries """". His large size and distinctive bass voice allowed him to establish a niche playing authority figures, and he was often cast as a minister, judge or high-ranking military officer. Hancock also made recurring appearances in several television shows during his career, including ""Knots Landing"", ""Family Ties"", ""Diff'rent Strokes"", ""Cop Rock"", ""The Dukes of Hazzard"", """", ""Amen"", ""Midnight Caller"", ""Pacific Station"", and ""L.A."
"West Lothian Council for Doohan's importance. His birthplace is also attributed to Aberdeen where Doohan learned the accent, or Elgin. Scotty's accent chosen by Doohan implies most formative years spent at or near Edinburgh, also per possible original script notes. James Doohan James Montgomery Doohan, LVO ( ; March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005) was a Canadian actor and voice actor best known for his role as Montgomery ""Scotty"" Scott in the television and film series ""Star Trek"". Doohan's characterization of the Scottish Chief Engineer of the Starship ""Enterprise"" was one of the most recognizable elements in the ""Star"
"television. Viewers admired Spock's ""coolness, his intelligence"", and his ability to successfully take on any task, adds Fischer. As a result, Nimoy's character ""took the public by storm"", nearly eclipsing the star of the series, William Shatner's Captain Kirk. President Obama, who said he loved Spock, similarly described Nimoy's character as ""cool, logical, big-eared and level-headed, the center of ""Star Trek""s optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity's future."" Nimoy and Shatner, who portrayed his commanding officer, became close friends during the years the series was on television, and were ""like brothers"", said Shatner. ""Star Trek"" was broadcast from 1966 to 1969."
"or """"TOS"""" debuted in the United States on NBC on September 8, 1966. The show tells the tale of the crew of the starship ""Enterprise"" and its five-year mission ""to boldly go where no man has gone before."" The original 1966–69 television series featured William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock, DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard ""Bones"" McCoy, James Doohan as Montgomery ""Scotty"" Scott, Nichelle Nichols as Uhura, George Takei as Hikaru Sulu, and Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov. During the series' original run, it earned several nominations for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation"
"Star Trek: The Original Series (season 1) The first season of the American science fiction television series . premiered on NBC on September 8, 1966 and concluded on April 13, 1967. It consisted of twenty-nine episodes, which is the highest number of episodes in a season of The Original Series of ""Star Trek"". Star Trek: The Original Series is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, and the original series of the Star Trek franchise. It features William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock and DeForest Kelley as Leonard McCoy. This article also"
"Star Trek: The Original Series Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew. It later acquired the retronym of Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. The show is set in the Milky Way galaxy, roughly during the 2260s. The ship and crew are led by Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), first officer and science officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and chief medical officer Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley). Shatner's voice-over introduction during each episode's opening"
"Star Trek: The Original Series (season 2) The second and penultimate season of the American science fiction television series , premiered on NBC on September 15, 1967 and concluded on March 29, 1968. It consisted of twenty-six episodes. Star Trek: The Original Series is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, and the original series of the Star Trek franchise. It features William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock and DeForest Kelley as Leonard McCoy. The season originally aired Fridays at 8:30-9:30 pm (EST) on NBC. This is a list of episodes from"
"the end of the ""Star Trek"" series) at the Pheasant Run Playhouse in St. Charles, Illinois. Nimoy was best known for his portrayal of Spock, the half-human, half-Vulcan character he played on ""Star Trek"" from the first TV episode, in 1966, to the film ""Star Trek Into Darkness"" in 2013. Biographer Dennis Fischer states that it was Nimoy's ""most important role,"" and Nimoy was later credited by others for bringing ""dignity and intelligence to one of the most revered characters in science fiction."" The character was to become iconic, considered one of the most popular alien characters ever portrayed on"
"Scotty Beckett Scott Hastings ""Scotty"" Beckett (October 4, 1929 – May 10, 1968) was an American actor. He began his career as a child actor in the ""Our Gang"" shorts and later costarred on ""Rocky Jones, Space Ranger"". Born in Oakland, California, Beckett got his start in show business at age three when the family moved to Los Angeles and a casting director heard him singing by chance. He was at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital visiting his father, who was recovering from an illness, and was entertaining him by singing songs in Pig Latin. Nurses heard him singing and carried"
"the second season of . <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> The season was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Paramount Home Entertainment. Star Trek: The Original Series (season 2) The second and penultimate season of the American science fiction television series , premiered on NBC on September 15, 1967 and concluded on March 29, 1968. It consisted of twenty-six episodes. Star Trek: The Original Series is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, and the original series of the Star Trek franchise. It features William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock and DeForest Kelley as Leonard"
"Star Trek: The Original Series (season 3) The third and final season of the American science fiction television series , premiered on NBC on September 20, 1968 and concluded on June 3, 1969. It consisted of twenty-four episodes. Star Trek: The Original Series is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, and the original series of the Star Trek franchise. It features William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock and DeForest Kelley as Leonard McCoy. This is the first season to air after NBC moved the show from 8:30 P.M. to 10 P.M."
"had with Desilu, because she liked Gene Roddenberry and believed in the project. The episode was eventually broadcast third in sequence, and it was the first episode to be shown in the United Kingdom by the BBC on July 12, 1969. ""Where No Man Has Gone Before"" was the first episode of ""Star Trek"" to feature William Shatner as Captain James Kirk, James Doohan as Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott, and George Takei as Lt. Sulu (in this episode, the ship's physicist, whose character became helmsman in subsequent episodes). The episode title is the final phrase in the opening voice-over which"
"his hand on his neck and shoulder to Shatner, and they rehearsed it. Nimoy credits Shatner's acting during the ""pinch"" that sold the idea and made it work on screen. He went on to reprise the Spock character in """" and two episodes of """". When a was planned in the late 1970s, Nimoy was to be in only two out of eleven episodes, but when the series was elevated to a feature film, he agreed to reprise his role. The first six Star Trek movies feature the original ""Star Trek"" cast including Nimoy, who also directed two of the"
"Scotty in the film, invited Chris and his family to the premiere. For ""Star Trek Into Darkness"" in 2012, fans campaigned for Christopher Doohan gaining him a credited cameo in the transporter room. Chris Doohan played Scotty in the award-winning web series ""Star Trek Continues"". On July 20, 2005, at 5:30 in the morning, Doohan died at his home in Redmond, Washington due to complications of pulmonary fibrosis, which was believed to be from exposure to noxious substances during World War II. A portion of his ashes, ¼ ounce (7 grams), was scheduled the following fall for a memorial flight"
"Friendship with a Remarkable Man"". The book was released on February 16, 2016. Leonard Nimoy Leonard Simon Nimoy (; March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor, film director, photographer, author, singer and songwriter. He was best known for his role as Spock of the ""Star Trek"" franchise, a character he portrayed in television and film from shot in late 1964 to his final film performance in 2013. Nimoy began his career in his early twenties, teaching acting classes in Hollywood and making minor film and television appearances through the 1950s, as well as playing the title"
"Gary Lockwood Gary Lockwood (born John Gary Yurosek; February 21, 1937) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as astronaut Frank Poole in the film """" (1968), and as Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell in the ""Star Trek"" pilot episode ""Where No Man Has Gone Before"" (1966). He played numerous guest television roles from the early 1960s into the mid 1990s, a regular supporting role in ""Follow the Sun"" (1961–1962), and the title role of ""The Lieutenant"" (1963–1964). Born in the Van Nuys district of Los Angeles, California, Lockwood's birth name was ""John Gary Yurosek"", according to the"
"main characters: Captain Kirk (William Shatner), chief engineer Lt. Commander Scott (James Doohan) and Lt. Sulu (George Takei), who served as a physicist on the ship in the second pilot but subsequently became a helmsman throughout the rest of the series. Paul Fix played Dr. Mark Piper in the second pilot; ship's doctor Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley) joined the cast when filming began for the first season, and he remained for the rest of the series, achieving billing as the third star of the series. Also joining the ship's permanent crew during the first season were the communications officer, Lt."
"Star Trek Star Trek is an American space opera media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry. The first television series, simply called ""Star Trek"" and now referred to as """""""", debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on the television network NBC. It followed the interstellar adventures of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew aboard the starship USS ""Enterprise"", a space exploration vessel, built by the United Federation of Planets in the twenty-third century. The ""Star Trek"" canon of the franchise includes ""The Original Series"", an animated series, five spin-off"
"perceived faults had been partly because of the script that they had selected themselves. NBC made the unusual decision to pay for a second pilot, using the script called ""Where No Man Has Gone Before"". Only the character of Spock, played by Leonard Nimoy, was retained from the first pilot, and only two cast members, Majel Barrett and Nimoy, were carried forward into the series. This second pilot proved to be satisfactory to NBC, and the network selected ""Star Trek"" to be in its upcoming television schedule for the fall of 1966. The second pilot introduced most of the other"
"at San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles. Scotty Beckett Scott Hastings ""Scotty"" Beckett (October 4, 1929 – May 10, 1968) was an American actor. He began his career as a child actor in the ""Our Gang"" shorts and later costarred on ""Rocky Jones, Space Ranger"". Born in Oakland, California, Beckett got his start in show business at age three when the family moved to Los Angeles and a casting director heard him singing by chance. He was at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital visiting his father, who was recovering from an illness, and was entertaining him by singing"
"Space Command (TV series) Space Command was a Canadian children's science fiction television adventure series, broadcast on CBC Television in 1953 and 1954, the first time the network aired its own dramatic series. Each program presented life on the fictional space station XSW1 operated by the worldwide Space Command, featuring the activities of Frank Anderson (Bob Barclay). Another character, Phil Mitchell, was portrayed by James Doohan, best known as Scotty on the 1960s television series """". William Shatner, the leading actor on ""Star Trek"", also appeared on episodes of ""Space Command"". Other series cast members included Andrew Anthony, Joe Austin,"
"second wife, Denise DuBarry. Gary Lockwood Gary Lockwood (born John Gary Yurosek; February 21, 1937) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as astronaut Frank Poole in the film """" (1968), and as Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell in the ""Star Trek"" pilot episode ""Where No Man Has Gone Before"" (1966). He played numerous guest television roles from the early 1960s into the mid 1990s, a regular supporting role in ""Follow the Sun"" (1961–1962), and the title role of ""The Lieutenant"" (1963–1964). Born in the Van Nuys district of Los Angeles, California, Lockwood's birth name was ""John Gary"
"Scott McGinnis Scott McGinnis (born November 19, 1958) is an American actor and director. He has appeared in both films and television. McGinnis is best known by ""Star Trek"" fans as ""Mr. Adventure"" in """", where his character worked with Cdr. Uhura in the Spacedock transporter room. His character stated that he wanted some action and later received it when Uhura forced him into the closet at gunpoint. Scott's first feature film was in the film ""The Viking Queen"" (1967) in which he appeared uncredited. Other appearances include ""Wacko"" (1982), ""Joysticks"" (1983), ""Making the Grade"" (1984) (which also features ""Wacko"""
"Newmar, Leslie Nielsen, Arthur O'Connell, Susan Oliver, Nehemiah Persoff, Slim Pickens, Suzanne Pleshette, Stefanie Powers, Robert Redford, Ruth Roman, Marion Ross, Janice Rule, Soupy Sales, Martha Scott, Martin Sheen, Sylvia Sidney, Lois Smith, Rod Steiger, Beatrice Straight, Rip Torn, Jo Van Fleet, Jessica Walter, Jack Warden, Tuesday Weld, Jack Weston, James Whitmore, and Dick York. William Shatner and DeForest Kelley, both of whom would later go on to fame starring in the ""Star Trek"" TV series and films, also guest-starred, in separate episodes. Two late third-season episodes, which aired one week apart, each featured a guest star in a bit"
"Leonard Nimoy Leonard Simon Nimoy (; March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor, film director, photographer, author, singer and songwriter. He was best known for his role as Spock of the ""Star Trek"" franchise, a character he portrayed in television and film from shot in late 1964 to his final film performance in 2013. Nimoy began his career in his early twenties, teaching acting classes in Hollywood and making minor film and television appearances through the 1950s, as well as playing the title role in ""Kid Monk Baroni"". Foreshadowing his fame as a semi-alien, he played"
"DeForest Kelley Jackson DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999), known to colleagues as ""De"", was an American actor, screenwriter, poet and singer known for his roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard ""Bones"" McCoy of the in the television and film series ""Star Trek"". Kelley was delivered by his uncle at his parents' home in Toccoa, Georgia, the son of Clora (née Casey) and Ernest David Kelley, who was a Baptist minister. DeForest was named after the pioneering electronics engineer Lee de Forest. He later named his ""Star Trek"" character's father ""David"" after his own father. Kelley"
"Nyota Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), the first African-American woman to hold such an important role in an American television series; the captain's yeoman, Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney), who departed midway through the first season; and Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett), head nurse and assistant to McCoy. Walter Koenig joined the cast as Ensign Pavel Chekov in the series' second season. In February 1966, ""Star Trek"" was nearly cancelled by Desilu Productions, before airing the first episode. Desilu had gone from making just one half-hour show (""The Lucy Show""), to deficit financing a portion of two expensive hour-long shows, """" and ""Star"
"known film ""White Comanche"" starring as two characters: Johnny Moon and his twin brother Notah. Shatner was cast as Captain James T. Kirk for the second pilot of ""Star Trek"", titled ""Where No Man Has Gone Before"". He was then contracted to play Kirk for the ""Star Trek"" series and held the role from 1966 to 1969. During its original run on NBC, the series pulled in only modest ratings and was cancelled after three seasons. In his role as Kirk, Shatner famously kissed actress Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura) in the November 22, 1968, ""Star Trek"" episode, ""Plato's Stepchildren"". The"
"of its cast of largely unknown actors. Kelley had appeared in many films and television shows, but mostly in smaller roles that showcased him as a villain. Nimoy also had previous television and film experience but was not well known either. Nimoy had partnered previously with Shatner in a 1964 episode of ""The Man from U.N.C.L.E."", ""The Project Strigas Affair,"" and with Kelley (as a doctor) in a 1963 episode of ""The Virginian"", ""Man of Violence,"" both more than two years before ""Star Trek"" first aired. Before ""Star Trek"", Shatner was well known in the trade, having appeared in several"
"technology such as teleportation, slang for certain drugs, or as a phrase to show appreciation and association with the television show. Despite the phrase entering into popular culture, it is a misquotation and has never been said in any of the television series or films, contrary to popular belief. The popularity of the misquotation has led to many new phrases, both associated with Star Trek or otherwise. The misquotation's influence led to James Doohan, the actor who played Scotty, to be misrepresented in his own obituary. In it, he is referenced as the character who ""responded to the command, ""Beam"
"and developed by Daniel Wilson, Harve Bennett (""Star Trek"" feature films ""–""), Robert Earll and Allan Balter. Wilson, Bennett and Bruce Lansbury (who produced many television series in the '80s) executive produced. ""Star Trek"" actors worked behind the scenes; Leonard Nimoy directed the episode ""Triangle"", and Walter Koenig wrote the episode ""Mother"". Peter Barton and Amy Steel beat out actors Tom Cruise and Heather Locklear for their respective leading roles. The series was originally called ""The Powers of David Star"". With this title and a somewhat altered premise, the original pilot was to deal with teenaged David Star, who lived"