Editing James Doohan (section)

{{Short description|Canadian actor (1920–2005)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = James Doohan
| image              = James Doohan Scotty Star Trek.JPG
| alt                = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| caption            = Publicity photo of James Doohan as [[Scotty (Star Trek)|Scotty]] from the television program ''Star Trek''
| birth_name         = James Montgomery Doohan
| birth_date         = {{birth date|mf=yes|1920|3|3}}
| birth_place        = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| death_date         = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2005|7|20|1920|3|3}}
| death_place        = [[Redmond, Washington]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre]], [[Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts]]
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|author}}
| years_active       = 1952–2005
| known_for          = [[Scotty (Star Trek)|Montgomery "Scotty" Scott]]
| television         = ''[[Star Trek]]''
| spouse             = {{ubl
  | {{marriage|Janet Young|1949|1964|end=div}}
  | {{marriage|Anita Yagel|1967|1972|end=div}}
  | {{marriage|Wende Braunberger|1974}}
  }}
| children           = 7, including [[Chris Doohan|Chris]]
| module             = {{Infobox military person|embed=yes
| allegiance    = {{flag|Canada|1921}}
| branch        = {{army|Canada|1939}}
| serviceyears  = 1938–1945
| rank          = [[Lieutenant]]
| unit          =
[[2nd Canadian Infantry Division]]<br>[[3rd Canadian Infantry Division]]<br/>[[666 (AOP) Squadron, RCAF]]
| commands      = 
| battles       = [[World War II]]
*[[Operation Overlord]]
| awards          =
}}
}}
'''James Montgomery Doohan''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|uː|ə|n}}; March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005) was a Canadian actor, best known for his role as [[Scotty (Star Trek)|Montgomery "Scotty" Scott]] in the television and film series ''[[Star Trek]]''. Doohan's characterization of the Scottish chief engineer of the [[Starship Enterprise|Starship ''Enterprise'']] has become one of the most recognizable elements in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, and inspired many fans to pursue careers in [[engineering]] and other technical fields.<ref name=bbc050720>{{cite news |title=Obituary: James Doohan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1493093.stm |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=July 20, 2005 |access-date=April 29, 2007}}</ref> He also made contributions behind the scenes, such as the initial development of the [[Klingon language|Klingon]] and [[Vulcan language|Vulcan]] languages.

Prior to his acting career, Doohan served in the 14th Field Artillery Regiment of the [[3rd Canadian Infantry Division]]. He also served as an Artillery Forward Observation Officer (FOO) and pilot. He saw combat in Europe during [[World War II]], including the [[Normandy landings|D-Day]] invasion of Normandy, in which he was wounded, apparently by [[friendly fire]].<ref name=":0" /> After the war, he had extensive experience performing in radio and television, which led to his role as Scotty. Following the cancellation of the original ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' series, Doohan was [[Typecasting|typecast]] and had limited success in finding other roles; he returned to play the character in the [[Star Trek: The Animated Series|animated]] and film continuations of the series, and made frequent appearances at [[Science fiction convention|''Star Trek'' conventions]].