39,327
edits
James Doohan: Difference between revisions
m
Mass update links
m (trope=>creator) |
m (Mass update links) |
||
Line 11:
He famously disliked [[William Shatner]], saying how much he admired Captain Kirk only to dislike the actor who played him. Fortunately, the two did make amends before Doohan's death. After Star Trek he found himself typecast as Scotty and naturally found it hard to accept other roles. After a conversation with his dentist he eventually started [[Adam Westing]] and did cameos and appearances centered around Scotty. Although the [[Catch Phrase]] "[[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]" was never used in the series, he did use it as the title for his autobiography.
Suffered from a combination of Parkinson's disease, diabetes mellitus, and pulmonary fibrosis late in life, but still managed to father a child at 80 years old! Ultimately, he was also diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, but not before he reconciled with Shatner. It was a dark day for the series and its fans when it was announced he had passed away in 2005. Such is his legacy he joined costar ~DeForest Kelley~ in having a star placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was also so respected that when [[Simon Pegg]] was given the role of Scotty in the [[Star Trek (
Some of his ashes were launched into space twice: first in 2007 by a suborbital sounding rocket, then in 2012 with several others as part of the first commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station by SpaceX.
| |||