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James Doohan

1920 - 2005

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James Montgomery Doohan (; March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005) was a Canadian actor and author, 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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Doohan has received more than 3,876,684 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). James Doohan is the 2,252nd most popular actor (down from 2,093rd in 2019), the 168th most popular biography from Canada (down from 156th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of James Doohans by language

Over the past year James Doohan has had the most page views in the with 457,228 views, followed by German (56,064), and Italian (13,044). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (174.44%), Simple English (134.06%), and Serbo-Croatian (114.29%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Doohan ranks 2,252 out of 13,578. Before him are Kevin Sorbo, Ethan Suplee, Gina Gershon, James Denton, Álvaro Morte, and Nonna Mordyukova. After him are Federico Luppi, John Krasinski, Édith Scob, Frederick Stafford, Gigi Proietti, and Marsha Hunt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, James Doohan ranks 181. Before him are Ronald Speirs, Vlastimil Brodský, Anselmo Duarte, Mahendra of Nepal, Georg Ots, and C. R. Rao. After him are Georges Marchais, Celia Sánchez, Harold Sakata, Osvaldo Cavandoli, Lewis Gilbert, and Frances Ames. Among people deceased in 2005, James Doohan ranks 120. Before him are Teresa Wright, István Nyers, Svatopluk Pluskal, Sangoulé Lamizana, Tonino Delli Colli, and Vasco Gonçalves. After him are Andre Norton, Kevin Hagen, Zoran Mušič, Eddie Albert, Vincent Gigante, and Sergio Endrigo.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, James Doohan ranks 168 out of 1,622. Before him are Brian Mulroney (1939), Raymond Massey (1896), Jeff Wall (1946), Stephen Harper (1959), Joe Shuster (1914), and Henry Czerny (1959). After him are Emily Carr (1871), Napoleon Sarony (1821), Alfred Aho (1941), Nelly Furtado (1978), Arthur Jeffrey Dempster (1886), and Ian Hacking (1936).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, James Doohan ranks 51. Before him are Raymond Burr (1917), William B. Davis (1938), Fay Wray (1907), Hayden Christensen (1981), Raymond Massey (1896), and Henry Czerny (1959). After him are Elisha Cuthbert (1982), Stana Katic (1978), Hume Cronyn (1911), Elliot Page (1987), Neve Campbell (1973), and Oliver Platt (1960).

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Television and Movie Roles

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Spock's body.
Jun 1o 19846.605 / 10
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it.
Dec 7o 19796.492 / 10
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
It is the 23rd century. The Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is on routine training maneuvers and Admiral James T. Kirk seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space mission of his career. But Khan is back. Aided by his exiled band of genetic supermen, Khan - brilliant renegade of 20th century Earth - has raided Space Station Regula One, stolen a top secret device called Project Genesis, wrested control of another Federation Starship and sets out in pursuit of the Enterprise, determined to let nothing stand in the way of his mission: kill Admiral Kirk... even if it means universal Armageddon.
Jun 4o 19827.452 / 10