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Beam him up Jesus. Thanks for giving it all you could.
Godbless him and family.
I finally know the actors name...James Doohan.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050720/...RrBHNlYwM3NjI-
'Star Trek's' Doohan Dies
By BOB THOMAS, Associated Press Writer 7 minutes ago
James Doohan, the burly chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise in the original "Star Trek" TV series and movies who responded to the command "Beam me up, Scotty," died Wednesday. He was 85.
Doohan died at 5:30 a.m. at his Redmond, Wash., home with his wife of 28 years, Wende, at his side, Los Angeles agent and longtime friend Steve Stevens said. The cause of death was pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease, he said.
Doohan had said farewell to public life in August 2004, a few months after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
The Canadian-born Doohan was enjoying a busy career as a character actor when he auditioned for a role as an engineer in a new space adventure on NBC in 1966. A master of dialects from his early years in radio, he tried seven different accents.
"The producers asked me which one I preferred," Doohan recalled 30 years later. "I believed the Scot voice was the most commanding. So I told them, `If this character is going to be an engineer, you'd better make him a Scotsman.'"
The series, which starred William Shatner as Capt. James T. Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as the enigmatic Mr. Spock, attracted an enthusiastic following of science fiction fans, especially among teenagers and children, but not enough ratings power. NBC canceled it after three seasons.
When the series ended in 1969, Doohan found himself typecast as Montgomery Scott, the canny engineer with a burr in his voice. In 1973, he complained to his dentist, who advised him: "Jimmy, you're going to be Scotty long after you're dead. If I were you, I'd go with the flow."
"I took his advice," said Doohan, "and since then everything's been just lovely."
Beam him up Jesus. Thanks for giving it all you could.
Godbless him and family.
I finally know the actors name...James Doohan.
oh man..
farewell Captain Scott.
, bummer.
It's not like he died in his prime. What's to be sad about?
Alright thats it No more beaming.
Bummer.
Star Trek(classic) is my favorite show of all time.
I have been hearing of his fading health and it not a surprise that he has passed away.
It is a sad day for "Trek" fans.
At least we still have Johnny Blaze
^^
Main Entry: death
Pronunciation: 'deth
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English deeth, from Old English dEath; akin to Old Norse dauthi death, deyja to die -- more at DIE
1 : a permanent cessation of all vital functions : the end of life -- compare BRAIN DEATH
2 : the cause or occasion of loss of life <drinking was the death of him>
3 capitalized : the destroyer of life represented usually as a skeleton with a scythe
4 : the state of being dead
5 a : the passing or destruction of something inanimate <the death of vaudeville> b : EXTINCTION
6 : CIVIL DEATH
7 : SLAUGHTER
8 Christian Science : the lie of life in matter : that which is unreal and untrue : ILLUSION
- at death's door : close to death : critically ill
- to death : beyond endurance : EXCESSIVELY <bored to death>
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