Actor. He is best known for his role of Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, the Chief Engineer of the Starship "Enterprise" in the immensely popular 1960's science fiction television series "Star Trek" and its subsequent movies. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he volunteered for the Royal Canadian Artillery in 1939 at the start of World War II. He was commissioned a Lieutenant in the 13th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. On June 6, 1944, D-Day, he landed under fire at Nan Sector, Juno Beach, accompanying the Regina Rifle Regiment, and led his men off the beach and through a mine field while shooting two German snipers. Late that evening, he was crossing between unit lines and shot by a nervous Canadian Sentry. He was hit 6 times, including in the chest where his silver cigarette case, a present from his brother, stopped the bullet. He was also hit in the leg and hand, then shipped back to England where a finger was amputated. During his later film career, he always tried to hide his right hand from the camera. After recovery from his wounds, he was assigned as an Artillery Observation Pilot, flying with the RCAF 666 AOL Squadron. Although technically still in the Army, he quickly gained a reputation as "the craziest pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force" from various unauthorized air maneuvers which landed him in trouble. After the war in January 1946, he started acting on Canadian radio shows and took acting lessons, including learning Shakespeare, to improve his talent. He won a two-year scholarship at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York with other later-famous actors and honed his craft. He first worked in radio appearing 400 times over his career. From 1950-1966, he acted in hundreds of roles on television and movies before landing his most famous part as the gruff, but ever-resourceful, Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott in 1966, when "Star Trek" was launched by creator Gene Roddenberry. From then on, he was indelibly part of the "Star Trek" franchise as it rose from cult favorite to Pop Culture icon status. When the series' initial run ended after three years, he lent his voice to the early 1970s "Star Trek" cartoon series, and continued the Scotty role through six "Star Trek" feature films. The part was even worked into an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and into the first movie of the franchise. Many of the phrases he used or were spoken to him during the run of "Star Trek" have entered the Pop Culture lexicon, and have been parodied in numerous ways ("Beam me up, Scotty"). He also appeared in thirty-eight other TV shows and movies and two animated series up to 2005. He retained enormous popularity through his career, and often appeared at "Trek" conventions to the delight of the fans. Despite declining health, he appeared in the dedication of a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star that was awarded to him in 2004. Another portion of his cremated remains are in international space station. https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/12/28/star-trek-scotty-james-doohans-ashes-smuggled-space-station/4057236001/