James Doohan has passed on

[Ustauk]

 James Doohan has passed from this life.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2005...obit050720.html

May he rest in peace.

[Darren Dirt]

 

James Doohan, best known for playing Montgomery "Scotty" Scott on the original Star Trek series, has died at the age of 85.

The cause of death was pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease. ... Doohan had been suffering from Parkinson's disease, diabetes and lung fibrosis.

Doohan's ability to master many dialects and different accents impressed Gene Roddenberry, the creator of a new space adventure, in 1966. On the strength of a strong Scottish accent, producers chose Doohan for the original cast of Star Trek, which ran from 1966 to 1969. ... his role as the scrappy space engineer Scotty ...

Aye, Jimmy. Your talent as a Canadian character actor shined brightly through the fog of Shatneroverdramatizing... But you've been suffering in a big way, of late. Beam you up, Scotty.

[Shayne]

 That sucks

[Mr. Analog]

 Scotty was my fave from the original series, and one of the few comic characters of the films, I'll miss him.

[Shayne]

 DeForest Kelley was my fav  He just seemed so out of place on the set, like ... the atitude of being better then the show, but being broke and needing the work.  The movies he appeared better and more "character like".

[Darren Dirt]

A Tribute -- surprisingly touching, considering what YTMND is usually like



http://ripmrscott.ytmnd.com/