'Star Trek' fans honor James Doohan

[Jolie Rouge]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of Star Trek fans showed up to see James Doohan as he appeared at one last convention before retiring from public life.

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Doohan, who played "Scotty" on the '60s TV series, decided to retire after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease several months ago. -- By Sue Schneider, AP

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The 84-year-old actor, who played "Scotty" on the '60s TV series, decided to retire after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease several months ago. He blew kisses to a crowd of Trekkie faithful gathered at Sunday's finale of a two-day tribute held at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel.

Doohan, who played the USS Enterprise's affable chief engineer, Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery "Scotty" Scott of "Beam me up, Scotty" fame, has won the goodwill of fans who say he always took time to sign autographs and talk trivia.

Many fans planned to attend Tuesday's ceremony honoring Doohan with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The event was expected to be his final public appearance.

"We're just very proud to honor dad with this star," said his son, Chris Doohan. "A lot of Star Trek fans helped us out with this."

Doohan, who also has Parkinson's disease and diabetes, mingled with fans at the convention and spoke at a news conference between Scotty impersonation contests and a panel discussion titled, "The Influence of Scotty on Society."

"He wanted to say goodbye to his fans," said Dave Mendel of Berryville, Va., who was dressed in full Klingon battle armor. "How could you not show up for that?"

The event's proceeds will benefit an Alzheimer's research foundation.

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I met him at a "mini-con" years ago -- very entertaining gentleman. So sad to hear of his decline ... :(

[DivineMsDi]

Scotty was my favorite character on Star Trek....:(

Really sorry to hear he is ill. You never realised he was "pretty old" doing the series. If he is 84 now...he was about 44...he looked younger. Even old Doc McCoy is quite old. He used to be in movies in the 50s before Star Trek.

It's corney, but the original Trek is great....

[captorquewrench]

mccoy is beyond old. DeForst Kelley died back in 1999.

shatner is still hamming it up, and once in a while you see Leonard Nimoy. I like the new hotel commercial he's in with the Shatner.

[Jolie Rouge]

Even old Doc McCoy is quite old. He used to be in movies in the 50s before Star Trek.

Filmography

"Apache Uprising"
"Beyond our Own" (religious film)
"Black Spurs"
"Canon City"
"Duke of Chicago"
"Fear in the Night"
"Gunfight at Comanche Creek"
"Gunfight at the OK Corral"
"House of Bamboo"
"House of Fear" (English title for "House of Bamboo")
"Illegal"
"Johnny Reno"
"Law and Jake Wade"
"Man in the Grey Flannel Suit"
"Marriage on the Rocks"
"Men"
"Night of the Lepus"
"Raintree County"
"Star Trek The Motion Picture"
"Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"
"Star Trek III: The Search for Spock"
"Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home"
"Star Trek V: The Final Frontier"
"Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country"
"Taxi"
"Tension at Table Rock"
"Time to Kill" (Navy Training Film)
"Town Tamer"
"Two Faces West"
"Variety Girl"
"View from Pompeii's Head"
"Waco"
"Warlock"
"Where Love Has Gone"


Television(Series and episode title, where available)

77 Sunset Strip -- "88 Bars"
ABC Matinee Today -- "I Never Said Goodbye"
Alcoa Theater -- "333 Montgomery" & "Johnny Risk"
Armstrong Circle Theater
Arrest and Trial
Assignment: Underwater -- "Affair in Tokyo"
Bat Masterson -- "No Amnesty for Death"
Black Saddle -- "Apache Trail"
Bob Hope Chrysler -- "Theater"
Bold Ones (Doctors) -- "Giants Never Kneel"
Bonanza -- "Decision," "Honor of Cochise," and "Ride the Wind" (2 hr)
Cavalcade of America --"Medal for Miss Walker"
Code Three -- "Oil Well Incident"
Coronado 9 --"Loser's Circle"
Cowboys -- "Dave Done it"
Crime Syndicated
Dakotas -- "Reformation at Big Nose Butte"
Danger
Death Valley Days -- "Breaking Point," "Devil's Gate," and "Lady of the Plains"
Deputy
Donna Reed --"Uncle Jeff Needs You"
FBI
Frontier Justice -- "Shadow of a Dead Man"
Fugitive -- "Three Cheers for a Little Boy Blue"
Gallant Men -- "Taste of Peace"
Gallery of Mme Liu-Tsong
Gunsmoke -- "Indian Scout"
Have Gun, Will Travel -- "Treasure"
Ironside -- "Warrior's Return"
Johnny Midnight -- "Inner Eye"
Laramie -- "Gun Duel" and "Unvanquished"
Laredo -- "Sound of Terror"
Lawman -- "Squatters" and "Thimbleringger"
Line-Up - "Chloroform Murder Case"
Littlest Hobo
Lone Ranger -- "Death in the Forest" and "Gold Train" & "Legion of Old Timers"
M-Squad - "Diamond Hard," "Hideout," and "Pete Loves Mary"
Man Called Shenandoah -- "Riley Brand"
Markham -- "Counterpoint"
Matinee Theater -- "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt"
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer -- "Bride and Doom"
Millionaire -- "Millionaire: Iris Millar"
Navy Log
Northwest Passage -- "Death Rides the Wind"
O, Henry Playhouse -- "Hiding of Black Bill"
Owen Marshall -- "Make No Mistake"
Perry Mason -- "The Case of the Unwelcome Bridge"
Plainclothesman
Playhouse 90
Police Story
Rawhide -- "Incident at Barker Springs"
Richard Diamond -- "Adjuster," "Fine Art of Murder," and one untitled episode
Riverboat -- "Listen to the Nightingale"
Room 222 -- "Suitable for Framing"
Rough Riders -- "Night Binders"
Route 66 -- "1800 Days to Justice" & "Clover Throne"
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Science Fiction Theater -- "Long Day," "Survival in Box Canyon," and "Y.O.R.D."
Silent Force -- "Judge"
Silent Service -- "Archerfish Spits Straight," "Gar Story," and "Spearfish Delivers"
Slattery's People -- "Question: Which One has the Privilege"
Stagecoach West -- "Image of a Man"
Star Trek -- 79 episodes and 6 films
Studio 57 -- "Storm Signal"
Studio One
Tales of Wells Fargo -- "Capt. Scoville"
Trackdown -- "Dooley Boys", "End of an Outlaw," "Hard Lines," and "Jailbreak"
Two Faces West -- "Fallen Gun"
Virginian -- "Duel at Shiloh" and "Man of Violence"
Walt Disney Presents: Elfago Baca -- "Mustang Man, Mustang Maid"
Wanted: Dead or Alive -- "Hostage & Secret Ballot" & two other episodes
Web
You Are There -- 13 episodes
Your Favorite Story -- "Inside Out" and "Man Who Sold His Shadow"
Your Jeweler's Showcase -- "Hand of St. Pierre"
Zane Grey Theater -- "Shadow"



Kelley passed away on June 11th, 1999.

His biography is at www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/TOS/cast/69074.html

ACTOR WEB SITE
www.kilroywashere.com/sarah/main.htm.
Information about the DeForest Kelley Memorial Fund and the DeForest Kelley Fellowship Fund can be found at: www.kilroywashere.com/sarah/memfund.htm.

[KimNRandy]

Thanks for the info. Watching Star Trek is my earliest memory! Scotty was a great character.

(Captain Kirk was my first "crush") :p

[sahmsfreeb]

dear jimmy...
without you star trek would have been very dull indeed.

the character you played will live on forever in everyone. how many of us have used the scotish lilt and said "captain im no miracle worker" when something was broken and we needed it fixed.
i am saddend by the lumps in life you have been given.


i raise my glass to a fine actor!
godspeed!


"I've giv'n her all she's got captain, an' I canna give her no more." -- Scotty, (Several Times)
"She won't take much more of this." -- Scotty, (Several Times)
"This jurry-rigging won't last for long..." -- Scotty,

[sahmsfreeb]

uhhhmmm jimmy... when did you find the time to have a baby 4 years ago???!!!!


WOW!

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And then in 1974 he found his one true thing that made his personal life complete, finally. While doing a play in San Francisco, he was met by two young ladies who came backstage to get autographs. Julie brought Wende to the play as a gift, because Wende was a big fan of Scotty's. Jimmy couldn't keep his eyes off Wende. He invited her to come see the play again, and they went on a date. On their second date, he proposed. A few months later, she accepted. On October 12 of this year, Jimmy and Wende will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. (By the way, Jimmy's best man was William Campbell, known to fans as "Koloth" and "Trelane.")

That marriage produced three more children for the Doohan family: Eric, Thomas and Sarah — the latter born in 2000 when Jimmy was 80. "Oh, she's gorgeous," he bragged to convention of astronomers that summer.

[YNKYH8R]

At first I thought this was going to be a thread to say he passed away. I'm glad he is still around. I have always been a big fan of the series, there isn't one series I didn't love in my own way.

Good luck in all he does.

[withnohalo]

I think I am gonna cry. Alzheimers is such a cruel disease (but aren't they all). My father was diagnosed with it last year.
It is wonderful that he met with his fans one last time. I hope the rest of his years are peaceful and happy.