Portrait of James Doohan

Acting

James Doohan

Career

Active from 1953 to 1999, busiest in 1999 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Space Seed
Space Seed
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Doohan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Sci-Fi Adventure 6
  • Space Opera 3
  • Philosophical Themes 2
  • Retro-Futuristic Aesthetic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 80
Star Trek: Prodigy
Star Trek: Prodigy (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Scotty (voice)

2010s

2 titles
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (2016)

as (archive footage)

Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011)

as James (archive footage)

1990s

14 titles ยท average score 54
The Duke
The Duke (1999)
GoodWatch score 43

as Clive Chives

Through Dead Eyes
Through Dead Eyes (1999)

as Barney Fredericks

Bug Buster
Bug Buster (1998)
GoodWatch score 30

as Sheriff Carlson

Homeboys in Outer Space
Homeboys in Outer Space (1996)
GoodWatch score 39

TV show ยท as Pippen

Storybook
Storybook (1994)
GoodWatch score 46

as Uncle Monty

Duckman
Duckman (1994)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Kardassian (voice)

Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
GoodWatch score 57

as Captain Montgomery "Scotty" Scott

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Mr. Scott

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
GoodWatch score 42

as Scotty

The Ben Stiller Show
The Ben Stiller Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

as Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

Knight Rider 2000
Knight Rider 2000 (1991)
GoodWatch score 48

as James 'Scotty' Doohan

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 71
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
GoodWatch score 40

as Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Scotty

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
GoodWatch score 76

as Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Speedy

Danger Bay
Danger Bay (1985)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Pete

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

as Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

as Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Archie MacPherson

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 55
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
GoodWatch score 55

as Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

Jason of Star Command
Jason of Star Command (1978)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show ยท as Commander Canarvin

Star Trek
Star Trek (1973)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Montgomery Scott (voice)

Pretty Maids All in a Row
Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
GoodWatch score 31

as Follo

Man in the Wilderness
Man in the Wilderness (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Benoit

1960s

33 titles ยท average score 66
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Detective Sgt. Brenner / Fred Baxter

Space Seed
Space Seed (1967)
GoodWatch score 87

as Scott

Star Trek
Star Trek (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Scott

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Claude Bell / Frank Delbey

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Walter Brocken

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Fletcher / Bruce MacFarland

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Presidential Assistant / Lawrence Tobin (uncredited)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Mr. MacInernay / Phillip Bainbridge

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Deputy / Doctor

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Police Lt. Branch

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as George Mitchell / James Francis O'Bannion

Hazel
Hazel (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Gordon MacHeath

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 70
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Father

Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Bill Collins / Colonel's Man

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Harris / Tonkawa

Flight Into Danger
Flight Into Danger (1956)

as George Spencer

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Davit

Folio
Folio (1955)

TV show

First Performance
First Performance (1955)

TV show ยท as Joynt

On Camera
On Camera (1954)

TV show ยท as Lieut. Hagen

Space Command
Space Command (1953)

TV show ยท as Phil Mitchell, XSW1 Engineer

Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

1940s

1 title ยท average score 62
Suspense
Suspense (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Peters