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This just in on Fox News Channel: James Doohn, "Scotty" of Star Trek, has passed away due to pneumonia and complications from Alzheimer's Disease. James Montgomery Doohan (born March 3, 1920, died July 20, 2005) was a Canadian actor and linguist best known for his portrayal of Scotty in the television and movie series Star Trek.Doohan was born in Vancouver, British Columbia; his family later moved to Sarnia, Ontario where he attended high school at "SCITS," Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School and excelled in math and science.During World War II, he participated in the invasion of Juno Beach on...

LOS ANGELES (CP) -- The publicist for James Doohan says the actor who played Scotty on Star Trek has died at his home in Washington state. More to come...

James Doohan, best known for playing the engineer "Scotty" on the original Star Trek series, passed away today at the age of 85. Reportedly, Doohan has requested that his ashes be sent into space. Captain Kirk's classic order, "Beam me up, Scotty" will live on in the pop culture lexicon. First Hour: Star Trek consultant Richard Arnold will discuss the series and the death of James Doohan who played "Scotty." Second-Fourth Hours: Experts on terrorism and nuclear weaponry, author Steve Quayle and Shane Conner of KI4U, Inc. will be discussing the reality of nuclear terrorism and how we can...

From James Doohan At the outbreak of World War II, aged 19, he joined the Royal Canadian Artillery, and was eventually commissioned as a lieutenant. His first combat assignment was the invasion of Normandy at Juno Beach on D-Day. Shooting two snipers along the way, Doohan's unit made its way to higher ground and took defensive positions. At 11:30 that night, he was machine-gunned, taking six hits: four in his leg, one in the chest, and one through his middle right finger. The chest bullet was stopped by his silver cigarette case; he would later generally hide the amputated finger...

Just in, actor James Doohan best known as the character "Montgomery Scott" or "Scotty" on the original sci-fi series Star Trek has died this day at his home in Redmond, Washington. His wife was by his side. He was 85. Cause of death was listed as pnuemonia and Altzeiheimers.

Actor James Doohan -- who played Scotty on the 60's "Star Trek" TV series, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Doohan's agent says the 84-year-old was diagnosed with Alzheimer's "within the last couple months." Agent Steven Stevens tells the The Associated Press that Doohan is in the beginning stages of the progressive neurological disorder. Doohan also has suffered for some time with Parkinson's disease, diabetes and fibrosis due to chemical exposure during World War Two and the D-Day invasion in France. Doohan lives in in Redmond, Washington, a suburb northeast of Seattle.