MummyChunk wrote:
Just days after he was cast as Engineer Montgomery Scott, James Doohhan was offered regular work at "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea", this time to play the Chief of the Seaview, replacing character actor Henry Kulky, who passed away toward the end of the first season. But having just committed to a long shot called "Star Trek", Doohan had to say no to producer Irwin Allen.
In this rare publicity shot for WNMHGB, we see one of the MANY times Doohan carefully hid his missing finger from the camera.rL?rL?
MummyChunk wrote:
Just days after he was cast as Engineer Montgomery Scott, James Doohhan
was offered regular work at "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea", this time
to play the Chief of the Seaview, replacing character actor Henry Kulky,
who passed away toward the end of the first season. But having just
committed to a long shot called "Star Trek", Doohan had to say no to
producer Irwin Allen.
In this rare publicity shot for WNMHGB, we see one of the MANY times
Doohan carefully hid his missing finger from the camera.rL?rL?
Interesting trivia.
I'm actually friends with a local writer, Brian Doohsn, a distant cousin
of James Doohsn.
Don't call him Scotty.
EfyA
Retro Guy wrote:
On Sat, 1 Mar 2025 11:52:37 +0000, Will-Dockery wrote:
MummyChunk wrote:
Just days after he was cast as Engineer Montgomery Scott, James Doohhan
was offered regular work at "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea", this time
to play the Chief of the Seaview, replacing character actor Henry Kulky,
who passed away toward the end of the first season. But having just
committed to a long shot called "Star Trek", Doohan had to say no to
producer Irwin Allen.
In this rare publicity shot for WNMHGB, we see one of the MANY times
Doohan carefully hid his missing finger from the camera.rL?rL?
Interesting trivia.
I'm actually friends with a local writer, Brian Doohsn, a distant cousin
of James Doohsn.
Don't call him Scotty.
EfyA
AFAIK, he lost his finger during his military career.
--
Retro Guy
Retro Guy wrote:
On Sat, 1 Mar 2025 11:52:37 +0000, Will-Dockery wrote:
MummyChunk wrote:
Just days after he was cast as Engineer Montgomery Scott, James Doohhan
was offered regular work at "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea", this time >>> to play the Chief of the Seaview, replacing character actor Henry Kulky, >>> who passed away toward the end of the first season. But having just
committed to a long shot called "Star Trek", Doohan had to say no to
producer Irwin Allen.
In this rare publicity shot for WNMHGB, we see one of the MANY times
Doohan carefully hid his missing finger from the camera.rL?rL?
Interesting trivia.
I'm actually friends with a local writer, Brian Doohsn, a distant cousin >>> of James Doohsn.
Don't call him Scotty.
EfyA
AFAIK, he lost his finger during his military career.
Such a nice man in person. Feel happy was able to meet him before he passed.
This is a response to the post seen at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=682978866#682978866
Your Name wrote:
On 2025-03-21 19:48:32 +0000, MummyChunk said:
Retro Guy wrote:
On Sat, 1 Mar 2025 11:52:37 +0000, Will-Dockery wrote:
MummyChunk wrote:
Just days after he was cast as Engineer Montgomery Scott, James Doohhan
was offered regular work at "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea", this time
to play the Chief of the Seaview, replacing character actor Henry Kulky,
who passed away toward the end of the first season. But having just
committed to a long shot called "Star Trek", Doohan had to say no to
producer Irwin Allen.
In this rare publicity shot for WNMHGB, we see one of the MANY times
Doohan carefully hid his missing finger from the camera.rL?rL?
Interesting trivia.
I'm actually friends with a local writer, Brian Doohsn, a distant cousin
of James Doohsn.
Don't call him Scotty.
EfyA
AFAIK, he lost his finger during his military career.
Such a nice man in person. Feel happy was able to meet him before he passed.
This is a response to the post seen at:
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=682978866#682978866
No idea who "James Doohsn" is ... maybe he was a celebrity double/impersonator/parody-act for Star Trek's James Doohan. ;-)
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