Autographs of James Doohan
James Montgomery Doohan (/ˈduːən/; March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005) was a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the television and film series Star Trek. Doohan's characterization of the Scottish chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise has become one of the most recognizable elements in the Star Trek franchise, and inspired many fans to pursue careers in engineering and other technical fields. He also made contributions behind the scenes, such as the initial development of the Klingon and Vulcan languages.
Prior to his acting career, Doohan served in the 14th Field Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. He also served as an Artillery Forward Observation Officer (FOO) and pilot. He saw combat in Europe during World War II, including the D-Day invasion of Normandy, in which he was wounded, apparently by friendly fire. After the war, he had extensive experience performing in radio and television, which led to his role as Scotty. Following the cancellation of the original Star Trek series, Doohan was typecast and had limited success in finding other roles; he returned to play the character in the animated and film continuations of the series, and made frequent appearances at Star Trek conventions.
Doohan was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the youngest of four children of William Patrick Doohan and Sarah Frances (née Montgomery), who both emigrated from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. His father, William Doohan, was born in Belfast, and was a pharmacist, veterinarian and dentist, and a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland. William Doohan owned a chemist shop in Main Street in Bangor beside Trinity Presbyterian Church and reportedly invented an early form of high-octane gasoline in 1923. Doohan's 1996 autobiography recounted his father's serious alcoholism.
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Traded items with a signature of James Doohan
The most expensive item with a signature of James Doohan (Star Trek #1 6.5 CGC James Doohan Signed on CGC JSA VERIFIED) was sold in August 2025 for £1,454.96 while the cheapest item (Signed Photograph of James Doohan as Scotty the Chief Engineer in Star Trek) found a new owner for £0.99 in February 2020. The month with the most items sold (3) was June 2020 with an average selling price of £35.00 for an autographed item of James Doohan. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with £137.45 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was February 2020. In average, an autographed item from James Doohan is worth £35.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of James Doohan were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Autographed Picture of James Doohan, aka Scotty from Star Trek with COA | £60.00 |  |
| Autographed Picture of James Doohan, aka Scotty from Star Trek with COA | £60.00 | |
| James Doohan - 'Scotty In Star Trek' In Person Signed Photograph-COA. | £39.99 | |
| James Doohan - 'Scotty In Star Trek' In Person Signed Photograph-COA. | £39.99 | |
| James Doohan - Canadian Actor 'Scotty In Star Trek' In Person Signed Photograph. | £75.00 | |
| JAMES DOOHAN - Star Trek GENUINE SIGNED AUTOGRAPH | £137.45 | |
| JAMES DOOHAN - Star Trek GENUINE SIGNED AUTOGRAPH | £137.45 | |
 | Scotty James Doohan Autographed Star Trek | £36.98 | |
| Scotty James Doohan Autographed Star Trek | £36.98 | |
| SIGNED 2 Vintage Star Trek Photos - James Doohan George Takei | £11.00 | |
| SIGNED 2 Vintage Star Trek Photos - James Doohan George Takei | £11.00 | |
| Star Trek. James Doohan signed photo | £16.00 | |
| Star Trek. James Doohan signed photo | £16.00 | |
 | Star Trek: James Doohan Signed Photograph | £106.98 | |
| Star Trek: James Doohan Signed Photograph | £106.98 | |
