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Arex/James Doohan
 Not
much is known about the tri-limbed Edosian navigator of the U.S.S.
Enterprise. Arex came aboard the ship in 2269,
replacing Ensign Pavel Chekov who returned to Earth to
undergo Starfleet Tactical Training. Much like his
predecessor, Arex was the primary navigator of the ship, as
well as a junior science officer under the tutelage of Mr.
Spock. An able bridge officer, Arex was able to recognize
the design of an Orion ship that threatened the
Enterprise on stardate 6334.1, as well as take command
of the bridge should both Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock be
absent. Arex's fate is unknown, but it is certainly possible
he remained aboard the Enterprise during it's refit
in 2271.
James
Doohan is best known to "Star Trek" fans as Scotty ("Montgomery
Scott"), the chief engineer aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, in
the original "Star Trek" series.
Doohan was born on March 3, 1920, in Vancouver, British Columbia,
and spent his early years in there and in Sarnia, Ontario. Surviving
the anguish of living with an alcoholic father, he left home at age
19 to join the Canadian Forces, fighting with the Allies in World
War II. After outscoring his fellow soldiers on an officer's exam,
he became Captain in the Royal Canadian Artillery. While leading his
men into battle on D-Day, Doohan was wounded in the leg and hand,
and eventually lost a finger. For the remainder of the war, he
became a pilot observer, and received the dubious distinction of
being called the "craziest pilot in the Canadian Air Forces."
After returning home to Canada, Doohan performed a few scenes for
the local radio station, and was awarded a two-year scholarship to
the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. Beginning in 1946, he
trained at the Playhouse with Sanford Meisner, alongside such future
stars as Leslie Nielsen, Tony Randall and Jackie Gleason.
In the ensuing eight years, Doohan shuttled between New York and
Canada where he worked on 4000 radio programs, 400 live and taped
variety and dramatic television shows, several films and plays.
Though he became known as Canada's busiest actor, he eventually
found himself following other fellow actors in the pilgrimage to
Hollywood. There, his versatility and talent as a dialectician
helped him earn parts in more than 100 motion pictures and
television series, including "The Twilight Zone", "The Outer
Limits", "Fantasy Island", "Loaded Weapon 1" and "Double Trouble."
He has also appeared in the first seven "Star Trek" motion pictures.
In the years since the final episode of "Star Trek", Doohan has
pursued a speaking career which has taken him to more than 250
colleges throughout the U.S. and Canada. In addition, he makes
appearances at numerous "Star Trek" conventions.
In April 2000, James and Wende gave birth to another
child, Sarah.
Mr. Doohan passed away on July 20, 2005 at the age of 85.
Biographies derived and edited from the
Official
Site.
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