James Doohan interview on British TV in 1989




An interesting brief overview by Doohan of his career during and after Star Trek, with a lot of funny moments. Doohan, like all the cast, had some very lean years between the end of the series in 1969, and the first movie in 1979.

Even the envied star of the series, William Shatner, lived for a time on a campground in the cab of his truck.

I love the roles in westerns in the years pre-dating and during Trek by the series castmembers, and in shows like The Twilight Zone, and Outer Limits.
And as I said in another topic, when Shatner was on T.J.Hooker, that he gave a lot of work to former Star Trek actors, to the point that it almost became a Star Trek reunion, with stars like Gary Lockwood, Leonard Nimoy, Vic Taybeck, and Barbara Luna all appearing in one or more episodes.