Head to headJames Doohan against William Shatner Both careers by IMDb ratingJames DoohanWilliam Shatner
Tale of the tape as an actor
James Doohan vs William Shatner
James Doohan averages 6.48 across 13 rated films as an actor, ahead of William Shatner at 6.36.
- 15 (13 rated)
- Films acted
- 53 (39 rated)
- ◀6.48
- Average
- 6.36
- ◀6.56
- Weighted
- 6.39
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 7.7
- Best film
- Judgment at Nuremberg 8.3▶
- 6.90, 1982 to 1991
- Peak five
- 7.28, 1958 to 1964▶
- None
- Longest 7+ run
- 3 films▶
- ◀6.34 (−0.14)
- Current form
- 5.84 (−0.52)
- 748K
- IMDb votes
- 2.12M▶
- 1965 to 2016
- Career
- 1958 to 2023
- None
- Oscars
- None
Rows won
3 to 4
William Shatner ahead
Films together
9
averaging 6.81
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 Star Trek: The Motion Picture | 1979 | 6.4 | as Captain Kirk | as Scotty |
 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | 1982 | 7.7 | as Kirk | as Scotty |
 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | 1984 | 6.7 | as Kirk | as Scotty |
 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | 1986 | 7.3 | as Kirk | as Scotty |
 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | 1989 | 5.5 | Writer, as Kirk, Director | as Scotty |
 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | 1991 | 7.3 | as Kirk | as Scotty |
 Loaded Weapon 1 | 1993 | 6.2 | as Gen. Mortars | Actor |
 Star Trek: Generations | 1994 | 6.6 | as Kirk | as Scotty |
 For the Love of Spock | 2016 | 7.6 | Actor | Actor |