Head to headWilliam Shatner against James Doohan Both careers by IMDb ratingWilliam ShatnerJames Doohan
Tale of the tape as an actor
William Shatner vs James Doohan
James Doohan averages 6.48 across 13 rated films as an actor, ahead of William Shatner at 6.36.
- 53 (39 rated)
- Films acted
- 15 (13 rated)
- 6.36
- Average
- 6.48▶
- 6.39
- Weighted
- 6.56▶
- ◀Judgment at Nuremberg 8.3
- Best film
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 7.7
- ◀7.28, 1958 to 1964
- Peak five
- 6.90, 1982 to 1991
- ◀3 films
- Longest 7+ run
- None
- 5.84 (−0.52)
- Current form
- 6.34 (−0.14)▶
- ◀2.12M
- IMDb votes
- 748K
- 1958 to 2023
- Career
- 1965 to 2016
- None
- Oscars
- None
Rows won
4 to 3
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 |