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Why You Never Saw One Of Scotty's Hands On The Original Star Trek
It was because of a war wound that cost Canadian actor James Doohan the finger on his right hand. But he never let the audience see the digit was missing.
The things you learn all these years later.
Star Trek icon's horrific WW2 injury – and how he hid it on sci-fi set
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Re: Why You Never Saw One Of Scotty's Hands On The Original Star Trek
Gary Burghoff on M*A*S*H did the same with his left hand. It's rarely visible on screen but you can catch the odd glimpse.
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Re: Why You Never Saw One Of Scotty's Hands On The Original Star Trek
Game show host extraordinaire Bill Cullen had polio as a kid and walked with a very pronounced limp. You never saw it on TV, because they always introduced him already sitting in a chair, so no one knew. He never walked onto the set like all other game show hosts did.
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Re: Why You Never Saw One Of Scotty's Hands On The Original Star Trek
Speaking of Star Trek and fingers...
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