<Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Td> William Shatner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First used in </Th> <Td> Star Trek, though not verbatim </Td> </Tr> <P> "Beam me up, Scotty" is a catchphrase that made its way into popular culture from the science fiction television series Star Trek . It comes from the command Captain Kirk gives his chief engineer, Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, when he needs to be transported back to the Starship Enterprise . </P> <P> Though it has become irrevocably associated with the series and films, the exact phrase was never actually spoken in any Star Trek television episode or film; however, Shatner has said a few similar phrases . </P>

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