William Shatner
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William Shatner, OC (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his 1966 debut as the captain of the starship Enterprise in the second pilot of the first Star Trek television series to his final appearance as Captain Kirk in the seventh Star Trek feature film, Star Trek Generations (1994). Shatner began his screen acting career in Canadian films and television productions before moving into guest-starring roles in various American television shows. He appeared as James Kirk in all the episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, 21 of the 22 episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series, and the first seven Star Trek movies. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences before, during and after his time in a Starfleet uniform. He has also co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe and a series of science fiction novels, the TekWar sequence, that were adapted for television. Outside Star Trek, Shatner played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker (1982–1986), hosted the reality-based television series Rescue 911 (1989–1996), guest starred on the detective series Columbo, and acted in the comedy film Miss Congeniality (2000). After his last appearance as Captain Kirk, Shatner's television career has embraced comedy, drama and reality shows. In seasons 4 and 5 of the NBC series 3rd Rock from the Sun, he played the alien "Big Giant Head", to which the main characters reported. From 2004 until 2008, he starred as attorney Denny Crane in the final season of the legal show The Practice and in its spinoff Boston Legal, a role that earned him two Emmy Awards, one for his contribution to each series. In 2016, 2017 and 2018, he starred in both seasons of NBC's Better Late Than Never, a comical travel series in which a band of elderly celebrities toured East Asia and Europe. Aside from acting, Shatner has had a career as a recording artist, beginning in 1968 with his album The Transformed Man. His cover versions of songs are dramatic recitations of their lyrics rather than musical performances: the most notable are his versions of the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man", and Elton John's "Rocket Man". His most successful album was his third, Seeking Major Tom (2011), which includes covers of Pink Floyd's "Learning to Fly", David Bowie's "Space Oddity" and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody". In 2021, Shatner flew into space aboard Blue Origin NS-18, a Blue Origin sub-orbital capsule. At age 90, he became the oldest person to fly in space and one of the first 600 to do so. Minutes after the flight, he described experiencing the overview effect.
Known for
Credits
Over the Hedge (2006)
as Ozzie (voice)
Fanboys (2009)
as Himself
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
as Admiral James T. Kirk
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
as Admiral James T. Kirk
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
as Dodgeball Chancellor
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
as Captain Kirk
Miss Congeniality (2000)
as Stan Fields
Osmosis Jones (2001)
as Mayor Phlegmming (voice)
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
as Cdr. Buck Murdock
The Wild (2006)
as Kazar (voice)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
as Captain James T. Kirk
Showtime (2002)
as William Shatner
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
as Stan Fields
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
as Captain James T. Kirk
Escape from Planet Earth (2013)
as General Shanker (voice)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
as General Mortars
Visiting Hours (1982)
as Gary Baylor
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
as Harrison Byers
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
as Captain James T. Kirk
The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World (2026)
as Self
Virtuosity (1995)
as Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited)
Incubus (1966)
as Marc
Fireheart (2022)
as Mayor of New York (voice)
The Captains (2011)
as Self
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
as Admiral James T. Kirk
Big Bad Mama (1974)
as William J. Baxter
TekWar (1994)
as Walter H. Bascom
Corman's World (2011)
as Self - Actor
Christmas from Hollywood (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002)
as Starkman
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
as Adam Harland (uncredited)
Batman vs. Two-Face (2017)
as Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)
TekWar: TekJustice (1994)
as Walter H. Bascom
Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)
as Self
Trekkies (1997)
as Self
Last Laugh '04 (2004)
as Self
The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991)
as Self - Presenter
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony (2010)
as Self
The Devil’s Rain (1975)
as Mark Preston
TekWar: TekLab (1994)
as Walter H. Bascom
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years (1990)
as Self
White Comanche (1968)
as Johnny Moon / Notah
Dead Man's Island (1996)
as Chase Prescott
The Pixar Story (2007)
as James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Aliens Ate My Homework (2018)
as Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice)
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
as Alexi Karamazov
Horrorween (2012)
as Self
TekWar: TekLords (1994)
as Walter H. Bascom
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022)
as Self - (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: Christmas (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Just in Time for Christmas (2015)
as Coachman Nick
Baby, Baby, Baby (2015)
as Actor
The Captains: Still Kicking (2013)
as Self
The Defender (Studio One) (1957)
as Kenneth Preston
The Explosive Generation (1961)
as Peter Gifford
Last Laugh '05 (2005)
as Lucifer
Space Seed (1967)
as Captain James T. Kirk
A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
as Dangerous Dan
The Outrage (1964)
as Preacher
Star Trek Story (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
Go Ask Alice (1973)
as Sam
Devil's Revenge (2019)
as Hayes
Being Canadian (2015)
as Self
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (2011)
as Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Jefftowne (1997)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Gotta Catch Santa Claus (2008)
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Intruder (1962)
as Adam Cramer
A Sunday Horse (2016)
as Kenneth Roubidoux
Remembering 'The Intruder' (2001)
as Self
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport (1986)
as Sgt. T.J. Hooker
Impulse (1974)
as Matt Stone
Senior Moment (2021)
as Victor Martin
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next (1988)
as Self
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
as Core (voice)
The Truth Is in the Stars (2017)
as Self
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023)
as Self
Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
as Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
For the Love of Star Trek (2026)
as Self
For the Love of Spock (2016)
as Self
Range 15 (2016)
as Richard Chindler
To Your Last Death (2019)
as The Overseer (voice)
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995)
as Narrator
Star Trek: A Captain's Log (1994)
as Self - Host
Lil' Pimp (2005)
as Tony Gold (voice)
Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
as John Adams
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale (2013)
as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
The Steam Engines of Oz (2018)
as Oscar 'Oz' Diggs (voice)
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest (2003)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chaos on the Bridge (2014)
as Self
Mysteries of the Gods (1976)
as Host
The Eagle Obsession (2025)
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
Creators: The Past (2020)
as Lord Oghma
The Crash of Flight 401 (1978)
as Carl Tobias
Shoot or Be Shot! (2002)
as Harvey Wilkes
Super Duper Bloopers (1986)
as Self
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (2006)
as Self
Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)
as Stuart Peters
Merry F#%$in' Christmas (2005)
as Self
Gahan Wilson's The Kid (2001)
as Professor
A Tear in the Sky (2022)
Actor
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill (2024)
as Self
Not a War Story (2017)
Actor
Incident on a Dark Street (1973)
as Deaver G. Wallace
The Tenth Level (1976)
as Prof. Stephen Turner
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)
as Self
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973)
as Paul Kovalik
Festival in Cannes (2001)
as Self
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)
as George Stapleton
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (2016)
as Self
The Rose Parade: A Pageant for the Ages (2004)
as Self
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond (1996)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998)
as James T. Kirk
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen (2011)
as Self - Roaster
2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart (2021)
as Self
Land of the Free (1998)
as Aidan Carvell
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary (2007)
as Himself
To Be Takei (2014)
as Self
Heroes Manufactured (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
A Carol Christmas (2003)
as Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present
Groom Lake (2002)
as John Gossner
Pioneer Woman (1973)
as John Sergeant
The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
as Jerry O'Connor
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special (1991)
as Self - Host
Pray for the Wildcats (1974)
as Warren Summerfield
The Canadian Conspiracy (1986)
as Self
Land of No Return (1978)
as Curt Benell
Voices That Care (1991)
as Self - Choir Member
Free Enterprise (1998)
as Bill
Secrets of a Married Man (1984)
as Chris Jordan
A Town Has Turned to Dust (1958)
as Jerry Paul
The Andersonville Trial (1970)
as Col. Chipman
William Shatner's Spplat Attack II (2003)
as Wild Bill
Falcon Down (2001)
as Major Robert Carson
Get a Life! (2012)
as Self
The People (1972)
as Dr. Curtis
WWE Hall Of Fame 2020 (2021)
as Self
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3 (2001)
as Narrator
Alexander The Great (1968)
as Alexander
Tom Felton Meets the Superfans (2015)
as Self
North Beach and Rawhide (1985)
as Rawhide MacGregor
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit (2009)
as Self
The Star Trek Dream (1975)
as Self
Riel (1979)
as The Barker
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
as Self (archive footage)
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. (1996)
as Michael Gatewick
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé (2016)
as Himself (voice only)
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories (1996)
as Host
Birth of a Timeless Legacy (2004)
Actor
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man (2010)
as Self
Keeper of the Cup (—)
Actor
Hollywood on Horses (1989)
as Self
A Whale of a Tale (1976)
as Jack Fredericks
Sci-Fi Visionaries (2004)
Actor
Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues (2002)
as Self
Oedipus Rex (1957)
as Chorus
Seasons (1987)
as Narrator (voice)
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories (2011)
Actor
Janek: The Silent Betrayal (1994)
as Bodosh
The Space Shuttle (2011)
as Narrator
Indict and Convict (1974)
as Sam Belden
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century (2004)
Actor
40 Years of Star Trek (2006)
as Self
How William Shatner Changed the World (2005)
as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
The Babysitter (1980)
as Dr. Jeff Benedict
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime (2001)
as Self
Stalking Santa (2006)
as Narrator
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet (2009)
as Self
Hypnosis and Beyond (1980)
as Self
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations (1993)
as Self
When Elephants Were Young (2016)
as Narrator
The Christmas Tree (1958)
as Philo
The Colorful Montreal Expos (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages (2002)
as Self
Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero (2000)
as Narrator (Voice)
The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour (1992)
as Self
Nukes in Space (1999)
as Narrator
UFO Cover-Up Live with Larry King (1994)
as Self
Family of Strangers (1993)
as Earl
Sole Survivor (1970)
as Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown (1994)
Actor
Operation Bikini (1963)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Shatner in Space (2021)
as Self
Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek (2021)
as Self
Broken Angel (1988)
as Chuck Coburn
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con (2014)
as Self
Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
William Shatner: Captain's Log (1994)
as Self
Perilous Voyage (1976)
as Steve Monroe
Microworld (1976)
Actor
Universe (1976)
as Narrator
William Shatner Sings O Canada (2011)
as Himself
Return to the Forest (2013)
as Narrator
City Out of Time (1959)
as Narrator (voice)
Whale Shark Hunters of the Philippines (2001)
as Self
Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest (1990)
as Narrator
Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner (2011)
Actor
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 1 (2001)
as Narrator
Spplat Attack (2002)
Actor
William Shatner in Concert (2006)
as Self
TV Guide Looks at Science Fiction (1997)
as Self
Shadow Game (1969)
as Peter Hoyt
Eat, Fry, Love (2011)
Actor
William Shatner's Mysteries of the Way We Feel (1986)
as Host
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 2 (2001)
as Narrator
Aliens Among Us with William Shatner (2024)
Actor
Corwin (1996)
as Self
The Third Walker (1978)
as Munro Maclean
The Butler's Night Off (1951)
Actor
Hollywood Ghost Stories (1998)
as Self
The Atomic Bomb Collection (—)
as Narrator