William Shatner
William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, musician, singer, author, film director, spokesman and comedian. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James Tiberius Kirk, commander of the Federation starship USS Enterprise, in the science fiction television series Star Trek, from 1966 to 1969; Star Trek: The Animated Series from 1973 to 1974, and in seven of the subsequent Star Trek feature films from 1979 to 1994. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk and being a part of Star Trek, and has co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe. He has also authored a series of science fiction novels called TekWar that were adapted for television. Shatner also played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker from 1982 to 1986. Afterwards, he hosted the reality-based television series Rescue 911 from 1989 to 1996, which won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Dramatic Series. He has since worked as a musician, author, director and celebrity pitchman. From 2004 to 2008, he starred as attorney Denny Crane in the television dramas The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal, for which he won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
Known For
Credits
- 2019 · To Your Last Death as The Overseer (voice)
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2015 · Just in Time for Christmas as Coachman Nick
- 2015 · Baby, Baby, Baby as Actor
- 2015 · Being Canadian as Self
- 2015 · A Christmas Horror Story as Dangerous Dan
- 2015 · Tom Felton Meets the Superfans as Self
- 2014 · Chaos on the Bridge as Self
- 2014 · To Be Takei as Self
- 2013 · Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale as Self
- 2013 · Escape from Planet Earth as General Shanker (voice)
- 2012 · Get a Life! as Himself
- 2011 · Corman's World as Self - Actor
- 2011 · Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen as Himself - Roaster
- 2011 · The Captains as Himself
- 2011 · The Space Shuttle as Narrator
- 2010 · Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey as Core (voice)
- 2009 · Star Trek: The Captains' Summit as Self
- 2009 · Fanboys as Himself
- 2008 · Gotta Catch Santa Claus as Santa Claus (voice)
- 2008 · Murdoch Mysteries as Mark Twain
- 2006 · Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner as Self
- 2006 · Psych as Frank O'Hara
- 2006 · Over the Hedge as Ozzie (voice)
- 2006 · The Wild as Kazar (voice)
- 2006 · Stalking Santa as Narrator
- 2005 · Hell's Kitchen as Self
- 2005 · Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous as Stan Fields
- 2003 · A Carol Christmas as Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present
- 2003 · Christmas in Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2002 · Spplat Attack as
- 2002 · Groom Lake as John Gossner
- 2002 · American Psycho II: All American Girl as Robert Starkman
- 2002 · Showtime as William Shatner
- 2001 · Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime as Himself
- 2001 · Osmosis Jones as Mayor Phlegmming (voice)
- 2001 · Falcon Down as Major Robert Carson
- 2000 · Miss Congeniality as Stan Fields
- 1998 · Land of the Free as Aidan Carvell
- 1998 · Hercules as Jason of the Argonauts (voice)
- 1998 · Free Enterprise as Bill
- 1998 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as James T. Kirk
- 1997 · Trekkies as Self
- 1997 · Jefftowne as Himself
- 1996 · The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. as Michael Gatewick
- 1996 · Dead Man's Island as Chase Prescott
- 1995 · Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie as Narrator
- 1994 · Star Trek: Generations as Captain James T. Kirk
- 1994 · TekWar: TekJustice as Walter H. Bascom
- 1994 · TekWar: TekLab as Walter H. Bascom
- 1994 · TekWar: TekLords as Walter H. Bascom
- 1993 · National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 as General Mortars
- 1991 · Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as Captain James T. Kirk
- 1991 · Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special as Self - Host
- 1989 · Star Trek V: The Final Frontier as Captain James T. Kirk
- 1988 · Broken Angel as Chuck Coburn
- 1986 · Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as Admiral James T. Kirk
- 1984 · Secrets of a Married Man as Chris Jordan
- 1984 · Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as Admiral James T. Kirk
- 1982 · Airplane II: The Sequel as Cdr. Buck Murdock
- 1982 · Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as Admiral James T. Kirk
- 1982 · Visiting Hours as Gary Baylor
- 1980 · The Babysitter as Dr. Jeff Benedict
- 1980 · The Kidnapping of the President as Jerry O'Connor
- 1979 · Star Trek: The Motion Picture as Admiral James T. Kirk
- 1979 · Disaster on the Coastliner as Stuart Peters
- 1978 · Land of No Return as Curt Benell
- 1978 · The Bastard as Paul Revere
- 1977 · Kingdom of the Spiders as Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
- 1976 · The Tenth Level as Prof. Stephen Turner
- 1975 · The Devil's Rain as Mark Preston
- 1974 · Impulse as Matt Stone
- 1974 · Big Bad Mama as William J. Baxter
- 1974 · Pray for the Wildcats as Warren Summerfield
- 1973 · Pioneer Woman as John Sergeant
- 1973 · The Horror at 37,000 Feet as Paul Kovalik
- 1973 · Go Ask Alice as Sam
- 1972 · The Hound of the Baskervilles as George Stapleton
- 1972 · The People as Dr. Curtis
- 1971 · Columbo as Ward Fowler
- 1971 · Columbo as Fielding Chase
- 1970 · The Andersonville Trial as Col. Chipman
- 1970 · Sole Survivor as Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
- 1968 · White Comanche as Johnny Moon / Notah
- 1968 · Alexander The Great as Alexander
- 1966 · Incubus as Marc
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Joseph Conrad
- 1964 · The Outrage as Preacher
- 1962 · The Intruder as Adam Cramer
- 1961 · Judgment at Nuremberg as Harrison Byers
- 1961 · The Explosive Generation as Peter Gifford
- 1958 · The Brothers Karamazov as Alexi Karamazov
- Future · The Atomic Bomb Collection as Narrator
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
- 2019 · My Life Is Murder as Barton Wallwork
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Knight
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Knight (archive footage)
- 2016 · Private Eyes as Norm Glinski
- 2016 · The Shannara Chronicles as Captain Kirk (archive footage)
- 2012 · Gotham Comedy Live as Self - Host
- 2012 · Comic Book Men as Self
- 2010 · The Talk as
- 2010 · My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic as Grand Pear (voice)
- 2010 · Haven as Croatoan
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Sally
- 2007 · The Big Bang Theory as William Shatner
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · The Colbert Report as
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Denny Crane
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · Best Week Ever as
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · World Poker Tour as
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 1999 · Futurama as William Shatner (voice)
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1997 · The Practice as Denny Crane
- 1996 · 3rd Rock from the Sun as Big Giant Head
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · seaQuest DSV as Milos Tezlof
- 1993 · WWE Raw as
- 1993 · WWE Raw as William Shatner
- 1992 · Eek! The Cat as Santa Claus (voice)
- 1992 · Eek! The Cat as Commander Berzerk (voice)
- 1992 · The Larry Sanders Show as William Shatner
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1990 · The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Himself
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as Charles Underhill
- 1982 · Madame's Place as Self
- 1982 · T. J. Hooker as Sgt TJ Hooker
- 1982 · Late Night with David Letterman as Self
- 1976 · Battle of the Network Stars as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1974 · Police Woman as Mark Ciprio
- 1974 · The Six Million Dollar Man as Josh Lang
- 1973 · Barnaby Jones as Phil Carlyle / Fred Williams
- 1972 · The Rookies as
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Sam Tolliver
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Peter
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1967 · Ironside as
- 1967 · Ironside as Bill Parkins
- 1967 · Ironside as Marty Jessup
- 1966 · Star Trek as James T. Kirk
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Arthur Majors
- 1964 · The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Tony Burrell
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Presenter
- 2024 · William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill as Self
- 2024 · Masters of the Universe: Revolution as Keldor (voice)
- 2023 · The UnXplained Special Presentation as Self - Presenter
- 2023 · Stars on Mars as Self - Host
- 2022 · Piers Morgan Uncensored as Self
- 2022 · Fireheart as Mayor of New York (voice)
- 2019 · WWE Backstage as William Shatner
- 2019 · The UnXplained as Self - Host
- 2018 · Star Trek: Short Treks as Capt. James T. Kirk (voice) (archive footage)
- 2015 · StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- 2014 · The Real History of Science Fiction as Self
- 2013 · The Captains Close Up as Self
- 2010 · The Fran Drescher Show as
- 2010 · $#*! My Dad Says as Dr. Edison Milford Goodson III
- 2010 · William Shatner's Weird or What? as
- 2008 · Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self - Host
- 2006 · The Henry Rollins Show as
- 2004 · Atomic Betty as Jim
- 2004 · DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story as Dodgeball Chancellor
- 2001 · Bob Patterson as Warren Wellman
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1999 · A Twist in the Tale as
- 1997 · Space Cadets as Self
- 1997 · Perversions of Science as Admiral Kornfeld
- 1996 · Muppets Tonight as Self
- 1990 · Dream On as
- 1989 · Rescue 911 as Host
- 1982 · Police Squad! as Poisoned Man
- 1977 · The Oregon Trail as
- 1975 · Barbary Coast as Jeff Cable
- 1974 · Kodiak as Buzz Howard
- 1974 · Petrocelli as
- 1973 · The Magician as Ed Cassidy
- 1973 · Star Trek as James T. Kirk (voice)
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1972 · The Sixth Sense as
- 1966 · CBS Playhouse as
- 1963 · Channing as Tom Ericson
- 1963 · Miss USA as Host
- 1962 · The Virginian as Luke Milford
- 1961 · The Dick Powell Show as Eric Tegman
- 1960 · Outlaws as
- 1957 · Suspicion as Eli
- 1953 · The Oscars as James T. Kirk
- 1952 · Omnibus as
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Philo
- 1948 · Lamp Unto My Feet as
- Future · Click as
- 2024 · The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe as Self - Presenter
- 2023 · Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic as Self
- 2022 · A Tear in the Sky as
- 2021 · 2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart as Self
- 2021 · WWE Hall Of Fame 2020 as Himself
- 2020 · Creators: The Past as Lord Oghma
- 2019 · Devil's Revenge as Hayes
- 2018 · The Steam Engines of Oz as Oscar "Oz" Diggs (voice)
- 2017 · The Truth Is in the Stars as Self
- 2016 · Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault as Self
- 2016 · They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé as Himself (voice only)
- 2013 · The Captains: Still Kicking as Himself
- 2012 · Horrorween as Himself
- 2011 · Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored as Himself
- 2007 · WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary as Himself
- 2007 · Everest as Norman Kelly
- 2006 · 40 Years of Star Trek as Self
- 2005 · Last Laugh '05 as Lucifer
- 2005 · Merry F#%$in' Christmas as Self
- 2005 · How William Shatner Changed The World as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · Last Laugh '04 as Self
- 2004 · Birth of a Timeless Legacy as
- 2003 · Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2002 · Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages as Self
- 2001 · Festival in Cannes as Self
- 2001 · Gahan Wilson's The Kid as Professor
- 1996 · Star Trek Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Janek: The Silent Betrayal as Bodosh
- 1994 · TekWar as Walter H. Bascom
- 1993 · Family of Strangers as Earl
- 1993 · Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations as Self
- 1991 · Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member
- 1989 · Hollywood on Horses as Self
- 1988 · The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next as Self
- 1986 · The Canadian Conspiracy as
- 1986 · Super Duper Bloopers as Himself
- 1983 · Prime Times as Self
- 1978 · The Crash of Flight 401 as Carl Tobias
- 1976 · A Whale of a Tale as Jack Fredericks
- 1976 · Perilous Voyage as Steve Monroe
- 1975 · Mitzi & 100 Guys as Self
- 1974 · Amy Prentiss as Bill Parkins
- 1974 · Indict and Convict as Sam Belden
- 1973 · Incident on a Dark Street as Deaver G. Wallace
- 1970 · Swing Out, Sweet Land as John Adams
- 1963 · Operation Bikini as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1957 · Oedipus Rex as Chorus
- Future · Remembering 'The Intruder' as Himself
- 2023 · Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Shatner in Space as Self
- 2021 · Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek as Self
- 2021 · Senior Moment as Victor Martin
- 2018 · Aliens Ate My Homework as Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice)
- 2017 · The Indian Detective as David Marlowe
- 2017 · Batman vs. Two-Face as Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)
- 2017 · Not a War Story as
- 2017 · Heroes Manufactured as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed as Himself
- 2016 · For the Love of Spock as Himself
- 2016 · Better Late Than Never as Self
- 2016 · When Elephants Were Young as Narrator
- 2016 · Range 15 as Richard Chindler
- 2016 · Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People as Self
- 2016 · A Sunday Horse as Kenneth Roubidoux
- 2016 · The Colorful Montreal Expos as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · WWE Breaking Ground as Himself (narrator)
- 2014 · A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con as Self
- 2011 · William Shatner Sings O Canada as Himself
- 2011 · Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories as
- 2011 · Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner as
- 2010 · Aftermath with William Shatner as Self - Host
- 2010 · Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man as Self
- 2009 · William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet as Himself
- 2008 · Everest as Norman Kelly
- 2008 · Million Dollar Password as
- 2008 · Extraordinary Animals as
- 2007 · Mars Rising as Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · The Pixar Story as James T. Kirk (archive footage)
- 2006 · Show Me the Money as
- 2006 · William Shatner in Concert as Self
- 2005 · Invasion Iowa as Col. Shane Yeager
- 2005 · Lil' Pimp as Tony Gold (voice)
- 2004 · Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century as
- 2004 · Sci-Fi Visionaries as
- 2003 · Chilly Beach as The President
- 2002 · One-Hit Wonders as
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2002 · After They Were Famous as Self
- 2002 · Cosmic Odyssey as
- 2002 · Shoot or Be Shot! as Harvey Wilkes
- 2002 · Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues as Self
- 2001 · Whale Shark Hunters of the Philippines as Self
- 2001 · NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3 as Narrator
- 2001 · NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 2 as Narrator
- 2001 · NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 1 as Narrator
- 2000 · Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero as Narrator (Voice)
- 1999 · Nukes in Space as Narrator
- 1998 · Hollywood Ghost Stories as Himself
- 1996 · Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond as Self
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1995 · William Shatner's Star Trek Memories as Host
- 1994 · TekWar as Walter H. Bascom
- 1994 · Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown as
- 1994 · Star Trek: A Captain's Log as Himself/Host
- 1994 · William Shatner: Captain's Log as
- 1994 · City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold as Adam Harland (uncredited)
- 1994 · UFO Cover-Up Live with Larry King as Self
- 1992 · Boomerang as Captain James Tiberius Kirk (archive footage)
- 1990 · Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest as Narrator
- 1987 · Seasons as Narrator (voice)
- 1986 · William Shatner's Mysteries of the Way We Feel as Host
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1985 · Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage)
- 1982 · Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1980 · Hypnosis and Beyond as Himself
- 1978 · Little Women as Friedrich Bhaer
- 1978 · The Third Walker as Munro Maclean
- 1976 · Mysteries of the Gods as Host
- 1976 · Universe as Narrator
- 1976 · Microworld as
- 1974 · Amy Prentiss as
- 1974 · Flick Flack as Host
- 1972 · Kung Fu as
- 1971 · Vanished as Dave Paulick
- 1969 · Shadow Game as
- 1967 · Off to See the Wizard as Alexander the Great
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Brett
- 1965 · For the People as David Koster
- 1964 · Reporter as Horner
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Arthur Reynolds
- 1963 · The Outer Limits as Gen. Jeff Barton
- 1963 · Arrest and Trial as Larry Tavener
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Dr. Toby Cunningham
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Dr. Carl Noyes
- 1961 · The Defenders as Jim McCleery
- 1961 · The Defenders as Charles Terranova
- 1961 · The Defenders as Cliff Sellers
- 1961 · The Defenders as Gil Rawson
- 1961 · The Defenders as Assistant District Attorney Earl Rhodes
- 1960 · Route 66 as
- 1960 · Insight as Mike Burnett
- 1960 · Thriller as Gil Thrasher
- 1960 · Thriller as Paul Graves
- 1960 · Police Surgeon as Joe Flatt
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Bob Wilson
- 1959 · City Out of Time as Narrator (voice)
- 1959 · One Step Beyond as Carl Bremer
- 1958 · The Christmas Tree as Philo
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as Paul DeVinger
- 1958 · Naked City as Roger Barmer
- 1958 · Naked City as Maung Tun
- 1958 · A Town Has Turned to Dust as Jerry Paul
- 1957 · The Defender (Studio One) as Kenneth Preston
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Jim Whitely
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as John Crane
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Fred Bateman
- 1954 · Climax! as Ben Tate
- 1953 · Space Command as
- Future · The Rose Parade: A Pageant for the Ages as Self
- 1951 · The Butler's Night Off as
- 1948 · Studio One as Dr. David Coleman
- 1948 · Studio One as Kenneth Preston
- 1948 · Studio One as Dr. Franck
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Robert Lomax
- 1947 · Kraft Television Theatre as