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)
Miss Congeniality (2000)
as Stan Fields
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
as Dodgeball Chancellor
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
as Admiral James T. Kirk
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
as Admiral James T. Kirk
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
as Stan Fields
The Wild (2006)
as Kazar (voice)
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
as Cdr. Buck Murdock
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
as Admiral James T. Kirk
Escape from Planet Earth (2013)
as General Shanker (voice)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
as Captain James T. Kirk
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
as Captain James T. Kirk
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
as Harrison Byers
The Pixar Story (2007)
as James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Big Bad Mama (1974)
as William J. Baxter
Osmosis Jones (2001)
as Mayor Phlegmming (voice)
Fanboys (2009)
as Himself
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
as General Mortars
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
as Captain James T. Kirk
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
as Admiral James T. Kirk
Fireheart (2022)
as Mayor of New York (voice)
American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002)
as Starkman
Batman vs. Two-Face (2017)
as Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)
The Devil’s Rain (1975)
as Mark Preston
Virtuosity (1995)
as Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited)
Showtime (2002)
as William Shatner
Visiting Hours (1982)
as Gary Baylor
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
as Adam Harland (uncredited)
For the Love of Spock (2016)
as Self
Corman's World (2011)
as Self - Actor
Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
as Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
The Captains (2011)
as Self
The Truth Is in the Stars (2017)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998)
as James T. Kirk
Just in Time for Christmas (2015)
as Coachman Nick
A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
as Dangerous Dan
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023)
as Self
A Sunday Horse (2016)
as Kenneth Roubidoux
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary (2007)
as Himself
Being Canadian (2015)
as Self
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
as Alexi Karamazov
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
as Core (voice)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Baby, Baby, Baby (2015)
as Actor
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995)
as Narrator
Saturday Night Live: Christmas (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
as Self
Incubus (1966)
as Marc
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)
as Self
The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
as Jerry O'Connor
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022)
as Self - (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
The Steam Engines of Oz (2018)
as Oscar 'Oz' Diggs (voice)
Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)
as Stuart Peters
The Intruder (1962)
as Adam Cramer
Chaos on the Bridge (2014)
as Self
White Comanche (1968)
as Johnny Moon / Notah
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years (1990)
as Self
Horrorween (2012)
as Self
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport (1986)
as Sgt. T.J. Hooker
The Defender (Studio One) (1957)
as Kenneth Preston
A Carol Christmas (2003)
as Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present
Heroes Manufactured (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
The Crash of Flight 401 (1978)
as Carl Tobias
The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991)
as Self - Presenter
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (2006)
as Self
2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart (2021)
as Self
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen (2011)
as Self - Roaster
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony (2010)
as Himself
The Outrage (1964)
as Preacher
Aliens Ate My Homework (2018)
as Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice)
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé (2016)
as Himself (voice only)
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond (1996)
as Self
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (2011)
as Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Senior Moment (2021)
as Victor Martin
The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World (2026)
as Self
TekWar: TekJustice (1994)
as Walter H. Bascom
Creators: The Past (2020)
as Lord Oghma
Incident on a Dark Street (1973)
as Deaver G. Wallace
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale (2013)
as Self
Range 15 (2016)
as Richard Chindler
Land of the Free (1998)
as Aidan Carvell
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (2016)
as Self
To Your Last Death (2019)
as The Overseer (voice)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)
as George Stapleton
Trekkies (1997)
as Self
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special (1991)
as Self - Host
Not a War Story (2017)
Actor
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next (1988)
as Self
Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
as John Adams
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
Secrets of a Married Man (1984)
as Chris Jordan
Dead Man's Island (1996)
as Chase Prescott
Gotta Catch Santa Claus (2008)
as Santa Claus (voice)
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit (2009)
as Self
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime (2001)
as Self
Lil' Pimp (2005)
as Tony Gold (voice)
40 Years of Star Trek (2006)
as Self
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest (2003)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations (1993)
as Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
as Self (archive footage)
Impulse (1974)
as Matt Stone
Space Seed (1967)
as Captain James T. Kirk
A Town Has Turned to Dust (1958)
as Jerry Paul
Go Ask Alice (1973)
as Sam
Gahan Wilson's The Kid (2001)
as Professor
The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973)
as Paul Kovalik
Shoot or Be Shot! (2002)
as Harvey Wilkes
The Canadian Conspiracy (1986)
as Self
TekWar (1994)
as Walter H. Bascom
TekWar: TekLab (1994)
as Walter H. Bascom
Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)
as Self
Merry F#%$in' Christmas (2005)
as Self
Star Trek Story (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
For the Love of Star Trek (2026)
as Self
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Devil's Revenge (2019)
as Hayes
Oedipus Rex (1957)
as Chorus
Voices That Care (1991)
as Self - Choir Member
Perilous Voyage (1976)
as Steve Monroe
Janek: The Silent Betrayal (1994)
as Bodosh
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con (2014)
as Self
Pray for the Wildcats (1974)
as Warren Summerfield
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages (2002)
as Self
The Tenth Level (1976)
as Prof. Stephen Turner
How William Shatner Changed the World (2005)
as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. (1996)
as Michael Gatewick
North Beach and Rawhide (1985)
as Rawhide MacGregor
The Andersonville Trial (1970)
as Col. Chipman
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man (2010)
as Self
Pioneer Woman (1973)
as John Sergeant
Tom Felton Meets the Superfans (2015)
as Self
Last Laugh '04 (2004)
as Self
To Be Takei (2014)
as Self
Get a Life! (2012)
as Self
TekWar: TekLords (1994)
as Walter H. Bascom
Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues (2002)
as Self
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories (1996)
as Host
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet (2009)
as Himself
Birth of a Timeless Legacy (2004)
Actor
The Explosive Generation (1961)
as Peter Gifford
Free Enterprise (1998)
as Bill
A Whale of a Tale (1976)
as Jack Fredericks
William Shatner: Captain's Log (1994)
as Self
The Star Trek Dream (1975)
as Self
WWE Hall Of Fame 2020 (2021)
as Self
Star Trek: A Captain's Log (1994)
as Self - Host
The Captains: Still Kicking (2013)
as Self
Indict and Convict (1974)
as Sam Belden
Keeper of the Cup (—)
Actor
The Eagle Obsession (2025)
as Self
Christmas from Hollywood (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
William Shatner in Concert (2006)
as Self
Broken Angel (1988)
as Chuck Coburn
The Babysitter (1980)
as Dr. Jeff Benedict
Sole Survivor (1970)
as Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
The Space Shuttle (2011)
as Narrator
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown (1994)
Actor
UFO Cover-Up Live with Larry King (1994)
as Self
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century (2004)
Actor
Falcon Down (2001)
as Major Robert Carson
The Colorful Montreal Expos (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill (2024)
as Self
Alexander The Great (1968)
as Alexander
Last Laugh '05 (2005)
as Lucifer
Groom Lake (2002)
as John Gossner
Operation Bikini (1963)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories (2011)
Actor
Land of No Return (1978)
as Curt Benell
The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour (1992)
as Self
Hollywood on Horses (1989)
as Self
Jefftowne (1997)
as Self
The People (1972)
as Dr. Curtis
A Tear in the Sky (2022)
Actor
Remembering 'The Intruder' (2001)
as Self
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3 (2001)
as Narrator
Family of Strangers (1993)
as Earl
Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Hypnosis and Beyond (1980)
as Self
Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest (1990)
as Narrator
When Elephants Were Young (2016)
as Narrator
Mysteries of the Gods (1976)
as Host
Corwin (1996)
as Self
Festival in Cannes (2001)
as Self
Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek (2021)
as Self
The Rose Parade: A Pageant for the Ages (2004)
as Self
The Grim Reaper (1961)
as Paul Graves
Whale Shark Hunters of the Philippines (2001)
as Self
Stalking Santa (2006)
as Narrator
William Shatner's Spplat Attack II (2003)
as Wild Bill
City Out of Time (1959)
as Narrator (voice)
Shadow Game (1969)
as Peter Hoyt
Super Duper Bloopers (1986)
as Self
Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero (2000)
as Narrator (Voice)
Riel (1979)
as The Barker
The Christmas Tree (1958)
as Philo
Seasons (1987)
as Narrator (voice)
William Shatner's Mysteries of the Way We Feel (1986)
as Host
William Shatner Sings O Canada (2011)
as Himself
Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner (2011)
Actor
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 2 (2001)
as Narrator
Sci-Fi Visionaries (2004)
Actor
TV Guide Looks at Science Fiction (1997)
as Self
Shatner in Space (2021)
as Self
Spplat Attack (2002)
Actor
Hollywood Ghost Stories (1998)
as Self
Aliens Among Us with William Shatner (2024)
Actor
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 1 (2001)
as Narrator
Return to the Forest (2013)
as Narrator
Microworld (1976)
Actor
The Butler's Night Off (1951)
Actor
Nukes in Space (1999)
as Narrator
The Third Walker (1978)
as Munro Maclean
Universe (1976)
as Narrator
The Atomic Bomb Collection (—)
as Narrator