William Shatner
Skuespiller, Instruktør, Producer, Forfatter
22. marts 1931 (94 år)
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.
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.
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| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Masters of the Universe: Revolution · as Keldor (voice) |
| 2022 | Butterfly in the Sky · as Captain James T. Kirk |
| 2022 | A Tear in the SkyPå Plex |
| 2022 | Fireheart · as Mayor Of New York (voice) |
| 2021 | Senior Moment · as Victor MartinPå Plex |
| 2019 | To Your Last Death · as The Overseer (voice)På Plex |
| 2019 | Devil's Revenge · as Hayes |
| 2019 | My Life Is Murder · as Barton Wallwork |
| 2019 | Creators: The Past · as Lord Oghma |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer (US) · as Knight (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine · as KirkPå Plex |
| 2018 | Star Trek: Short Treks · as Capt. James T. Kirk (voice) (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | The Steam Engines of Oz · as Oscar 'oz' Diggs (voice)På Plex |
| 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 | |
| 2016 | When Elephants Were Young · as Narrator |
| 2016 | Range 15 · as Richard ChindlerPå Plex |
| 2016 | Private Eyes · as Norm Glinski |
| 2016 | A Sunday Horse · as Kenneth Roubidoux |
| 2016 | The Shannara Chronicles · as Captain Kirk (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | Just in Time for Christmas · as Coachman Nick |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | A Christmas Horror Story · as Dangerous Dan |
| 2015 | MLB Network Presents · as Narrator |
| 2013 | The Oscars · as James T. Kirk |
| 2013 | Escape from Planet Earth · as General Shanker (voice)På Plex |
| 2011 | Space Shuttle · as NarratorPå Plex |
| 2011 | Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored · as Captain James T. Kirk (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic · as Grand Pear (voice)På Plex |
| 2010 | $#*! My Dad Says · as Ed Goodson |
| 2010 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey · as Core (voice) |
| 2010 | Haven · as CroatoanPå Plex |
| 2010 | Rookie Blue · as Henry Mcleod |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland · as Sally |
| 2010 | Weird or What?På Plex |
| 2009 | The True Story of Puss'N Boots · as The Cat |
| 2009 | Ancient Aliens · as Filmmaker |
| 2008 | Gotta Catch Santa Claus · as Santa Claus (voice) |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Murdoch Mysteries · as Mark TwainPå Plex |
| 2007 | Mars Rising · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2007 | Everest · as Norman Kelly |
| 2007 | The Pixar Story · as James T. Kirk (archive Footage) |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Psych · as Frank O'hara |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge · as Ozzie (voice) |
| 2006 | The Wild · as Kazar (voice) |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Stalking Santa · as Narrator |
| 2005 | Last Laugh '05 · as Lucifer |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Invasion Iowa · as Col. Shane Yeager |
| 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous · as Stan Fields |
| 2005 | Lil' Pimp · as Tony Gold (voice) |
| 2004 | Boston Legal · as Denny Crane |
| 2004 | The Greatest Canadian · as Cast |
| 2004 | Atomic Betty · as Jim |
| 2004 | The Best TV Shows That Never Were · as Dr. Curtis |
| 2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story · as Dodgeball Chancellor |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | A Carol Christmas · as Dr. Bob / Ghost Of Christmas Present |
| 2003 | Chilly Beach · as The President (voice) |
| 2003 | William Shatner's Spplat Attack II · as Wild Bill |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Groom Lake · as John Gossner |
| 2002 | American Psycho II: All American Girl · as Starkman |
| 2002 | Shoot or Be Shot · as Harvey Wilkes |
| 2001 | Iron Chef USA: Holiday Showdown · as Chairman |
| 2001 | Iron Chef USA: Showdown in Las Vegas · as Chairman |
| 2001 | The Kid · as Professor |
| 2001 | Bob Patterson · as Warren Wellman |
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones · as Mayor Phlegmming (voice)På Plex |
| 2001 | Falcon Down · as Major Robert Carson |
| 2001 | NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 1 · as Narrator |
| 2001 | NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3 · as Narrator |
| 2001 | NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 2 · as Narrator |
| 2000 | Miss Congeniality · as Stan Fields |
| 1999 | Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1999 | Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments · as Captain James T. Kirk |
| 1999 | Futurama · as William Shatner (voice) |
| 1999 | A Twist in the TalePå Plex |
| 1999 | Nukes in Space · as Narrator |
| 1998 | Land of the Free · as Aidan CarvellPå Plex |
| 1998 | Hercules · as Jason Of The Argonauts (voice) |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman · as James T. Kirk |
| 1998 | Free Enterprise · as BillPå Plex |
| 1998 | Inside Star Trek: The Real Story · as Capt. James T. Kirk |
| 1997 | Perversions of Science · as Admiral Kornfeld |
| 1997 | The Practice · as Denny Crane |
| 1997 | The First Men in the Moon · as The Grand Lunar, King Of The Moon |
| 1996 | Cosby · as Jack |
| 1996 | The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. · as Michael GatewickPå Plex |
| 1996 | The Daily Show · as Narrator |
| 1996 | Dead Man's Island · as Chase Prescott |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun · as Big Giant Head |
| 1995 | Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie · as Narrator |
| 1995 | Virtuosity · as Captain James T. Kirk (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1995 | William Shatner's Star Trek Memories · as Host |
| 1994 | TekWar · as Walter H. Bascom |
| 1994 | Janek: The Silent Betrayal · as Bodosh |
| 1994 | Star Trek: Generations · as Captain James T. Kirk |
| 1994 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold · as Adam Harland (uncredited) |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekJustice · as Walter H. Bascom |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekLab · as Walter H. Bascom |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekLords · as Walter H. Bascom |
| 1994 | TekWar · as Walter H. Bascom |
| 1994 | Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey · as Fielding Chase |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV · as Milos Tezlof |
| 1993 | Coneheads · as Captain Kirk |
| 1993 | Family of Strangers · as Earl |
| 1993 | Loaded Weapon 1 · as General MortarsPå Plex |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine · as Captain James T. Kirk |
| 1992 | Eek! the Cat · as Commander Berzerk (voice) |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country · as Captain James T. Kirk |
| 1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey · as Captain James T. Kirk |
| 1990 | |
| 1989 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier · as Captain James T. Kirk |
| 1988 | Broken Angel · as Chuck Coburn |
| 1987 | Seasons · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1986 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home · as Admiral James T. Kirk |
| 1985 | North Beach and Rawhide · as Rawhide Macgregor |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater · as Charles Underhill |
| 1984 | Secrets of a Married Man · as Chris Jordan |
| 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock · as Admiral James T. Kirk |
| 1984 | Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories · as Captain 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 |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker · as Sgt Tj Hooker |
| 1982 | Police Squad! · as Poisoned Man |
| 1980 | The Babysitter · as Dr. Jeff Benedict |
| 1980 | The Kidnapping of the President · as Jerry O'connorPå Plex |
| 1979 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture · as Admiral James T. Kirk |
| 1979 | Disaster on the Coastliner · as Stuart Peters |
| 1979 | Riel · as The Barker |
| 1978 | Crash · as Carl Tobias |
| 1978 | Little Women · as Friedrich Bhaer |
| 1978 | The Bastard · as Paul Revere |
| 1977 | Land of No Return · as Curt Benell |
| 1977 | Kingdom of the Spiders · as Dr. Robert 'rack' Hansen |
| 1977 | Testimony of Two Men · as Adrian Ferrier |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | A Whale of a Tale · as Jack Fredericks |
| 1976 | The Tenth Level · as Prof. Stephen Turner |
| 1976 | Mysteries of the Gods · as Host |
| 1976 | How the West Was Won · as Captain Harrison |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | Universe · as NarratorPå Plex |
| 1975 | The Devil's Rain · as Mark PrestonPå Plex |
| 1975 | Barbary Coast · as Jeff Cable |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | The Lives of Benjamin Franklin · as Cast |
| 1974 | Big Bad Mama · as William J. BaxterPå Plex |
| 1974 | Kodiak · as Buzz Howard |
| 1974 | Police Woman · as Mark Ciprio |
| 1974 | Petrocelli · as Adam North |
| 1974 | Impulse · as Matt StonePå Plex |
| 1974 | Pray for the Wildcats · as Warren Summerfield |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man · as Josh Lang |
| 1974 | Indict and Convict · as Sam Belden |
| 1973 | Pioneer Woman · as John SergeantPå Plex |
| 1973 | Star Trek: The Animated Series · as James T. Kirk (voice) |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | The Magician · as Ed Cassidy |
| 1973 | The Horror at 37,000 Feet · as Paul Kovalik |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones · as Phil Carlyle / Fred Williams |
| 1973 | Go Ask Alice · as Sam |
| 1973 | Incident on a Dark Street · as Deaver G. WallacePå Plex |
| 1972 | |
| 1972 | Kung Fu · as Capt. Brandywine Gage |
| 1972 | The Hound of the Baskervilles · as George Stapleton |
| 1972 | The People · as Dr. Curtis |
| 1972 | |
| 1971 | Cade's County · as Jack Pilgrim |
| 1971 | Columbo · as Ward Fowler |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law · as District Attorney Dave Blankenship |
| 1971 | Police Surgeon (1971) · as Barney Davis |
| 1971 | Vanished (1971) · as Dave Paulick |
| 1970 | Swing Out, Sweet Land · as John Adams |
| 1970 | Storefront Lawyers/Men At Law · as Lt. Col. Peter Randolph |
| 1970 | The Andersonville Trial · as Col. Chipman |
| 1970 | Sole Survivor · as Lt. Col. Josef Gronke |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors · as Richard Burrell |
| 1969 | Medical Center · as Dr. Eli Neily |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. · as Dr. Bellings |
| 1968 | White Comanche · as Johnny Moon / NotahPå Plex |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game · as Ronald Payden |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O · as Sam Tolliver |
| 1967 | Mannix · as Adam Langer |
| 1967 | Ironside · as Bill Parkins |
| 1967 | Off to See the Wizard · as Alexander The Great |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | Incubus · as Marc |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible · as Joseph Conrad |
| 1966 | Star Trek · as James T. Kirk |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. · as Arthur Majors |
| 1965 | The Big Valley · as Brett |
| 1965 | For the People · as David Koster |
| 1964 | The Outrage · as Preacher |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. · as Michael Donfield |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High · as Maj. Kurt Brown |
| 1963 | Alexander the Great · as Alexander |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | Burke's Law · as Arthur Reynolds |
| 1963 | Channing · as Tom Ericson |
| 1963 | The Fugitive · as Tony Burrell |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits · as Gen. Jeff BartonPå Plex |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial · as Larry Tavener |
| 1963 | Operation Bikini · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses · as Dr. Adam Courtland |
| 1962 | The Virginian · as Luke Milford |
| 1962 | The Intruder · as Adam CramerPå Plex |
| 1961 | Judgment at Nuremberg · as Harrison ByersPå Plex |
| 1961 | The Explosive Generation · as Peter Gifford |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere · as Dr William Grant |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare · as Dr. Carl Noyes |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show · as Eric Tegman |
| 1961 | The Defenders · as Charles Terranova |
| 1960 | Route 66På Plex |
| 1960 | Insight · as Mike Burnett |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Thriller · as Gil Thrasher |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week · as Lewis Rohnen |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone · as Bob Wilson |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase · as Sen. Thomas P. Gore |
| 1959 | City Out of Time · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond · as Carl BremerPå Plex |
| 1959 | Nero Wolfe (1959) · as Archie Goodwin |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip · as Paul Devinger |
| 1958 | Naked City · as Roger Barmer |
| 1958 | The Brothers Karamazov · as Alexi Karamazov |
| 1957 | Suspicion · as Eli |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month · as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes |
| 1957 | Oedipus Rex · as Chorus |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 · as Jerry Paul |
| 1956 | Kaiser Aluminum Hour · as John Sandor |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater · as Cast |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as John Crane |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke · as Fred Bateman |
| 1954 | Howdy Doody · as Ranger Bob (1954) |
| 1954 | Climax! · as Ben Tate |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour · as Con Purvis |
| 1953 | |
| 1952 | Omnibus · as Palace Messenger |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Philo |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse · as John |
| 1948 | Studio One · as Dr. David Coleman |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre · as Charles Best |
NASA: History of Exploration · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Chaos on the BridgePå Plex |
| 2013 | The Captains Close UpPå Plex |
| 2012 | |
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| 1993 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1982 |
| 2024 | The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | You Can Call Me Bill · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | The UnXplained Special Presentation · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | The UnXplained · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | The Truth Is in the Stars · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Chaos on the Bridge · as Executive ProducerPå Plex |
| 2013 | The Captains Close Up · as Executive ProducerPå Plex |
| 2012 | William Shatner's Get a Life! · as Executive ProducerPå Plex |
| 2011 | The Captains · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Weird or What?På Plex |
| 2009 | William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Shatner's Raw Nerve · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | Fire Serpent · as Executive Producer |
| 2006 | Stalking Santa · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Invasion Iowa · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Spplat Attack · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime · as Executive Producer |
| 1994 | |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekLords · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Chaos on the BridgePå Plex |
| 2011 | |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekLords · as Novel |
| 1994 | TekWar · as Novel |
| 2012 | William Shatner's Get a Life! · as Written ByPå Plex |
| 2007 | Fire Serpent · as Creator |
| 2005 | How William Shatner Changed the World · as Book |
| 2005 | Squidbillies · as Theme Song Performance |
| 2002 | Groom Lake · as Story |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1994 | TekWar · as Based On Novel |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekJustice · as Characters |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekLab · as Characters |
| 1989 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier · as Story |
| 1960 | Checkmate · as Story |