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William Shatner

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn March 22, 1931 (94 years)
William Shatner, OC 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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Loaded Weapon 1
  • Boomerang
  • Escape from Planet Earth
  • My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
  • The Devil's Rain
  • Range 15
  • The Intruder
  • To Your Last Death
  • The Steam Engines of Oz
  • Free Enterprise
  • Big Bad Mama
  • The Outrage
  • What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • Senior Moment
  • Route 66
  • One Step Beyond
  • Chaos on the Bridge
  • White Comanche
  • Fridays
  • Impulse
  • The Kidnapping of the President
  • Weird or What?
  • Land of the Free
  • Pioneer Woman

Known For

  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture
  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
  • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
  • Star Trek
  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
  • Boston Legal
  • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
  • Miss Congeniality
  • Over the Hedge
  • Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous
  • A Christmas Horror Story
  • Judgment at Nuremberg
  • Star Trek: Generations
  • Star Trek: The Animated Series
  • Kingdom of the Spiders
  • Loaded Weapon 1
  • American Psycho II: All American Girl
  • Osmosis Jones
  • The Wild
  • T.J. Hooker
  • $#*! My Dad Says

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2024
    Masters of the Universe: Revolution (TV Series) · as Keldor (voice)
    2022
    Butterfly in the Sky · as Captain James T. Kirk
    2022
    2022
    Fireheart · as Mayor Of New York (voice)
    2021
    Senior Moment · as Victor Martin
    2019
    Creators: The Past · as Lord Oghma
    2019
    To Your Last Death · as The Overseer (voice)
    2019
    Devil's Revenge · as Hayes
    2019
    My Life Is Murder (TV Series) · as Barton Wallwork
    2019
    The Masked Singer (US) (TV Series) · as Knight
    2018
    2018
    Star Trek: Short Treks (TV Series) · as Capt. James T. Kirk (voice) (archive Footage)
    2018
    The Steam Engines of Oz · as Oscar "oz" Diggs (voice)
    2018
    Aliens Ate My Homework · as Phillogenus Esk Piemondum (phil) (voice)
    2017
    The Indian Detective (TV Series) · as David Marlowe
    2017
    Batman vs. Two-Face · as Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)
    2017
    2016
    2016
    Range 15 · as Richard Chindler
    2016
    Private Eyes (TV Series) · as Norm Glinski
    2016
    A Sunday Horse · as Kenneth Roubidoux
    2016
    The Shannara Chronicles (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2013
    The Oscars · as James T. Kirk
    2012
    Escape from Planet Earth · as General Shanker (voice)
    2012
    Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as James T. Kirk (archive Footage)
    2011
    Space Shuttle · as Narrator
    2011
    Miss USA Pageant (TV Series) · as Host
    2011
    Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored · as Captain James T. Kirk (archive Footage)
    2010
    2010
    The Talk (TV Series)
    2010
    My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (TV Series) · as Grand Pear (voice)
    2010
    $#*! My Dad Says (TV Series) · as Dr. Edison Milford Goodson Iii
    2010
    2010
    Haven (TV Series) · as Croatoan
    2010
    Rookie Blue (TV Series) · as Henry Mcleod
    2010
    Hot in Cleveland (TV Series) · as Sally
    2010
    2009
    2009
    Ancient Aliens (TV Series) · as Filmmaker
    2008
    Hon na Santa Clause · as Santa Claus (voice)
    2008
    2008
    Murdoch Mysteries (TV Series) · as Mark Twain
    2007
    Mars Rising (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    2007
    Everest (TV Series) · as Norman Kelly
    2007
    The Pixar Story · as James T. Kirk (archive Footage)
    2006
    Show Me the Money (TV Series)
    2006
    Psych (TV Series) · 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
    The Colbert Report (TV Series)
    2005
    Invasion Iowa (TV Series) · as Col. Shane Yeager
    2005
    2005
    Lil' Pimp · as Tony Gold (voice)
    2004
    Boston Legal (TV Series) · as Denny Crane
    2004
    The Greatest Canadian (TV Series) · as Cast
    2004
    Atomic Betty (TV Series) · as Jim
    2004
    2004
    Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story · as Dodgeball Chancellor
    2004
    Best Week Ever (TV Series)
    2003
    A Carol Christmas · as Dr. Bob / Ghost Of Christmas Present
    2003
    Chilly Beach (TV Series) · as The President
    2002
    2002
    Groom Lake · as John Gossner
    2002
    2002
    Shoot or Be Shot · as Harvey Wilkes
    2001
    2001
    2001
    The Kid · as Professor
    2001
    Bob Patterson (TV Series) · as Warren Wellman
    2001
    Osmosis Jones · as Mayor Phlegmming (voice)
    2001
    Falcon Down · as Major Robert Carson
    2001
    2001
    2001
    2000
    Miss Congeniality · as Stan Fields
    1999
    1999
    1999
    Futurama (TV Series) · as William Shatner (voice)
    1999
    1999
    Nukes in Space · as Narrator
    1998
    Land of the Free · as Aidan Carvell
    1998
    Hercules (TV Series) · as Jason Of The Argonauts (voice)
    1998
    1998
    1998
    Inside Star Trek: The Real Story · as Capt. James T. Kirk
    1997
    Perversions of Science (TV Series) · as Admiral Kornfeld
    1997
    The Practice (TV Series) · as Denny Crane
    1997
    The First Men in the Moon · as The Grand Lunar, King Of The Moon
    1996
    Cosby (TV Series) · as Jack
    1996
    1996
    Dead Man's Island · as Chase Prescott
    1996
    3rd Rock from the Sun (TV Series) · as Big Giant Head
    1995
    1995
    1994
    TekWar (TV Series) · as Walter H. Bascom
    1994
    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
    1993
    1993
    seaQuest DSV (TV Series) · as Milos Tezlof
    1993
    Coneheads · as Captain Kirk
    1993
    1993
    Loaded Weapon 1 · as General Mortars
    1992
    Eek! the Cat (TV Series) · as Commander Berzerk (voice)
    1992
    Boomerang · as Captain James Tiberius Kirk (archive Footage)
    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
    Dream On (TV Series)
    1989
    Star Trek V: The Final Frontier · as Captain James T. Kirk
    1988
    1988
    Broken Angel · as Chuck Coburn
    1986
    1986
    1985
    North Beach and Rawhide · as Rawhide Macgregor
    1985
    The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Sgt Tj Hooker
    1982
    Police Squad! (TV Series) · as Poisoned Man
    1980
    The Babysitter · as Dr. Jeff Benedict
    1980
    1980
    Fridays (TV Series) · as Captain James T. Kirk
    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 (TV Series) · as Friedrich Bhaer
    1978
    The Bastard (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Adrian Ferrier
    1976
    A Whale of a Tale · as Jack Fredericks
    1976
    The Tenth Level · as Prof. Stephen Turner
    1976
    1976
    How the West Was Won (TV Series) · as Captain Harrison
    1976
    The Oregon Trail (TV Series)
    1976
    Universe · as Narrator
    1975
    The Devil's Rain · as Mark Preston
    1975
    Barbary Coast (TV Series) · as Jeff Cable
    1974
    Amy Prentiss (TV Series)
    1974
    The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (TV Series) · as Cast
    1974
    Big Bad Mama · as William J. Baxter
    1974
    Kodiak (TV Series) · as Buzz Howard
    1974
    Police Woman (TV Series) · as Mark Ciprio
    1974
    Petrocelli (TV Series) · as Adam North
    1974
    Impulse · as Matt Stone
    1974
    Pray for the Wildcats · as Warren Summerfield
    1974
    The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) · as Josh Lang
    1974
    Indict and Convict · as Sam Belden
    1973
    Pioneer Woman · as John Sergeant
    1973
    Star Trek: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as James T. Kirk (voice)
    1973
    Police Story (TV Series)
    1973
    The Magician (TV Series) · as Ed Cassidy
    1973
    The Horror at 37,000 Feet · as Paul Kovalik
    1973
    Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Phil Carlyle / Fred Williams
    1973
    Go Ask Alice · as Sam
    1973
    Incident on a Dark Street · as Deaver G. Wallace
    1972
    The Rookies (TV Series)
    1972
    Kung Fu (TV Series) · as Capt. Brandywine Gage
    1972
    The Hound of the Baskervilles · as George Stapleton
    1972
    The People · as Dr. Curtis
    1972
    The Sixth Sense (TV Series)
    1971
    Cade's County (TV Series) · as Jack Pilgrim
    1971
    Columbo (TV Series) · as Fielding Chase
    1971
    Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as District Attorney Dave Blankenship
    1971
    Police Surgeon (1971) (TV Series) · as Barney Davis
    1971
    Vanished (1971) (TV Series) · as Dave Paulick
    1970
    Swing Out, Sweet Land · as John Adams
    1970
    Storefront Lawyers/Men At Law (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Richard Burrell
    1969
    Medical Center (TV Series) · as Dr. Eli Neily
    1969
    Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Dr. Bellings
    1968
    White Comanche · as Johnny Moon / Notah
    1968
    The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Peter
    1968
    Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Sam Tolliver
    1967
    Mannix (TV Series) · as Adam Langer
    1967
    Ironside (TV Series) · as Marty Jessup
    1967
    Off to See the Wizard (TV Series) · as Alexander The Great
    1967
    CBS Playhouse (TV Series)
    1966
    Incubus · as Marc
    1966
    Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Joseph Conrad
    1966
    Star Trek (TV Series) · as James T. Kirk
    1965
    The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Arthur Majors
    1965
    The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Brett
    1965
    For the People (TV Series) · as David Koster
    1964
    The Outrage · as Preacher
    1964
    1964
    12 O'Clock High (TV Series) · as Maj. Kurt Brown
    1963
    Alexander the Great · as Alexander
    1963
    1963
    Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Arthur Reynolds
    1963
    Channing (TV Series) · as Tom Ericson
    1963
    The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Tony Burrell
    1963
    The Outer Limits (TV Series) · as Gen. Jeff Barton
    1963
    Arrest and Trial (TV Series) · as Larry Tavener
    1963
    Operation Bikini · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
    1962
    The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) · as Dr. Adam Courtland
    1962
    The Virginian (TV Series) · as Luke Milford
    1962
    The Intruder · as Adam Cramer
    1961
    Judgment at Nuremberg · as Harrison Byers
    1961
    The Explosive Generation · as Peter Gifford
    1961
    Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) · as Dr William Grant
    1961
    Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Dr. Carl Noyes
    1961
    The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Eric Tegman
    1961
    The Defenders (TV Series) · as Gil Rawson
    1960
    Route 66 (TV Series)
    1960
    Insight (TV Series) · as Mike Burnett
    1960
    Outlaws (TV Series)
    1960
    Thriller (TV Series) · as Paul Graves
    1960
    Moment of Fear (TV Series) · as James Foster
    1959
    The Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Lewis Rohnen
    1959
    The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Don Carter
    1959
    Sunday Showcase (TV Series) · as Sen. Thomas P. Gore
    1959
    City Out of Time · as Narrator (voice)
    1959
    One Step Beyond (TV Series) · as Carl Bremer
    1959
    Nero Wolfe (1959) (TV Series) · as Archie Goodwin
    1958
    77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Paul Devinger
    1958
    Naked City (TV Series) · as Roger Barmer
    1958
    The Brothers Karamazov · as Alexi Karamazov
    1957
    Suspicion (TV Series) · as Eli
    1957
    The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
    1957
    The Defender (Studio One) · as Kenneth Preston
    1957
    Oedipus Rex · as Chorus
    1956
    Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Jerry Paul
    1956
    Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV Series) · as John Sandor
    1955
    Matinee Theater (TV Series) · as Cast
    1955
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Jim Whitely
    1955
    Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Fred Bateman
    1954
    Climax! (TV Series) · as Ben Tate
    1954
    On Camera (TV Series)
    1953
    The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Con Purvis
    1953
    Space Command (TV Series)
    1952
    Omnibus (TV Series) · as Palace Messenger
    1951
    Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Philo
    1951
    Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as John
    1948
    Studio One (TV Series) · as Kenneth Preston
    1947
    Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Charles Best
    NASA: History of Exploration (TV Series) · as Narrator

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