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William Shatner

Film Director / Actor / Writer / Novelist / Musician / List Of Esperanto Speakers / Character Actor / Television Presenter / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Astronaut | * 03/22/1931 (93) | Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
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William Shatner (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 U.S. 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 book... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Spock's body. ...

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

PG

1984 | 3.3/5 | 1h 45min
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
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It's the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time trav ...

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

PG

1986 | 3.6/5 | 1h 59min
Science Fiction, Adventure
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It is the 23rd century. The Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is on routine training maneuvers and Admiral James T. Kirk seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space ...

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

PG

1982 | 3.7/5 | 1h 53min
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
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The crew of the Federation starship Enterprise is called to Nimbus III, the Planet of Intergalactic Peace. They are to negotiate in a case of kidnapping only to find out that the kidnapper is a relati ...

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

PG

1989 | 2.9/5 | 1h 47min
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for William Shatner

Governor General's Performing Arts Award Theatre World Award Officer of The Order of Canada Canada's Walk of Fame Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film 10th Saturn Awards 42nd Saturn Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 2x Television Hall of Fame Order of Canada NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal 56th Primetime Emmy Awards 57th Primetime Emmy Awards 62nd Golden Globe Awards Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
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Movies with William Shatner as Actor(167)

as himself2024 You Can Call Me Bill
as himself2023 The Rose Parade: A Pageant for the Ages
as Self (Archive Footage)2023 Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited
2022 A Tear in the Sky
as Mayor of New York (voice)2022 Fireheart
as himself2021 WWE Hall Of Fame 2020
2021 Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek
as himself2021 Shatner in Space
as Victor Martin2021 Senior Moment
as himself2021 2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart
as Hayes2019 Devil's Revenge
as Lord Oghma2019 Creators: The Past
as The Overseer (voice)2019 To Your Last Death
as Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice)2018 Aliens Ate My Homework
as Oscar "Oz" Diggs (voice)2018 The Steam Engines of Oz
as himself2017 The Truth Is in the Stars
as Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)2017 Batman vs. Two-Face
2017 Not a War Story
as Richard Chindler2016 Range 15
as Narrator2016 When Elephants Were Young
as himself2016 Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
as himself2016 Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
as Kenneth Roubidoux2016 A Sunday Horse
as himself2016 For the Love of Spock
as Himself (voice only)2016 They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
as himself2015 Tom Felton Meets the Superfans
as Dangerous Dan2015 A Christmas Horror Story
as himself2015 Being Canadian
as Coachman Nick2015 Just in Time for Christmas
as Actor2015 Baby, Baby, Baby
as himself2014 Chaos on the Bridge
as himself2014 To Be Takei
as himself2013 Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
as himself2013 Still Kicking
as himself2012 Get a Life!
as General Shanker (voice)2012 Escape from Planet Earth
as himself2012 Horrorween
as Core (voice)2012 Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as himself2011 William Shatner Sings O Canada
2011 Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner
as himself2011 The Captains
2011 Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
as Narrator2011 The Space Shuttle
as Himself - Roaster2011 Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
as Self - Actor2011 Corman's World
as himself2010 Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
as himself2009 William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet
as himself2009 Star Trek: The Captains' Summit
as himself2009 Fanboys
as Santa Claus (voice)2008 Gotta Catch Santa Claus
as James T. Kirk (archive footage)2007 The Pixar Story
as himself2006 Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
as Narrator2006 Stalking Santa
as himself2006 William Shatner in Concert
as himself2006 40 Years of Star Trek
as Ozzie (voice)2006 Over the Hedge
as Kazar (voice)2006 The Wild
as Tony Gold (voice)2005 Lil' Pimp
as himself2005 Merry F#%$in' Christmas
as Himself - Host / Narrator2005 How William Shatner Changed The World
as Stan Fields2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
as Lucifer2005 Last Laugh '05
2004 Sci-Fi Visionaries
2004 Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
as Dodgeball Chancellor2004 DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as himself2004 Last Laugh '04
2004 Birth of a Timeless Legacy
as Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present2003 A Carol Christmas
as Self (archive footage)2003 Christmas from Hollywood
as himself2002 Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
as Robert Starkman2002 American Psycho II: All American Girl
2002 Spplat Attack
as John Gossner2002 Groom Lake
as Harvey Wilkes2002 Shoot or Be Shot!
as himself2002 Showtime
as himself2001 Festival in Cannes
as Major Robert Carson2001 Falcon Down
as himself2001 Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime
as Professor2001 Gahan Wilson's The Kid
as Mayor Phlegmming (voice)2001 Osmosis Jones
as Stan Fields2000 Miss Congeniality
as Narrator (Voice)2000 Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero
as Narrator1999 Nukes in Space
as Bill1998 Free Enterprise
as himself1998 Jefftowne
as James T. Kirk1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
as Aidan Carvell1998 Land of the Free
as himself1997 Trekkies
as Chase Prescott1996 Dead Man's Island
as Michael Gatewick1996 The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
as himself1996 Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
as Narrator1995 Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
as Host1995 William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
as James T. Kirk1994 Star Trek: Generations
as Bodosh1994 A Silent Betrayal
as Walter H. Bascom1994 TekWar
as himself1994 UFO Cover-Up Live with Larry King
as Walter H. Bascom1994 TekWar: TekJustice
as Walter H. Bascom1994 TekWar: TekLab
as Walter H. Bascom1994 TekWar: TekLords
as Himself/Host1994 Star Trek: A Captain's Log
as General Mortars1993 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Earl1993 Family of Strangers
as Captain James Tiberius Kirk (archive footage)1992 Boomerang
as Captain James T. Kirk1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as Self - Host1991 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self - Choir Member1990 Voices That Care
as Narrator1990 Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest
as Captain James T. Kirk1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
as himself1989 Hollywood on Horses
as Chuck Coburn1988 Broken Angel
as himself1988 The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
as Narrator (voice)1987 Seasons
as himself1986 Super Duper Bloopers
as Admiral James T. Kirk1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1985 The Canadian Conspiracy
as Self (archival footage)1985 Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Chris Jordan1984 Secrets of a Married Man
as Admiral James T. Kirk1984 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
as Cdr. Buck Murdock1982 Airplane II: The Sequel
as Gary Baylor1982 Visiting Hours
as Admiral James T. Kirk1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
as himself1980 Hypnosis and Beyond
as Dr. Jeff Benedict1980 The Babysitter
as Jerry O'Connor1980 The Kidnapping of the President
as Admiral James T. Kirk1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
as Stuart Peters1979 Disaster on the Coastliner
as Carl Tobias1978 The Crash of Flight 401
as Paul Revere1978 The Bastard
as Curt Benell1978 Land of No Return
as Munro Maclean1978 The Third Walker
as Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen1977 Kingdom of the Spiders
as Prof. Stephen Turner1976 The Tenth Level
as Narrator1976 Universe
as Host1976 Mysteries of the Gods
as Steve Monroe1976 Perilous Voyage
as Jack Fredericks1976 A Whale of a Tale
as himself1975 Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Mark Preston1975 The Devil's Rain
as Matt Stone1974 Impulse
as William J. Baxter1974 Big Bad Mama
as Warren Summerfield1974 Pray for the Wildcats
as Sam Belden1974 Indict and Convict
as Sam1973 Go Ask Alice
as Deaver G. Wallace1973 Incident on a Dark Street
as John Sergeant1973 Pioneer Woman
as Paul Kovalik1973 The Horror at 37,000 Feet
as Dr. Curtis1972 The People
as George Stapleton1972 The Hound of the Baskervilles
as John Adams1970 Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Col. Chipman1970 The Andersonville Trial
as Lt. Col. Josef Gronke1970 Sole Survivor
1969 CBS Playhouse: Shadow Game
as Alexander1968 Alexander The Great
as Johnny Moon / Notah1968 White Comanche
as Preacher1964 The Outrage
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1963 Operation Bikini
as Adam Cramer1962 The Intruder
as Harrison Byers1961 Judgment at Nuremberg
as Peter Gifford1961 The Explosive Generation
as Narrator1959 City Out of Time
as Philo1958 The Christmas Tree
as Jerry Paul1958 A Town Has Turned To Dust
as Alexi Karamazov1958 The Brothers Karamazov
as Chorus Member1957 Oedipus Rex
as Kenneth Preston1957 The Defender (Studio One)
1951 The Butler's Night Off

TV Shows/Series with William Shatner as Actor(148)

2024 Masters of the Universe: Revolution
2023 Click
as Self - Host2023 Stars on Mars
as himself2022 Piers Morgan Uncensored
as himself2022 Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as himself2019 WWE Backstage
as Knight2019 The Masked Singer
as Knight (archive footage)2019 The Masked Singer
as Self - Host2019 The UnXplained
as Barton Wallwork2019 My Life Is Murder
as Capt. James T. Kirk (voice) (archive footage)2018 Star Trek: Short Treks
as David Marlowe2017 The Indian Detective
as Norm Glinski2016 Private Eyes
as himself2016 Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed
as himself2016 Better Late Than Never
as Captain Kirk (archive footage)2016 The Shannara Chronicles
as Himself (narrator)2015 WWE Breaking Ground
as himself2015 StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as himself2014 The Real History of Science Fiction
as himself2012 Comic Book Men
2010 William Shatner's Weird or What?
2010 The Talk
as Sally2010 Hot in Cleveland
as Dr. Edison Milford Goodson III2010 $#*! My Dad Says
as Grand Pear (voice)2010 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
as Norman Kelly2008 Everest
as Mark Twain2008 Murdoch Mysteries
2008 Shatner's Raw Nerve
as himself2007 The Big Bang Theory
as Narrator (voice)2007 Mars Rising
2006 The Henry Rollins Show
as Frank O'Hara2006 Psych
2006 Show Me the Money
as Col. Shane Yeager2005 Invasion Iowa
2005 The Colbert Report
as himself2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self - Guest2005 The Reichen Show
as Jim2004 Atomic Betty
2004 The Tony Danza Show
2004 Best Week Ever
as Denny Crane2004 Boston Legal
as The President2003 Chilly Beach
2003 World Poker Tour
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as himself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2002 Cosmic Odyssey
as himself2001 Good Day Live
as Warren Wellman2001 Bob Patterson
1999 A Twist in the Tale
as William Shatner (voice)1999 Futurama
as Self - Guest1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Jason of the Argonauts (voice)1998 Hercules
1997 Perversions of Science
as himself1997 Space Cadets
as himself1997 The View
as Self - Guest1997 The View
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
as Big Giant Head1996 3rd Rock from the Sun
as himself1996 Muppets Tonight
1994 Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Walter H. Bascom1994 TekWar
as Milos Tezlof1993 seaQuest DSV
1993 WWE Raw
as himself1993 WWE Raw
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as himself1992 The Larry Sanders Show
as Star Commander Berzerk1992 Eek! The Cat
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as himself1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Host1989 Rescue 911
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Charles Underhill1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater
as himself1983 Prime Times
as Sgt TJ Hooker1982 T. J. Hooker
as himself1982 Madame's Place
as himself1982 Late Night with David Letterman
as Poisoned Man1982 Police Squad!
as Friedrich Bhaer1978 Little Women
1977 The Oregon Trail
1976 Battle of the Network Stars
as Jeff Cable1975 Barbary Coast
as Self - Host / Various / Captain Kirk / T.J. Hooker1975 Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)1975 Saturday Night Live
1974 Petrocelli
1974 Police Woman
as Mark Ciprio1974 Police Woman
1974 Amy Prentiss
as Ed Cassidy1973 The Magician
as James T. Kirk (voice)1973 Star Trek
1973 Police Story
as Phil Carlyle / Fred Williams1973 Barnaby Jones
1972 Kung Fu
1972 The Rookies
1972 The Sixth Sense
as Ward Fowler1971 Columbo
as Narrator1969 Clangers
as Peter1968 The Name of the Game
as Sam Tolliver1968 Hawaii Five-O
1967 Ironside
1967 Mannix
1966 Mission: Impossible
as James T. Kirk1966 Star Trek
1966 CBS Playhouse
as David Koster1965 For the People
as Brett1965 The Big Valley
as Arthur Majors1965 The F.B.I.
1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Horner1964 Reporter
as Arthur Reynolds1963 Burke's Law
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Tony Burrell1963 The Fugitive
1963 Arrest and Trial
as Gen. Jeff Barton1963 The Outer Limits
as Tom Ericson1963 Channing
as Luke Milford1962 The Virginian
as Jim McCleery1961 The Defenders
as Charles Terranova1961 The Defenders
as Cliff Sellers1961 The Defenders
as Gil Rawson1961 The Defenders
as Assistant District Attorney Earl Rhodes1961 The Defenders
as Eric Tegman1961 The Dick Powell Show
as Dr. Toby Cunningham1961 Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Carl Noyes1961 Dr. Kildare
as Gil Thrasher1960 Thriller
as Paul Graves1960 Thriller
1960 Outlaws
1960 Route 66
as Joe Flatt1960 Police Surgeon
as Mike Burnett1960 Insight
as Carl Bremer1959 One Step Beyond
as Bob Wilson1959 The Twilight Zone
as Roger Barmer1958 Naked City
as Maung Tun1958 Naked City
as Paul DeVinger1958 77 Sunset Strip
as Eli1957 Suspicion
as Jim Whitely1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as John Crane1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Fred Bateman1955 Gunsmoke
as Ben Tate1954 Climax!
1953 Space Command
1952 Omnibus
as Philo1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1948 Lamp Unto My Feet
1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Robert Lomax1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Dr. David Coleman1948 Studio One
as Kenneth Preston1948 Studio One
as Dr. Franck1948 Studio One

Movies with William Shatner as Crew(18)

Production/Executive Producer2024 You Can Call Me Bill
Production/Executive Producer2017 God Woke
Directing/Director2014 Chaos on the Bridge
Directing/Director2013 Still Kicking
Directing/Director2012 Get a Life!
Production/Executive Producer2012 Get a Life!
Directing/Director2011 The Captains
Writing/Writer2011 The Captains
Crew/Creator2007 Fire Serpent
Production/Executive Producer2007 Fire Serpent
Directing/Director2002 Groom Lake
Production/Producer2002 Groom Lake
Writing/Writer2002 Groom Lake
Directing/Director1994 TekWar
Writing/Novel1994 TekWar
Writing/Characters1994 TekWar: TekJustice
Writing/Novel1994 TekWar: TekLords
Directing/Director1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

TV Shows/Series with William Shatner as Crew(10)

Production/Executive Producer2019 The UnXplained
Production/Producer2010 William Shatner's Weird or What?
Production/Producer2010 Aftermath with William Shatner
Sound/Theme Song Performance2004 Squidbillies
Directing/Director1997 Perversions of Science
Directing/Director1994 TekWar
Production/Producer1994 TekWar
Creator/Creator1994 TekWar
Crew/Presenter1989 Rescue 911
Directing/Director1982 T. J. Hooker

Additional Information

Official websites:
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Full Name: William Shatner
Citizenship: Canada
Born: Sunday, 03/22 1931 (March) in Montreal, Quebec (Canada) (current age: 93 years + 36 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language), Esperanto (EO), French (FR)
Educated at: Westhill High School, Montreal Children's Theatre, Desautels Faculty of Management, Baron Byng High School, Camp B'nai Brith, McGill University, New England Institute of Technology
Spouses (current/former): Nerine Kidd, Gloria Rand, Marcy Lafferty, Elizabeth Martin
Children: Melanie Shatner, Lisabeth Shatner, Leslie Carol Shatner
Related to: Joel Gretsch
William Shatner frequently works together with these people:
Harry Townes (45x, Actor)
Leslie Nielsen (39x, Actor)
Martin Sheen (38x, Actor)
John Anderson (38x, Actor)
Royal Dano (36x, Actor)
Harold Gould (36x, Actor)
Robert Karnes (36x, Actor)
Andy Samberg (35x, Actor)
John Larch (35x, Actor)
Nehemiah Persoff (34x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (33x, Actor)
Leonard Nimoy (30x, Actor)
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