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.
Movies
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Admiral James T. Kirk
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Admiral James T. Kirk
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Admiral James T. Kirk
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Kirk
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Captain James T. Kirk
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Captain James T. Kirk
Star Trek: Generations Captain James T. Kirk
Miss Congeniality Stan Fields
Mitzi & 100 Guys Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers Self (archive footage)
Judgment at Nuremberg Harrison Byers
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Stan Fields
A Town Has Turned to Dust Jerry Paul
Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek Self
Airplane II: The Sequel Cdr. Buck Murdock
American Psycho II: All American Girl Robert Starkman
Nukes in Space Narrator
Kingdom of the Spiders Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie Narrator
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored Himself
Showtime William Shatner
How William Shatner Changed The World Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Over the Hedge Ozzie (voice)
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Core (voice)
Star Trek: The Captains' Summit Self
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime Himself
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 General Mortars
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill Self
The Wild Kazar (voice)
Fanboys Himself
Free Enterprise Bill
Mysteries of the Gods Host
Gotta Catch Santa Claus Santa Claus (voice)
Falcon Down Major Robert Carson
The Horror at 37,000 Feet Paul Kovalik
Impulse Matt Stone
The Brothers Karamazov Alexi Karamazov
Merry F#%$in' Christmas Self
Shatner in Space Self
Trekkies Self
Big Bad Mama William J. Baxter
Voices That Care Self - Choir Member
2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart Self
The Devil's Rain Mark Preston
Visiting Hours Gary Baylor
White Comanche Johnny Moon / Notah
Shoot or Be Shot! Harvey Wilkes
Escape from Planet Earth General Shanker (voice)
Whale Shark Hunters of the Philippines Self
The Captains Himself
Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero Narrator (Voice)
Sole Survivor Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
A Carol Christmas Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present
Operation Bikini Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Stalking Santa Narrator
Groom Lake John Gossner
Corman's World Self - Actor
The Outrage Preacher
Incubus Marc
Pray for the Wildcats Warren Summerfield
William Shatner's Mysteries of the Way We Feel Host
The Intruder Adam Cramer
Disaster on the Coastliner Stuart Peters
The Space Shuttle Narrator
Heroes Manufactured Self (archive footage)
The Kidnapping of the President Jerry O'Connor
Jefftowne Himself
Land of No Return Curt Benell
Go Ask Alice Sam
The Atomic Bomb Collection Narrator
Get a Life! Himself
TekWar: TekLords Walter H. Bascom
TekWar: TekJustice Walter H. Bascom
TekWar: TekLab Walter H. Bascom
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet Himself
A Tear in the Sky
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Explosive Generation Peter Gifford
Secrets of a Married Man Chris Jordan
Pioneer Woman John Sergeant
To Be Takei Self
The People Dr. Curtis
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale Self
Universe Narrator
Swing Out, Sweet Land John Adams
Spplat Attack
Star Trek Story Self (archive footage)
The Third Walker Munro Maclean
The Pixar Story James T. Kirk (archive footage)
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. Michael Gatewick
The Tenth Level Prof. Stephen Turner
Dead Man's Island Chase Prescott
The Hound of the Baskervilles George Stapleton
The Andersonville Trial Col. Chipman
Hollywood Ghost Stories Himself
Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited Self (archive footage)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special Self - Host
The Babysitter Dr. Jeff Benedict
Super Duper Bloopers Himself
Alexander The Great Alexander
NBC 75th Anniversary Special Self
UFO Cover-Up Live with Larry King Self
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold Adam Harland (uncredited)
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen Self - Roaster
Osmosis Jones Mayor Phlegmming (voice)
The Bastard Paul Revere
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic Self
Hypnosis and Beyond Himself
Microworld
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman James T. Kirk
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner Self
Being Canadian Self
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
Land of the Free Aidan Carvell
Chaos on the Bridge Self
A Christmas Horror Story Dangerous Dan
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con Self
Tom Felton Meets the Superfans Self
Broken Angel Chuck Coburn
Night of 100 Stars II Self
Just in Time for Christmas Coachman Nick
Baby, Baby, Baby Actor
Christmas in Hollywood Self (archive footage)
A Sunday Horse Kenneth Roubidoux
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories Host
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond Self
The Colorful Montreal Expos Narrator (voice)
When Elephants Were Young Narrator
For the Love of Spock Self
North Beach and Rawhide Rawhide MacGregor
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé Himself (voice only)
Range 15 Richard Chindler
William Shatner Sings O Canada Himself
William Shatner in Concert Self
The Star Trek Dream Self
The Crash of Flight 401 Carl Tobias
Remembering 'The Intruder' Himself
Star Trek: A Captain's Log Himself/Host
A Whale of a Tale Jack Fredericks
Oedipus Rex Chorus
City Out of Time Narrator (voice)
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations Self
The Canadian Conspiracy
Seasons Narrator (voice)
The Truth Is in the Stars Self
Batman vs. Two-Face Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)
Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest Narrator
To Your Last Death The Overseer (voice)
Not a War Story
William Shatner: Captain's Log Self
Indict and Convict Sam Belden
Aliens Ate My Homework Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice)
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 1 Narrator
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 2 Narrator
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3 Narrator
Incident on a Dark Street Deaver G. Wallace
The Captains: Still Kicking Himself
Horrorween Himself
The Steam Engines of Oz Oscar "Oz" Diggs (voice)
Perilous Voyage Steve Monroe
TekWar Walter H. Bascom
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story Dodgeball Chancellor
Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner
Sci-Fi Visionaries
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
Creators: The Past Lord Oghma
40 Years of Star Trek Self
Lil' Pimp Tony Gold (voice)
The Christmas Tree Philo
Devil's Revenge Hayes
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next Self
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary Himself
Family of Strangers Earl
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault Self
Boomerang Captain James Tiberius Kirk (archive footage)
Gahan Wilson's The Kid Professor
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man Self
Janek: The Silent Betrayal Bodosh
Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues Self
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages Self
Senior Moment Victor Martin
Shadow Game
The Defender (Studio One) Kenneth Preston
Last Laugh '05 Lucifer
Last Laugh '04 Self
WWE Hall Of Fame 2020 Himself
Fireheart Mayor of New York (voice)
Festival in Cannes Self
Hollywood on Horses Self
Night of 100 Stars Self
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People Self
The Butler's Night Off
The Rose Parade: A Pageant for the Ages Self
Keeper of the Cup
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special Self
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! Self
T.J. Hooker - Blood Sport Sgt. T.J. Hooker
765874: Unification Kirk
Shows
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Columbo Ward Fowler
The Dick Powell Show Eric Tegman
Star Trek James T. Kirk
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self
The Tony Danza Show Self - Guest
Burke's Law Arthur Reynolds
Perversions of Science Admiral Kornfeld
Chilly Beach The President
The Rookies
Futurama William Shatner (voice)
Best Week Ever
Police Surgeon Joe Flatt
Kung Fu
T. J. Hooker Sgt TJ Hooker
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The F.B.I. Arthur Majors
Atomic Betty Jim
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Himself
seaQuest DSV Milos Tezlof
The Larry Sanders Show William Shatner
Hawaii Five-O Sam Tolliver
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Route 66
Star Trek James T. Kirk (voice)
The View Self
Comic Book Men Self
E! True Hollywood Story Self
Omnibus
Space Cadets Self
Naked City Roger Barmer
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Mannix
Show Me the Money
Gunsmoke Fred Bateman
Studio One Dr. David Coleman
The Ed Sullivan Show
The View Self - Guest
Mission: Impossible Joseph Conrad
The Ray Bradbury Theater Charles Underhill
The Colbert Report
Hallmark Hall of Fame Philo
Late Night with David Letterman Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest
The Twilight Zone Bob Wilson
The Henry Rollins Show
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Self
Ironside
Muppets Tonight Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Jim Whitely
Boston Legal Denny Crane
Million Dollar Password
TekWar Walter H. Bascom
Outlaws
Shatner's Raw Nerve Self - Host
Battle of the Network Stars
Police Woman
The Name of the Game Peter
Bob Patterson Warren Wellman
Police Story
The Fugitive Tony Burrell
Invasion Iowa Col. Shane Yeager
The Virginian Luke Milford
Thriller Gil Thrasher
Amy Prentiss
One Step Beyond Carl Bremer
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Climax! Ben Tate
The Big Valley Brett
Rescue 911 Host
The Magician Ed Cassidy
The Sixth Sense
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self
Barbary Coast Jeff Cable
Vanished Dave Paulick
CBS Playhouse
Insight Mike Burnett
Reporter Horner
A Twist in the Tale
Cosmic Odyssey
Dr. Kildare Dr. Toby Cunningham
The Masked Singer Knight
The Defenders Jim McCleery
The Defenders Charles Terranova
The Defenders Cliff Sellers
The Outer Limits Gen. Jeff Barton
The Defenders Gil Rawson
The Defenders Assistant District Attorney Earl Rhodes
The Oregon Trail
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Self - Guest
Good Day Live Self
The Masked Singer Knight (archive footage)
Click Self
Stars on Mars Self - Host
Extraordinary Animals
For the People David Koster
Off to See the Wizard Alexander the Great
Channing Tom Ericson
William Shatner's Weird or What?
$#*! My Dad Says Dr. Edison Milford Goodson III
Saturday Night Live Self - Host
One-Hit Wonders
Dream On
Psych Frank O'Hara
Naked City Maung Tun
Hell's Kitchen Self
My Life Is Murder Barton Wallwork
Everest Norman Kelly
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Grand Pear (voice)
The Practice Denny Crane
WWE Backstage William Shatner
Murdoch Mysteries Mark Twain
The Mike Douglas Show Self
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare Dr. Carl Noyes
WWE Breaking Ground Himself (narrator)
Better Late Than Never Self
Space Command
Hercules Jason of the Argonauts (voice)
Kraft Television Theatre
The Six Million Dollar Man Josh Lang
Haven Croatoan
Gotham Comedy Live Self - Host
Arrest and Trial Larry Tavener
The Ed Sullivan Show Robert Lomax
Masters of the Universe: Revolution Keldor (voice)
The UnXplained Special Presentation Self - Presenter
The Indian Detective David Marlowe
Police Squad! Poisoned Man
Eek! The Cat Santa Claus (voice)
Eek! The Cat Commander Berzerk (voice)
Columbo Fielding Chase
Lamp Unto My Feet
Piers Morgan Uncensored Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Thriller Paul Graves
Flick Flack Host
Alfred Hitchcock Presents John Crane
Kodiak Buzz Howard
After They Were Famous Self
Ironside Bill Parkins
The Reichen Show Self - Guest
Studio One Kenneth Preston
Studio One Dr. Franck
The Talk
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed Self
The Fran Drescher Show
3rd Rock from the Sun Big Giant Head
Have I Got a Bit More News for You Self - Presenter
Prime Times Self
WWE Raw
The Big Bang Theory William Shatner
WWE Raw William Shatner
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self
Ironside Marty Jessup
The UnXplained Self - Host
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Self
Real Time with Bill Maher Self
Private Eyes Norm Glinski
77 Sunset Strip Paul DeVinger
The Captains Close Up Self
Aftermath with William Shatner Self - Host
Comedy Central Roasts Self
The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe Self - Presenter
The Real History of Science Fiction Self
Hot in Cleveland Sally
Madame's Place Self
Rookie Blue Henry McLeod
The Oscars James T. Kirk
Police Woman Mark Ciprio
Little Women Friedrich Bhaer
The Twilight Zone Don Carter
The D-Con Chamber Self
Star Trek: Short Treks Capt. James T. Kirk (voice) (archive footage)
Barnaby Jones Phil Carlyle / Fred Williams
How the West Was Won Captain Harrison
The Shannara Chronicles Captain Kirk (archive footage)
Aliens Among Us Himself
Golden Globe Awards Self - Host
Suspicion Eli
Mars Rising Narrator (voice)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self
Inner Space Narrator
Petrocelli Adam North
Miss USA Host
Kraft Television Theatre Charles Best
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards Self - Winner
