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William Shatner

William Shatner

Acting
Born: Mar 22, 1931
From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill Self 2024 6.5
Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek Self 2021 8.7
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored Captain James T. Kirk (archive … 2011
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Core (voice) 2010 6.353
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit Self 2009 6.6
Over the Hedge Ozzie (voice) 2006 6.592
The Wild Kazar (voice) 2006 5.546
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Stan Fields 2005 5.744
How William Shatner Changed The World Self - Host / Narrator … 2005 6.1
American Psycho II: All American Girl Starkman 2002 4.475
Showtime William Shatner 2002 5.552
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime Himself 2001 7.5
Miss Congeniality Stan Fields 2000 6.524
Nukes in Space Narrator 1999 6.9
Free Enterprise Bill 1998 5.842
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie Narrator 1995 7.274
Star Trek: Generations Captain James T. Kirk 1994 6.518
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 General Mortars 1993 6.058
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Captain James T. Kirk 1991 7.041
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Captain James T. Kirk 1989 5.736
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Admiral James T. Kirk 1986 7.175
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers Self (archive footage) 1985
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Admiral James T. Kirk 1984 6.586
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Admiral James T. Kirk 1982 7.448
Airplane II: The Sequel Cdr. Buck Murdock 1982 6.083
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Admiral James T. Kirk 1979 6.483
Kingdom of the Spiders Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen 1977 5.621
Mitzi & 100 Guys Self 1975
Judgment at Nuremberg Harrison Byers 1961 8.004
A Town Has Turned to Dust Jerry Paul 1958 9.0
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1931
FromMontreal, Quebec, Canada