William Shatner
Acting
Born: March 22, 1931 (age 95) · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Highest Rated
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 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.
Known for
The Big Bang Theory
2007
Over the Hedge
2006
Miss Congeniality
2000
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
Futurama
1999
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984
Star Trek
1966
Photos (11)
Movies (125)
Over the Hedge
Ozzie (voice)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Admiral James T. Kirk
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Dodgeball Chancellor
Miss Congeniality
Stan Fields
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Admiral James T. Kirk
The Wild
Kazar (voice)
Airplane II: The Sequel
Cdr. Buck Murdock
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Stan Fields
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Captain James T. Kirk
Escape from Planet Earth
General Shanker (voice)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Admiral James T. Kirk
Osmosis Jones
Mayor Phlegmming (voice)
Star Trek: Generations
Captain James T. Kirk
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
General Mortars
Judgment at Nuremberg
Harrison Byers
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Admiral James T. Kirk
Showtime
William Shatner
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Captain James T. Kirk
Virtuosity
Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited)
American Psycho II: All American Girl
Starkman
Fireheart
Mayor of New York (voice)
Big Bad Mama
William J. Baxter
The Pixar Story
James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Visiting Hours
Gary Baylor
TekWar: TekJustice
Walter H. Bascom
Batman vs. Two-Face
Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)
Just in Time for Christmas
Coachman Nick
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Adam Harland (uncredited)
The Intruder
Adam Cramer
White Comanche
Johnny Moon / Notah
The Brothers Karamazov
Alexi Karamazov
Swing Out, Sweet Land
John Adams
TekWar
Walter H. Bascom
TekWar: TekLab
Walter H. Bascom
The Devil’s Rain
Mark Preston
TekWar: TekLords
Walter H. Bascom
The Outrage
Preacher
A Christmas Horror Story
Dangerous Dan
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
James T. Kirk
To Your Last Death
The Overseer (voice)
Kingdom of the Spiders
Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
A Sunday Horse
Kenneth Roubidoux
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Core (voice)
Baby, Baby, Baby
Actor
Disaster on the Coastliner
Stuart Peters
Incubus
Marc
Go Ask Alice
Sam
Falcon Down
Major Robert Carson
Lil' Pimp
Tony Gold (voice)
Impulse
Matt Stone
The Space Shuttle
Narrator
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
Paul Kovalik
A Carol Christmas
Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present
Aliens Ate My Homework
Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice)
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
Sgt. T.J. Hooker
The Steam Engines of Oz
Oscar 'Oz' Diggs (voice)
Groom Lake
John Gossner
Senior Moment
Victor Martin
The Defender (Studio One)
Kenneth Preston
Devil's Revenge
Hayes
Oedipus Rex
Chorus
Gotta Catch Santa Claus
Santa Claus (voice)
Dead Man's Island
Chase Prescott
Riel
The Barker
The Explosive Generation
Peter Gifford
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
Narrator
Land of the Free
Aidan Carvell
Sole Survivor
Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
The Andersonville Trial
Col. Chipman
The Crash of Flight 401
Carl Tobias
The People
Dr. Curtis
Mysteries of the Gods
Host
The Grim Reaper
Paul Graves
Pray for the Wildcats
Warren Summerfield
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
George Stapleton
North Beach and Rawhide
Rawhide MacGregor
Range 15
Richard Chindler
Operation Bikini
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Perilous Voyage
Steve Monroe
The Babysitter
Dr. Jeff Benedict
Alexander The Great
Alexander
Indict and Convict
Sam Belden
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
Michael Gatewick
Seasons
Narrator (voice)
Free Enterprise
Bill
Broken Angel
Chuck Coburn
Creators: The Past
Lord Oghma
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
Professor
Pioneer Woman
John Sergeant
Stalking Santa
Narrator
The Kidnapping of the President
Jerry O'Connor
Incident on a Dark Street
Deaver G. Wallace
The Tenth Level
Prof. Stephen Turner
A Whale of a Tale
Jack Fredericks
Shoot or Be Shot!
Harvey Wilkes
Not a War Story
2017
William Shatner's Spplat Attack II
Wild Bill
A Tear in the Sky
2022
Family of Strangers
Earl
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
Host
Shadow Game
Peter Hoyt
William Shatner's Mysteries of the Way We Feel
Host
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
1994
A Town Has Turned to Dust
Jerry Paul
Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero
Narrator (Voice)
Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest
Narrator
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004
Nukes in Space
Narrator
Spplat Attack
2002
Universe
Narrator
Land of No Return
Curt Benell
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004
Aliens Among Us with William Shatner
2024
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 2
Narrator
City Out of Time
Narrator (voice)
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3
Narrator
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 1
Narrator
When Elephants Were Young
Narrator
The Colorful Montreal Expos
Narrator (voice)
Return to the Forest
Narrator
Microworld
1976
Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner
2011
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
2011
The Butler's Night Off
1951
TV Shows (134)
The Daily Show
Narrator · 1 eps
Raw
William Shatner · 2 eps
Futurama
William Shatner (voice) · 1 eps
Columbo
Ward Fowler · 1 eps
Columbo
Fielding Chase · 1 eps
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Grand Pear (voice) · 1 eps
Psych
Frank O'Hara · 2 eps
Star Trek
James T. Kirk · 79 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Captain James T. Kirk · 1 eps
Ironside
1 eps
Ironside
Bill Parkins · 1 eps
Ironside
Marty Jessup · 1 eps
Boston Legal
Denny Crane · 101 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Sam Tolliver · 1 eps
Murdoch Mysteries
Mark Twain · 1 eps
The Big Bang Theory
William Shatner · 1 eps
The Talk
1 eps
Hot in Cleveland
Sally · 1 eps
The Practice
Denny Crane · 5 eps
The Fugitive
Tony Burrell · 1 eps
Mannix
Adam Langer · 1 eps
The Virginian
Luke Milford · 1 eps
T. J. Hooker
Sgt TJ Hooker · 91 eps
The Twilight Zone
Bob Wilson · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Don Carter · 1 eps
3rd Rock from the Sun
Big Giant Head · 5 eps
Private Eyes
Norm Glinski · 2 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
Josh Lang · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
4 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Toby Cunningham · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Carl Noyes · 5 eps
Mission: Impossible
Joseph Conrad · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Thomas 'Tommy' Kroll · 1 eps
Haven
Croatoan · 4 eps
Climax!
Ben Tate · 1 eps
Studio One
Dr. David Coleman · 2 eps
Studio One
Dr. Franck · 1 eps
Studio One
Kenneth Preston · 2 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
William Shatner · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Peter · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Ronald Payden · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Phil Carlyle / Fred Williams · 1 eps
seaQuest DSV
Milos Tezlof · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Brett · 1 eps
Rookie Blue
Henry McLeod · 1 eps
The Masked Singer
Knight · 1 eps
The Masked Singer
Knight (archive footage) · 1 eps
Hercules
Jason of the Argonauts (voice) · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
William Shatner · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Arthur Majors · 1 eps
Thriller
Gil Thrasher · 1 eps
Thriller
Paul Graves · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Gen. Jeff Barton · 1 eps
Police Woman
1 eps
Police Woman
Mark Ciprio · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Fred Bateman · 1 eps
Naked City
Roger Barmer · 1 eps
Naked City
Maung Tun · 1 eps
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1 eps
Burke's Law
Arthur Reynolds · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Jim Whitely · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
John Crane · 1 eps
One Step Beyond
Carl Bremer · 1 eps
The Defenders
Jim McCleery · 1 eps
The Defenders
Charles Terranova · 1 eps
The Defenders
Gil Rawson · 1 eps
The Defenders
Cliff Sellers · 1 eps
The Defenders
Assistant District Attorney Earl Rhodes · 1 eps
Kraft Television Theatre
1 eps
Kraft Television Theatre
Charles Best · 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Michael Donfield · 1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
Omnibus
Palace Messenger · 1 eps
12 O'Clock High
Major Kurt Brown · 1 eps
Police Story
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Paul DeVinger · 4 eps
The Rookies
1 eps
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Charles Underhill · 1 eps
My Life Is Murder
Barton Wallwork · 1 eps
Dream On
1 eps
Atomic Betty
Jim · 104 eps
Eek! The Cat
Santa Claus (voice) · 1 eps
Eek! The Cat
Commander Berzerk (voice) · 1 eps
Best Week Ever
3 eps
The Shannara Chronicles
Captain Kirk (archive footage) · 1 eps
How the West Was Won
Captain Harrison · 1 eps
Petrocelli
Adam North · 1 eps
Suspicion
Eli · 1 eps
Star Trek
James T. Kirk (voice) · 22 eps
Arrest and Trial
Larry Tavener · 1 eps
Alcoa Premiere
Dr William Grant · 1 eps
Battle of the Network Stars
5 eps
$#*! My Dad Says
Ed Goodson · 18 eps
The Dick Powell Show
Eric Tegman · 1 eps
Outlaws
2 eps
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Keldor (voice) · 5 eps
Police Squad!
Poisoned Man · 1 eps
The Magician
Ed Cassidy · 1 eps
Star Trek: Short Treks
Capt. James T. Kirk (voice) (archive footage) · 1 eps
TekWar
Walter H. Bascom · 18 eps
The Sixth Sense
1 eps
Perversions of Science
Admiral Kornfeld · 1 eps
Television
2 eps
The Henry Rollins Show
1 eps
Barbary Coast
Jeff Cable · 13 eps
Chilly Beach
The President (voice) · 1 eps
WWE Backstage
William Shatner · 1 eps
The Oregon Trail
1 eps
Festival
Mark Antony · 1 eps
The Fran Drescher Show
1 eps
Everest
Norman Kelly · 4 eps
For the People
David Koster · 13 eps
Bob Patterson
Warren Wellman · 1 eps
Channing
Tom Ericson · 1 eps
Kodiak
Buzz Howard · 1 eps
The Bastard
Paul Revere · 1 eps
Mars Rising
Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
Flick Flack
Host · 14 eps
Weird or What?
30 eps
Vanished
Dave Paulick · 2 eps
The Indian Detective
David Marlowe · 4 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Philo · 1 eps
Amy Prentiss
1 eps
Cosmic Odyssey
9 eps
A Twist in the Tale
15 eps
Police Surgeon
Joe Flatt · 12 eps
Invasion Iowa
Col. Shane Yeager · 4 eps
Little Women
Friedrich Bhaer · 1 eps
Extraordinary Animals
16 eps
Testimony of Two Men
Adrian Ferrier · 3 eps
Kung Fu
Capt. Brandywine Gage · 1 eps
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
6 eps
Star Trek The Original Series
Captain James T. Kirk · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (130)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 4 eps
Raw
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 4 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 7 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 2 eps
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self · 5 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 2 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
Hell's Kitchen
Self · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 13 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Click
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
The UnXplained
Self - Host · 119 eps
Miss USA
Self - Host · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Rescue 911
Self - Host · 185 eps
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self · 1 eps
Gotham Comedy Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Muppets Tonight
Self · 1 eps
Comedy Central Roasts
Self · 1 eps
Fridays
Self - Guest Host · 1 eps
Comic Book Men
Self · 1 eps
Hey Jonas!
Self-Guest · 1 eps
Madame's Place
Self · 1 eps
Fanboys
Himself
The D-Con Chamber
Self · 1 eps
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self - Host · 39 eps
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self · 1 eps
Piers Morgan Uncensored
Self · 1 eps
The Captains Close Up
Self · 5 eps
The Annie Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed
Self · 8 eps
Stars on Mars
Self - Host · 12 eps
After They Were Famous
Self · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
Self · 2 eps
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
The UnXplained Special Presentation
Self - Presenter · 25 eps
Super Duper Bloopers
Self
Better Late Than Never
Self · 12 eps
Being Canadian
Self
For the Love of Spock
Self
The Captains
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Corman's World
Self - Actor
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
Himself
The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe
Self - Presenter · 8 eps
Aftermath with William Shatner
Self - Host · 6 eps
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
Trekkies
Self
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Horrorween
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
Self
The Truth Is in the Stars
Self
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self (archive footage)
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
Self - Roaster
Chaos on the Bridge
Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
Self (archive footage)
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
Self
Star Trek Story
Self (archive footage)
Last Laugh '04
Self
To Be Takei
Self
The Canadian Conspiracy
Self
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
Self
Tom Felton Meets the Superfans
Self
2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart
Self
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
WWE Breaking Ground
Himself (narrator) · 11 eps
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
Self
Get a Life!
Self
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Himself
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self - Host
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Self
Festival in Cannes
Self
Christmas in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Heroes Manufactured
Self (archive footage)
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
Self
WWE Hall Of Fame 2020
Self
40 Years of Star Trek
Self
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill
Self
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
Self
Jefftowne
Self
The Star Trek Dream
Self
The Rose Parade: A Pageant for the Ages
Self
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime
Self
Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues
Self
The Captains: Still Kicking
Self
The Eagle Obsession
Self
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
Self - Host
How William Shatner Changed the World
Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
Himself (voice only)
Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek
Self
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
Self
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
Self
Shatner in Space
Self
Hollywood Ghost Stories
Self
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet
Himself
Hypnosis and Beyond
Self
The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour
Self
TV Guide Looks at Science Fiction
Self
William Shatner Sings O Canada
Himself
Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited
Self (archive footage)
Upcoming (6)
Directing (10)
T. J. Hooker
Director
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Director
TekWar
Director
Perversions of Science
Director
TekWar
Director
The Captains
Director
Groom Lake
Director
Chaos on the Bridge
Director
Get a Life!
Director
The Captains: Still Kicking
Director
Writing (8)
Producing (13)
The UnXplained
Executive Producer
TekWar
Producer
Fire Serpent
Executive Producer
Weird or What?
Producer
The UnXplained Special Presentation
Executive Producer
The Captains
Executive Producer
The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe
Executive Producer
Aftermath with William Shatner
Producer
The Truth Is in the Stars
Executive Producer
Chaos on the Bridge
Executive Producer
Get a Life!
Executive Producer
God Woke
Executive Producer
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill
Executive Producer
