George Takei
Acting
Born: April 20, 1937 (age 89) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
George Hosato Takei Altman (born April 20, 1937) is an American actor of Japanese descent, best known for his role in the television series Star Trek, in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise. He is a proponent of gay rights and active in state and local politics as well as continuing his acting career. He has won several awards and accolades in his work on human rights and Japanese-American relations, including his work with the Japanese American National Museum.
Known for
The Big Bang Theory
2007
The Simpsons
1989
Mulan
1998
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
Futurama
1999
Adventure Time
2010
BoJack Horseman
2014
Heroes
2006
Mulan II
2004
Photos (3)
Movies (77)
Mulan
First Ancestor (voice)
Entourage
George Takei
Kubo and the Two Strings
Hosato (voice)
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Ohga (voice)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
George Takei
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Mulan II
First Ancestor (voice)
Free Birds
S.T.E.V.E. (voice)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Larry Crowne
Dr. Matsutani
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Captain Hikaru Sulu
Futurama: Bender's Game
George Takei (voice)
The Great Buck Howard
George Takei
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Mr. Fixx (voice)
The Green Berets
Captain Nim
Hell to Eternity
George Une
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
Old Man Samurai (voice)
Never So Few
Soldier in Hospital
Bug Buster
Dr. Hiro Fujimoto
Space Milkshake
Gary (voice)
Which Way to the Front?
Yamashita
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Man in Black (Voice)
Return from the River Kwai
Lieutenant Tanaka
The Big Mouth
Diamond Jeweler (uncredited)
Aliens Stole My Body
Phil the Plant (voice)
Walk Don't Run
Police Captain
Hunky Jesus
2026
Who's Who
1986
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
PT 109
Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
Elder (voice)
The Pool Boys
Maitre D (Joon)
Red Line 7000
Kato
Art of Submission
Krang
A.I. Assault
Major Lane
An American Dream
Attorney Ord Long
Hopeful Romantic
2015
The Eavesdropper
Dr. Hsieh
Blood Oath
Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
New World Order
Radio Free World (voice)
Strange Frame
Tamadamsa (voice)
Live by the Fist
Uncle Coronado
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)
Oblivion
Doc Valentine
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Elder Masook (voice)
Dark Vengeance
Tanaka
The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
AO the Wise (voice)
Ninja Cheerleaders
Hiroshi
The Curse of the Dragon
Narrator (voice)
Ice Palace
Wang
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Doctor
Ava & Lala
2014
8
William Tam
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
Norman Mineta
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
Dream World George
Oblivion 2: Backlash
Doc Valentine
The Magic Pearl
Ha Ping (voice)
Eat With Me
George
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Kissinger and Nixon
Le Duc Tho
Josie's Castle
Ken Tanaka
Allegiance
Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004
Backyard Blockbusters
Sulu (archive footage)
Who’s on Top?
2020
Who Gets the House?
Elliott
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004
Message From Hiroshima
Narrator
The Missing Scarf
Narrator
The Best Bad Thing
Mr. Yamanaka
The Year of the Dragon
Fred Eng
The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai
Narrator
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center
Narrator
TV Shows (119)
The Simpsons
Akira Kurosawa (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Wink - The Game Show Host (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Waiter (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Sushi Chef (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
George Takei (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
George Takei (voice) · 1 eps
Regular Show
Daisuke (voice) · 1 eps
Adventure Time
Ricardio (voice) · 2 eps
Hawaii Five-0
Uncle Choi · 2 eps
Futurama
George Takei's Head (voice) · 4 eps
Perry Mason
Toma Sakai · 1 eps
Psych
George Takei · 1 eps
Phineas and Ferb
Positive Re-enforcement Machine (voice) · 1 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
Captain Sulu · 1 eps
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Lok Durd (voice) · 1 eps
Star Trek
Sulu · 79 eps
Robot Chicken
Godzilla vs. Jason Narrator / Yakuza (voice) · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
Hikaru Sulu / Purple Crayon Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Sensei (voice) · 6 eps
Heroes
Kaito Nakamura · 13 eps
Miami Vice
Kenneth Togaru · 1 eps
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Koh (voice) · 1 eps
Ironside
1 eps
Malcolm in the Middle
George Takei · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Bert Tanaka · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Man In Black · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Nathaniel Blake · 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
Audiobook Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Scrubs
George Takei · 1 eps
Jackie Chan Adventures
High Mystic (voice) · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Roger Lee · 1 eps
Hot in Cleveland
Reverend Matsuda · 1 eps
MacGyver
Dr. Shen Wei · 1 eps
Community
George Takei (voice) · 1 eps
The Big Bang Theory
George Takei · 1 eps
Hey Arnold!
Phoebe's Father (voice) · 1 eps
Will & Grace
George Takei · 1 eps
Spider-Man
Wong (voice) · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Arthur Takamori / Taro · 1 eps
3rd Rock from the Sun
George Takei · 1 eps
Samurai Jack
Warrior #4 (voice) · 1 eps
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Warden (voice) · 1 eps
Fresh Off the Boat
Bernard · 2 eps
Archer
Mr. Moto (voice) · 2 eps
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Mr. Wang / White Wizard (voice) · 1 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
Chin-Ling · 1 eps
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Hikaru Sulu (voice) · 1 eps
Resident Alien
The Gray (voice) · 3 eps
Batman Beyond
Mr. Fixx (voice) · 2 eps
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Colonel Ong · 1 eps
According to Jim
George Takei (voice) · 1 eps
My Three Sons
Won Tsun · 1 eps
Lost Girl
Engelram · 1 eps
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
Master of K'un L'un (voice) · 1 eps
Early Edition
Mr. Lee · 1 eps
Fish Hooks
Bird / Robot (voice) · 1 eps
Fish Hooks
Mr. Bird (voice) · 1 eps
Fish Hooks
Mr. K (voice) · 1 eps
Bubble Guppies
Major Bummer (voice) · 1 eps
Bubble Guppies
Master Rakunuki (voice) · 1 eps
Transformers: Prime
Alpha Trion (voice) · 2 eps
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Cheng · 1 eps
Transformers: Animated
Yoketron (voice) · 1 eps
Elena of Avalor
King Toshi (voice) · 1 eps
Party Down
George Takei · 1 eps
Pound Puppies
Mr. Julius (voice) · 1 eps
Pound Puppies
Mr. Julius / Monsieur Mitch (voice) · 1 eps
The 7D
Dr. Sweet Tooth (voice) · 1 eps
Chowder
Foie Gras (voice) · 1 eps
The Terror
Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san · 10 eps
Matt Houston
Sam Shima · 1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
4 eps
The Suite Life on Deck
Rome Tipton · 1 eps
Jellystone!
SoSo (voice) · 1 eps
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Seki (voice) · 8 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Keiji (voice) · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Change / Peddler (voice) · 1 eps
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
George Takei (voice) · 1 eps
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Sylvester Kobayashi (voice) · 2 eps
Vega$
1 eps
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Mr. Sato · 1 eps
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Noggin (voice) · 9 eps
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
1 eps
Marvel's Hit-Monkey
Shinji (voice) · 10 eps
Cory in the House
Ronald · 1 eps
Felony Squad
1 eps
Call Me Kat
George Takei · 1 eps
Star Trek
Hikaru Sulu (voice) · 22 eps
Son of the Beach
1 eps
In the House
1 eps
Brotherly Love
George Takei · 1 eps
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
Mayor Screwsum / Police Chief (voice) · 1 eps
The New Normal
Sam · 1 eps
Love Monster
Elder Panda (voice) · 80 eps
Chico and the Man
1 eps
Once a Thief
1 eps
Star Trek: Short Treks
Hikaru Sulu (voice) (archive footage) · 1 eps
Freddie
Martin · 1 eps
The Chronicle
Mr. Shen · 1 eps
Supah Ninjas
Hattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga · 39 eps
Lightning Force
General Seng · 2 eps
The Islanders
Yung · 1 eps
Grosse Pointe
Japanese Ad Executive (uncredited) · 1 eps
Mister Roberts
1 eps
Beyond Westworld
Doctor Marcus · 1 eps
Baby Blues
1 eps
The Gallant Men
1 eps
Watching Ellie
George Takei · 1 eps
The Problem Solverz
Mr. Konishi (voice) · 2 eps
ONI: Thunder God's Tale
Mr. Tengu (voice) · 4 eps
The Brak Show
TV Executive (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Doctor · 1 eps
Space Cases
1 eps
All Star Mr & Mrs
1 eps
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Sulu (voice) · 2 eps
Doctor Who's Who's Who
Sulu · 1 eps
Alienated
1 eps
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
6 eps
Star Trek The Original Series
Sulu · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (60)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Conan
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest · 1 eps
V.I.P.
KOP's Voice / Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
GMTV
Self · 1 eps
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self · 1 eps
Muppets Tonight
Self · 1 eps
Comedy Central Roasts
Self · 1 eps
The Howard Stern Interview
Self · 1 eps
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Self · 17 eps
Through the Keyhole
Self · 1 eps
Visible: Out on Television
Self · 5 eps
Bring Back...
Self · 1 eps
The Shuttlepod Show
Self · 1 eps
For the Love of Spock
Self
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
Thank God You're Here
Self · 1 eps
After They Were Famous
Self · 1 eps
These Amazing Shadows
Self
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self
The Gettysburg Address
Self
Trekkies
Self
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Self - Roaster
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
Self - Host
Annul Victory
Self
Beam Me Up, Sulu
Self
Woman in Motion
Self
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Self
To Be Takei
Self
Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek
Self
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Self
Do I Sound Gay?
Self
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
The Soul of America
Self
40 Years of Star Trek
Self
True Terror with George Takei
Self - Host · 6 eps
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
Live from Studio Five
Self · 1 eps
Toyo's Camera
Self
The Star Trek Dream
Self
The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment
Himself
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
Self
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Self
Reclaim the Flag
Self
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
Self
How William Shatner Changed the World
Self
You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story
Self
Bring Back... Star Trek
Self
And Then They Came for Us
himself
Coroner to the Stars
Self
Roddenberry's Trek
himself
