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William Shatner
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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 22nd, 2024 | William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill | Self | 6.5 | |
December 21st, 2023 | Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic | Self | 7.8 | |
June 30th, 2023 | Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited | Self (archive footage) | TBD | |
May 22nd, 2022 | A Tear in the Sky | TBD | 6.8 | |
December 28th, 2021 | 2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart | Self | 3.8 | |
December 15th, 2021 | Shatner in Space | Self | 5.9 | |
July 12th, 2021 | Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek | Self | 8.7 | |
March 10th, 2017 | Heroes Manufactured | Self (archive footage) | 9 | |
August 22nd, 2014 | To Be Takei | Self | 7.2 | |
December 11th, 2013 | Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale | Self | 9 | |
February 14th, 2013 | Escape from Planet Earth | General Shanker (voice) | 5.8 | |
July 28th, 2012 | Get a Life! | Self | 7.4 | |
December 16th, 2011 | Corman's World | Self - Actor | 7.1 | |
September 19th, 2011 | Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen | Self - Roaster | 7.2 | |
July 22nd, 2011 | The Captains | Self | 6.4 | |
July 1st, 2011 | The Space Shuttle | Narrator | 8 | |
January 1st, 2011 | Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored | Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) | TBD | |
September 17th, 2010 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Core (voice) | 6.4 | |
April 17th, 2009 | William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet | Himself | 7 | |
April 12th, 2009 | Star Trek: The Captain's Summit | Self | 6.6 | |
February 6th, 2009 | Fanboys | Himself | 6.2 | |
December 11th, 2008 | Gotta Catch Santa Claus | Santa Claus (voice) | 5 | |
August 28th, 2007 | The Pixar Story | James T. Kirk (archive footage) | 7.6 | |
May 17th, 2006 | Over the Hedge | Ozzie (voice) | 6.6 | |
April 6th, 2006 | The Wild | Kazar (voice) | 5.5 | |
March 31st, 2006 | Stalking Santa | Narrator | 2 | |
November 27th, 2005 | Merry F#%$in' Christmas | Self | 6.4 | |
November 13th, 2005 | How William Shatner Changed The World | Self - Host / Narrator (voice) | 6.1 | |
March 11th, 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | Stan Fields | 5.7 | |
December 7th, 2003 | A Carol Christmas | Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present | 5.8 | |
August 5th, 2003 | Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 8 | |
November 10th, 2002 | Spplat Attack | TBD | 8 | |
September 21st, 2002 | Groom Lake | John Gossner | 4.4 | |
June 18th, 2002 | American Psycho II: All American Girl | Starkman | 4.5 | |
May 5th, 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | 10 | |
March 14th, 2002 | Showtime | William Shatner | 5.6 | |
January 25th, 2002 | Shoot or Be Shot! | Harvey Wilkes | 6.7 | |
November 6th, 2001 | Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime | Self | 7.5 | |
October 24th, 2001 | Whale Shark Hunters of the Philippines | Self | TBD | |
August 10th, 2001 | Osmosis Jones | Mayor Phlegmming (voice) | 6.5 | |
April 17th, 2001 | Falcon Down | Major Robert Carson | 5.3 | |
December 22nd, 2000 | Miss Congeniality | Stan Fields | 6.5 | |
October 3rd, 2000 | Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero | Narrator (Voice) | 7.4 | |
January 1st, 1999 | Nukes in Space | Narrator | 6.9 | |
October 30th, 1998 | Hollywood Ghost Stories | Self | TBD | |
June 4th, 1998 | Free Enterprise | Bill | 5.8 | |
October 18th, 1997 | Trekkies | Self | 6.4 | |
September 8th, 1997 | Jefftowne | Self | 6.7 | |
September 1st, 1996 | The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. | Michael Gatewick | 6.2 | |
August 26th, 1996 | Star Trek Story | Self (archive footage) | 0.8 | |
March 5th, 1996 | Dead Man's Island | Chase Prescott | 5.6 | |
September 29th, 1995 | Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie | Narrator | 7.3 | |
November 18th, 1994 | Star Trek: Generations | Captain James T. Kirk | 6.5 | |
June 10th, 1994 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | Adam Harland (uncredited) | 5.3 | |
May 14th, 1994 | TekWar: TekJustice | Walter H. Bascom | 5.6 | |
February 27th, 1994 | TekWar: TekLab | Walter H. Bascom | 5.3 | |
February 20th, 1994 | TekWar: TekLords | Walter H. Bascom | 6.3 | |
January 1st, 1994 | UFO Cover-Up Live with Larry King | Self | TBD | |
February 4th, 1993 | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | General Mortars | 6.1 | |
December 6th, 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | Captain James T. Kirk | 7 | |
September 28th, 1991 | Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special | Self - Host | 6.3 | |
February 28th, 1991 | Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | 8.7 | |
June 9th, 1989 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | Captain James T. Kirk | 5.7 | |
November 26th, 1986 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Admiral James T. Kirk | 7.2 | |
August 11th, 1986 | William Shatner's Mysteries of the Way We Feel | Host | TBD | |
January 1st, 1986 | Super Duper Bloopers | Self | 6 | |
January 1st, 1985 | Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self (archive footage) | TBD | |
September 24th, 1984 | Secrets of a Married Man | Chris Jordan | 3.3 | |
June 1st, 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Admiral James T. Kirk | 6.6 | |
December 10th, 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Cdr. Buck Murdock | 6.1 | |
June 4th, 1982 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Admiral James T. Kirk | 7.4 | |
May 21st, 1982 | Visiting Hours | Gary Baylor | 5.5 | |
November 28th, 1980 | The Babysitter | Dr. Jeff Benedict | 5.9 | |
August 15th, 1980 | The Kidnapping of the President | Jerry O'Connor | 4.8 | |
December 7th, 1979 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Admiral James T. Kirk | 6.5 | |
October 28th, 1979 | Disaster on the Coastliner | Stuart Peters | 5.5 | |
August 1st, 1978 | Land of No Return | Curt Benell | 7.3 | |
January 1st, 1978 | The Third Walker | Munro Maclean | 7 | |
August 24th, 1977 | Kingdom of the Spiders | Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen | 5.6 | |
August 26th, 1976 | The Tenth Level | Prof. Stephen Turner | 5.8 | |
March 17th, 1976 | Mysteries of the Gods | Host | 5.7 | |
January 1st, 1976 | Universe | Narrator | 6.6 | |
July 1st, 1975 | The Devil’s Rain | Mark Preston | 5.1 | |
March 24th, 1975 | Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self | TBD | |
October 1st, 1974 | Impulse | Matt Stone | 4.8 | |
September 19th, 1974 | Big Bad Mama | William J. Baxter | 5.7 | |
January 23rd, 1974 | Pray for the Wildcats | Warren Summerfield | 6.7 | |
December 19th, 1973 | Pioneer Woman | John Sergeant | 4.9 | |
February 13th, 1973 | The Horror at 37,000 Feet | Paul Kovalik | 5 | |
January 24th, 1973 | Go Ask Alice | Sam | 5.7 | |
February 12th, 1972 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | George Stapleton | 5.3 | |
January 22nd, 1972 | The People | Dr. Curtis | 5.7 | |
May 17th, 1970 | The Andersonville Trial | Col. Chipman | 7.2 | |
January 9th, 1970 | Sole Survivor | Lt. Col. Josef Gronke | 6.5 | |
January 1st, 1970 | Swing Out, Sweet Land | John Adams | 6.4 | |
June 21st, 1968 | White Comanche | Johnny Moon / Notah | 4.9 | |
January 26th, 1968 | Alexander The Great | Alexander | 5.8 | |
October 26th, 1966 | Incubus | Marc | 5.8 | |
October 7th, 1964 | The Outrage | Preacher | 6 | |
March 26th, 1963 | Operation Bikini | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 3.9 | |
May 14th, 1962 | The Intruder | Adam Cramer | 7.2 | |
December 18th, 1961 | Judgment at Nuremberg | Harrison Byers | 8 | |
June 19th, 1958 | A Town Has Turned to Dust | Jerry Paul | 9 | |
TBD | The Atomic Bomb Collection | Narrator | NaN | |
November 18th, 2024 | 765874: Unification | Kirk | 7.2 | |
August 8th, 2024 | Aliens Among Us with William Shatner | TBD | TBD | |
June 22nd, 2022 | Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies | Self - (archive footage) | TBD | |
January 16th, 2022 | Fireheart | Mayor of New York (voice) | 7.2 | |
April 6th, 2021 | WWE Hall Of Fame 2020 | Himself | 6 | |
March 26th, 2021 | Senior Moment | Victor Martin | 5.6 | |
October 8th, 2020 | Creators: The Past | Lord Oghma | 3.5 | |
November 30th, 2019 | To Your Last Death | The Overseer (voice) | 5.6 | |
October 1st, 2019 | Devil's Revenge | Hayes | 4.4 | |
May 8th, 2018 | The Steam Engines of Oz | Oscar 'Oz' Diggs (voice) | 5.7 | |
March 6th, 2018 | Aliens Ate My Homework | Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice) | 4.8 | |
November 14th, 2017 | Batman vs. Two-Face | Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice) | 6.3 | |
June 30th, 2017 | Not a War Story | TBD | 5 | |
May 1st, 2017 | The Truth Is in the Stars | Self | 7.1 | |
December 5th, 2016 | Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault | Self | 6.8 | |
September 9th, 2016 | For the Love of Spock | Self | 7.4 | |
August 12th, 2016 | When Elephants Were Young | Narrator | 8.5 | |
June 15th, 2016 | Range 15 | Richard Chindler | 4.7 | |
June 15th, 2016 | Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People | Self (archive footage) | 7.6 | |
April 19th, 2016 | They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé | Himself (voice only) | 6.1 | |
February 15th, 2016 | A Sunday Horse | Kenneth Roubidoux | 6.3 | |
January 29th, 2016 | The Colorful Montreal Expos | Narrator (voice) | TBD | |
December 5th, 2015 | Just in Time for Christmas | Coachman Nick | 6.2 | |
October 30th, 2015 | Baby, Baby, Baby | Actor | 5.7 | |
September 18th, 2015 | Being Canadian | Self | 5.6 | |
July 20th, 2015 | A Christmas Horror Story | Dangerous Dan | 5.8 | |
March 23rd, 2015 | Tom Felton Meets the Superfans | Self | 7.4 | |
November 1st, 2014 | A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con | Self | TBD | |
August 25th, 2014 | Chaos on the Bridge | Self | 7 | |
April 25th, 2013 | Return to the Forest | Narrator | TBD | |
January 8th, 2013 | The Captains: Still Kicking | Self | 7 | |
October 26th, 2012 | Horrorween | Self | 8.3 | |
July 26th, 2011 | William Shatner Sings O Canada | Himself | 7 | |
January 1st, 2011 | Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner | TBD | 7 | |
January 1st, 2011 | Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories | TBD | 7.5 | |
March 27th, 2010 | Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man | Self | 2 | |
February 28th, 2010 | Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony | Himself | TBD | |
December 26th, 2007 | WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary | Himself | 9.5 | |
August 20th, 2006 | Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner | Self | 6.5 | |
March 22nd, 2006 | William Shatner in Concert | Self | 7 | |
January 1st, 2006 | 40 Years of Star Trek | Self | 4.3 | |
December 11th, 2005 | Last Laugh '05 | Lucifer | 7.3 | |
January 11th, 2005 | Lil' Pimp | Tony Gold (voice) | 4.9 | |
December 12th, 2004 | Last Laugh '04 | Self | 8 | |
June 18th, 2004 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Dodgeball Chancellor | 6.4 | |
March 6th, 2004 | The Rose Parade: A Pageant for the Ages | Self | 9 | |
January 1st, 2004 | Sci-Fi Visionaries | TBD | 7 | |
January 1st, 2004 | Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century | TBD | 6.5 | |
January 1st, 2004 | Birth of a Timeless Legacy | TBD | 7 | |
November 13th, 2003 | Christmas in Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 10 | |
September 14th, 2003 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special | Self | 7.4 | |
January 1st, 2003 | William Shatner's Spplat Attack II | Wild Bill | 7 | |
November 7th, 2002 | Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages | Self | 6 | |
January 1st, 2002 | Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues | Self | 5.8 | |
November 3rd, 2001 | Festival in Cannes | Self | 6.3 | |
October 30th, 2001 | Gahan Wilson's The Kid | Professor | 8 | |
March 27th, 2001 | Remembering 'The Intruder' | Self | TBD | |
January 1st, 2001 | NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3 | Narrator | TBD | |
January 1st, 2001 | NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 1 | Narrator | TBD | |
January 1st, 2001 | NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 2 | Narrator | TBD | |
November 24th, 1998 | Land of the Free | Aidan Carvell | 5.3 | |
January 1st, 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman | James T. Kirk | 8 | |
July 5th, 1997 | TV Guide Looks at Science Fiction | Self | 8 | |
October 6th, 1996 | Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Self | 6.1 | |
June 14th, 1996 | Corwin | Self | 8 | |
February 6th, 1996 | William Shatner's Star Trek Memories | Host | 5.5 | |
August 4th, 1995 | Virtuosity | Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited) | 5.5 | |
December 20th, 1994 | Janek: The Silent Betrayal | Bodosh | 4 | |
December 13th, 1994 | Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown | TBD | 9 | |
November 30th, 1994 | Star Trek: A Captain's Log | Self - Host | 6.4 | |
November 30th, 1994 | William Shatner: Captain's Log | Self | TBD | |
January 23rd, 1994 | TekWar | Walter H. Bascom | 5.7 | |
February 21st, 1993 | Family of Strangers | Earl | 6.3 | |
January 1st, 1993 | Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations | Self | 1 | |
January 1st, 1992 | The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour | Self | 9 | |
October 1st, 1991 | The Horror Hall of Fame II | Self - Presenter | TBD | |
January 10th, 1990 | Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest | Narrator | 9 | |
January 1st, 1989 | Hollywood on Horses | Self | 6 | |
October 3rd, 1988 | The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next | Self | 2.6 | |
March 13th, 1988 | Broken Angel | Chuck Coburn | 6.5 | |
June 11th, 1987 | Seasons | Narrator (voice) | 7.3 | |
May 18th, 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | 6 | |
June 8th, 1986 | The Canadian Conspiracy | Self | 6.7 | |
May 21st, 1986 | T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport | Sgt. T.J. Hooker | 8 | |
November 12th, 1985 | North Beach and Rawhide | Rawhide MacGregor | 10 | |
March 10th, 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 8 | |
March 8th, 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | 6.8 | |
March 12th, 1980 | Hypnosis and Beyond | Self | 7 | |
April 11th, 1979 | Riel | The Barker | 8 | |
October 29th, 1978 | The Crash of Flight 401 | Carl Tobias | 8.3 | |
September 3rd, 1976 | A Whale of a Tale | Jack Fredericks | 5.3 | |
July 29th, 1976 | Perilous Voyage | Steve Monroe | 7 | |
January 1st, 1976 | Microworld | TBD | 6 | |
September 24th, 1975 | The Star Trek Dream | Self | 1 | |
January 6th, 1974 | Indict and Convict | Sam Belden | 8 | |
January 12th, 1973 | Incident on a Dark Street | Deaver G. Wallace | 6 | |
May 7th, 1969 | Shadow Game | Peter Hoyt | 10 | |
November 17th, 1966 | Star Trek: The Menagerie | Captain James T. Kirk | 8 | |
October 19th, 1961 | The Explosive Generation | Peter Gifford | 5.2 | |
June 13th, 1961 | The Grim Reaper | Paul Graves | TBD | |
April 15th, 1959 | City Out of Time | Narrator (voice) | 8.5 | |
December 14th, 1958 | The Christmas Tree | Philo | TBD | |
February 20th, 1958 | The Brothers Karamazov | Alexi Karamazov | 6.6 | |
February 25th, 1957 | The Defender (Studio One) | Kenneth Preston | 7.5 | |
January 6th, 1957 | Oedipus Rex | Chorus | 6.5 | |
September 1st, 1951 | The Butler's Night Off | TBD | 9 | |
TBD | Keeper of the Cup | TBD | TBD | |
TBD | The Eagle Obsession | Self | TBD |