William Shatner

William Shatner

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1931-03-22 (94 years old)

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.


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Filmography

all 387

Movies 210

TV Shows 177

self 137

Voice 24

Narrator 12

Producer 6

Director 3

Kirk / Executive Producer
765874: Unification

765874: Unification (2024)

Movie
Self - Presenter / Executive Producer
The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe

The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe (2024)

TV
Self - Presenter / Executive Producer
The UnXplained Special Presentation

The UnXplained Special Presentation (2023)

TV
Mayor of New York (voice)
Fireheart

Fireheart (2022)

Movie
The Overseer (voice)
To Your Last Death

To Your Last Death (2019)

Movie
William Shatner
WWE Backstage

WWE Backstage (2019)

TV
Self - Host / Executive Producer
The UnXplained

The UnXplained (2019)

TV
Knight / Knight (archive footage)
The Masked Singer

The Masked Singer (2019)

TV
6
Capt. James T. Kirk (voice) (archive footage)
Star Trek: Short Treks

Star Trek: Short Treks (2018)

TV
Oscar 'Oz' Diggs (voice)
The Steam Engines of Oz

The Steam Engines of Oz (2018)

Movie
Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice)
Aliens Ate My Homework

Aliens Ate My Homework (2018)

Movie
Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)
Batman vs. Two-Face

Batman vs. Two-Face (2017)

Movie
6
Executive Producer
God Woke

God Woke (2017)

Movie
Self / Executive Producer
The Truth Is in the Stars

The Truth Is in the Stars (2017)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Heroes Manufactured

Heroes Manufactured (2017)

Movie
Richard Chindler
Range 15

Range 15 (2016)

Movie
Captain Kirk (archive footage)
The Shannara Chronicles

The Shannara Chronicles (2016)

TV
6.13
Self / Director / Writer / Executive Producer
Chaos on the Bridge

Chaos on the Bridge (2014)

Movie
Himself / Director / Executive Producer
Get a Life!

Get a Life! (2012)

Movie
Himself / Director / Writer / Executive Producer
The Captains

The Captains (2011)

Movie
Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (2011)

Movie
Dr. Edison Milford Goodson III
$#*! My Dad Says

$#*! My Dad Says (2010)

TV
6
Norman Kelly
Everest

Everest (2008)

TV
Narrator (voice)
Mars Rising

Mars Rising (2007)

TV
James T. Kirk (archive footage)
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story (2007)

Movie
Creator / Executive Producer
Fire Serpent

Fire Serpent (2007)

Movie
Frank O'Hara
Psych

Psych (2006)

TV
6.27
Theme Song Performance
Squidbillies

Squidbillies (2005)

TV
6
Col. Shane Yeager
Invasion Iowa

Invasion Iowa (2005)

TV
Tony Gold (voice)
Lil' Pimp

Lil' Pimp (2005)

Movie
Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present
A Carol Christmas

A Carol Christmas (2003)

Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest (2003)

Movie
John Gossner / Director / Writer / Producer
Groom Lake

Groom Lake (2002)

Movie
William Shatner
Showtime

Showtime (2002)

Movie
6
Mayor Phlegmming (voice)
Osmosis Jones

Osmosis Jones (2001)

Movie
7
Major Robert Carson
Falcon Down

Falcon Down (2001)

Movie
William Shatner (voice)
Futurama

Futurama (1999)

TV
6.9
Jason of the Argonauts (voice)
Hercules

Hercules (1998)

TV
8.67
Self / Self - Guest
The View

The View (1997)

TV
5.5
Admiral Kornfeld / Director
Perversions of Science

Perversions of Science (1997)

TV
Self (archive footage)
Star Trek Story

Star Trek Story (1996)

Movie
Walter H. Bascom / Creator / Producer / Director
TekWar

TekWar (1994)

TV
6
Walter H. Bascom / Characters
TekWar: TekJustice

TekWar: TekJustice (1994)

Movie
Walter H. Bascom / Novel
TekWar: TekLords

TekWar: TekLords (1994)

Movie
Walter H. Bascom / Director / Novel
TekWar

TekWar (1994)

Movie
5
William Shatner
WWE Raw

WWE Raw (1993)

TV
6.66
Santa Claus (voice) / Commander Berzerk (voice)
Eek! The Cat

Eek! The Cat (1992)

TV
6
Captain James Tiberius Kirk (archive footage)
Boomerang

Boomerang (1992)

Movie
7.5
Self - Choir Member
Voices That Care

Voices That Care (1991)

Movie
Captain James T. Kirk / Director / Story
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

Movie
5.52
Narrator (voice)
Seasons

Seasons (1987)

Movie
Sgt. T.J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker (1982)

TV
6
Friedrich Bhaer
Little Women

Little Women (1978)

TV
Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
Kingdom of the Spiders

Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)

Movie
Prof. Stephen Turner
The Tenth Level

The Tenth Level (1976)

Movie
Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (1975)

TV
6.36
Self - Panelist
Match Game PM

Match Game PM (1975)

TV
William J. Baxter
Big Bad Mama

Big Bad Mama (1974)

Movie
Buzz Howard
Kodiak

Kodiak (1974)

TV
James T. Kirk (voice)
Star Trek

Star Trek (1973)

TV
Phil Carlyle / Fred Williams
Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones (1973)

TV
4.75
Ward Fowler / Fielding Chase
Columbo

Columbo (1971)

TV
5.78
Dave Paulick
Vanished

Vanished (1971)

TV
Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
Sole Survivor

Sole Survivor (1970)

Movie
Johnny Moon / Notah
White Comanche

White Comanche (1968)

Movie
Bill Parkins / Marty Jessup
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
Arthur Majors
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I. (1965)

TV
Arthur Reynolds
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1963)

TV
6
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Operation Bikini

Operation Bikini (1963)

Movie
Dr. Carl Noyes / Dr. Toby Cunningham
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV
6
Jim McCleery / Cliff Sellers / Charles Terranova / Gil Rawson / Assistant District Attorney Earl Rhodes
The Defenders

The Defenders (1961)

TV
Mike Burnett
Insight

Insight (1960)

TV
Gil Thrasher / Paul Graves
Thriller

Thriller (1960)

TV
Bob Wilson / Don Carter
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1959)

TV
8
Maung Tun / Roger Barmer
Naked City

Naked City (1958)

TV
Fred Bateman
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6
Palace Messenger
Omnibus

Omnibus (1952)

TV
Dr. David Coleman / Kenneth Preston / Dr. Franck
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Self - Presenter / Self - Host / Self - Winner
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards (1944)

TV
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1931-03-22 (94 years old)

Birth Name
William Shatner

Birth Place
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Canada

Religion
Judaism

Relationships
Nerine Kidd (1997 - 1999), Elizabeth Martin (2001 - 2020), Gloria Rand (1956 - 1969), Marcy Lafferty (1973 - 1996)

Children
Melanie Shatner, Leslie Carol Shatner, Lisabeth Shatner

Relatives
Joel Gretsch

Citizenships
United States, Canada

Residences
Los Angeles, United States of America

Also Known As
ویلیام شاتنر

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Officer of the Order of Canada, Television Hall of Fame, Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, 10th Saturn Awards, NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, 56th Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, 42nd Saturn Awards, Theatre World Award, 57th Primetime Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor, 62nd Golden Globe Awards, Canada's Walk of Fame, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director, Order of Canada, WWE Hall of Fame

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