William Shatner
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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 befo...
Known For
Filmography
The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World
2026
as Self
For the Love of Star Trek
2026
as Self
Hey Jonas!
2026
as Self-Guest
Star Trek: Legenden
2026
as Self - James Tiberius Kirk
The Eagle Obsession
2025
as Self
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill
2024
as Self
Aliens Among Us with William Shatner
2024
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
2024
as Keldor (voice)
The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe
2024
as Self - Presenter
The D-Con Chamber
2024
as Self
Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
as Self
Stars on Mars
2023
as Self - Host
The UnXplained Special Presentation
2023
as Self - Presenter
A Tear in the Sky
2022
Fireheart
2022
as Mayor of New York (voice)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)
Piers Morgan Uncensored
2022
as Self
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self
Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek
2021
as Self
Shatner in Space
2021
as Self
2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart
2021
as Self
Senior Moment
2021
as Victor Martin
WWE Hall Of Fame 2020
2021
as Self
Creators: The Past
2020
as Lord Oghma
To Your Last Death
2019
as The Overseer (voice)
Devil's Revenge
2019
as Hayes
The Masked Singer
2019
as Knight
The Masked Singer
2019
as Knight (archive footage)
My Life Is Murder
2019
as Barton Wallwork
WWE Backstage
2019
as William Shatner
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The UnXplained
2019
as Self - Host
Aliens Ate My Homework
2018
as Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice)
The Steam Engines of Oz
2018
as Oscar 'Oz' Diggs (voice)
Star Trek: Short Treks
2018
as Capt. James T. Kirk (voice) (archive footage)
Heroes Manufactured
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Truth Is in the Stars
2017
as Self
Batman vs. Two-Face
2017
as Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)
Not a War Story
2017
The Indian Detective
2017
as David Marlowe
A Sunday Horse
2016
as Kenneth Roubidoux
The Colorful Montreal Expos
2016
as Narrator (voice)
When Elephants Were Young
2016
as Narrator
For the Love of Spock
2016
as Self
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
2016
as Himself (voice only)
Range 15
2016
as Richard Chindler
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
as Self
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Better Late Than Never
2016
as Self
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed
2016
as Self
Private Eyes
2016
as Norm Glinski
The Shannara Chronicles
2016
as Captain Kirk (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
2016
Being Canadian
2015
as Self
A Christmas Horror Story
2015
as Dangerous Dan
Tom Felton Meets the Superfans
2015
as Self
Just in Time for Christmas
2015
as Coachman Nick
Baby, Baby, Baby
2015
as Actor
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
as Self
WWE Breaking Ground
2015
as Himself (narrator)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
To Be Takei
2014
as Self
Chaos on the Bridge
2014
as Self
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
2014
as Self
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
as Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self - Guest
Escape from Planet Earth
2013
as General Shanker (voice)
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
2013
as Self
The Captains: Still Kicking
2013
as Self
Return to the Forest
2013
as Narrator
The Captains Close Up
2013
as Self
Get a Life!
2012
as Self
Horrorween
2012
as Self
Comic Book Men
2012
as Self
Gotham Comedy Live
2012
as Self - Host
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
as Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage)
The Captains
2011
as Self
Corman's World
2011
as Self - Actor
The Space Shuttle
2011
as Narrator
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
2011
as Self - Roaster
William Shatner Sings O Canada
2011
as Himself
Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner
2011
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
2011
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010
as Core (voice)
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
2010
as Self
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2010
as Himself
Weird or What?
2010
$#*! My Dad Says
2010
as Ed Goodson
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
2010
as Grand Pear (voice)
Haven
2010
as Croatoan
The Talk
2010
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
Aftermath with William Shatner
2010
as Self - Host
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Sally
Rookie Blue
2010
as Henry McLeod
The Talk
2010
as Self
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
2009
as Self
Fanboys
2009
as Himself
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet
2009
as Himself
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
as Self - Guest
Gotta Catch Santa Claus
2008
as Santa Claus (voice)
Million Dollar Password
2008
Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008
as Self - Host
Extraordinary Animals
2008
Everest
2008
as Norman Kelly
Murdoch Mysteries
2008
as Mark Twain
The Pixar Story
2007
as James T. Kirk (archive footage)
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
2007
as Himself
The Big Bang Theory
2007
as William Shatner
Mars Rising
2007
as Narrator (voice)
Over the Hedge
2006
as Ozzie (voice)
The Wild
2006
as Kazar (voice)
Stalking Santa
2006
as Narrator
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006
as Self
William Shatner in Concert
2006
as Self
40 Years of Star Trek
2006
as Self
Show Me the Money
2006
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
Psych
2006
as Frank O'Hara
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
as Stan Fields
How William Shatner Changed the World
2005
as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
2005
as Self
Lil' Pimp
2005
as Tony Gold (voice)
Last Laugh '05
2005
as Lucifer
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self - Guest
Invasion Iowa
2005
as Col. Shane Yeager
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self - Guest
The Annie Awards
2005
as Self - Host
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
as Dodgeball Chancellor
Sci-Fi Visionaries
2004
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004
Last Laugh '04
2004
as Self
The Rose Parade: A Pageant for the Ages
2004
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Best Week Ever
2004
Atomic Betty
2004
as Jim
Boston Legal
2004
as Denny Crane
A Carol Christmas
2003
as Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christmas in Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
as Self
William Shatner's Spplat Attack II
2003
as Wild Bill
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self
Chilly Beach
2003
as The President (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
American Psycho II: All American Girl
2002
as Starkman
Showtime
2002
as William Shatner
Shoot or Be Shot!
2002
as Harvey Wilkes
Groom Lake
2002
as John Gossner
Spplat Attack
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues
2002
as Self
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
2002
as Self
Cosmic Odyssey
2002
One-Hit Wonders
2002
After They Were Famous
2002
as Self
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime
2001
as Self
Falcon Down
2001
as Major Robert Carson
Whale Shark Hunters of the Philippines
2001
as Self
Osmosis Jones
2001
as Mayor Phlegmming (voice)
Remembering 'The Intruder'
2001
as Self
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 1
2001
as Narrator
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 2
2001
as Narrator
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3
2001
as Narrator
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
2001
as Professor
Festival in Cannes
2001
as Self
Bob Patterson
2001
as Warren Wellman
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
Miss Congeniality
2000
as Stan Fields
Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero
2000
as Narrator (Voice)
Click
2000
as Self
Nukes in Space
1999
as Narrator
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Futurama
1999
as William Shatner (voice)
A Twist in the Tale
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
Free Enterprise
1998
as Bill
Hollywood Ghost Stories
1998
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
as James T. Kirk
Land of the Free
1998
as Aidan Carvell
Hercules
1998
as Jason of the Argonauts (voice)
Trekkies
1997
as Self
Jefftowne
1997
as Self
TV Guide Looks at Science Fiction
1997
as Self
Perversions of Science
1997
as Admiral Kornfeld
The View
1997
as Self
Space Cadets
1997
as Self
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
The Practice
1997
as Denny Crane
Star Trek Story
1996
as Self (archive footage)
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
1996
as Michael Gatewick
Dead Man's Island
1996
as Chase Prescott
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
1996
as Host
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Self
Corwin
1996
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self
Muppets Tonight
1996
as Self
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Big Giant Head
The Daily Show
1996
as Narrator
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
1995
as Narrator
Virtuosity
1995
as Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Trek: Generations
1994
as Captain James T. Kirk
TekWar: TekLords
1994
as Walter H. Bascom
TekWar: TekJustice
1994
as Walter H. Bascom
TekWar: TekLab
1994
as Walter H. Bascom
UFO Cover-Up Live with Larry King
1994
as Self
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994
as Adam Harland (uncredited)
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
1994
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1994
as Self - Host
William Shatner: Captain's Log
1994
as Self
TekWar
1994
as Walter H. Bascom
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
1994
as Bodosh
TekWar
1994
as Walter H. Bascom
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
as General Mortars
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
1993
as Self
Family of Strangers
1993
as Earl
seaQuest DSV
1993
as Milos Tezlof
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Raw
1993
as Self
Raw
1993
as William Shatner
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Captain James T. Kirk
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour
1992
as Self
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as William Shatner
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Eek! The Cat
1992
as Santa Claus (voice)
Eek! The Cat
1992
as Commander Berzerk (voice)
Gottschalk Late Night
1992
as Self
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
as Captain James T. Kirk
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
as Self - Host
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
as Self - Presenter
Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest
1990
as Narrator
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
1990
as Self
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as William Shatner
Dream On
1990
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self - Host
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989
as Captain James T. Kirk
Hollywood on Horses
1989
as Self
Rescue 911
1989
as Self - Host
Broken Angel
1988
as Chuck Coburn
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Seasons
1987
as Narrator (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
as Admiral James T. Kirk
William Shatner's Mysteries of the Way We Feel
1986
as Host
Super Duper Bloopers
1986
as Self
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
as Self
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
1986
as Sgt. T.J. Hooker
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
North Beach and Rawhide
1985
as Rawhide MacGregor
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Charles Underhill
Television
1985
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984
as Admiral James T. Kirk
Secrets of a Married Man
1984
as Chris Jordan
Prime Times
1983
as Self
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
as Admiral James T. Kirk
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
as Cdr. Buck Murdock
Visiting Hours
1982
as Gary Baylor
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Sgt TJ Hooker
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
Police Squad!
1982
as Poisoned Man
Madame's Place
1982
as Self
The Kidnapping of the President
1980
as Jerry O'Connor
The Babysitter
1980
as Dr. Jeff Benedict
Hypnosis and Beyond
1980
as Self
Fridays
1980
as Self - Guest Host
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
as Admiral James T. Kirk
Disaster on the Coastliner
1979
as Stuart Peters
Riel
1979
as The Barker
Land of No Return
1978
as Curt Benell
The Third Walker
1978
as Munro Maclean
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
as Carl Tobias
Little Women
1978
as Friedrich Bhaer
The Bastard
1978
as Paul Revere
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977
as Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
The Oregon Trail
1977
How the West Was Won
1977
as Captain Harrison
Testimony of Two Men
1977
as Adrian Ferrier
Mysteries of the Gods
1976
as Host
Universe
1976
as Narrator
The Tenth Level
1976
as Prof. Stephen Turner
Microworld
1976
A Whale of a Tale
1976
as Jack Fredericks
Perilous Voyage
1976
as Steve Monroe
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
as Self
The Devil’s Rain
1975
as Mark Preston
The Star Trek Dream
1975
as Self
Barbary Coast
1975
as Jeff Cable
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
Impulse
1974
as Matt Stone
Big Bad Mama
1974
as William J. Baxter
Pray for the Wildcats
1974
as Warren Summerfield
Indict and Convict
1974
as Sam Belden
Police Woman
1974
Amy Prentiss
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Josh Lang
Flick Flack
1974
as Host
Kodiak
1974
as Buzz Howard
Police Woman
1974
as Mark Ciprio
Petrocelli
1974
as Adam North
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
1973
as Paul Kovalik
Go Ask Alice
1973
as Sam
Pioneer Woman
1973
as John Sergeant
Incident on a Dark Street
1973
as Deaver G. Wallace
Star Trek
1973
as James T. Kirk (voice)
Police Story
1973
The Magician
1973
as Ed Cassidy
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Phil Carlyle / Fred Williams
The People
1972
as Dr. Curtis
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1972
as George Stapleton
The Rookies
1972
The Sixth Sense
1972
Kung Fu
1972
as Capt. Brandywine Gage
Columbo
1971
as Ward Fowler
Vanished
1971
as Dave Paulick
Columbo
1971
as Fielding Chase
Sole Survivor
1970
as Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as John Adams
The Andersonville Trial
1970
as Col. Chipman
Shadow Game
1969
as Peter Hoyt
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Sam Tolliver
White Comanche
1968
as Johnny Moon / Notah
Alexander The Great
1968
as Alexander
The Name of the Game
1968
as Peter
The Name of the Game
1968
as Ronald Payden
Space Seed
1967
as Captain James T. Kirk
Ironside
1967
Off to See the Wizard
1967
as Alexander the Great
Ironside
1967
as Bill Parkins
Ironside
1967
as Marty Jessup
Mannix
1967
as Adam Langer
Incubus
1966
as Marc
Star Trek
1966
as James T. Kirk
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Joseph Conrad
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Peter Hoyt
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Thomas 'Tommy' Kroll
The F.B.I.
1965
as Arthur Majors
The Big Valley
1965
as Brett
For the People
1965
as David Koster
The Outrage
1964
as Preacher
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Michael Donfield
Reporter
1964
as Horner
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Major Kurt Brown
Operation Bikini
1963
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Burke's Law
1963
as Arthur Reynolds
The Fugitive
1963
as Tony Burrell
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Outer Limits
1963
as Gen. Jeff Barton
Channing
1963
as Tom Ericson
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Larry Tavener
Miss USA
1963
as Self - Host
The Intruder
1962
as Adam Cramer
The Virginian
1962
as Luke Milford
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as Harrison Byers
The Explosive Generation
1961
as Peter Gifford
The Grim Reaper
1961
as Paul Graves
The Dick Powell Show
1961
as Eric Tegman
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Toby Cunningham
The Defenders
1961
as Jim McCleery
The Defenders
1961
as Charles Terranova
The Defenders
1961
as Gil Rawson
The Defenders
1961
as Cliff Sellers
The Defenders
1961
as Assistant District Attorney Earl Rhodes
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Carl Noyes
Alcoa Premiere
1961
as Dr William Grant
Police Surgeon
1960
as Joe Flatt
Route 66
1960
Outlaws
1960
Thriller
1960
as Gil Thrasher
Thriller
1960
as Paul Graves
Festival
1960
as Mark Antony
City Out of Time
1959
as Narrator (voice)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Bob Wilson
One Step Beyond
1959
as Carl Bremer
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Don Carter
A Town Has Turned to Dust
1958
as Jerry Paul
The Brothers Karamazov
1958
as Alexi Karamazov
The Christmas Tree
1958
as Philo
Naked City
1958
as Roger Barmer
Naked City
1958
as Maung Tun
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Paul DeVinger
Oedipus Rex
1957
as Chorus
The Defender (Studio One)
1957
as Kenneth Preston
Suspicion
1957
as Eli
Gunsmoke
1955
as Fred Bateman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Jim Whitely
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as John Crane
Climax!
1954
as Ben Tate
On Camera
1954
Space Command
1953
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Omnibus
1952
Omnibus
1952
as Palace Messenger
General Motors Theatre
1952
The Butler's Night Off
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Philo
Studio One
1948
as Dr. David Coleman
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
Studio One
1948
as Dr. Franck
Studio One
1948
as Kenneth Preston
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Charles Best
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Host