Acting
William Shatner
EN, DE, EO cinema · 218 credits
Born
22 March 1931 (age 95)
Birthplace
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Also known as ویلیام شاتنر
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
Filmography
The Atomic Bomb Collection
as Narrator
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill
as Self, Executive Producer
Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited
as Self (archive footage)
Fireheart
as Mayor of New York (voice)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
Shatner in Space
as Self
Senior Moment
as Victor Martin
Creators: The Past
as Lord Oghma
To Your Last Death
as The Overseer (voice)
Devil's Revenge
as Hayes
Aliens Ate My Homework
as Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice)
The Steam Engines of Oz
as Oscar 'Oz' Diggs (voice)
Heroes Manufactured
as Self (archive footage)
The Truth Is in the Stars
as Self, Executive Producer
Batman vs. Two-Face
as Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)
God Woke
Executive Producer
A Sunday Horse
as Kenneth Roubidoux
The Colorful Montreal Expos
as Narrator (voice)
When Elephants Were Young
as Narrator
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
as Himself (voice only)
Range 15
as Richard Chindler
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
as Self (archive footage)
Being Canadian
as Self
A Christmas Horror Story
as Dangerous Dan
Just in Time for Christmas
as Coachman Nick
Baby, Baby, Baby
as Actor
To Be Takei
as Self
Chaos on the Bridge
as Self, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Escape from Planet Earth
as General Shanker (voice)
The Captains: Still Kicking
as Self, Director
Return to the Forest
as Narrator
Get a Life!
as Self, Director, Executive Producer
Horrorween
as Self
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
as Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage)
The Captains
as Self, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Corman's World
as Self - Actor
The Space Shuttle
as Narrator
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
as Self - Roaster
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Core (voice)
Fanboys
as Himself
Gotta Catch Santa Claus
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Pixar Story
as James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Fire Serpent
Creator, Executive Producer
Over the Hedge
as Ozzie (voice)
The Wild
as Kazar (voice)
Stalking Santa
as Narrator
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
as Stan Fields
How William Shatner Changed the World
as Self - Host / Narrator (voice), Book
Lil' Pimp
as Tony Gold (voice)
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Dodgeball Chancellor
Last Laugh '04
as Self
A Carol Christmas
as Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christmas from Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
William Shatner's Spplat Attack II
as Wild Bill
Showtime
as William Shatner
Shoot or Be Shot!
as Harvey Wilkes
Groom Lake
as John Gossner, Director, Story
Falcon Down
as Major Robert Carson
Osmosis Jones
as Mayor Phlegmming (voice)
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 1
as Narrator
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 2
as Narrator
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3
as Narrator
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
as Professor
Miss Congeniality
as Stan Fields
Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero
as Narrator (Voice)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Theme Song Performance
Nukes in Space
as Narrator
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
Free Enterprise
as Bill
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
as James T. Kirk
Land of the Free
as Aidan Carvell
Trekkies
as Self
Jefftowne
as Self
Star Trek Story
as Self (archive footage)
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
as Michael Gatewick
Dead Man's Island
as Chase Prescott
Corwin
1996
Corwin
as Self
Virtuosity
as Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Trek: Generations
as Captain James T. Kirk
TekWar: TekLords
as Walter H. Bascom, Novel
TekWar: TekJustice
as Walter H. Bascom, Characters
TekWar: TekLab
as Walter H. Bascom
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
as Adam Harland (uncredited)
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
as Self - Host
TekWar
as Walter H. Bascom, Director, Novel
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as General Mortars
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as Captain James T. Kirk
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self - Host
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
The Horror Hall of Fame II
as Self - Presenter
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
as Captain James T. Kirk, Director, Story
Broken Angel
as Chuck Coburn
Seasons
as Narrator (voice)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
as Admiral James T. Kirk
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
as Sgt. T.J. Hooker
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
North Beach and Rawhide
as Rawhide MacGregor
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
as Admiral James T. Kirk
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
as Admiral James T. Kirk
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Cdr. Buck Murdock
Visiting Hours
as Gary Baylor
The Kidnapping of the President
as Jerry O'Connor
The Babysitter
as Dr. Jeff Benedict
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
as Captain Kirk
Disaster on the Coastliner
as Stuart Peters
Riel
as The Barker
Land of No Return
as Curt Benell
The Third Walker
1978
The Third Walker
as Munro Maclean
The Crash of Flight 401
as Carl Tobias
Kingdom of the Spiders
as Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
Universe
as Narrator
The Tenth Level
as Prof. Stephen Turner
A Whale of a Tale
as Jack Fredericks
Perilous Voyage
as Steve Monroe
Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Self
The Devil’s Rain
as Mark Preston
Impulse
as Matt Stone
Big Bad Mama
as William J. Baxter
Pray for the Wildcats
as Warren Summerfield
Indict and Convict
as Sam Belden
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
as Paul Kovalik
Go Ask Alice
as Sam
Pioneer Woman
as John Sergeant
Incident on a Dark Street
as Deaver G. Wallace
The People
as Dr. Curtis
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as George Stapleton
Sole Survivor
as Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as John Adams
The Andersonville Trial
as Col. Chipman
Shadow Game
as Peter Hoyt
White Comanche
as Johnny Moon / Notah
Alexander The Great
as Alexander
Space Seed
as Captain James T. Kirk
Incubus
as Marc
The Outrage
as Preacher
Operation Bikini
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Intruder
as Adam Cramer
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Harrison Byers
The Explosive Generation
as Peter Gifford
City Out of Time
as Narrator (voice)
A Town Has Turned to Dust
as Jerry Paul
The Brothers Karamazov
as Alexi Karamazov
Oedipus Rex
as Chorus
The Defender (Studio One)
as Kenneth Preston
