George Takei

Actor Apr 20 (age 88) Los Angeles, California, USA 1951–2026 (75 year career)

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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

Film

Mulan

First Ancestor (voice)

Film

Kubo and the Two Strings

Hosato (voice)

Film

Star Trek

Sulu

Film

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

Film

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

Seki (voice)

Film

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

Film

Mulan II

First Ancestor (voice)

Film

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Captain Hikaru Sulu

Filmography

Acting (250)

Movies (115)

Hunky Jesus

2026

The Gettysburg Address

2025

as Self

Beam Me Up, Sulu

as Self

Reclaim the Flag

as Self

Coroner to the Stars

as Self

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

2024

as Self

One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center

2023

as Narrator

6.0

The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms

2023

as AO the Wise (voice)

5.7

Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage

2022

as Self - Host

4.7

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

2022

as Ohga (voice)

6.6

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022

as Self - (archive footage)

Yorktown: A Time to Heal

2022

as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

Woman in Motion

as Self

The Soul of America

as Self

Aliens Stole My Body

as Phil the Plant (voice)

4.1

Who’s on Top?

2020

Cool Cat's Crazy Dream

2019

as Dream World George

1.0

And Then They Came for Us

2017

as himself

Yamasong: March of the Hollows

2017

as Elder Masook (voice)

3.5

Kubo and the Two Strings

2016

as Hosato (voice)

7.6

For the Love of Spock

2016

as Self

7.4

Allegiance

2016

as Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan

6.5

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

as Self

Entourage

as George Takei

Tab Hunter Confidential

as Self

Do I Sound Gay?

as Self

Hopeful Romantic

Message From Hiroshima

as Narrator

Roddenberry's Trek

as himself

Ava & Lala

Eat With Me

as George

To Be Takei

as Self

Free Birds

as S.T.E.V.E. (voice)

5.9

The Missing Scarf

2013

as Narrator

7.9

Axel: The Biggest Little Hero

as Elder (voice)

as William Tam

Strange Frame

as Tamadamsa (voice)

Space Milkshake

as Gary (voice)

Art of Submission

as Krang

Backyard Blockbusters

2012

as Sulu (archive footage)

6.7

These Amazing Shadows

as Self

Larry Crowne

as Dr. Matsutani

Dark Vengeance

as Tanaka

The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment

2010

as Himself

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

2009

as Old Man Samurai (voice)

7.7

The Pool Boys

2009

as Maitre D (Joon)

5.8

Bring Back... Star Trek

2009

as Self

3.5

Annul Victory

2009

as Self

You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story

2009

as Self

Toyo's Camera

2009

as Self

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2008

as George Takei

5.7

Futurama: Bender's Game

2008

as George Takei (voice)

6.9

Ninja Cheerleaders

2008

as Hiroshi

4.0

The Great Buck Howard

2008

as George Takei

6.0

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

2007

as Self

5.4

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee

2007

as Man in Black (Voice)

4.9

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

as Self - Roaster

A.I. Assault

as Major Lane

40 Years of Star Trek

2006

as Self

4.3

How William Shatner Changed The World

2005

as Self

6.1

Mulan II

2004

as First Ancestor (voice)

6.5

The Eavesdropper

2004

as Dr. Hsieh

5.2

Birth of a Timeless Legacy

2004

7.0

Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century

2004

6.5

DC 9/11: Time of Crisis

2003

as Norman Mineta

6.7

Roddenberry on Patrol

2003

as Narrator

New World Order

2002

as Radio Free World (voice)

3.0

Batman Beyond: The Movie

as Mr. Fixx (voice)

Who Gets the House?

as Elliott

Mulan

as First Ancestor (voice)

Bug Buster

as Dr. Hiro Fujimoto

The Best Bad Thing

as Mr. Yamanaka

Trekkies

as Self

The Magic Pearl

as Ha Ping (voice)

Oblivion 2: Backlash

1996

as Doc Valentine

4.2

The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations

1996

as Self

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

as Self

Kissinger and Nixon

as Le Duc Tho

William Shatner's Star Trek Memories

1995

as Self

4.3

Star Trek: A Captain's Log

as Himself

Oblivion

as Doc Valentine

William Shatner: Captain's Log

1994

as Self

Live by the Fist

1993

as Uncle Coronado

4.7

The Curse of the Dragon

1993

as Narrator (voice)

7.1

Moving Memories

1993

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

1991

as Captain Hikaru Sulu

7.0

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

1991

as Self

5.9

Blood Oath

1990

as Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi

5.4

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

1989

as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

5.7

Return from the River Kwai

1989

as Lieutenant Tanaka

5.0

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

1988

as Self

2.6

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

1986

as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

7.2

Who's Who

1986

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

1984

as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

6.6

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982

as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

7.4

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

1979

as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

6.5

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977

as Doctor

The Year of the Dragon

as Fred Eng

The Star Trek Dream

as Self

Josie's Castle

as Ken Tanaka

Which Way to the Front?

1970

as Yamashita

4.8

The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai

1969

as Narrator

The Green Berets

1968

as Captain Nim

5.7

The Big Mouth

1967

as Diamond Jeweler (uncredited)

An American Dream

as Attorney Ord Long

Walk Don't Run

as Police Captain

Red Line 7000

as Kato

PT 109

as Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)

6.0

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1963

as Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)

Hell to Eternity

as George Une

Ice Palace

as Wang

Never So Few

as Soldier in Hospital

5.4

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

1959

as Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)

6.4

Rodan! The Flying Monster

1957

as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)

5.7

Holograms All the Way Down

as Hikaru Sulu

Television (135)

Avatar the Last Airbender

2024

as Koh (voice)

7.8

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

as Noggin (voice)

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

as Seki (voice)

Star Trek: very Short Treks

2023

as Sulu (voice)

4.4

ONI: Thunder God's Tale

as Mr. Tengu (voice)

The Shuttlepod Show

as Self

Star Wars: Visions

as Self

Jellystone!

as SoSo (voice)

Resident Alien

as The Gray (voice)

Marvel's Hit-Monkey

as Shinji (voice)

Call Me Kat

as Self

Star Trek: Lower Decks

2020

as Hikaru Sulu (voice)

7.6

Visible: Out on Television

2020

as Self

6.9

Love Monster

2020

as Elder Panda (voice)

2.0

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

2019

as George Takei (voice)

8.0

True Terror with George Takei

2019

as Self - Host

8.0

The Terror

2018

as Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san

7.3

Star Trek: Short Treks

2018

as Hikaru Sulu (voice) (archive footage)

6.3

Elena of Avalor

2016

as King Toshi (voice)

6.4

Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault

2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

Fresh Off the Boat

as Bernard

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015

as Self

6.6

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self - Guest

5.2

BoJack Horseman

2014

as Audiobook Narrator (voice)

8.5

The 7D

2014

as Dr. Sweet Tooth (voice)

6.2

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

2014

as Sylvester Kobayashi (voice)

7.2

Through the Keyhole

2013

as Self

6.0

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

2012

as Master of K'un L'un (voice)

The New Normal

as Sam

Bubble Guppies

as Major Bummer (voice)

7.6

The Problem Solverz

2011

as Mr. Konishi (voice)

4.8

Supah Ninjas

2011

as Hattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga

Hawaii Five-0

as Uncle Choi

Regular Show

as Daisuke (voice)

Adventure Time

as Ricardio (voice)

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

2010

as Mr. Wang / White Wizard (voice)

Hot in Cleveland

as Reverend Matsuda

Fish Hooks

as Bird / Robot (voice)

Lost Girl

as Engelram

Transformers: Prime

as Alpha Trion (voice)

8.1

Pound Puppies

2010

as Mr. Julius (voice)

5.2

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.1

Community

2009

as George Takei (voice)

Archer

as Mr. Moto (voice)

Party Down

as George Takei

Live from Studio Five

2009

as Self

3.7

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008

as Lok Durd (voice)

8.5

The Suite Life on Deck

2008

as Rome Tipton

7.8

All Star Mr & Mrs

2008

Secret Talents of the Stars

2008

The Graham Norton Show

2007

as Self - Guest

7.2

Phineas and Ferb

2007

as Positive Re-enforcement Machine (voice)

The Big Bang Theory

as George Takei

Chowder

as Foie Gras (voice)

Transformers: Animated

as Yoketron (voice)

Cory in the House

as Ronald

El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera

2007

7.8

Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World

2007

as Mayor Screwsum / Police Chief (voice)

7.0

Thank God You're Here

2007

as Self

Psych

as George Takei

Heroes

as Kaito Nakamura

The Howard Stern Interview

2006

as Self

7.5

American Dad!

2005

as George Takei (voice)

7.0

Robot Chicken

2005

as Godzilla vs. Jason Narrator / Yakuza (voice)

7.7

Avatar: The Last Airbender

as Warden (voice)

Freddie

as Martin

Bring Back...

as Self

Star Trek: New Voyages

2004

as Hikaru Sulu

4.2

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

as Self - Guest

6.0

Comedy Central Roasts

as Self

Alienated

Kim Possible

as Sensei (voice)

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

2002

as Self

6.1

After They Were Famous

as Self

Watching Ellie

as George Takei

Scrubs

as George Takei

Samurai Jack

as Warrior #4 (voice)

8.4

According to Jim

2001

as George Takei (voice)

6.6

The Chronicle

2001

as Mr. Shen

8.4

Malcolm in the Middle

2000

as George Takei

8.5

Jackie Chan Adventures

2000

as High Mystic (voice)

Son of the Beach

The Brak Show

as TV Executive (voice) (uncredited)

7.5

Grosse Pointe

2000

as Japanese Ad Executive (uncredited)

Baby Blues

Futurama

as George Takei's Head (voice)

Batman Beyond

as Mr. Fixx (voice)

The Early Show

as Self

Will & Grace

as George Takei

V.I.P.

as KOP's Voice / Self

The View

as Self - Guest

The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996

as George Takei

7.5

Hey Arnold!

1996

as Phoebe's Father (voice)

Early Edition

as Mr. Lee

Once a Thief

Muppets Tonight

as Self

Space Cases

Star Trek: Voyager

as Captain Sulu

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Keiji (voice)

Brotherly Love

as George Takei

In the House

Spider-Man

as Wong (voice)

Diagnosis: Murder

as Man In Black

GMTV

as Self

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

1993

as Colonel Ong

6.7

Lightning Force

1991

as General Seng

The Simpsons

1989

as Akira Kurosawa (voice)

8.0

MacGyver

1985

as Dr. Shen Wei

7.7

Doctor Who's Who's Who

1985

as Sulu

Murder, She Wrote

as Bert Tanaka

Miami Vice

as Kenneth Togaru

Matt Houston

as Sam Shima

Beyond Westworld

as Doctor Marcus

Vega$

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Chin-Ling

Chico and the Man

Star Trek

as Hikaru Sulu (voice)

6.8

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

as Mr. Sato

Hawaii Five-O

as Nathaniel Blake

Ironside

Star Trek

as Sulu

Mission: Impossible

as Roger Lee

Felony Squad

Mister Roberts

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964

as Cheng

7.7

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Gallant Men

My Three Sons

as Won Tsun

The Islanders

as Yung

The Twilight Zone

as Arthur Takamori / Taro

Hawaiian Eye

Perry Mason

as Toma Sakai

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Doctor

8.6