
William Shatner
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 befo…
Known For
Star Trek
James T. Kirk
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Admiral James T. Kirk
Over the Hedge
Ozzie (voice)
Judgment at Nuremberg
Harrison Byers
Miss Congeniality
Stan Fields
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Admiral James T. Kirk
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Dodgeball Chancellor
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Captain James T. Kirk
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Filmography
Acting (389)
Movies (209)
765874: Unification
2024as Kirk
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill
2024as Self
Aliens Among Us with William Shatner
2024
Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited
2023as Self (archive footage)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023as Self
Fireheart
2022as Mayor of New York (voice)
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
2022as Self
A Tear in the Sky
2022
Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek
2021as Self
Shatner in Space
2021as Self
Senior Moment
2021as Victor Martin
2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart
2021as Self
WWE Hall Of Fame 2020
2021as Himself
Creators: The Past
2020as Lord Oghma
To Your Last Death
2019as The Overseer (voice)
Devil's Revenge
2019as Hayes
Aliens Ate My Homework
2018as Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice)
The Steam Engines of Oz
2018as Oscar 'Oz' Diggs (voice)
The Truth Is in the Stars
2017as Self
Not a War Story
2017
Batman vs. Two-Face
2017as Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)
Heroes Manufactured
2017as Self (archive footage)
When Elephants Were Young
2016as Narrator
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
2016as Himself (voice only)
The Colorful Montreal Expos
2016as Narrator (voice)
For the Love of Spock
2016as Self
A Sunday Horse
2016as Kenneth Roubidoux
Range 15
2016as Richard Chindler
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
2016as Self (archive footage)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016as Self
Just in Time for Christmas
2015as Coachman Nick
Baby, Baby, Baby
2015as Actor
Being Canadian
2015as Self
A Christmas Horror Story
2015as Dangerous Dan
Tom Felton Meets the Superfans
2015as Self
To Be Takei
2014as Self
Chaos on the Bridge
2014as Self
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
2014as Self
Escape from Planet Earth
2013as General Shanker (voice)
The Captains: Still Kicking
2013as Himself
Return to the Forest
2013as Narrator
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
2013as Self
Horrorween
2012as Self
Get a Life!
2012as Himself
William Shatner Sings O Canada
2011as Himself
The Captains
2011as Himself
Corman's World
2011as Self - Actor
Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner
2011
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
2011as Self - Roaster
The Space Shuttle
2011as Narrator
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011as Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
2011
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010as Core (voice)
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
2010as Self
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
2009as Self
Fanboys
2009as Himself
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet
2009as Himself
Gotta Catch Santa Claus
2008as Santa Claus (voice)
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
2007as Himself
The Pixar Story
2007as James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Over the Hedge
2006as Ozzie (voice)
The Wild
2006as Kazar (voice)
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006as Self
40 Years of Star Trek
2006as Self
Stalking Santa
2006as Narrator
William Shatner in Concert
2006as Self
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005as Stan Fields
Lil' Pimp
2005as Tony Gold (voice)
How William Shatner Changed The World
2005as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Last Laugh '05
2005as Lucifer
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
2005as Self
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004as Dodgeball Chancellor
Sci-Fi Visionaries
2004
Last Laugh '04
2004as Self
The Rose Parade: A Pageant for the Ages
2004as Self
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004
Christmas in Hollywood
2003as Self (archive footage)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003as Self
William Shatner's Spplat Attack II
2003as Wild Bill
A Carol Christmas
2003as Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Showtime
2002as William Shatner
Groom Lake
2002as John Gossner
American Psycho II: All American Girl
2002as Starkman
Shoot or Be Shot!
2002as Harvey Wilkes
Spplat Attack
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002as Self
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
2002as Self
Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues
2002as Self
Osmosis Jones
2001as Mayor Phlegmming (voice)
Falcon Down
2001as Major Robert Carson
Whale Shark Hunters of the Philippines
2001as Self
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime
2001as Himself
Remembering 'The Intruder'
2001as Himself
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
2001as Professor
Festival in Cannes
2001as Self
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3
2001as Narrator
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 2
2001as Narrator
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 1
2001as Narrator
Miss Congeniality
2000as Stan Fields
Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero
2000as Narrator (Voice)
Nukes in Space
1999as Narrator
Hollywood Ghost Stories
1998as Himself
Free Enterprise
1998as Bill
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998as James T. Kirk
Land of the Free
1998as Aidan Carvell
Trekkies
1997as Self
Jefftowne
1997as Himself
Star Trek Story
1996as Self (archive footage)
Dead Man's Island
1996as Chase Prescott
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
1996as Michael Gatewick
Corwin
1996as Self
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996as Self
Virtuosity
1995as Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited)
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
1995as Host
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
1995as Narrator
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994as Adam Harland (uncredited)
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
1994as Bodosh
UFO Cover-Up Live with Larry King
1994as Self
Star Trek: Generations
1994as Captain James T. Kirk
TekWar
1994as Walter H. Bascom
TekWar: TekLords
1994as Walter H. Bascom
TekWar: TekJustice
1994as Walter H. Bascom
TekWar: TekLab
1994as Walter H. Bascom
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1994as Himself/Host
William Shatner: Captain's Log
1994as Self
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
1994
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993as General Mortars
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
1993as Self
Family of Strangers
1993as Earl
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991as Captain James T. Kirk
Voices That Care
1991as Self - Choir Member
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991as Self - Host
Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest
1990as Narrator
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989as Captain James T. Kirk
Hollywood on Horses
1989as Self
Broken Angel
1988as Chuck Coburn
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987as Self
Seasons
1987as Narrator (voice)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986as Admiral James T. Kirk
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
1986as Sgt. T.J. Hooker
William Shatner's Mysteries of the Way We Feel
1986as Host
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986as Self
Super Duper Bloopers
1986as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
1985as Self
North Beach and Rawhide
1985as Rawhide MacGregor
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985as Self (archive footage)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984as Admiral James T. Kirk
Secrets of a Married Man
1984as Chris Jordan
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982as Cdr. Buck Murdock
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982as Admiral James T. Kirk
Visiting Hours
1982as Gary Baylor
Night of 100 Stars
1982as Self
Hypnosis and Beyond
1980as Himself
The Kidnapping of the President
1980as Jerry O'Connor
The Babysitter
1980as Dr. Jeff Benedict
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979as Admiral James T. Kirk
Disaster on the Coastliner
1979as Stuart Peters
Riel
1979as The Barker
The Bastard
1978as Paul Revere
Land of No Return
1978as Curt Benell
The Crash of Flight 401
1978as Carl Tobias
The Third Walker
1978as Munro Maclean
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977as Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
Perilous Voyage
1976as Steve Monroe
Universe
1976as Narrator
The Tenth Level
1976as Prof. Stephen Turner
Mysteries of the Gods
1976as Host
Microworld
1976
A Whale of a Tale
1976as Jack Fredericks
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975as Self
The Devil’s Rain
1975as Mark Preston
The Star Trek Dream
1975as Self
Impulse
1974as Matt Stone
Indict and Convict
1974as Sam Belden
Big Bad Mama
1974as William J. Baxter
Pray for the Wildcats
1974as Warren Summerfield
Go Ask Alice
1973as Sam
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
1973as Paul Kovalik
Pioneer Woman
1973as John Sergeant
Incident on a Dark Street
1973as Deaver G. Wallace
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1972as George Stapleton
The People
1972as Dr. Curtis
Sole Survivor
1970as Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
The Andersonville Trial
1970as Col. Chipman
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970as John Adams
Shadow Game
1969as Peter Hoyt
White Comanche
1968as Johnny Moon / Notah
Alexander The Great
1968as Alexander
Incubus
1966as Marc
Star Trek: The Menagerie
1966as Captain James T. Kirk
The Outrage
1964as Preacher
Operation Bikini
1963as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Intruder
1962as Adam Cramer
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961as Harrison Byers
The Grim Reaper
1961as Paul Graves
The Explosive Generation
1961as Peter Gifford
City Out of Time
1959as Narrator (voice)
The Christmas Tree
1958as Philo
The Brothers Karamazov
1958as Alexi Karamazov
A Town Has Turned to Dust
1958as Jerry Paul
The Defender (Studio One)
1957as Kenneth Preston
Oedipus Rex
1957as Chorus
The Butler's Night Off
1951
Keeper of the Cup
The Eagle Obsession
as Self
Star Trek Film Collection
as James T Kirk
Television (180)
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
2024as Keldor (voice)
The D-Con Chamber
2024as Self
The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe
2024as Self - Presenter
The UnXplained Special Presentation
2023as Self - Presenter
Stars on Mars
2023as Self - Host
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022as Self
Piers Morgan Uncensored
2022as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019as Self
The Masked Singer
2019as Knight
The UnXplained
2019as Self - Host
My Life Is Murder
2019as Barton Wallwork
WWE Backstage
2019as William Shatner
Star Trek: Short Treks
2018as Capt. James T. Kirk (voice) (archive footage)
The Indian Detective
2017as David Marlowe
Private Eyes
2016as Norm Glinski
The Shannara Chronicles
2016as Captain Kirk (archive footage)
Better Late Than Never
2016as Self
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed
2016as Self
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015as Self - Guest
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015as Self
WWE Breaking Ground
2015as Himself (narrator)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014as Self - Guest
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014as Self
The Captains Close Up
2013as Self
Comic Book Men
2012as Self
Gotham Comedy Live
2012as Self - Host
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
2010as Grand Pear (voice)
Hot in Cleveland
2010as Sally
Rookie Blue
2010as Henry McLeod
Haven
2010as Croatoan
The Talk
2010
$#*! My Dad Says
2010as Ed Goodson
William Shatner's Weird or What?
2010
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
Aftermath with William Shatner
2010as Self - Host
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009as Self - Guest
Murdoch Mysteries
2008as Mark Twain
Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008as Self - Host
Million Dollar Password
2008
Everest
2008as Norman Kelly
Extraordinary Animals
2008
The Big Bang Theory
2007as William Shatner
Mars Rising
2007as Narrator (voice)
Psych
2006as Frank O'Hara
The Henry Rollins Show
2006Show Me the Money
2006
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
Hell's Kitchen
2005as Self
The Reichen Show
2005as Self - Guest
Invasion Iowa
2005as Col. Shane Yeager
The Annie Awards
2005as Self - Host
Boston Legal
2004as Denny Crane
The Tony Danza Show
2004as Self - Guest
Atomic Betty
2004as Jim
Best Week Ever
2004
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003as Self
Comedy Central Roasts
2003as Self
Chilly Beach
2003as The President (voice)
After They Were Famous
2002as Self
One-Hit Wonders
2002
Cosmic Odyssey
2002Good Day Live
2001as Self
Bob Patterson
2001as Warren Wellman
Click
2000as Self
Futurama
1999as William Shatner (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999as Self - Guest
A Twist in the Tale
1999
Hercules
1998as Jason of the Argonauts (voice)
The View
1997as Self
The Practice
1997as Denny Crane
Perversions of Science
1997as Admiral Kornfeld
Space Cadets
1997as Self
The Daily Show
1996as Narrator
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996as Big Giant Head
Muppets Tonight
1996as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996as Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
TekWar
1994as Walter H. Bascom
Raw
1993as William Shatner
Late Show with David Letterman
1993as Self - Guest
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993as Captain James T. Kirk
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993as Self
seaQuest DSV
1993as Milos Tezlof
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Eek! The Cat
1992as Santa Claus (voice)
The Larry Sanders Show
1992as William Shatner
Gottschalk Late Night
1992as Self
Have I Got News for You
1990as Self - Host
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990as Himself
Dream On
1990
Rescue 911
1989as Self - Host
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988as Self
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985as Charles Underhill
Prime Times
1983as Self
T. J. Hooker
1982as Sgt TJ Hooker
Late Night with David Letterman
1982as Self - Guest
Police Squad!
1982as Poisoned Man
Madame's Place
1982as Self
Fridays
1980as Self - Guest Host
Little Women
1978as Friedrich Bhaer
The Bastard
1978as Paul Revere
How the West Was Won
1977as Captain Harrison
The Oregon Trail
1977
Testimony of Two Men
1977as Adrian Ferrier
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Host
Barbary Coast
1975as Jeff Cable
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974as Josh Lang
Police Woman
1974as Mark Ciprio
Petrocelli
1974as Adam North
Kodiak
1974as Buzz Howard
Flick Flack
1974as Host
Amy Prentiss
1974
Barnaby Jones
1973as Phil Carlyle / Fred Williams
Police Story
1973
Star Trek
1973as James T. Kirk (voice)
The Magician
1973as Ed Cassidy
The Magician
1973as Ed Cassidy
The Rookies
1972
The Sixth Sense
1972
Kung Fu
1972as Capt. Brandywine Gage
Columbo
1971as Ward Fowler
Vanished
1971as Dave Paulick
Hawaii Five-O
1968as Sam Tolliver
The Name of the Game
1968as Peter
Ironside
1967as Marty Jessup
Mannix
1967as Adam Langer
Off to See the Wizard
1967as Alexander the Great
Star Trek
1966as James T. Kirk
Mission: Impossible
1966as Joseph Conrad
CBS Playhouse
1966
The F.B.I.
1965as Arthur Majors
The Big Valley
1965as Brett
For the People
1965as David Koster
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964as Michael Donfield
Reporter
1964as Horner
The Fugitive
1963as Tony Burrell
The Outer Limits
1963as Gen. Jeff Barton
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Miss USA
1963as Self - Host
Burke's Law
1963as Arthur Reynolds
Arrest and Trial
1963as Larry Tavener
Channing
1963as Tom Ericson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962as Self
The Virginian
1962as Luke Milford
The Mike Douglas Show
1961as Self
Dr. Kildare
1961as Dr. Toby Cunningham
The Defenders
1961as Jim McCleery
Alcoa Premiere
1961as Dr William Grant
The Dick Powell Show
1961as Eric Tegman
Route 66
1960
Thriller
1960as Gil Thrasher
Outlaws
1960
Police Surgeon
1960as Joe Flatt
The Twilight Zone
1959as Don Carter
One Step Beyond
1959as Carl Bremer
77 Sunset Strip
1958as Paul DeVinger
Naked City
1958as Roger Barmer
Suspicion
1957as Eli
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Jim Whitely
Gunsmoke
1955as Fred Bateman
Climax!
1954as Ben Tate
On Camera
1954
The Oscars
1953as Self
Space Command
1953
Omnibus
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as Philo
Studio One
1948as Kenneth Preston
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
Kraft Television Theatre
1947as Charles Best
Golden Globe Awards
1944as Self - Host
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter
Inner Space
as Narrator
Science Fiction Film Awards
as Himself
Crew (34)
Movies (24)
765874: Unification
2024Executive Producer
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill
2024Executive Producer
The Truth Is in the Stars
2017Executive Producer
God Woke
2017Executive Producer
Chaos on the Bridge
2014Director
Chaos on the Bridge
2014Executive Producer
Chaos on the Bridge
2014Writer
The Captains: Still Kicking
2013Director
Get a Life!
2012Director
Get a Life!
2012Executive Producer
The Captains
2011Director
The Captains
2011Executive Producer
The Captains
2011Writer
Fire Serpent
2007Creator
Fire Serpent
2007Executive Producer
Groom Lake
2002Director
Groom Lake
2002Story
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
2000Theme Song Performance
TekWar
1994Director
TekWar
1994Novel
TekWar: TekLords
1994Novel
TekWar: TekJustice
1994Characters
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989Director
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989Story
Television (10)
The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe
2024Executive Producer
The UnXplained Special Presentation
2023Executive Producer
The UnXplained
2019Executive Producer
William Shatner's Weird or What?
2010Producer
Aftermath with William Shatner
2010Producer
Squidbillies
2005Theme Song Performance
Perversions of Science
1997Director
TekWar
1994Director
TekWar
1994Producer
T. J. Hooker
1982Director
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