03/22/1931
Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
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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765874: Unification (2024) as Kirk |
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Aliens Among Us with William Shatner (2024) as |
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William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill (2024) as Self |
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Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023) as Self |
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Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited (2023) as Self (archive footage) |
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Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022) as Self - (archive footage) |
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A Tear in the Sky (2022) as |
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Fireheart (2022) as Mayor of New York (voice) |
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2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart (2021) as Self |
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Shatner in Space (2021) as Self |
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Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek (2021) as Self |
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WWE Hall Of Fame 2020 (2021) as Himself |
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Senior Moment (2021) as Victor Martin |
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Creators: The Past (2020) as Lord Oghma |
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To Your Last Death (2019) as The Overseer (voice) |
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Devil's Revenge (2019) as Hayes |
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The Steam Engines of Oz (2018) as Oscar 'Oz' Diggs (voice) |
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Aliens Ate My Homework (2018) as Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice) |
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Batman vs. Two-Face (2017) as Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice) |
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Not a War Story (2017) as |
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The Truth Is in the Stars (2017) as Self |
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Heroes Manufactured (2017) as Self (archive footage) |
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Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (2016) as Self |
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For the Love of Spock (2016) as Self |
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When Elephants Were Young (2016) as Narrator |
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Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People (2016) as Self (archive footage) |
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Range 15 (2016) as Richard Chindler |
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They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé (2016) as Himself (voice only) |
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A Sunday Horse (2016) as Kenneth Roubidoux |
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The Colorful Montreal Expos (2016) as Narrator (voice) |
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Just in Time for Christmas (2015) as Coachman Nick |
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Baby, Baby, Baby (2015) as Actor |
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Being Canadian (2015) as Self |
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A Christmas Horror Story (2015) as Dangerous Dan |
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Tom Felton Meets the Superfans (2015) as Self |
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A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con (2014) as Self |
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Chaos on the Bridge (2014) as Self |
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To Be Takei (2014) as Self |
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Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale (2013) as Self |
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Return to the Forest (2013) as Narrator |
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Escape from Planet Earth (2013) as General Shanker (voice) |
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The Captains: Still Kicking (2013) as Himself |
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Horrorween (2012) as Self |
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Get a Life! (2012) as Himself |
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Corman's World (2011) as Self - Actor |
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Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen (2011) as Self - Roaster |
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William Shatner Sings O Canada (2011) as Himself |
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The Captains (2011) as Himself |
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The Space Shuttle (2011) as Narrator |
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Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner (2011) as |
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Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories (2011) as |
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Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (2011) as Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) |
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Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010) as Core (voice) |
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Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man (2010) as Self |
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony (2010) as Himself |
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William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet (2009) as Himself |
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Star Trek: The Captain's Summit (2009) as Self |
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Fanboys (2009) as Himself |
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Gotta Catch Santa Claus (2008) as Santa Claus (voice) |
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WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary (2007) as Himself |
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The Pixar Story (2007) as James T. Kirk (archive footage) |
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Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (2006) as Self |
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Over the Hedge (2006) as Ozzie (voice) |
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The Wild (2006) as Kazar (voice) |
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Stalking Santa (2006) as Narrator |
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William Shatner in Concert (2006) as Self |
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40 Years of Star Trek (2006) as Self |
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Last Laugh '05 (2005) as Lucifer |
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Merry F#%$in' Christmas (2005) as Self |
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How William Shatner Changed The World (2005) as Self - Host / Narrator (voice) |
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) as Stan Fields |
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Lil' Pimp (2005) as Tony Gold (voice) |
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Last Laugh '04 (2004) as Self |
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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004) as Dodgeball Chancellor |
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The Rose Parade: A Pageant for the Ages (2004) as Self |
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Sci-Fi Visionaries (2004) as |
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Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century (2004) as |
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Birth of a Timeless Legacy (2004) as |
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A Carol Christmas (2003) as Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present |
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Christmas in Hollywood (2003) as Self (archive footage) |
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003) as Self |
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Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest (2003) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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William Shatner's Spplat Attack II (2003) as Wild Bill |
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Spplat Attack (2002) as |
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Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages (2002) as Self |
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Groom Lake (2002) as John Gossner |
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American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002) as Starkman |
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002) as Self |
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Showtime (2002) as William Shatner |
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Shoot or Be Shot! (2002) as Harvey Wilkes |
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Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues (2002) as Self |
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Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime (2001) as Himself |
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Festival in Cannes (2001) as Self |
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Gahan Wilson's The Kid (2001) as Professor |
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Whale Shark Hunters of the Philippines (2001) as Self |
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Osmosis Jones (2001) as Mayor Phlegmming (voice) |
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Falcon Down (2001) as Major Robert Carson |
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Remembering 'The Intruder' (2001) as Himself |
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NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 1 (2001) as Narrator |
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NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 2 (2001) as Narrator |
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NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3 (2001) as Narrator |
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Miss Congeniality (2000) as Stan Fields |
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Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero (2000) as Narrator (Voice) |
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Nukes in Space (1999) as Narrator |
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Land of the Free (1998) as Aidan Carvell |
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Hollywood Ghost Stories (1998) as Himself |
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Free Enterprise (1998) as Bill |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998) as James T. Kirk |
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Trekkies (1997) as Self |
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Jefftowne (1997) as Himself |
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TV Guide Looks at Science Fiction (1997) as Himself |
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Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond (1996) as Self |
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The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. (1996) as Michael Gatewick |
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Star Trek Story (1996) as Self (archive footage) |
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Corwin (1996) as Self |
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Dead Man's Island (1996) as Chase Prescott |
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William Shatner's Star Trek Memories (1996) as Host |
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Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995) as Narrator |
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Virtuosity (1995) as Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Janek: The Silent Betrayal (1994) as Bodosh |
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Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown (1994) as |
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William Shatner: Captain's Log (1994) as Self |
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Star Trek: A Captain's Log (1994) as Himself/Host |
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Star Trek: Generations (1994) as Captain James T. Kirk |
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City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) as Adam Harland (uncredited) |
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TekWar: TekJustice (1994) as Walter H. Bascom |
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TekWar: TekLab (1994) as Walter H. Bascom |
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TekWar: TekLords (1994) as Walter H. Bascom |
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TekWar (1994) as Walter H. Bascom |
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UFO Cover-Up Live with Larry King (1994) as Self |
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Family of strangers (1993) as Earl |
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) as General Mortars |
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Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations (1993) as Self |
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The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour (1992) as Himself |
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) as Captain James T. Kirk |
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The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991) as Self - Presenter |
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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special (1991) as Self - Host |
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Voices That Care (1991) as Self - Choir Member |
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Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest (1990) as Narrator |
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) as Captain James T. Kirk |
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Hollywood on Horses (1989) as Self |
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The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next (1988) as Self |
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Broken Angel (1988) as Chuck Coburn |
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Seasons (1987) as Narrator (voice) |
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) as Self |
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) as Admiral James T. Kirk |
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William Shatner's Mysteries of the Way We Feel (1986) as Host |
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The Canadian Conspiracy (1986) as Self |
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T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport (1986) as Sgt. T.J. Hooker |
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Super Duper Bloopers (1986) as Self |
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North Beach and Rawhide (1985) as Rawhide MacGregor |
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Night of 100 Stars II (1985) as Self |
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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985) as Self (archive footage) |
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Secrets of a Married Man (1984) as Chris Jordan |
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) as Admiral James T. Kirk |
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Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) as Cdr. Buck Murdock |
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) as Admiral James T. Kirk |
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Visiting Hours (1982) as Gary Baylor |
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Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self |
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The Babysitter (1980) as Dr. Jeff Benedict |
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The Kidnapping of the President (1980) as Jerry O'Connor |
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Hypnosis and Beyond (1980) as Himself |
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) as Admiral James T. Kirk |
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Disaster on the Coastliner (1979) as Stuart Peters |
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Riel (1979) as The Barker |
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The Crash of Flight 401 (1978) as Carl Tobias |
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Land of No Return (1978) as Curt Benell |
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The Third Walker (1978) as Munro Maclean |
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Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) as Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen |
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A Whale of a Tale (1976) as Jack Fredericks |
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The Tenth Level (1976) as Prof. Stephen Turner |
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Perilous Voyage (1976) as Steve Monroe |
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Botschaft der Götter (1976) as Host |
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Universe (1976) as Narrator |
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Microworld (1976) as |
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The Star Trek Dream (1975) as Self |
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The Devil’s Rain (1975) as Mark Preston |
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Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975) as Self |
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Impulse (1974) as Matt Stone |
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Big Bad Mama (1974) as William J. Baxter |
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Pray for the Wildcats (1974) as Warren Summerfield |
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Indict and Convict (1974) as Sam Belden |
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Pioneer Woman (1973) as John Sergeant |
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The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) as Paul Kovalik |
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Go Ask Alice (1973) as Sam |
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Incident on a Dark Street (1973) as Deaver G. Wallace |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972) as George Stapleton |
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The People (1972) as Dr. Curtis |
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The Andersonville Trial (1970) as Col. Chipman |
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Sole Survivor (1970) as Lt. Col. Josef Gronke |
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Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970) as John Adams |
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Shadow Game (1969) as Peter Hoyt |
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Comanche blanco (1968) as Johnny Moon / Notah |
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Alexander The Great (1968) as Alexander |
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Star Trek: The Menagerie (1966) as Captain James T. Kirk |
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Incubus (1966) as Marc |
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The Outrage (1964) as Preacher |
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Operation Bikini (1963) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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The Intruder (1962) as Adam Cramer |
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Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) as Harrison Byers |
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The Explosive Generation (1961) as Peter Gifford |
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The Grim Reaper (1961) as Paul Graves |
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City Out of Time (1959) as Narrator (voice) |
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The Christmas Tree (1958) as Philo |
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A Town Has Turned to Dust (1958) as Jerry Paul |
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The Brothers Karamazov (1958) as Alexi Karamazov |
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The Defender (Studio One) (1957) as Kenneth Preston |
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Oedipus Rex (1957) as Chorus |
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The Butler's Night Off (1951) as |
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The Atomic Bomb Collection ( Notice: Undefined index: release_date in /home3/dodecasaurus/itopmovies.com/Application/View/People/Index.phtml on line 113 ) as Narrator |
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Keeper of the Cup () as |
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The Eagle Obsession () as Self |
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765874: Unification (2024) Executive Producer |
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William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill (2024) Executive Producer |
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God Woke (2017) Executive Producer |
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The Truth Is in the Stars (2017) Executive Producer |
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Chaos on the Bridge (2014) Director |
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Chaos on the Bridge (2014) Writer |
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Chaos on the Bridge (2014) Executive Producer |
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The Captains: Still Kicking (2013) Director |
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Get a Life! (2012) Director |
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Get a Life! (2012) Executive Producer |
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The Captains (2011) Director |
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The Captains (2011) Writer |
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The Captains (2011) Executive Producer |
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Fire Serpent (2007) Creator |
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Fire Serpent (2007) Executive Producer |
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How William Shatner Changed The World (2005) Book |
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Groom Lake (2002) Director |
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Groom Lake (2002) Story |
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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000) Theme Song Performance |
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TekWar: TekJustice (1994) Characters |
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TekWar: TekLords (1994) Novel |
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TekWar (1994) Director |
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TekWar (1994) Novel |
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) Director |
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) Story |