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...
Known For
Movies
- Star Trek II: The Wrath...
1982
- Star Trek: The Motion P...
1979
- Star Trek III: The Sear...
1984
- Star Trek IV: The Voyag...
1986
- Star Trek V: The Final ...
1989
- Star Trek VI: The Undis...
1991
- Star Trek: Generations
1994
- Miss Congeniality
2000
- Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
- Hollywood's Funniest Al...
1985
- Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
- Miss Congeniality 2: Ar...
2005
- A Town Has Turned to Du...
1958
- Expedition Unknown: Sha...
2021
- Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
- American Psycho II: All...
2002
- Nukes in Space
1999
- Kingdom of the Spiders
1977
- Trinity and Beyond: The...
1995
- Classic TV Bloopers Unc...
2011
- Showtime
2002
- How William Shatner Cha...
2005
- Over the Hedge
2006
- Quantum Quest: A Cassin...
2010
- Star Trek: The Captain'...
2009
- Mind Meld: Secrets Behi...
2001
- National Lampoon's Load...
1993
- William Shatner: You Ca...
2024
- The Wild
2006
- Free Enterprise
1998
- Fanboys
2009
- Botschaft der Götter
1976
- Gotta Catch Santa Claus
2008
- Falcon Down
2001
- The Horror at 37,000 Fe...
1973
- Impulse
1974
- The Brothers Karamazov
1958
- Merry F#%$in' Christmas
2005
- Shatner in Space
2021
- Trekkies
1997
- Big Bad Mama
1974
- Voices That Care
1991
- 2021 and Done with Snoo...
2021
- The Devil's Rain
1975
- Visiting Hours
1982
- Comanche blanco
1968
- Shoot or Be Shot!
2002
- Escape from Planet Earth
2013
- Whale Shark Hunters of ...
2001
- The Captains
2011
- Atomic Journeys: Welcom...
2000
- Sole Survivor
1970
- A Carol Christmas
2003
- Operation Bikini
1963
- Stalking Santa
2006
- Groom Lake
2002
- Corman's World
2011
- The Outrage
1964
- Incubus
1966
- Pray for the Wildcats
1974
- William Shatner's Myste...
1986
- The Intruder
1962
- Disaster on the Coastli...
1979
- The Space Shuttle
2011
- Heroes Manufactured
2017
- The Kidnapping of the P...
1980
- Jefftowne
1997
- Land of No Return
1978
- Go Ask Alice
1973
- The Atomic Bomb Collect...
- Get a Life!
2012
- TekWar: TekLords
1994
- TekWar: TekJustice
1994
- TekWar: TekLab
1994
- William Shatner's Gonzo...
2009
- A Tear in the Sky
2022
- Halloween: A Cut Above ...
2003
- The Explosive Generation
1961
- Secrets of a Married Man
1984
- Pioneer Woman
1973
- To Be Takei
2014
- The People
1972
- Kelly Clarkson's Cautio...
2013
- Universe
1976
- Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
- Spplat Attack
2002
- Star Trek Story
1996
- The Third Walker
1978
- The Pixar Story
2007
- The Prisoner of Zenda, ...
1996
- The Tenth Level
1976
- Dead Man's Island
1996
- The Hound of the Basker...
1972
- The Andersonville Trial
1970
- Hollywood Ghost Stories
1998
- Full Moon's Roadshow Re...
2023
- Star Trek: 25th Anniver...
1991
- The Babysitter
1980
- Super Duper Bloopers
1986
- Alexander The Great
1968
- NBC 75th Anniversary Sp...
2002
- UFO Cover-Up Live with ...
1994
- City Slickers II: The L...
1994
- Comedy Central Roast of...
2011
- Osmosis Jones
2001
- The Bastard
1978
- Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years...
2023
- Hypnosis and Beyond
1980
- Microworld
1976
- Saturday Night Live: Th...
1998
- Comedy Central Roast of...
2006
- Being Canadian
2015
- Science Fiction: A Jour...
1994
- Land of the Free
1998
- Chaos on the Bridge
2014
- A Christmas Horror Story
2015
- A Star Is Drawn: Rob Si...
2014
- Tom Felton Meets the Su...
2015
- Broken Angel
1988
- Night of 100 Stars II
1985
- Just in Time for Christ...
2015
- Baby, Baby, Baby
2015
- Christmas in Hollywood
2003
- A Sunday Horse
2016
- Star Trek: 30 Years and...
1996
- William Shatner's Star ...
1995
- The Colorful Montreal E...
2016
- When Elephants Were You...
2016
- For the Love of Spock
2016
- North Beach and Rawhide
1985
- They Came from the Swam...
2016
- Range 15
2016
- William Shatner Sings O...
2011
- William Shatner in Conc...
2006
- The Star Trek Dream
1975
- The Crash of Flight 401
1978
- Remembering 'The Intrud...
2001
- Star Trek: A Captain's ...
1994
- A Whale of a Tale
1976
- Oedipus Rex
1957
- City Out of Time
1959
- Your Guide to Star Trek...
1993
- The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
- Seasons
1987
- The Truth Is in the Sta...
2017
- Batman vs. Two-Face
2017
- Amazon: Land of the Flo...
1990
- To Your Last Death
2019
- Not a War Story
2017
- William Shatner: Captai...
1994
- Indict and Convict
1974
- Aliens Ate My Homework
2018
- NASA: A Space Odyssey V...
2001
- NASA: A Space Odyssey V...
2001
- NASA: A Space Odyssey V...
2001
- Incident on a Dark Stre...
1973
- The Captains: Still Kic...
2013
- Horrorween
2012
- The Steam Engines of Oz
2018
- Perilous Voyage
1976
- TekWar
1994
- DodgeBall: A True Under...
2004
- Life Beyond Trek: Willi...
2011
- Sci-Fi Visionaries
2004
- Billy Blackburn's Treas...
2011
- Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance ...
2004
- Birth of a Timeless Leg...
2004
- Creators: The Past
2020
- 40 Years of Star Trek
2006
- Lil' Pimp
2005
- The Christmas Tree
1958
- Devil's Revenge
2019
- The Star Trek Saga: Fro...
1988
- WWE: The Best of Raw 15...
2007
- Family of strangers
1993
- Star Trek: Inside the R...
2016
- Boomerang
1992
- Gahan Wilson's The Kid
2001
- Charles Beaumont: The S...
2010
- Janek: The Silent Betra...
1994
- Star Wars vs. Star Trek...
2002
- Christopher Plummer: A ...
2002
- Senior Moment
2021
- Shadow Game
1969
- The Defender (Studio On...
1957
- Last Laugh '05
2005
- Last Laugh '04
2004
- WWE Hall Of Fame 2020
2021
- Fireheart
2022
- Festival in Cannes
2001
- Hollywood on Horses
1989
- Night of 100 Stars
1982
- Koko: The Gorilla Who T...
2016
- The Butler's Night Off
1951
- The Rose Parade: A Page...
2004
- Keeper of the Cup
- Late Night with Conan O...
2003
- 1982: Greatest Geek Yea...
2022
- T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
1986
- 765874: Unification
2024
- Corwin
1996
- Happy 100th Birthday, H...
1987
- Star Trek: The Menagerie
1966
- The Eagle Obsession
- William Shatner's Sppla...
2003
- Return to the Forest
2013
- Riel
1979
- Aliens Among Us with Wi...
2024
- Virtuosity
1995
- The Grim Reaper
1961
TV Shows
- Columbo
1971
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
- The Dick Powell Show
1961
- Star Trek
1966
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
- The Tony Danza Show
2004
- Burke's Law
1963
- Perversions of Science
1997
- Chilly Beach
2003
- The Rookies
1972
- Futurama
1999
- Best Week Ever
2004
- Police Surgeon
1960
- T. J. Hooker
1982
- The F.B.I.
1965
- Atomic Betty
2004
- The Fresh Prince of Bel...
1990
- seaQuest DSV
1993
- The Larry Sanders Show
1992
- Hawaii Five-O
1968
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
- Route 66
1960
- Star Trek
1973
- The View
1997
- Comic Book Men
2012
- E! True Hollywood Story
1996
- Omnibus
1952
- Space Cadets
1997
- Naked City
1958
- The Tonight Show with J...
1992
- Show Me the Money
2006
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Studio One
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
- The View
1997
- Mission: Impossible
1966
- The Colbert Report
2005
- The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
- Late Night with David L...
1982
- Late Night with Conan O...
1993
- The Twilight Zone
1959
- The Henry Rollins Show
2006
- StarTalk with Neil deGr...
2015
- Ironside
1967
- Muppets Tonight
1996
- Alfred Hitchcock Presen...
1955
- Boston Legal
2004
- Million Dollar Password
2008
- TekWar
1994
- Outlaws
1960
- Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008
- Battle of the Network S...
1976
- Police Woman
1974
- The Name of the Game
1968
- Bob Patterson
2001
- Police Story
1973
- The Fugitive
1963
- Invasion Iowa
2005
- The Virginian
1962
- Thriller
1960
- Amy Prentiss
1974
- One Step Beyond
1959
- Bob Hope Presents the C...
1963
- Climax!
1954
- The Big Valley
1965
- Rescue 911
1989
- The Magician
1973
- The Sixth Sense
1972
- The Late Late Show with...
2005
- Barbary Coast
1975
- Vanished
1971
- CBS Playhouse
1966
- The Reporter
1964
- A Twist in the Tale
1999
- Cosmic Odyssey
2002
- Dr. Kildare
1961
- The Masked Singer
2019
- The Defenders
1961
- The Defenders
1961
- The Defenders
1961
- The Outer Limits
1963
- The Defenders
1961
- The Defenders
1961
- The Oregon Trail
1977
- The Late Late Show with...
1999
- Good Day Live
2001
- The Masked Singer
2019
- Click
2000
- Stars on Mars
2023
- Extraordinary Animals
2008
- For the People
1965
- Off to See the Wizard
1967
- Channing
1963
- Weird or What?
2010
- $#*! My Dad Says
2010
- Saturday Night Live
1975
- One-Hit Wonders
2002
- Dream On
1990
- Psych
2006
- Naked City
1958
- Hell's Kitchen
2005
- My Life Is Murder
2019
- Everest
2008
- My Little Pony: Friends...
2010
- The Practice
1997
- WWE Backstage
2019
- Murdoch Mysteries
2008
- The Mike Douglas Show
1961
- Saturday Night Live
1975
- Dr. Kildare
1961
- WWE Breaking Ground
2015
- Better Late Than Never
2016
- Space Command
1953
- Hercules
1998
- Kraft Television Theatre
1947
- The Six Million Dollar ...
1974
- Haven
2010
- Gotham Comedy Live
2012
- Arrest and Trial
1963
- Masters of the Universe...
2024
- The UnXplained Special ...
2023
- The Indian Detective
2017
- Police Squad!
1982
- Eek! The Cat
1992
- Eek! The Cat
1992
- Columbo
1971
- Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
- Piers Morgan Uncensored
2022
- Space Ghost Coast to Co...
1994
- Thriller
1960
- Flick Flack
1974
- Alfred Hitchcock Presen...
1955
- Kodiak
1974
- After They Were Famous
2002
- Ironside
1967
- The Reichen Show
2005
- Studio One
1948
- Studio One
1948
- The Talk
2010
- Unlocked: The World of ...
2016
- The Fran Drescher Show
2010
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
- Have I Got a Bit More N...
- Prime Times
1983
- Raw
1993
- The Big Bang Theory
2007
- Raw
1993
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
- Ironside
1967
- The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
- The UnXplained
2019
- Sunday with Laura Kuens...
2022
- Real Time with Bill Mah...
2003
- Private Eyes
2016
- 77 Sunset Strip
1958
- The Captains Close Up
2013
- Aftermath with William ...
2010
- Comedy Central Roasts
2003
- The UnXplained: Mysteri...
2024
- The Real History of Sci...
2014
- Hot in Cleveland
2010
- Madame's Place
1982
- Rookie Blue
2010
- The Oscars
1953
- Police Woman
1974
- Little Women
1978
- The Twilight Zone
1959
- The D-Con Chamber
2024
- Star Trek: Short Treks
2018
- Barnaby Jones
1973
- How the West Was Won
1977
- The Shannara Chronicles
2016
- Suspicion
1957
- Mars Rising
2007
- Last Week Tonight with ...
2014
- The Tonight Show Starri...
1962
- Inner Space
- Petrocelli
1974
- Miss USA
1963
- Kraft Television Theatre
1947
- Golden Globe Awards
1944
- Golden Globe Awards
1944
- Mannix
1967
- Omnibus
1952
- Golden Globe Awards
1944
- On Camera
1954
- Science Fiction Film Aw...
- Alcoa Premiere
1961
- The Late Show with Step...
2015
- Kung Fu
1972
- Testimony of Two Men
1977
- Have I Got News for You
1990
- The Merv Griffin Show
1962
- Star Trek: Deep Space N...
1993