William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, musician, singer, author, film director, spokesman and comedian. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James Tiberius Kirk, commander of the Federation starship USS Enterprise, in the science fiction television series Star Trek, from 1966 to 1969; Star Trek: The Animated Series from 1973 to 1974, and in seven of the subsequent Star Trek feature films from 1979 to 1994. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk and being a part of Star Trek, and has co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe. He has also authored a series of science fiction novels called TekWar that were adapted for television.
Shatner also played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker from 1982 to 1986. Afterwards, he hosted the reality-based television series Rescue 911 from 1989 to 1996, which won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Dramatic Series. He has since worked as a musician, author, director and celebrity pitchman. From 2004 to 2008, he starred as attorney Denny Crane in the television dramas The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal, for which he won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
Filmography
Character: Admiral James T. Kirk
Character: Admiral James T. Kirk
Character: Admiral James T. Kirk
Character: Admiral James T. Kirk
Character: Captain James T. Kirk
Character: Captain James T. Kirk
Character: Captain James T. Kirk
Character: Harrison Byers
Character: Cdr. Buck Murdock
Character: Robert Starkman
Character: Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
Character: William Shatner
Character: General Mortars
Character: Santa Claus (voice)
Character: Major Robert Carson
Character: Alexi Karamazov
Character: William J. Baxter
Character: George Stapleton
Character: Johnny Moon / Notah
Character: General Shanker (voice)
Character: Narrator (Voice)
Character: Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present
Character: Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
Character: Warren Summerfield
Character: Jerry O'Connor
Character: The Overseer (voice)
Character: Walter H. Bascom
Character: Walter H. Bascom
Character: Walter H. Bascom
Character: Michael Gatewick
Character: Prof. Stephen Turner
Character: Chase Prescott
Character: Dr. Jeff Benedict
Character: Mayor Phlegmming (voice)
Character: Himself - Roaster
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Kenneth Roubidoux
Character: Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Character: Himself (voice only)
Character: Richard Chindler
Character: Jack Fredericks
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)
Character: Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice)
Character: Deaver G. Wallace
Character: Oscar "Oz" Diggs (voice)
Character: Walter H. Bascom
Character: Dodgeball Chancellor
Character: Tony Gold (voice)
Character: Captain James Tiberius Kirk (archive footage)
Character: Kenneth Preston
Character: Mayor of New York (voice)
Character: Self - Choir Member
Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Character: James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Adam Harland (uncredited)
Job: Theme Song Performance