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William Shatner
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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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Acting (238)
William Shatner
Ozzie (voice)
Stan Fields
Dodgeball Chancellor
William Shatner (voice)
William Shatner
Admiral James T. Kirk
Captain Kirk
Stan Fields
Admiral James T. Kirk
Admiral James T. Kirk
James T. Kirk
Captain James T. Kirk
Captain James T. Kirk
Captain James T. Kirk
Cdr. Buck Murdock
Kazar (voice)
William Shatner
Mayor Phlegmming (voice)
Bob Wilson / Don Carter
Frank O'Hara
Captain James T. Kirk
Harrison Byers
Ward Fowler / Fielding Chase
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General Mortars
General Shanker (voice)
Grand Pear (voice)
Big Giant Head
Croatoan
Starkman
Poisoned Man
Josh Lang
Denny Crane
Dangerous Dan
William Shatner
Adam Harland (uncredited)
Jason of the Argonauts (voice)
Joseph Conrad / Thomas 'Tommy' Kroll
Mark Twain
Mayor of New York (voice)
Jim Whitely / John Crane
Capt. Brandywine Gage
Henry McLeod
Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)
James T. Kirk (voice)
Sam Tolliver
Gen. Jeff Barton
Milos Tezlof
Santa Claus (voice) / Commander Berzerk (voice)
Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
Norm Glinski
Sally
Gary Baylor
Fred Bateman
Adam Cramer
Denny Crane
Coachman Nick
Keldor (voice)
Mark Preston
Sgt TJ Hooker
William Shatner
William J. Baxter
Michael Donfield
Kenneth Roubidoux
Bill Parkins / Marty Jessup
Barton Wallwork
Narrator
Ed Goodson
Richard Chindler
Tony Burrell
Brett
The Overseer (voice)
Adam Langer
Marc
Alexi Karamazov
Preacher
Bill
Charles Underhill
Captain Harrison
Luke Milford
Paul Kovalik
Actor
Mark Ciprio
David Marlowe
Phil Carlyle / Fred Williams
Lord Oghma
Adam North
Paul DeVinger
Sam
Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice)
Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
Walter H. Bascom
Arthur Majors
Jim
Victor Martin
Johnny Moon / Notah
Major Kurt Brown
Matt Stone
Walter H. Bascom
Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present
Gil Thrasher / Paul Graves
Dr. Toby Cunningham / Dr. Carl Noyes
James T. Kirk
Stuart Peters
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dr. Curtis
John Gossner
Carl Bremer
Dr. Jeff Benedict
Hayes
Major Robert Carson
Jerry O'Connor
Aidan Carvell
Roger Barmer / Maung Tun
John Sergeant
Dr. David Coleman / Dr. Franck / Kenneth Preston
Ed Cassidy
Peter / Ronald Payden
Arthur Reynolds
Ben Tate
Santa Claus (voice)
Tony Gold (voice)
Walter H. Bascom
Walter H. Bascom
Peter Gifford
Admiral Kornfeld
Walter H. Bascom
Jim McCleery / Charles Terranova / Gil Rawson / Cliff Sellers / Assistant District Attorney Earl Rhodes
Norman Kelly
Host
Chorus
Warren Summerfield
Oscar 'Oz' Diggs (voice)
Narrator
Eli
Philo
George Stapleton
Prof. Stephen Turner
Narrator (Voice)
Chase Prescott
Earl
Friedrich Bhaer
John Adams
Michael Gatewick
Deaver G. Wallace
Narrator
Col. Chipman
Dave Paulick
Jack Fredericks
Alexander
Warren Wellman
Chuck Coburn
Charles Best
Host
Dr William Grant
Narrator
Larry Tavener
Curt Benell
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Harvey Wilkes
Carl Tobias
Kenneth Preston
Jeff Cable
The President (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Joe Flatt
The Barker
Narrator
Jerry Paul
Tom Ericson
David Koster
Professor
Sam Belden
Col. Shane Yeager
Buzz Howard
Rawhide MacGregor
Steve Monroe
Peter Hoyt
Narrator
Sgt. T.J. Hooker
Adrian Ferrier
Narrator
Wild Bill
Narrator
Narrator
Narrator
Narrator
Paul Revere
Narrator (voice)
Host
Mark Antony
Narrator
Captain James T. Kirk
William Shatner
Narrator
Production (11)
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Directing (10)
Writing (8)
Story
Novel
Story
Characters
Novel
Book
Sound (2)
Theme Song Performance
Theme Song Performance
Creation (2)
Crew (1)
Creation
Appearances (116)
Captain Kirk (archive footage)
Self
Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self
Self
James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self
Self / Knight (archive footage)
Capt. James T. Kirk (voice) (archive footage)
Self - Roaster
Self - Actor
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self - Host
Self - Host
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Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self - Host
Self
Self - Guest Host
Self
Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (voice only)
Self - ABC Team Captain
Self
Self
Self - Host
Self - Host
Self
Self - Presenter
Self
Self
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self - Host
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self - Choir Member
Self (narrator)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self - Presenter
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Host
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self
Self - (archive footage)
Self
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