William Shatner
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.
Fotos
Películas (218)
The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World
2026 · Self
For the Love of Star Trek
2026 · Self
The Eagle Obsession
2025 · Self
Aliens Among Us with William Shatner
2024
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill
2024 · Self, Executive Producer
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023 · Self
Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 · Self - (archive footage)
A Tear in the Sky
2022
Fireheart
2022 · Mayor of New York (voice)
2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart
2021 · Self
Shatner in Space
2021 · Self
Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek
2021 · Self
WWE Hall Of Fame 2020
2021 · Self
Senior Moment
2021 · Victor Martin
Creators: The Past
2020 · Lord Oghma
To Your Last Death
2019 · The Overseer (voice)
Devil's Revenge
2019 · Hayes
The Steam Engines of Oz
2018 · Oscar 'Oz' Diggs (voice)
Aliens Ate My Homework
2018 · Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice)
Batman vs. Two-Face
2017 · Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)
Not a War Story
2017
God Woke
2017 · Executive Producer
The Truth Is in the Stars
2017 · Self, Executive Producer
Heroes Manufactured
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016 · Self
For the Love of Spock
2016 · Self
When Elephants Were Young
2016 · Narrator
Range 15
2016 · Richard Chindler
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
2016 · Self (archive footage)
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
2016 · Himself (voice only)
A Sunday Horse
2016 · Kenneth Roubidoux
The Colorful Montreal Expos
2016 · Narrator (voice)
Just in Time for Christmas
2015 · Coachman Nick
Baby, Baby, Baby
2015 · Actor
Being Canadian
2015 · Self
A Christmas Horror Story
2015 · Dangerous Dan
Tom Felton Meets the Superfans
2015 · Self
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
2014 · Self
Chaos on the Bridge
2014 · Self, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
To Be Takei
2014 · Self
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
2013 · Self
Return to the Forest
2013 · Narrator
Escape from Planet Earth
2013 · General Shanker (voice)
The Captains: Still Kicking
2013 · Self, Director
Horrorween
2012 · Self
Get a Life!
2012 · Self, Executive Producer, Director
Corman's World
2011 · Self - Actor
Eat, Fry, Love
2011
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
2011 · Self - Roaster
William Shatner Sings O Canada
2011 · Himself
The Captains
2011 · Self, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
The Space Shuttle
2011 · Narrator
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011 · Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner
2011
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
2011
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010 · Core (voice)
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
2010 · Self
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2010 · Self
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet
2009 · Self
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
2009 · Self
Fanboys
2009 · Himself
Gotta Catch Santa Claus
2008 · Santa Claus (voice)
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
2007 · Himself
The Pixar Story
2007 · James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Fire Serpent
2007 · Creator, Executive Producer
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006 · Self
Over the Hedge
2006 · Ozzie (voice)
The Wild
2006 · Kazar (voice)
Stalking Santa
2006 · Narrator
William Shatner in Concert
2006 · Self
40 Years of Star Trek
2006 · Self
Last Laugh '05
2005 · Lucifer
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
2005 · Self
How William Shatner Changed the World
2005 · Self - Host / Narrator (voice), Book
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005 · Stan Fields
Lil' Pimp
2005 · Tony Gold (voice)
Last Laugh '04
2004 · Self
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004 · Dodgeball Chancellor
The Rose Parade: A Pageant for the Ages
2004 · Self
Sci-Fi Visionaries
2004
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004
A Carol Christmas
2003 · Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present
Christmas from Hollywood
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003 · Self
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
William Shatner's Spplat Attack II
2003 · Wild Bill
Spplat Attack
2002
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
2002 · Self
Groom Lake
2002 · John Gossner, Director, Story
American Psycho II: All American Girl
2002 · Starkman
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Self
Showtime
2002 · William Shatner
Shoot or Be Shot!
2002 · Harvey Wilkes
Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues
2002 · Self
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime
2001 · Self
Festival in Cannes
2001 · Self
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
2001 · Professor
Whale Shark Hunters of the Philippines
2001 · Self
Osmosis Jones
2001 · Mayor Phlegmming (voice)
Falcon Down
2001 · Major Robert Carson
Remembering 'The Intruder'
2001 · Self
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 1
2001 · Narrator
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3
2001 · Narrator
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 2
2001 · Narrator
Miss Congeniality
2000 · Stan Fields
Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero
2000 · Narrator (Voice)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
2000 · Theme Song Performance
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999 · Self (archive footage)
Nukes in Space
1999 · Narrator
Land of the Free
1998 · Aidan Carvell
Hollywood Ghost Stories
1998 · Self
Free Enterprise
1998 · Bill
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998 · James T. Kirk
Trekkies
1997 · Self
Jefftowne
1997 · Self
TV Guide Looks at Science Fiction
1997 · Self
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996 · Self
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
1996 · Michael Gatewick
Star Trek Story
1996 · Self (archive footage)
Corwin
1996 · Self
Dead Man's Island
1996 · Chase Prescott
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
1996 · Host
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
1995 · Narrator
Virtuosity
1995 · Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited)
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
1994 · Bodosh
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
1994
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1994 · Self - Host
William Shatner: Captain's Log
1994 · Self
Star Trek: Generations
1994 · Captain James T. Kirk
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994 · Adam Harland (uncredited)
TekWar: TekJustice
1994 · Walter H. Bascom, Characters
TekWar: TekLab
1994 · Walter H. Bascom
TekWar: TekLords
1994 · Walter H. Bascom, Novel
TekWar
1994 · Walter H. Bascom, Director, Novel
UFO Cover-Up Live with Larry King
1994 · Self
Family of Strangers
1993 · Earl
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993 · General Mortars
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
1993 · Self
The Twenty-Five Year Mission Tour
1992 · Self
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991 · Captain James T. Kirk
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991 · Self - Presenter
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991 · Self - Host
Voices That Care
1991 · Self - Choir Member
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
1990 · Self
Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest
1990 · Narrator
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989 · Captain James T. Kirk, Director, Story
Hollywood on Horses
1989 · Self
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988 · Self
Broken Angel
1988 · Chuck Coburn
Seasons
1987 · Narrator (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 · Self
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986 · Admiral James T. Kirk
William Shatner's Mysteries of the Way We Feel
1986 · Host
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986 · Self
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
1986 · Sgt. T.J. Hooker
Super Duper Bloopers
1986 · Self
North Beach and Rawhide
1985 · Rawhide MacGregor
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985 · Self (archive footage)
Secrets of a Married Man
1984 · Chris Jordan
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984 · Admiral James T. Kirk
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982 · Cdr. Buck Murdock
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982 · Admiral James T. Kirk
Visiting Hours
1982 · Gary Baylor
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
The Babysitter
1980 · Dr. Jeff Benedict
The Kidnapping of the President
1980 · Jerry O'Connor
Hypnosis and Beyond
1980 · Self
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979 · Captain Kirk
Disaster on the Coastliner
1979 · Stuart Peters
Riel
1979 · The Barker
The Crash of Flight 401
1978 · Carl Tobias
Land of No Return
1978 · Curt Benell
The Third Walker
1978 · Munro Maclean
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977 · Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
A Whale of a Tale
1976 · Jack Fredericks
The Tenth Level
1976 · Prof. Stephen Turner
Perilous Voyage
1976 · Steve Monroe
Mysteries of the Gods
1976 · Host
Universe
1976 · Narrator
Microworld
1976
The Star Trek Dream
1975 · Self
The Devil’s Rain
1975 · Mark Preston
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975 · Self
Impulse
1974 · Matt Stone
Big Bad Mama
1974 · William J. Baxter
Pray for the Wildcats
1974 · Warren Summerfield
Indict and Convict
1974 · Sam Belden
Pioneer Woman
1973 · John Sergeant
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
1973 · Paul Kovalik
Go Ask Alice
1973 · Sam
Incident on a Dark Street
1973 · Deaver G. Wallace
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1972 · George Stapleton
The People
1972 · Dr. Curtis
The Andersonville Trial
1970 · Col. Chipman
Sole Survivor
1970 · Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970 · John Adams
Shadow Game
1969 · Peter Hoyt
White Comanche
1968 · Johnny Moon / Notah
Alexander The Great
1968 · Alexander
Space Seed
1967 · Captain James T. Kirk
Incubus
1966 · Marc
The Outrage
1964 · Preacher
Operation Bikini
1963 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Intruder
1962 · Adam Cramer
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961 · Harrison Byers
The Explosive Generation
1961 · Peter Gifford
City Out of Time
1959 · Narrator (voice)
The Christmas Tree
1958 · Philo
A Town Has Turned to Dust
1958 · Jerry Paul
The Brothers Karamazov
1958 · Alexi Karamazov
The Defender (Studio One)
1957 · Kenneth Preston
Oedipus Rex
1957 · Chorus
The Butler's Night Off
1951
The Atomic Bomb Collection
· Narrator
Keeper of the Cup
Series (187)
Star Trek: Legenden
2026 · Self - James Tiberius Kirk
Hey Jonas!
2026 · Self-Guest
The D-Con Chamber
2024 · Self
The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe
2024 · Self - Presenter, Executive Producer
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
2024 · Keldor (voice)
The UnXplained Special Presentation
2023 · Self - Presenter, Executive Producer
Stars on Mars
2023 · Self - Host
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022 · Self
Piers Morgan Uncensored
2022 · Self
WWE Backstage
2019 · William Shatner
El programa de Kelly Clarkson
2019 · Self
The UnXplained
2019 · Self - Host, Executive Producer
My Life Is Murder
2019 · Barton Wallwork
The Masked Singer
2019 · Self, Knight (archive footage)
Star Trek: Short Treks
2018 · Capt. James T. Kirk (voice) (archive footage)
The Indian Detective
2017 · David Marlowe
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed
2016 · Self
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
2016
Better Late Than Never
2016 · Self
Private Eyes
2016 · Norm Glinski
The Shannara Chronicles
2016 · Captain Kirk (archive footage)
WWE Breaking Ground
2015 · Himself (narrator)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015 · Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · Self - Guest
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014 · Self
The Captains Close Up
2013 · Self, Creator
Gotham Comedy Live
2012 · Self - Host
Comic Book Men
2012 · Self
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
The Talk
2010 · Self
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
2010 · Grand Pear (voice)
$#*! My Dad Says
2010 · Ed Goodson
Aftermath with William Shatner
2010 · Self - Host, Producer
Haven
2010 · Croatoan
Rookie Blue
2010 · Henry McLeod
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · Sally
Weird or What?
2010 · Producer
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009 · Self - Guest
Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008 · Self - Host
Everest
2008 · Norman Kelly
Million Dollar Password
2008
Murdoch Mysteries
2008 · Mark Twain
Extraordinary Animals
2008
Mars Rising
2007 · Narrator (voice)
The Big Bang Theory
2007 · William Shatner
Show Me the Money
2006
Psych
2006 · Frank O'Hara
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
The Reichen Show
2005 · Self - Guest
The Colbert Report
2005 · Self - Guest
Squidbillies
2005 · Theme Song Performance
Hell's Kitchen
2005 · Self
Invasion Iowa
2005 · Col. Shane Yeager
The Annie Awards
2005 · Self - Host
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Self
Boston Legal
2004 · Denny Crane
Atomic Betty
2004 · Jim
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self - Guest
Best Week Ever
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Chilly Beach
2003 · The President (voice)
Comedy Central Roasts
2003 · Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
One-Hit Wonders
2002
After They Were Famous
2002 · Self
Cosmic Odyssey
2002
Bob Patterson
2001 · Warren Wellman
Good Day Live
2001 · Self
Click
2000 · Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 · Self - Guest
Futurama
1999 · William Shatner (voice)
A Twist in the Tale
1999
Hercules
1998 · Jason of the Argonauts (voice)
The View
1997 · Self, Self - Guest
Space Cadets
1997 · Self
Perversions of Science
1997 · Admiral Kornfeld, Director
The Practice
1997 · Denny Crane
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Narrator
Muppets Tonight
1996 · Self
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 · Big Giant Head
TekWar
1994 · Walter H. Bascom, Producer, Director, Creator
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest
seaQuest DSV
1993 · Milos Tezlof
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
WWE Raw
1993 · Self, William Shatner
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Captain James T. Kirk
Gottschalk Late Night
1992 · Self
Eek! The Cat
1992 · Santa Claus (voice), Commander Berzerk (voice)
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · William Shatner
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Have I Got News for You
1990 · Self - Host
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · William Shatner
Dream On
1990
Rescue 911
1989 · Self - Host
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · Charles Underhill
Television
1985
Prime Times
1983 · Self
Madame's Place
1982 · Self
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Sgt TJ Hooker, Director
Police Squad!
1982 · Poisoned Man
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Self - Guest
Fridays
1980 · Self - Guest Host
Little Women
1978 · Friedrich Bhaer
Mork & Mindy
1978 · Himself
The Bastard
1978 · Paul Revere
The Oregon Trail
1977
Testimony of Two Men
1977 · Adrian Ferrier
How the West Was Won
1977 · Captain Harrison
Battle of the Network Stars
1976 · Self - ABC Team Captain
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host, Self (uncredited)
Barbary Coast
1975 · Jeff Cable
Amy Prentiss
1974
Police Woman
1974 · Mark Ciprio
Kodiak
1974 · Buzz Howard
Petrocelli
1974 · Adam North
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Josh Lang
Flick Flack
1974 · Host
The Magician
1973 · Ed Cassidy
Star Trek
1973 · James T. Kirk (voice)
Police Story
1973
Barnaby Jones
1973 · Phil Carlyle / Fred Williams
Kung Fu
1972 · Capt. Brandywine Gage
The Rookies
1972
The Sixth Sense
1972
Colombo
1971 · Ward Fowler, Fielding Chase
Vanished
1971 · Dave Paulick
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Sam Tolliver
The Name of the Game
1968 · Peter, Ronald Payden
Mannix
1967 · Adam Langer
Off to See the Wizard
1967 · Alexander the Great
Ironside
1967 · Bill Parkins, Marty Jessup
CBS Playhouse
1966 · Peter Hoyt
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Joseph Conrad, Thomas 'Tommy' Kroll
Star Trek
1966 · James T. Kirk
The F.B.I.
1965 · Arthur Majors
The Big Valley
1965 · Brett
For the People
1965 · David Koster
Reporter
1964 · Horner
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Michael Donfield
12 O'Clock High
1964 · Major Kurt Brown
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Burke's Law
1963 · Arthur Reynolds
Channing
1963 · Tom Ericson
The Fugitive
1963 · Tony Burrell
The Outer Limits
1963 · Gen. Jeff Barton
Arrest and Trial
1963 · Larry Tavener
Miss USA
1963 · Self - Host
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Virginian
1962 · Luke Milford
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Alcoa Premiere
1961 · Dr William Grant
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Dr. Toby Cunningham, Dr. Carl Noyes
The Dick Powell Show
1961 · Eric Tegman
The Defenders
1961 · Jim McCleery, Charles Terranova, Gil Rawson, Cliff Sellers, Assistant District Attorney Earl Rhodes
Festival
1960 · Mark Antony
Route 66
1960
Outlaws
1960
Thriller
1960 · Gil Thrasher, Paul Graves
Police Surgeon
1960 · Joe Flatt
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Bob Wilson, Don Carter
One Step Beyond
1959 · Carl Bremer
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Paul DeVinger
Naked City
1958 · Roger Barmer, Maung Tun
Suspicion
1957 · Eli
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Jim Whitely, John Crane
Gunsmoke
1955 · Fred Bateman
Climax!
1954 · Ben Tate
On Camera
1954
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Space Command
1953
Omnibus
1952 · Palace Messenger
General Motors Theatre
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Philo
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
Studio One
1948 · Dr. David Coleman, Dr. Franck, Kenneth Preston
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Kraft Television Theatre
1947 · Charles Best
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee, Self - Host
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
· Self - Presenter
Inner Space
· Narrator
Science Fiction Film Awards
· Self