1931-03-22 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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William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill | Self | 2024-03-22 |
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Aliens Among Us with William Shatner | 2024-08-08 | |
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765874: Unification | Kirk | 2024-11-18 |
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Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic | Self | 2023-12-21 |
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Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited | Self (archive footage) | 2023-06-30 |
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Fireheart | Mayor of New York (voice) | 2022-01-16 |
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A Tear in the Sky | 2022-05-22 | |
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1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! | Self | 2022-10-08 |
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WWE Hall Of Fame 2020 | Himself | 2021-04-06 |
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Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek | Self | 2021-07-12 |
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2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart | Self | 2021-12-28 |
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Senior Moment | Victor Martin | 2021-03-26 |
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Shatner in Space | Self | 2021-12-15 |
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Creators: The Past | Lord Oghma | 2020-10-08 |
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Devil's Revenge | Hayes | 2019-10-01 |
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To Your Last Death | The Overseer (voice) | 2019-11-30 |
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Aliens Ate My Homework | Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice) | 2018-03-06 |
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The Steam Engines of Oz | Oscar 'Oz' Diggs (voice) | 2018-05-08 |
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Heroes Manufactured | Self (archive footage) | 2017-03-10 |
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Not a War Story | 2017-06-30 | |
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The Truth Is in the Stars | Self | 2017-05-01 |
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Batman vs. Two-Face | Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice) | 2017-11-14 |
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Range 15 | Richard Chindler | 2016-06-15 |
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Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault | Self | 2016-12-05 |
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They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé | Himself (voice only) | 2016-04-19 |
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For the Love of Spock | Self | 2016-09-09 |
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A Sunday Horse | Kenneth Roubidoux | 2016-02-15 |
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Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People | Self (archive footage) | 2016-06-15 |
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When Elephants Were Young | Narrator | 2016-08-12 |
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The Colorful Montreal Expos | Narrator (voice) | 2016-01-29 |
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Just in Time for Christmas | Coachman Nick | 2015-12-05 |
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Baby, Baby, Baby | Actor | 2015-10-30 |
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Being Canadian | Self | 2015-09-18 |
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A Christmas Horror Story | Dangerous Dan | 2015-07-20 |
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Tom Felton Meets the Superfans | Self | 2015-03-23 |
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To Be Takei | Self | 2014-08-22 |
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Chaos on the Bridge | Self | 2014-08-25 |
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A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con | Self | 2014-11-01 |
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Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale | Self | 2013-12-11 |
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The Captains: Still Kicking | Himself | 2013-01-08 |
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Escape from Planet Earth | General Shanker (voice) | 2013-02-14 |
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Return to the Forest | Narrator | 2013-04-25 |
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Get a Life! | Himself | 2012-07-28 |
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Horrorween | Himself | 2012-10-26 |
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The Space Shuttle | Narrator | 2011-07-01 |
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Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen | Self - Roaster | 2011-09-19 |
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Corman's World | Self - Actor | 2011-12-16 |
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Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories | 2011-01-01 | |
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The Captains | Himself | 2011-07-22 |
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Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner | 2011-01-01 | |
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William Shatner Sings O Canada | Himself | 2011-07-26 |
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Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored | Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) | 2011-01-01 |
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Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Core (voice) | 2010-09-17 |
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Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man | Self | 2010-03-27 |
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Fanboys | Himself | 2009-02-06 |
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William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet | Himself | 2009-04-17 |
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Star Trek: The Captain's Summit | Self | 2009-04-12 |
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Gotta Catch Santa Claus | Santa Claus (voice) | 2008-12-11 |
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WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary | Himself | 2007-12-26 |
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The Pixar Story | James T. Kirk (archive footage) | 2007-08-28 |
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The Wild | Kazar (voice) | 2006-04-06 |
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Over the Hedge | Ozzie (voice) | 2006-05-17 |
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Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner | Self | 2006-08-20 |
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William Shatner in Concert | Self | 2006-03-22 |
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Stalking Santa | Narrator | 2006-03-31 |
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40 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2006-01-01 |
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How William Shatner Changed The World | Self - Host / Narrator (voice) | 2005-11-13 |
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | Stan Fields | 2005-03-11 |
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Last Laugh '05 | Lucifer | 2005-12-11 |
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Merry F#%$in' Christmas | Self | 2005-11-27 |
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Lil' Pimp | Tony Gold (voice) | 2005-01-11 |
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Sci-Fi Visionaries | 2004-01-01 | |
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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Dodgeball Chancellor | 2004-06-18 |
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The Rose Parade: A Pageant for the Ages | Self | 2004-03-06 |
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Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century | 2004-01-01 | |
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Birth of a Timeless Legacy | 2004-01-01 | |
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Last Laugh '04 | Self | 2004-12-12 |
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Christmas in Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2003-11-13 |
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A Carol Christmas | Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present | 2003-12-07 |
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special | Self | 2003-09-14 |
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Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2003-08-05 |
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William Shatner's Spplat Attack II | Wild Bill | 2003-01-01 |
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Shoot or Be Shot! | Harvey Wilkes | 2002-01-25 |
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | 2002-05-05 |
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Spplat Attack | 2002-11-10 | |
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Showtime | William Shatner | 2002-03-14 |
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American Psycho II: All American Girl | Starkman | 2002-06-18 |
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Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues | Self | 2002-01-01 |
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Groom Lake | John Gossner | 2002-09-21 |
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Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages | Self | 2002-11-07 |
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NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3 | Narrator | 2001-01-01 |
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Gahan Wilson's The Kid | Professor | 2001-10-30 |
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Remembering 'The Intruder' | Himself | 2001-03-27 |
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NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 1 | Narrator | 2001-01-01 |
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NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 2 | Narrator | 2001-01-01 |
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Festival in Cannes | Self | 2001-11-03 |
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Osmosis Jones | Mayor Phlegmming (voice) | 2001-08-10 |
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Falcon Down | Major Robert Carson | 2001-04-17 |
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Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime | Himself | 2001-11-06 |
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Whale Shark Hunters of the Philippines | Self | 2001-10-24 |
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Miss Congeniality | Stan Fields | 2000-12-22 |
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Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero | Narrator (Voice) | 2000-10-03 |
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Nukes in Space | Narrator | 1999-01-01 |
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Free Enterprise | Bill | 1998-06-04 |
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Land of the Free | Aidan Carvell | 1998-11-24 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman | James T. Kirk | 1998-01-01 |
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Hollywood Ghost Stories | Himself | 1998-10-30 |
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Trekkies | Self | 1997-10-18 |
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Jefftowne | Himself | 1997-09-08 |
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Star Trek Story | Self (archive footage) | 1996-08-26 |
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Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Self | 1996-10-06 |
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Corwin | Self | 1996-06-14 |
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The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. | Michael Gatewick | 1996-09-01 |
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Dead Man's Island | Chase Prescott | 1996-03-05 |
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Virtuosity | Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1995-08-04 |
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William Shatner's Star Trek Memories | Host | 1995-01-01 |
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Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie | Narrator | 1995-09-29 |
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TekWar | Walter H. Bascom | 1994-01-23 |
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TekWar: TekJustice | Walter H. Bascom | 1994-05-14 |
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Janek: The Silent Betrayal | Bodosh | 1994-12-20 |
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William Shatner: Captain's Log | Self | 1994-11-30 |
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Star Trek: A Captain's Log | Himself/Host | 1994-11-30 |
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Star Trek: Generations | Captain James T. Kirk | 1994-11-18 |
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TekWar: TekLords | Walter H. Bascom | 1994-02-20 |
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TekWar: TekLab | Walter H. Bascom | 1994-02-27 |
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UFO Cover-Up Live with Larry King | Self | 1994-01-01 |
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City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | Adam Harland (uncredited) | 1994-06-10 |
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Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown | 1994-12-13 | |
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | General Mortars | 1993-02-04 |
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Family of strangers | Earl | 1993-02-21 |
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Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations | Self | 1993-01-01 |
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | Kirk | 1991-12-06 |
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Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | 1991-02-28 |
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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special | Self - Host | 1991-09-28 |
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Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest | Narrator | 1990-01-10 |
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Hollywood on Horses | Self | 1989-01-01 |
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | Captain James T. Kirk | 1989-06-09 |
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The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next | Self | 1988-10-03 |
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Broken Angel | Chuck Coburn | 1988-03-13 |
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | 1987-05-18 |
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Seasons | Narrator (voice) | 1987-06-11 |
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William Shatner's Mysteries of the Way We Feel | Host | 1986-08-11 |
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Super Duper Bloopers | Self | 1986-01-01 |
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The Canadian Conspiracy | Self | 1986-06-08 |
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Kirk | 1986-11-26 |
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T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport | Sgt. T.J. Hooker | 1986-05-21 |
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Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self (archive footage) | 1985-01-01 |
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North Beach and Rawhide | Rawhide MacGregor | 1985-11-12 |
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Admiral James T. Kirk | 1984-06-01 |
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Secrets of a Married Man | Chris Jordan | 1984-09-24 |
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Visiting Hours | Gary Baylor | 1982-05-21 |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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Airplane II: The Sequel | Cdr. Buck Murdock | 1982-12-10 |
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Admiral James T. Kirk | 1982-06-04 |
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The Babysitter | Dr. Jeff Benedict | 1980-11-28 |
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The Kidnapping of the President | Jerry O'Connor | 1980-08-15 |
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Hypnosis and Beyond | Himself | 1980-03-12 |
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Disaster on the Coastliner | Stuart Peters | 1979-10-28 |
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Riel | The Barker | 1979-04-11 |
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Admiral James T. Kirk | 1979-12-07 |
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The Crash of Flight 401 | Carl Tobias | 1978-10-29 |
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Land of No Return | Curt Benell | 1978-08-01 |
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The Bastard | Paul Revere | 1978-05-22 |
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The Third Walker | Munro Maclean | 1978-01-01 |
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Kingdom of the Spiders | Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen | 1977-08-24 |
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The Tenth Level | Prof. Stephen Turner | 1976-08-26 |
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Microworld | 1976-01-01 | |
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Universe | Narrator | 1976-01-01 |
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Botschaft der Götter | Host | 1976-03-17 |
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Perilous Voyage | Steve Monroe | 1976-07-29 |
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A Whale of a Tale | Jack Fredericks | 1976-09-03 |
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The Devil's Rain | Mark Preston | 1975-07-01 |
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Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self | 1975-03-24 |
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The Star Trek Dream | Self | 1975-09-24 |
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Pray for the Wildcats | Warren Summerfield | 1974-01-23 |
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Impulse | Matt Stone | 1974-10-01 |
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Big Bad Mama | William J. Baxter | 1974-09-19 |
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Indict and Convict | Sam Belden | 1974-01-06 |
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Go Ask Alice | Sam | 1973-01-24 |
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Pioneer Woman | John Sergeant | 1973-12-19 |
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Incident on a Dark Street | Deaver G. Wallace | 1973-01-12 |
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The Horror at 37,000 Feet | Paul Kovalik | 1973-02-13 |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles | George Stapleton | 1972-02-12 |
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The People | Dr. Curtis | 1972-01-22 |
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The Andersonville Trial | Col. Chipman | 1970-05-17 |
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Swing Out, Sweet Land | John Adams | 1970-01-01 |
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Sole Survivor | Lt. Col. Josef Gronke | 1970-01-09 |
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Shadow Game | Peter Hoyt | 1969-05-07 |
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Alexander The Great | Alexander | 1968-01-26 |
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Comanche blanco | Johnny Moon / Notah | 1968-06-21 |
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Star Trek: The Menagerie | Captain James T. Kirk | 1966-11-17 |
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Incubus | Marc | 1966-10-26 |
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The Outrage | Preacher | 1964-10-07 |
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Operation Bikini | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1963-03-26 |
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The Intruder | Adam Cramer | 1962-05-14 |
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The Explosive Generation | Peter Gifford | 1961-10-19 |
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Judgment at Nuremberg | Harrison Byers | 1961-12-18 |
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The Grim Reaper | Paul Graves | 1961-06-13 |
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City Out of Time | Narrator (voice) | 1959-04-15 |
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The Christmas Tree | Philo | 1958-12-14 |
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A Town Has Turned to Dust | Jerry Paul | 1958-06-19 |
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The Brothers Karamazov | Alexi Karamazov | 1958-02-20 |
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Oedipus Rex | Chorus | 1957-01-06 |
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The Defender (Studio One) | Kenneth Preston | 1957-02-25 |
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The Butler's Night Off | 1951-09-01 | |
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Keeper of the Cup | ||
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The Atomic Bomb Collection | Narrator | |
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The Eagle Obsession | Self |
