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.Read full biography
TV Shows
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Other Credits
The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe (2024), Stars on Mars (2023), The UnXplained Special Presentation (2023), Piers Morgan Uncensored (2022), WWE Backstage (2019), Star Trek: Short Treks (2018), The Indian Detective (2017), Better Late Than Never (2016), Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed (2016), Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault (2016), StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (2015), WWE Breaking Ground (2015), The Real History of Science Fiction (2014), The Captains Close Up (2013), William Shatner's Weird or What? (2010), $#*! My Dad Says (2010), The Fran Drescher Show (2010), Aftermath with William Shatner (2010), Million Dollar Password (2008), Shatner's Raw Nerve (2008), Extraordinary Animals (2008), Everest (2008), Mars Rising (2007), Show Me the Money (2006), The Henry Rollins Show (2006), Invasion Iowa (2005), The Annie Awards (2005), Atomic Betty (2004), Chilly Beach (2003), Cosmic Odyssey (2002), One-Hit Wonders (2002), After They Were Famous (2002), Bob Patterson (2001), A Twist in the Tale (1999), The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999), Perversions of Science (1997), Space Cadets (1997), E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Muppets Tonight (1996), TekWar (1994), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), The Larry Sanders Show (1992), Gottschalk Late Night (1992), Rescue 911 (1989), Prime Times (1983), Police Squad! (1982), Madame's Place (1982), Fridays (1980), Little Women (1978), The Bastard (1978), The Oregon Trail (1977), Testimony of Two Men (1977), Barbary Coast (1975), Amy Prentiss (1974), Flick Flack (1974), Kodiak (1974), The Sixth Sense (1972), Kung Fu (1972), Vanished (1971), Off to See the Wizard (1967), CBS Playhouse (1966), For the People (1965), Reporter (1964), Channing (1963), The Dick Powell Show (1961), Alcoa Premiere (1961), Police Surgeon (1960), Festival (1960), 77 Sunset Strip (1958), On Camera (1954), Space Command (1953), Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951), Lamp Unto My Feet (1948), Inner Space, Science Fiction Film Awards