🎬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.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Fireheart (2022)	Mayor of New York (voice)		8
2	A Tear in the Sky (2022)	-		6
3	Senior Moment (2021)	Victor Martin	-	-
4	Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek (2021)	Self	-	-
5	2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart (2021)	Self		7
6	Devil's Revenge (2019)	Hayes	-	-
7	To Your Last Death (2019)	The Overseer (voice)	-	-
8	Aliens Ate My Homework (2018)	Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice)	-	-
9	Not a War Story (2017)	-	-	-
10	Batman vs. Two-Face (2017)	Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)		6.6
11	The Truth Is in the Stars (2017)	Self		3
12	Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People (2016)	Self (archive footage)		10
13	For the Love of Spock (2016)	Self		7.1
14	Range 15 (2016)	Richard Chindler		6
15	When Elephants Were Young (2016)	Narrator	-	-
16	A Sunday Horse (2016)	Kenneth Roubidoux	-	-
17	Being Canadian (2015)	Self		7
18	Tom Felton Meets the Superfans (2015)	Self	-	-
19	Baby, Baby, Baby (2015)	Actor		5.5
20	Just in Time for Christmas (2015)	Coachman Nick		5.5
21	A Christmas Horror Story (2015)	Dangerous Dan		5.7
22	Chaos on the Bridge (2014)	Director / Writer		6.3
23	To Be Takei (2014)	Self		7.5
24	Escape from Planet Earth (2013)	General Shanker (voice)		6.1
25	Get a Life! (2012)	Director / Writer		6.5
26	Corman's World (2011)	Self - Actor	-	-
27	Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen (2011)	Self - Roaster		5
28	The Captains (2011)	Director / Writer		6.6
29	Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)	Core (voice)	-	-
30	William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet (2009)	Himself		5
31	Star Trek: The Captain's Summit (2009)	Self		6
32	Fanboys (2009)	Himself		6.8
33	The Pixar Story (2007)	James T. Kirk (archive footage)		7.7
34	The Wild (2006)	Kazar (voice)		5.2
35	Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (2006)	Self	-	-
36	Over the Hedge (2006)	Ozzie (voice)		6.8
37	Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)	Stan Fields		5.4
38	DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)	Dodgeball Chancellor		6.7
39	Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest (2003)	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	-	-
40	A Carol Christmas (2003)	Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present		7
41	Shoot or Be Shot! (2002)	Harvey Wilkes	-	-
42	Showtime (2002)	William Shatner		5.7
43	American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002)	Starkman		5
44	Osmosis Jones (2001)	Mayor Phlegmming (voice)		6.2
45	Miss Congeniality (2000)	Stan Fields		6.3
46	Nukes in Space (1999)	Narrator		8
47	Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998)	James T. Kirk	-	-
48	Free Enterprise (1998)	Bill	-	-
49	Trekkies (1997)	Self		6
50	Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond (1996)	Self		6
51	Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995)	Narrator		8
52	Virtuosity (1995)	Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited)		6.2
53	Star Trek: Generations (1994)	Captain James T. Kirk		7
54	City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)	Adam Harland (uncredited)		6.7
55	TekWar (1994)	Director / Writer	-	-
56	National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)	General Mortars		6.6
57	Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special (1991)	Self - Host	-	-
58	Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)	Captain James T. Kirk		7.6
59	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)	Director / Writer		6.3
60	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)	Admiral James T. Kirk		7.7
61	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)	Admiral James T. Kirk		7.5
62	Secrets of a Married Man (1984)	Chris Jordan	-	-
63	Visiting Hours (1982)	Gary Baylor		6.7
64	Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)	Cdr. Buck Murdock		6.3
65	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)	Admiral James T. Kirk		8.1
66	The Babysitter (1980)	Dr. Jeff Benedict	-	-
67	Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)	Stuart Peters		5
68	Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)	Admiral James T. Kirk		6.8
69	The Crash of Flight 401 (1978)	Carl Tobias	-	-
70	Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)	Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen		7.5
71	Mysteries of the Gods (1976)	Host		4
72	Universe (1976)	Narrator	-	-
73	The Devil’s Rain (1975)	Mark Preston		5
74	Big Bad Mama (1974)	William J. Baxter		6
75	Impulse (1974)	Matt Stone		7
76	The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973)	Paul Kovalik		8
77	Go Ask Alice (1973)	Sam		4.5
78	White Comanche (1968)	Johnny Moon / Notah		6
79	Incubus (1966)	Marc		6
80	The Outrage (1964)	Preacher		1
81	The Intruder (1962)	Adam Cramer		5
82	The Explosive Generation (1961)	Peter Gifford		5
83	Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)	Harrison Byers		7.9