William Shatner
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Shatner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed Movies
Director: William Shatner
Writers: William Shatner,
Cast: Avery Brooks, Chris Pine, Jeri Ryan, John de Lancie, Jonathan Frakes, Kate Mulgrew, Patrick Stewart, René Auberjonois, Scott Bakula, William Shatner,
Acted Movies
Director: Laurent Zeitoun
Writers: Jennica Harper,
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Dennis, Laurie Holden, Mara Junot, Maya Misaljevic, Olivia Cooke, Ryan W. Garcia, Scott Humphrey, Wilex Ly, William Shatner,
Director: Adam Nimoy
Writers: Adam Nimoy,
Cast: Adam Nimoy, Chris Pine, George Takei, J.J. Abrams, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, Simon Pegg, William Shatner, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña,
Director: Joel Gallen
Writers: Michael Ferrucci,
Cast: Amy Schumer, Charlie Sheen, Jeff Ross, Jon Lovitz, Kate Walsh, Mike Tyson, Seth MacFarlane, Slash, Steve-O, William Shatner,
Director: William Shatner
Writers: William Shatner,
Cast: Avery Brooks, Chris Pine, Jeri Ryan, John de Lancie, Jonathan Frakes, Kate Mulgrew, Patrick Stewart, René Auberjonois, Scott Bakula, William Shatner,
Director: Tom Dey
Writers: Miles Millar,
Cast: Drena De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Joy Bryant, Nestor Serrano, Peter Jacobson, Rachael Harris, Rene Russo, Robert De Niro, William Shatner, Yasiin Bey,
Director: Peter Farrelly
Writers: Marc Hyman,
Cast: Bill Murray, Brandy Norwood, Chris Rock, David Hyde Pierce, Laurence Fishburne, Mickie McGowan, Molly Shannon, Ron Howard, Sherry Lynn, William Shatner,
Director: Donald Petrie
Writers: Caryn Lucas,
Cast: Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen, Ernie Hudson, Heather Burns, John DiResta, Melissa De Sousa, Michael Caine, Sandra Bullock, Steve Monroe, William Shatner,
Director: David Carson
Writers: Brannon Braga,
Cast: Brent Spiner, Gates McFadden, James Doohan, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Malcolm McDowell, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, Patrick Stewart, William Shatner,
Director: Gene Quintano
Writers: Don Holley,
Cast: Dhiru Shah, Emilio Estevez, Frank McRae, Gokul, Jon Lovitz, Kathy Ireland, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Curry, Tom Bruggemann, William Shatner,
Director: Jean-Claude Lord
Writers: Brian Taggert,
Cast: Harvey Atkin, Kirsten Bishop, Lee Grant, Lenore Zann, Linda Purl, Michael Ironside, Michael J. Reynolds, Neil Affleck, Walker Boone, William Shatner,
Director: Steve Carver
Writers: William W. Norton,
Cast: Angie Dickinson, Dick Miller, Joan Prather, Noble Willingham, Robbie Lee, Royal Dano, Susan Sennett, Tom Signorelli, Tom Skerritt, William Shatner,
Written Movies
Director: William Shatner
Writers: William Shatner,
Cast: Avery Brooks, Chris Pine, Jeri Ryan, John de Lancie, Jonathan Frakes, Kate Mulgrew, Patrick Stewart, René Auberjonois, Scott Bakula, William Shatner,