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William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, musician, singer, author, film director, spokesman and comedian. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James Tiberius Kirk, commander of the Federation starship USS Enterprise, in the science fiction television series Star Trek, from 1966 to 1969; Star Trek: The Animated Series from 1973 to 1974, and in seven of the subsequent Star Trek feature films from 1979 to 1994. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk and being a part of Star Trek, and has co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe. He has also authored a series of science fiction novels called TekWar that were adapted for television. Shatner also played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker from 1982 to 1986. Afterwards, he hosted the reality-based television series Rescue 911 from 1989 to 1996, which won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Dramatic Series. He has since worked as a musician, author, director and celebrity pitchman. From 2004 to 2008, he starred as attorney Denny Crane in the television dramas The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal, for which he won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
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William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, musician, singer, author, film director, spokesman and comedian. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James Tiberius Kirk, commander of the Federation starship USS Enterprise, in the science fiction television series Star Trek, from 1966 to 1969; Star Trek: The Animated Series from 1973 to 1974, and in seven of the subsequent Star Trek feature films from 1979 to 1994. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk and being a part of Star Trek, and has co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe. He has also authored a series of science fiction novels called TekWar that were adapted for television. Shatner also played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker from 1982 to 1986. Afterwards, he hosted the reality-based television series Rescue 911 from 1989 to 1996, which won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Dramatic Series. He has since worked as a musician, author, director and celebrity pitchman. From 2004 to 2008, he starred as attorney Denny Crane in the television dramas The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal, for which he won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Mannix
Gunsmoke
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Merv Griffin Show
Raw
The Practice
Studio One
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Dr. Kildare
Golden Globe Awards
The Oscars
Psych
Haven
Ironside
The F.B.I.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Dream On
E! True Hollywood Story
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Saturday Night Live
Climax!
Private Eyes
Police Story
The Masked Singer
Rookie Blue
The Big Bang Theory
The Fugitive
Hot in Cleveland
Mission: Impossible
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Rookies
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Hell's Kitchen
My Life Is Murder
Police Woman
The Colbert Report
The Defenders
Kung Fu
Comedy Central Roasts
Hawaii Five-O
Outlaws
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Petrocelli
CBS Playhouse
Route 66
3rd Rock from the Sun
The Shannara Chronicles
Columbo
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Larry Sanders Show
Star Trek: Short Treks
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Virginian
seaQuest DSV
Perversions of Science
Lamp Unto My Feet
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Comic Book Men
Futurama
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Oregon Trail
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Million Dollar Password
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
The Real History of Science Fiction
The Talk
Kraft Television Theatre
The Twilight Zone
Omnibus
Late Night with David Letterman
The Dick Powell Show
The Name of the Game
Amy Prentiss
Suspicion
Elvis
Miss USA
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Little Women
Boomerang
Airplane II: The Sequel
Vanished
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Atomic Betty
Judgment at Nuremberg
Star Trek: Generations
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
The Magician
Thriller
Over the Hedge
The Wild
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Miss Congeniality
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
Better Late Than Never
Prime Times
Reporter
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
Fireheart
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
Batman vs. Two-Face
Dead Man's Island
American Psycho II: All American Girl
A Town Has Turned to Dust
Insight
Shadow Game
Star Trek
For the People
Boston Legal
Mars Rising
William Shatner: Captain's Log
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
T. J. Hooker
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
Star Trek
Rescue 911
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
$#*! My Dad Says
765874: Unification
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
The UnXplained
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Production Credits
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
The UnXplained
T. J. Hooker
765874: Unification
Squidbillies
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Rescue 911
Perversions of Science
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