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William Shatner
1 FOLLOWER • 129 CREDITS • MAR 22, 1931 • 93
Biography
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
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Saturday Night Live
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Gunsmoke
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The Oscars
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Ironside
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Real Time with Bill Maher
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The Practice
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Dr. Kildare
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Studio One
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Haven
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Psych
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The F.B.I.
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Dream On
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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E! True Hollywood Story
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Climax!
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Police Woman
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Private Eyes
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The Defenders
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The Big Bang Theory
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The Fugitive
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Hot in Cleveland
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Mission: Impossible
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WWE Raw
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Mannix
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Thriller
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The Rookies
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Space Ghost Coast to Coast
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Hell's Kitchen
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The Colbert Report
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Kung Fu
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Comedy Central Roasts
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Hawaii Five-O
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Outlaws
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The Masked Singer
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The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
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CBS Playhouse
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Route 66
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Suspicion
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
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3rd Rock from the Sun
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The Shannara Chronicles
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Columbo
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The Larry Sanders Show
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Star Trek: Short Treks
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The Ray Bradbury Theater
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The Virginian
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seaQuest DSV
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Perversions of Science
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Lamp Unto My Feet
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Futurama
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Comic Book Men
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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Million Dollar Password
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Little Women
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My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
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The Talk
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The Real History of Science Fiction
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Kraft Television Theatre
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The Twilight Zone
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Late Night with David Letterman
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Omnibus
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The Name of the Game
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Amy Prentiss
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Elvis
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Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
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Boomerang
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Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
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Vanished
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Airplane II: The Sequel
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Atomic Betty
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Merry F#%$in' Christmas
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Judgment at Nuremberg
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Masters of the Universe: Revolution
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Star Trek: Generations
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The Horror at 37,000 Feet
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The Magician
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The Wild
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Petrocelli
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Miss Congeniality
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Over the Hedge
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
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The Oregon Trail
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Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
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Reporter
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Better Late Than Never
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Prime Times
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Fireheart
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The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
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Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
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Star Trek
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Mars Rising
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American Psycho II: All American Girl
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Boston Legal
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Insight
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Dead Man's Island
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Shadow Game
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For the People
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$#*! My Dad Says
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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
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Star Trek: A Captain's Log
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
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The UnXplained
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T. J. Hooker
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
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William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
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Rescue 911
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The Dick Powell Show
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
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Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
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Star Trek
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