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William Shatner
1 FOLLOWER • 130 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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The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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The Twilight Zone
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Gunsmoke
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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The Oscars
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Real Time with Bill Maher
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WWE Raw
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The Practice
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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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Ironside
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The F.B.I.
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Dream On
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E! True Hollywood Story
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Climax!
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Private Eyes
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The Masked Singer
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Thriller
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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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The Defenders
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Mission: Impossible
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Mannix
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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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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My Life Is Murder
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Police Woman
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pn2CVXjOlR8kY5MgOTJjZ71IM0Q.jpg)
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 Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
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CBS Playhouse
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Route 66
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3rd Rock from the Sun
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The Shannara Chronicles
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
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Columbo
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Star Trek: Short Treks
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The Larry Sanders Show
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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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Comic Book Men
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Futurama
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rhodITgyqIuLIgIcdCDd7DkbZP9.jpg)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/25919.jpg)
Million Dollar Password
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Little Women
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My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/6071.jpg)
Kraft Television Theatre
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The Talk
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xCPZ8trSwZPG3mf9kGViYNMW0BS.jpg)
The Real History of Science Fiction
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The Dick Powell Show
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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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Suspicion
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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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Airplane II: The Sequel
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Vanished
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Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
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Atomic Betty
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Star Trek: Generations
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Judgment at Nuremberg
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Merry F#%$in' Christmas
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Masters of the Universe: Revolution
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The Horror at 37,000 Feet
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Petrocelli
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The Magician
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Miss Congeniality
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The Wild
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Over the Hedge
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
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Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
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Better Late Than Never
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Reporter
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Prime Times
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The Oregon Trail
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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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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Fireheart
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Star Trek
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American Psycho II: All American Girl
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Insight
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Dead Man's Island
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Shadow Game
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Saturday Night Live
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Mars Rising
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Boston Legal
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/25584.jpg)
For the People
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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
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
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Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
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Rescue 911
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
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Star Trek: A Captain's Log
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William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
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$#*! My Dad Says
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
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