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William Shatner filmography
Photograph of William Shatner
Film64
Television series111
Advertising5
Others8

William Shatner (born 1931) is a Canadian actor who has had a career in film and television for seven decades.[1][2] Shatner's breakthrough role was his portrayal of James T. Kirk in Star Trek.

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1951 The Butler's Night Off Crook
[3]
1957 Oedipus the King Chorus
1958 The Brothers Karamazov Alexey Karamazov
1961 The Explosive Generation Peter Gifford
Judgment at Nuremberg Captain Harrison Byers
1962 The Intruder Adam Cramer
1963 Alexander the Great Alexander the Great
1964 The Outrage Preacher
1965 Incubus Marc
1968 White Comanche Johnny Moon / Notah
1971 Vanished Dave Paulick Two-part made-for-TV movie (NBC)
1972 Four Economic Functions of Capitalism William Shatner Four-part made-for-TV documentary (Phillips Petroleum)
1973 Pioneer Woman Johnny Sergeant
1974 Impulse Matt Stone
Big Bad Mama William J. Baxter
1975 The Devil's Rain Mark Preston
1976 A Whale of a Tale Dr. Jack Fredericks
1977 Kingdom of the Spiders Rack Hansen
1978 Land of No Return Curt Bunell
The Third Walker Munro Maclean
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture James T. Kirk
1980 The Kidnapping of the President Jerry O'Connor
1982 Visiting Hours Gary Baylor
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan James T. Kirk
Airplane II: The Sequel Commander Buck Murdock
1984 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock James T. Kirk
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Also director and co-writer
1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1993 Loaded Weapon 1 General Mortars
1994 Star Trek Generations James T. Kirk
1995 Trinity and Beyond Narrator
1998 Land of the Free Aidan Carvell
Free Enterprise Bill
2000 Miss Congeniality Stan Fields
Falcon Down Major Robert Carson
2001 Osmosis Jones Mayor Phlegmming Voice
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime Co-host Direct-to-video, also producer
2002 Shoot or Be Shot Harvey Wilkes
Showtime Himself
American Psycho 2 Starkman
Groom Lake John Gossner Also director and co-writer
2004 DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story Dodgeball Chancellor
2005 Lil' Pimp Tony Gold Voice; Direct-to-video
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Stan Fields
2006 The Wild Kazar Voice
Over the Hedge Ozzie Voice
Stalking Santa Narrator
2008 Gotta Catch Santa Claus Santa Claus Voice
2009 Fanboys Himself
The True History of Puss 'N Boots Puss 'N Boots Voice
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet Himself
2010 Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Core Voice
Horrorween Himself
2011 The Captains Host Also director and producer
2012 Get A Life! (A Documentary About Star Trek Fandom) Host Also writer, director and co-producer
2013 Escape from Planet Earth General Shanker Voice
2014 William Shatner Presents: Chaos on the Bridge (A Documentary About the Conception and Creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation) Host Also writer, director and co-producer
2015 A Christmas Horror Story Dangerous Dan
A Sunday Horse Kenneth Roubidoux
When Elephants Were Young Narrator
Being Canadian Himself Documentary
2016 Range 15 Richard Chindler
2017 Batman vs. Two-Face Harvey Dent / Two-Face Voice; Direct-to-video
The Truth is in the Stars Narrator Host
2018 Aliens Ate My Homework Phil the Plant Voice
2019 Creators: The Past Lord Ogmha
To Your Last Death The Overseer Voice
Devil's Revenge Hayes Also co-writer
2021 Senior Moment Victor Martin
Shatner in Space Himself Made-for-TV documentary (Amazon)
[4]
2022 Fireheart Jimmy Murray Voice
TBA William Shatner: War Chronicles: German Narrator Voice; Completed in 2015
TBA A Tear in the Sky Narrator Self; In post-production [5]
TBA Keeper of the Cup Pre-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1954 The Canadian Howdy Doody Show Ranger Bob
1955 Encounter Lucky / Billy Budd1974 2 episodes
1957 Studio One Dr. David Coleman / Kenneth Preston / Dr. Franck 5 episodes, including The Defender
1957–1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents John Crane / Jim Whitely 2 episodes
1958 A Town Has Turned to Dust Jerry Paul Playhouse 90 television play by Rod Serling
1959 Nero Wolfe Archie Goodwin Pilot episode: "Count the Man Down" [6][7]
1960 One Step Beyond Carl Bremer Episode: "The Promise"
1960–1963 The Twilight Zone Bob Wilson / Don Carter 2 episodes
1961 Thriller Paul Graves / Gil Thrasher
1961–1965 The Defenders Various 5 episodes
1962 Naked City Maung Tun / Roger Barme 2 episodes
1963 Premiere - Presented by Fred Astaire Doctor Lloyd Episode 28, Season 2: "Million Dollar Hospital"
1963 Route 66 Menemsha Faxon Episode: "Build Your Houses with Their Backs to the Sea"
1964 The Outer Limits Brig. Gen. Jeff Barton Episode: "Cold Hands, Warm Heart"
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Michael Donfield Episode: "The Project Strigas Affair"
Burke's Law Arthur Reynolds Episode: "Who Killed Carrie Cornell?"
1965 The Fugitive Tony Burrell Episode "Stranger in the Mirror"
For the People David Koster 13 episodes
Twelve O'Clock High Major Kurt Brown Episode: "I Am the Enemy"
1965–1969 The Virginian Henry Swann / Luke Milford 2 episodes
1966 The Big Valley Brett Skyler Episode: "A Time to Kill"
Gunsmoke Fred Bateman Episode: "Quaker Girl"
Dr. Kildare Dr. Carl Noyes / Toby Cunningham, M.D. 6 episodes
1966–1969 Star Trek: The Original Series James T. Kirk Main role; 3 seasons
1969 Medical Center Dr. Eli Neily Episode: "The Combatants"
1970 Sole Survivor Lt. Col. Josef Gronke Television film
The F.B.I. Artie Episode: "Antennae of Death"
The Andersonville Trial Colonel Chipman Television film
1970–1974 Ironside Bill Parkins / Don Brand / Marty Jessup 4 episodes
1971–1972 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Gary / District Attorney Dave Blankenship 2 episodes
Mission: Impossible Joe Conrad / Tommy Kroll 2 episodes
1972 The Hound of the Baskervilles George Stapleton Television film
The People Dr. Curtis
Hawaii Five-O Sam Tolliver Episode: "You Don't Have to Kill to Get Rich, but It Helps"
The Sixth Sense Edwin Danbury Episode: "Can a Dead Man Strike from the Grave?"
1973–1974 Star Trek: The Animated Series James T. Kirk Voice role
1973 Incident on a Dark Street Deaver G. Wallace Television film
The Horror at 37,000 Feet Paul Kovalik Television film
Barnaby Jones Phil Carlyle / Fred Williams Episode: "To Catch a Dead Man"
Mannix Adam Langer Episode: "Search For a Whisper"
Go Ask Alice Sam Television film
1974 The Six Million Dollar Man Josh Lang Episode: "Burning Bright"
Flick Flack Host
Kung Fu Captain Brandywine Gage 2 episodes
Pray for the Wildcats Warren Summerfield Television film
Indict and Convict Sam Belden
1975–1976 Barbary Coast Jeff Cable 14 episodes
1976 The Tenth Level Professor Stephen Turner Television film
1976; 1994 Columbo Ward Fowler / Detective Lucerne, Fielding Chase Episode: "Fade in to Murder" and "Butterfly Shades of Grey"
1977 The Oregon Trail Master Sgt. Buford Cole Episode: "The Scarlet Ribbon"
Testimony of Two Men Adrian Ferrier Television film
Mysteries of the Gods Narrator Documentary
1978 How the West Was Won Captain Harrison Miniseries
Little Women Professor Friedrich Bhaer Episode: "Pilot"
The Bastard Paul Revere Television film
Crash Carl Tobias
1979 Riel The Barker
Disaster on the Coastliner Stuart Peters
1980 The Babysitter Dr. Jeff Benedict
1982 Police Squad! Poisoned Man Episode: "Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)"
The Vegetarian World Himself: host & narrator Documentary [1]
1982–1986 T. J. Hooker Sergeant Thomas Jefferson "T. J." Hooker Main role; 5 seasons
1984 Secrets of a Married Man Chris Jordan Television film
1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater Charles Underhill Episode: "The Playground"
1988 Broken Angel Chuck Coburn
1989–1996 Rescue 911 Host 7 seasons & 2 specials
1992 The Larry Sanders Show Himself Episode: "The Promise"
1993 Family of Strangers Earl Television film
SeaQuest DSV President Milos Teslo Episode: "Hide and Seek"
A Celebration of Horses: The American Saddlebred Himself Television special
1994–1996 TekWar Walter H. Bascom 18 episodes
1995, 2010 WWE Raw Himself Celebrity guest appearance for three episodes; two in 1995 and one in 2010. [8]
1996 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Captain James T. Kirk Archive footage used episode: "Trials and Tribble-ations"
Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. Michael Gatewick Television film
Dead Man's Island Chase Prescott
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Himself Episode: "Eye, Tooth"
1998 A Twist in the Tale The Storyteller / Narrator 15 episodes
Hercules Jason of the Argonauts Voice; Episode: "Hercules and the Argonauts"
1999–2000 3rd Rock from the Sun The Big Giant Head 5 episodes
2002 Futurama Himself Voice; Episode: "Where No Fan Has Gone Before"
2003 A Carol Christmas Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present 2 episodes
Space Ghost Coast to Coast Himself Episode: "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed"
2004 The Practice Denny Crane Recurring role, 5 episodes in season 8
2004–2008 Boston Legal Main role; 5 seasons
2005 Atomic Betty Jim Barrett 2 episodes
Invasion Iowa Star 10 episodes
Star Trek: Enterprise James T. Kirk Voice; Archive audio used in episode: "These Are the Voyages..."
How William Shatner Changed the World Host Television film
2006 Show Me the Money 7 episodes
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner Roastee Television special
2007 Everest '82 Norman Kelly Miniseries
Fire Serpent Creator and co-executive producer Television film
Mars Rising Narrator 12 episodes [9]
2007; 2021 WWE Hall of Fame Himself 2007: Inducted Jerry Lawler. 2021: Class of 2020 inductee. [8]
2008–2011 Shatner's Raw Nerve Host 39 episodes
2010–2011 $#*! My Dad Says Dr. Edison "Ed" Milford Goodson 18 episodes
Aftermath with William Shatner Host 12 episodes
2010–2012 Weird or What? 30 episodes
2011–2012 Psych Frank O'Hara 2 episodes
2011 Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen Roaster Television special
2012 Rookie Blue Henry McLeod Episode: "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"
Have I Got News for You Host 1 episode
2013 Hot in Cleveland Sally Episode: "It's Alive"
85th Academy Awards James T. Kirk Television special
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale NBC Television Executive
2014 The Shatner Project Himself 6 episodes [10]
Chaos on the Bridge Interviewer Documentary
Also writer and director 		[11]
2015 WWE Breaking Ground Narrator WWE Network documentary; 10 episodes
Murdoch Mysteries Mark Twain Episode: "Marked Twain"
Haven Croatoan 4 episodes
2015–present Clangers Narrator Voice; English dub
2016 Cutthroat Kitchen Himself Episode: "The One With William Shatner"
2016–2018 Better Late Than Never
2017 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Grand Pear Voice; Episode: "The Perfect Pear"
2017, 2019 Private Eyes Norm Glinski Episodes: "The P.I. Code", "Glazed and Confused"
2017 The Indian Detective David Marlowe 4 episodes
2019 The UnXplained Host
The Big Bang Theory Himself Episode: "The D&D Vortex" [12]
Star Trek: Short Treks James T. Kirk Voice; Archive audio used in episode: "Eraphim and Dot"
2021 WWE PPV William Shatner Episode: "WrestleMania 37"
2021 My Life is Murder Barton Wallwork Episode: "Sleep No More"
2021 I Don't Understand with William Shatner William Shatner Episode: "Sleep No More"
2022 The Masked Singer Knight Eliminated in first episode
TBA The Elevator Ben Completed

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
1994 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary James T. Kirk CD-ROM version
1995 Star Trek: Judgment Rites CD-ROM version
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
William Shatner's Tekwar Walter Bascom
1997 Star Trek Generations James T. Kirk
2006 Star Trek: Legacy
Star Trek: Encounters Narrator
Star Trek: Tactical Assault
2007 The Tuttles: Madcap Misadventures Vance Shepherd

Commercials

Year Title Role Ref(s)
1970s Promise Margarine Spokesman [13]
1980s Commodore Computers VIC-20 spokesman [14]
1997–present Priceline.com Chief Negotiating Officer
2007 World of Warcraft Himself [15]
2007–present Hupy and Abraham Law Firm Himself [16]
2013 Star Trek video game commercial [17]

See also

References

  1. ^ * Works by William Shatner filmography at Open Library
  2. ^ William Shatner filmography at the Internet Broadway Database
  3. ^ Lewis, Nick (February 18, 2006). "Shatner having time of his life". The Windsor Star – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Lowry, Brian Lowry. "'Shatner in Space' joins William Shatner on his trip to the final frontier". CNN. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "A TEAR IN THE SKY". www.atearinthesky.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Television's Lost Classics Volume 2: Rare Pilots". MVD Entertainment Group. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  7. ^ Television's Lost Classics: Volume Two (DVD). VCI Entertainment. 2018. ASIN B07D3KSS69.
  8. ^ a b Salvador, Joseph (March 30, 2021). "William Shatner Will Be Inducted Into The WWE Hall of Fame". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  9. ^ https://www.imdb.com//title/tt1120412/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 [user-generated source]
  10. ^ http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/newsroom/company-news/Pages/TV-Icon-William-Shatner-Stars-in-DIY-Netork%E2%80%99s-%27The-Shatner-Project%27.aspx
  11. ^ https://www.netflix.com/title/80074110
  12. ^ Starr, Michael (February 12, 2019). "How 'Big Bang Theory' snared 'Star Trek' legend William Shatner". New York Post. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  13. ^ "William Shatner for Promise Margarine 1974 TV commercial" – via www.youtube.com.
  14. ^ "Commodore VIC-20 ad with William Shatner" – via www.youtube.com.
  15. ^ "New WoW ads featuring Shatner and Mr. T". Joystiq. November 20, 2007. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  16. ^ "Introducing Our Hupy and Abraham Spokesperson, William Shatner". Hupy and Abraham, S.C.
  17. ^ Couch, Aaron (March 28, 2013). "William Shatner Fights Lizard-Man in 'Star Trek' Game Ad (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
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