William Shatner filmography
Appearance
The following is a list of works by Canadian actor, singer, author, producer, director and corporate spokesman William Shatner.[1][2]
Shatner's breakthrough role was his portrayal of James T. Kirk in Star Trek.
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1951 | The Butler's Night Off | Crook | ||
1957 | Oedipus the King | Chorus | ||
1958 | The Brothers Karamazov | Alexey Karamazov | ||
1961 | Judgment at Nuremberg | Captain Harrison Byers | ||
The Explosive Generation | Peter Gifford | |||
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) | |
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 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Commander Buck Murdock | ||
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | James T. Kirk | |||
Visiting Hours | Gary Baylor | |||
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 | Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime | Co-host | Direct-to-video, also producer | |
Osmosis Jones | Mayor Phlegmming (voice) | |||
2002 | Shoot or Be Shot | Harvey Wilkes | ||
American Psycho 2 | Starkman | |||
Showtime | Himself | |||
Groom Lake | John Gossner | Also director and writer | ||
2004 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Dodgeball Chancellor | ||
2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | Stan Fields | ||
Lil' Pimp | Tony Gold (voice) | Direct-to-video | ||
2006 | The Wild | Kazar (voice) | ||
Over the Hedge | Ozzie (voice) | |||
Stalking Santa | Narrator | |||
2008 | Gotta Catch Santa Claus | Santa Claus (voice) | ||
2009 | Fanboys | Himself | ||
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet | ||||
2010 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Core (voice) | ||
Horrorween | Himself | |||
2011 | The Captains | Host | Also director and producer | |
2013 | Escape from Planet Earth | General Shanker (voice) | ||
2015 | A Christmas Horror Story | Dangerous Dan | ||
A Sunday Horse | Kenneth Roubidoux | |||
When Elephants Were Young | Narrator | |||
2016 | Range 15 | Richard Chindler | ||
Creators: The Past | Lord Ogmha | |||
To Your Last Death | The Overseer | |||
2017 | Batman vs. Two-Face | Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice) | Direct-to-video | |
2019 | Devil's Revenge | Hayes |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1954 | The Canadian Howdy Doody Show | Ranger Bob | ||
1955 | Encounter | Lucky / Billy Budd | 2 episodes | |
1957 | Studio One | Dr. David Coleman / Kenneth Preston / Dr. Franck | 5 episodes | |
1957–1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | John Crane / Jim Whitely | 2 episodes | |
1959 | Nero Wolfe | Archie Goodwin | Pilot episode: "Count the Man Down" | [4][5] |
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 | 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" | ||
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 | |
1970 | Sole Survivor | Lt. Col. Josef Gronke | Television film | |
The Andersonville Trial | Colonel Chipman | |||
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 | Joseph Conrad / Thomas Kroller | |||
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 (TV series) | 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 | Episode: "Blood of the Dragon: Part 2" [citation needed] | ||
Kung Fu | Captain Brandywine Gage | Episode: "A Small Beheading" | ||
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 | |
Columbo | Ward Fowler / Detective Lucerne | Episode: "Fade in to Murder" | ||
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 | Deposed Serbo-Croatian Alliance President Milos Teslo | Episode: "Hide and Seek" | ||
1994 | Columbo | Fielding Chase | Episode: "Butterfly Shades of Grey" | |
1994–1996 | TekWar | Walter H. Bascom | 18 episodes | |
1996 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Captain James T. Kirk | Archive footage used in one episode | |
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 | Denny Crane | Main role; 5 seasons | |
2005 | Atomic Betty | Jim Barrett | 2 episodes | |
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner | Roastee | Television special | ||
Invasion Iowa | Star | 10 episodes | ||
How William Shatner Changed the World | Host | Television film | ||
2006 | Show Me the Money | Host | 7 episodes | |
2007 | Everest '82 | Norman Kelly | Miniseries | |
Fire Serpent | Creator and co-executive producer | Television film | ||
2008–2011 | Shatner's Raw Nerve | Host | 39 episodes | |
2010–2011 | $h*! My Dad Says | Dr. Edison "Ed" Milford Goodson | 18 episodes | |
Aftermath with William Shatner | Host | 12 episodes | ||
2010–2012 | Weird or What? | Host | 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 | [6] |
Chaos on the Bridge | Interviewer | Documentary Also writer and director |
[7] | |
2015 | Breaking Ground | Narrator | 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" | |
Private Eyes | Norm Glinski | Episode: "The P.I. Code" | ||
The Indian Detective | David Marlowe | 4 episodes | ||
2019 | The UnXplained | Host | ||
The Big Bang Theory | Himself | Episode: "The D&D Vortex" | [8] | |
Private Eyes | Norm Glinski | Episode: "Glazed and Confused" |
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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1992 | Star Trek: 25th Anniversary | James T. Kirk | |
1993 | Star Trek: Judgment Rites | ||
1995 | 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) |
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1980s | Commodore Computers | VIC-20 spokesman | [9] |
1997–present | Priceline.com | Chief Negotiating Officer | |
2007–present | Hupy and Abraham Law Firm | Himself | [10] |
2013 | Star Trek (2013 video game) commercial | Himself | [11] |
See also
References
- ^ * Works by William Shatner filmography at Open Library
- ^ William Shatner filmography at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Lewis, Nick (February 18, 2006). "Shatner having time of his life". The Windsor Star – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Television's Lost Classics Volume 2: Rare Pilots". MVD Entertainment Group. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ Television's Lost Classics: Volume Two (DVD). VCI Entertainment. 2018. ASIN B07D3KSS69.
- ^ http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/newsroom/company-news/Pages/TV-Icon-William-Shatner-Stars-in-DIY-Netork%E2%80%99s-%27The-Shatner-Project%27.aspx
- ^ https://www.netflix.com/title/80074110
- ^ Starr, Michael (February 12, 2019). "How 'Big Bang Theory' snared 'Star Trek' legend William Shatner". New York Post. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UK9VU1aJvTI
- ^ http://www.hupy.com/library/getting-to-know-william-shatner.cfm
- ^ 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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