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Actor William Shatner.
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Image: Shatner portraying Jim Kirk.
Gender: Male
Born: March 22nd, 1931
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Canadian actor William Shatner portrayed Captain James Tiberius Kirk of the starship Enterprise in all 79 aired episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, 21 of the 22 episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series, and the first 7 Star Trek Movies. He also appeared in the archive footage of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" and his archive voiceover was also used in the final Star Trek: Enterprise episode, "These Are the Voyages..."

Although born in the province of Quebec, he is a anglophone of Jewish ancestry, but speaks French fluently.

He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where the Student Center was renamed 'The Shatner Center' in the 1990s in a student popular election. (A flimsy sign hangs in the lobby, but the University administration has never officially accepted the name change.)

Between 1967 and 1970, both William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy recorded covers of famous songs for MCA, which were later collected in the album "Spaced Out: The Best of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner".

Another popular television show he appeared in after Star Trek in the 1980s was T.J Hooker, in which he played the title role. That series also starred frequent DS9 guest star James Darren.

In 1986, Shatner appeared on Saturday Night Live, and took part in a sketch in which he told Star Trek fans to "get a life". The appearance later became the subject of an autobiographical account by Shatner, chronicling his relationship with the Star Trek fandom.

Following the death of Kirk in Star Trek: Generations, Shatner has written (assisted by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens) a set of nine novels, chronicling the resurrection and subsequent adventures of Kirk in the 24th century.

In 2003, Shatner was awarded an Emmy for his portrayal of Denny Crane on The Practice, a role he reprised in the spin-off series Boston Legal. That series also stars former DS9 cast member Rene Auberjonois. In 2004, he returned to his musical career with a new album, entitled "HAS BEEN".

In 2005, Shatner received a Golden Globe as Best Supporting Actor on Boston Legal. That same year, Shatner starred in the reality mini-series, "Invasion Iowa", which took place in Riverside, Iowa, the birthplace of James T. Kirk.

Shatner is currently filming the second season of Boston Legal.

Notable TV & Movie Appearances

Television

  • Star Trek: The Original Series as Captain James T. Kirk (1966-1969)
  • Star Trek: The Animated Series as Captain James T. Kirk (1973-1974; voice only)
  • T.J. Hooker as T.J. Hooker (1982-1986; also director)
  • Tek War as Walter H. Bascom (1994-1996; also creator, executive producer, director)
  • priceline.com commercials (1998-present)
  • The Practice as Denny Crane (2004; guest star only)
  • Boston Legal as Denny Crane (2004-present)
  • Invasion Iowa as himself (2005; also executive producer)

Movies

  • The Brothers Karamazov (1958) as Alexi Karamazov
  • Judgment at Nuremburg (1961) as Capt. Harrison Byers
  • The Intruder (1962) as Adam Cramer
  • Incubus (1965) as Marc (a horror film entirely shot in Esperanto)
  • Big Bad Mama (1974) as William J. Baxter
  • The Devil's Rain (1975) as Mark Preston
  • Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) as Dr. Robert "Rack" Hansen
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) as Admiral/Captain James T. Kirk
  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) as Admiral James T. Kirk
  • Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) as Moon Base Commander Matt Murdock
  • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) as Admiral James T. Kirk
  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) as James T. Kirk
  • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) as Captain James T. Kirk (also director, writer)
  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) as Captain James T. Kirk
  • National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) as General Curtis Mortars
  • Star Trek Generations as Captain James T. Kirk
  • Free Enterprise (1998) as "Bill" (himself)
  • Miss Congeniality (2000) as Stan Fields
  • Osmosis Jones (2001) as Mayor Phlegmming (voice only)
  • Showtime (2002) as "T.J. Hooker" (himself)
  • Groom Lake (2002) as John Gossner (also director, writer)
  • Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) as Dodgeball Chancellor
  • Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) as Stan Fields

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