William Shatner filmography
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Film65
Television series111
Advertising6
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
Patent Pending Narrator A documentary film about patents. [4]
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 [5]
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 [5]
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Stan Fields
2006 The Wild Kazar Voice [5]
Over the Hedge Ozzie Voice [5]
Stalking Santa Narrator
2008 Gotta Catch Santa Claus Santa Claus Voice [5]
2009 Fanboys Himself
The True History of Puss 'N Boots Puss 'N Boots Voice [5]
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet Himself
2010 Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Core Voice [5]
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 [5]
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 [5]
The Truth is in the Stars Narrator Host
2018 Aliens Ate My Homework Phil the Plant Voice [5]
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)
[6]
2022 Fireheart Jimmy Murray Voice [5]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
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, including The Defender
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Jim Whitely Season 3 Episode 1: "The Glass Eye"
1958 A Town Has Turned to Dust Jerry Paul Playhouse 90 television play by Rod Serling
1958 The Ed Sullivan Show Robert Lomax Portrayed Robert Lomax on an in-show portrayal of The World of Suzie Wong (play) on the November 16, 1958 episode of The Ed Sullivan Show. [7][8]
1959 Nero Wolfe Archie Goodwin Pilot episode: "Count the Man Down" [9][10]
1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents John Crane Season 5 Episode 26: "Mother, May I Go Out to Swim?"
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: "Million Dollar Hospital"
The Nurses Dr. Adam Courtlandt Episode: "A Question of Mercy"
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
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
1973 Incident on a Dark Street Deaver G. Wallace Television film
The Horror at 37,000 Feet Paul Kovalik
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
Police Story Sgt. Bill Keitlinger Season 2 Episode 9: "Love, Mabel"
Kung Fu Captain Brandywine Gage 1 episode
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)"
Madame's Place Self Episode: "No Fun Without Practice"
The Vegetarian World Himself: host & narrator Documentary [11][12]
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. [13]
1996 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Captain James T. Kirk Archive footage used in 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 [14]
2007; 2021 WWE Hall of Fame Himself 2007: Inducted Jerry Lawler. 2021: Class of 2020 inductee. [13]
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
The Captains Close Up Host/James T. Kirk Documentary
Also actor, interviewer, and director 		[15][16]
2014 The Shatner Project Himself 6 episodes [17]
Chaos on the Bridge Interviewer Documentary
Also writer and director 		[18]
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" [5]
2017, 2019 Private Eyes Norm Glinski 2 episodes
2017 The Indian Detective David Marlowe 4 episodes
2019 The UnXplained Host
The Big Bang Theory Himself Episode: "The D&D Vortex" [19]
Star Trek: Short Treks James T. Kirk Voice; Archive audio used in episode: "Eraphim and Dot"
2021 WWE PPV William Shatner Episode: "WrestleMania 37"
My Life Is Murder Barton Wallwork Episode: "Sleep No More"
I Don't Understand with William Shatner William Shatner
2022 The Masked Singer Knight Eliminated in first episode
2023 Stars on Mars Himself Presentor
2024 Masters of the Universe: Revolution King Keldor / Skeletor Voice; Main role
TBA The Elevator Ben Completed

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
1994 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary James T. Kirk CD-ROM version[5]
1995 Star Trek: Judgment Rites
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 [5]

Commercials

Year Title Role Ref(s)
1970s Promise Margarine Spokesman [20]
1980s Commodore Computers VIC-20 spokesman [21]
1985 Western Airlines Himself [22]
1997–present Priceline.com Chief Negotiating Officer
2007 World of Warcraft Himself [23]
2007–present Hupy and Abraham Law Firm [24]
2013 Star Trek video game commercial [25]

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. ^ "Science Books & Films". 1975.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "William Shatner (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 6, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  6. ^ Lowry, Brian Lowry. "'Shatner in Space' joins William Shatner on his trip to the final frontier". CNN. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "The World of Suzie Wong Original Broadway Play Cast 1958 | Broadway World". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  8. ^ William Shatner 1958 on the Ed Sullivan Show, retrieved February 29, 2024
  9. ^ "Television's Lost Classics Volume 2: Rare Pilots". MVD Entertainment Group. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  10. ^ Television's Lost Classics: Volume Two (DVD). VCI Entertainment. 2018. ASIN B07D3KSS69.
  11. ^ The Vegetarian world / producer and director, Jonathon Kay
  12. ^ "Founder of health disciplines board honored" by Zena Cherry, The Globe and Mail (24 Feb, 1983) Retrieved from ProQuest 386654269
  13. ^ a b Salvador, Joseph (March 30, 2021). "William Shatner Will Be Inducted Into The WWE Hall of Fame". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  14. ^ "Red Planet our version of the New World; Edmonton writer and director makes his mark with Mars Rising series" by Jennifer Fong, Edmonton Journal (3 Oct, 2007) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 253517181
  15. ^ "The Captains Close Up". Tubi. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  16. ^ The Captains Close Up (Biography), Patrick Stewart, Nana Visitor, Kate Mulgrew, 455 Films, Ballinran Entertainment, May 16, 2013, retrieved March 6, 2024((citation)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  17. ^ "TV Icon William Shatner Stars in DIY Network’s 'The Shatner Project'" at www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com via web.archive.org
  18. ^ "William Shatner Presents: Chaos On The Bridge review" by James Hunt at www.denofgeek.com
  19. ^ Starr, Michael (February 12, 2019). "How 'Big Bang Theory' snared 'Star Trek' legend William Shatner". New York Post. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  20. ^ "William Shatner for Promise Margarine 1974 TV commercial" – via www.youtube.com.
  21. ^ "Commodore VIC-20 ad with William Shatner" – via www.youtube.com.
  22. ^ William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy for Western Airlines 1985, retrieved March 1, 2024
  23. ^ "New WoW ads featuring Shatner and Mr. T". Joystiq. November 20, 2007. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  24. ^ "Introducing Our Hupy and Abraham Spokesperson, William Shatner". Hupy and Abraham, S.C.
  25. ^ 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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