William Shatner filmography
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| Film | 65 |
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| Television series | 111 |
| Advertising | 6 |
| Others | 8 |
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
[edit]| 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 | 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 | ||
| 1974 | Impulse | Matt Stone | ||
| Big Bad Mama | William J. Baxter | |||
| West Point on the Hudson | Narrator | Documentary | ||
| 1975 | The Devil's Rain | Mark Preston | ||
| Patent Pending | Narrator | 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 | Documentary | |
| 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 | Documentary Direct-to-video, also producer |
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| 2002 | Shoot or Be Shot | Harvey Wilkes | ||
| Showtime | Himself | |||
| American Psycho 2 | Robert 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 | Documentary Also director and producer |
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| 2012 | Get A Life! | Host | Documentary Also writer, director and co-producer |
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| 2013 | Escape from Planet Earth | General Shanker | Voice | [5] |
| 2014 | William Shatner Presents: Chaos on the Bridge | Host | Documentary Also writer, director and co-producer |
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| 2015 | A Christmas Horror Story | Dangerous Dan | ||
| A Sunday Horse | Kenneth Roubidoux | |||
| When Elephants Were Young | Narrator | Documentary | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2022 | Fireheart | Jimmy Murray | Voice | [5] |
| 2024 | William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill | Himself | Documentary Narrator and main role |
[6][7] |
| 765874 – Unification | James T. Kirk | Short film | [8] |
Television
[edit]| 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 | November 16, 1958 episode; portrayed Robert Lomax on an in-show portrayal of The World of Suzie Wong | [9][10] |
| 1959 | Nero Wolfe | Archie Goodwin | Pilot episode: "Count the Man Down" | [11][12] |
| 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 | Lt. Col. Chipman | Television film | ||
| 1970–1974 | Ironside | Bill Parkins / Don Brand / Marty Jessup | 4 episodes | |
| 1971 | Vanished | Dave Paulick | Two-part made-for-TV movie (NBC) | |
| 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?" | ||
| Four Economic Functions of Capitalism | William Shatner | Four-part made-for-TV documentary (Phillips Petroleum) | ||
| 1973–1974 | Star Trek: The Animated Series | James T. Kirk | Voice | |
| Taylor's Inner Space | Narrator | Television series by Ron and Valerie Taylor | ||
| 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 | ||
| Pioneer Woman | Johnny Sergeant | |||
| 1974 | Indict and Convict | Sam Belden | ||
| Pray for the Wildcats | Warren Summerfield | |||
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Josh Lang | Episode: "Burning Bright" | ||
| Flick Flack | Host | |||
| Police Story | Sgt. Bill Keitlinger | Episode: "Love, Mabel" | ||
| Kung Fu | Captain Brandywine Gage | Episode: "A Small Beheading" | ||
| 1975–1976 | Barbary Coast | Jeff Cable | 14 episodes | |
| 1976 | The Tenth Level | Professor Stephen Turner | Television film | |
| 1976; 1994 | Columbo | Ward Fowler / 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 | [13][14] | |
| 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" | |
| 1987 | The Search for Houdini | Host | Live TV Special | |
| 1988 | Broken Angel | Chuck Coburn | Television film | |
| 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. | [15] |
| 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 | [16] | |
| 2007; 2021 | WWE Hall of Fame | Himself | 2007: Inducted Jerry Lawler. 2021: Class of 2020 inductee. | [15] |
| 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 |
[17][18] | |
| 2014 | The Shatner Project | Himself | 6 episodes | [19] |
| Chaos on the Bridge | Interviewer | Documentary Also writer and director |
[20] | |
| 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 | 12 episodes | ||
| 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 Big Bang Theory | Himself | Episode: "The D&D Vortex" | [21] |
| Star Trek: Short Treks | James T. Kirk | Voice; Archive audio used in episode: "Eraphim and Dot" | ||
| 2019–present | The UnXplained | Host | ||
| 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 | |||
| Shatner in Space | Himself | Made-for-TV documentary (Amazon) | [22] | |
| 2022 | The Masked Singer | Knight | Eliminated in first episode | |
| 2023 | Stars on Mars | Himself | Presenter | |
| 2024 | Masters of the Universe: Revolution | King Keldor / Skeletor | Voice; Main role | |
| TBA | The Elevator | Ben | Completed |
Video games
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | Promise Margarine | Spokesman | [23] |
| 1980s | Commodore Computers | VIC-20 spokesman | [24] |
| 1985 | Western Airlines | Himself | [25] |
| 1997–present | Priceline.com | Chief Negotiating Officer | |
| 2007 | World of Warcraft | Himself | [26] |
| 2007–present | Hupy and Abraham Law Firm | [27] | |
| 2013 | Star Trek video game commercial | [28] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ * 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.
- ^ "Science Books & Films". 1975.
- ^ 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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Fienberg, Daniel. "'You Can Call Me Bill' Review: Pensive Doc Shows a Different Side of William Shatner". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "The Definitive Shatner Doc - In Theaters March 22!". join.legionm.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Watch: William Shatner's Captain Kirk Returns In "Unification" Short Film From Roddenberry Archive
- ^ "The World of Suzie Wong Original Broadway Play Cast 1958 | Broadway World". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ William Shatner 1958 on the Ed Sullivan Show, retrieved February 29, 2024
- ^ "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.
- ^ The Vegetarian world / producer and director, Jonathon Kay
- ^ "Founder of health disciplines board honored" by Zena Cherry, The Globe and Mail (24 Feb, 1983) Retrieved from ProQuest 386654269
- ^ a b Salvador, Joseph (March 30, 2021). "William Shatner Will Be Inducted Into The WWE Hall of Fame". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "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
- ^ "The Captains Close Up". Tubi. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ 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) - ^ "TV Icon William Shatner Stars in DIY Network's 'The Shatner Project'" at www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com via web.archive.org
- ^ "William Shatner Presents: Chaos On The Bridge review" by James Hunt at www.denofgeek.com
- ^ Starr, Michael (February 12, 2019). "How 'Big Bang Theory' snared 'Star Trek' legend William Shatner". New York Post. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ Lowry, Brian Lowry. "'Shatner in Space' joins William Shatner on his trip to the final frontier". CNN. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "William Shatner for Promise Margarine 1974 TV commercial" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Commodore VIC-20 ad with William Shatner" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy for Western Airlines 1985, retrieved March 1, 2024
- ^ "New WoW ads featuring Shatner and Mr. T". Joystiq. November 20, 2007. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- ^ "Introducing Our Hupy and Abraham Spokesperson, William Shatner". Hupy and Abraham, S.C.
- ^ 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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