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William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, musician, singer, author, film director, spokesman and comedian. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James Tiberius Kirk, commander of the Federation starship USS Enterprise, in the science fiction television series Star Trek, from 1966 to 1969; Star Trek: The Animated Series from 1973 to 1974, and in seven of the subsequent Star Trek feature films from 1979 to 1994. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk and being a part of Star Trek, and has co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe. He has also authored a series of science fiction novels called TekWar that were adapted for television. Shatner also played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker from 1982 to 1986. Afterwards, he hosted the reality-based television series Rescue 911 from 1989 to 1996, which won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Dramatic Series. He has since worked as a musician, author, director and celebrity pitchman. From 2004 to 2008, he starred as attorney Denny Crane in the television dramas The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal, for which he won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
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William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, musician, singer, author, film director, spokesman and comedian. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James Tiberius Kirk, commander of the Federation starship USS Enterprise, in the science fiction television series Star Trek, from 1966 to 1969; Star Trek: The Animated Series from 1973 to 1974, and in seven of the subsequent Star Trek feature films from 1979 to 1994. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk and being a part of Star Trek, and has co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe. He has also authored a series of science fiction novels called TekWar that were adapted for television. Shatner also played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker from 1982 to 1986. Afterwards, he hosted the reality-based television series Rescue 911 from 1989 to 1996, which won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Dramatic Series. He has since worked as a musician, author, director and celebrity pitchman. From 2004 to 2008, he starred as attorney Denny Crane in the television dramas The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal, for which he won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Gunsmoke
The Oscars
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Practice
Studio One
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Dr. Kildare
Haven
Psych
Ironside
The F.B.I.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Dream On
E! True Hollywood Story
Climax!
Private Eyes
Thriller
Rookie Blue
The Big Bang Theory
The Fugitive
Hot in Cleveland
Mission: Impossible
WWE Raw
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Rookies
Mannix
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
The Defenders
Golden Globe Awards
Hell's Kitchen
My Life Is Murder
Police Woman
The Colbert Report
Kung Fu
Comedy Central Roasts
Hawaii Five-O
Outlaws
The Masked Singer
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
CBS Playhouse
Route 66
Suspicion
3rd Rock from the Sun
The Shannara Chronicles
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Ed Sullivan Show
Columbo
Star Trek: Short Treks
The Larry Sanders Show
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Virginian
seaQuest DSV
Perversions of Science
Lamp Unto My Feet
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Futurama
Comic Book Men
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Oregon Trail
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Million Dollar Password
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Kraft Television Theatre
The Talk
The Real History of Science Fiction
The Twilight Zone
The Dick Powell Show
Late Night with David Letterman
Omnibus
The Name of the Game
Amy Prentiss
Elvis
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Little Women
Boomerang
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Vanished
Airplane II: The Sequel
Atomic Betty
Star Trek: Generations
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
Judgment at Nuremberg
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Miss Congeniality
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
The Wild
Over the Hedge
The Magician
Petrocelli
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
Reporter
Better Late Than Never
Prime Times
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
Fireheart
Insight
Boston Legal
Dead Man's Island
Mars Rising
For the People
Star Trek
A Town Has Turned to Dust
Shadow Game
American Psycho II: All American Girl
Saturday Night Live
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
$#*! My Dad Says
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Star Trek
The UnXplained
T. J. Hooker
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
William Shatner: Captain's Log
Rescue 911
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Production Credits
T. J. Hooker
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Squidbillies
The UnXplained
Perversions of Science
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Rescue 911
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