William Shatner
Biography
William Shatner is a Canadian actor who moved from Canadian film and television into guest roles on American shows before being cast as Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek. He played Kirk from 1966 to 1994, in the original series and seven features, including Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) and Star Trek Generations (1994). He also starred as a veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker, hosted Rescue 911, and won two Emmy Awards as attorney Denny Crane on The Practice and Boston Legal. His films include Miss Congeniality (2000) and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), and he voiced roles in Over the Hedge (2006) and The Wild (2006). He co-wrote the TekWar novels and recorded albums beginning with The Transformed Man.
95years old
Turns 96 on March 22in 171 days
- Born Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- William Alan Shatner (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 58
- Career span
- 65 years1957 to 2022
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First role
Shatner's film career started while he was still in college. In 1951 he took a small part in the Canadian comedy drama The Butler's Night Off, billed as Bill Shatner and listed in the credits as a crook.
First role
Shatner created the role of Ranger Bob on The Howdy Doody Show, his first American television appearance, acting opposite puppets and Clarabell the Clown, whose side of the dialogue was entirely honks on a bicycle horn.
A first
In 1966 Shatner appeared in the gothic horror movie Incubus, called Inkubo in Esperanto. It was the second feature-length film ever made with all its dialogue spoken in Esperanto.
Own stunts
Shatner learned American Kenpo karate from Tom Bleecker, a black belt trained by the art's founder Ed Parker, and offered the skill to casting directors.
Behind the camera
A clause in Shatner's Star Trek contract gave him parity with Leonard Nimoy, so once Nimoy had directed Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Shatner had the right to direct a Star Trek movie as well, and he used it on Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
Behind the award
Shatner's 2005 Emmy for playing Denny Crane made him one of the few actors to win an Emmy for the same character in two different shows, The Practice and Boston Legal.
William Shatner movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture1979 Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fias Captain Kirk
IMDb rating 6.4102K votes
Most often with
Nicholas Meyer directed two of these films, Leonard Nimoy two and John Korty two. Two actors appear in eleven of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Leonard Nimoy's page
Walter Koenig's page
George Takei's page
Nichelle Nichols's page
James Doohan's page
DeForest Kelley's page
All films by Nicholas Meyer
All films by John Korty
Box office
What William Shatner's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.9 billion
22 of the 58 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 58 films: 22 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 14 never in cinemas; 17 figure not found.
- 22Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 14Never in cinemas
- 17Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 71% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$343M18.5% of the total
- 2$212M11.4% of the total
- 3$168M9.1% of the total
- 4$139M7.5% of the total
- 5$133M7.2% of the total
- 6$118M6.4% of the total
- 7$102M5.5% of the total
- 8$101M5.5% of the total
$540 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 29% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1990 to 2020, five of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2004 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Boston Legal | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2005 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal | Won |
| 2004 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | The Practice | Won |
| 56th Primetime Emmy Awards | Won | ||
| 57th Primetime Emmy Awards | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 2020 | Television Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 2020 | WWE Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 2017 | Officer of the Order of Canada | Won | |
| 2006 | Television Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 2000 | Canada's Walk of Fame | Honored | |
| 1990 | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | Won |
| 62nd Golden Globe Awards | Won | ||
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