Overview
Mini Biography:
Although primarily known for playing Sulu in the original
"Star Trek" (1966)...
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Trivia:
Has been a jogger for many years, and runs marathons.
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Alternate Names:
George Takai
Filmography
- "Heroes" .... Kaito Nakamura (7 episodes, 2007)
... aka Heroes: Villains (USA: promotional title)
- Chapter Nine: Cautionary Tales (2007) TV episode .... Kaito Nakamura
- Chapter One 'Four Months Later...' (2007) TV episode .... Kaito Nakamura
- Chapter Twenty-Three 'How to Stop an Exploding Man' (2007) TV episode .... Kaito Nakamura
- Chapter Twenty-Two 'Landslide' (2007) TV episode .... Kaito Nakamura
- Chapter Seventeen 'Company Man' (2007) TV episode .... Kaito Nakamura
(2 more) - "Kim Possible" .... Sensei (6 episodes, 2003-2007)
... aka Disney's Kim Possible (USA: complete title)
- Graduation: Part I (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Sensei
- Graduation: Part II (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Sensei
- Oh No! Yono! (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Sensei
- Big Bother (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Sensei
- Gorilla Fist (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Sensei
(1 more) - "Star Trek: New Voyages" .... Sulu (1 episode, 2007)
- World Enough and Time (2007) TV episode .... Sulu - "Cory in the House" .... Ronald (1 episode, 2007)
- Air Force One Too Many (2007) TV episode .... Ronald - "El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera" .... Seventh Samurai (1 episode)
- Yellow Pantera/Rising Son (????) TV episode (voice) .... Seventh Samurai - A.I. Assault (2006) (TV) .... Major Lane
... aka Shockwave (USA: DVD title) - "Freddie" .... Martin (1 episode, 2006)
- Recipe for Disaster (2006) TV episode .... Martin - "Malcolm in the Middle" .... George Takei (1 episode, 2006)
- Hal Grieves (2006) TV episode .... George Takei - "The X's" .... Tranquilizer (1 episode, 2006)
- To Err Is Truman/No More Mrs. Nice X (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Tranquilizer - "Avatar: The Last Airbender" .... Warden (1 episode, 2005)
- Imprisoned (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Warden - "Scrubs" .... Priest (1 episode, 2004)
- My Best Friend's Wedding (2004) TV episode .... Priest - "The Young and the Restless" .... Rev. Daniel Tanaka (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Y&R (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Episode #1.7784 (2003) TV episode .... Rev. Daniel Tanaka - "The Bronx Bunny Show" (2003) TV series .... George Takei (unknown episodes)
- DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003) (TV) .... Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta
- "Samurai Jack" .... Warrior #4 (1 episode, 2002)
- Jack Versus Demongo, the Soul Collector (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Warrior #4 - "Son of the Beach" .... Grandfather (1 episode, 2002)
- Empty the Dragon (2002) TV episode .... Grandfather - "Jackie Chan Adventures" (1 episode, 2002)
- The Chosen One (2002) TV episode (voice) - "The Simpsons" .... Akira / ... (3 episodes, 1991-2001)
- A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Waiter
- Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Wink, the Game Show Host
- One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish (1991) TV episode (voice) .... Akira - "The Chronicle" .... Mr. Shen (1 episode, 2001)
... aka News from the Edge (USA)
- Here There Be Dragons (2001) TV episode .... Mr. Shen - "Grosse Pointe" .... Japanese Ad Exec (1 episode, 2000)
- Star Wars (2000) TV episode (uncredited) .... Japanese Ad Exec - "Baby Blues" .... Bonsai (1 episode, 2000)
- Ugly Zoe (2000) TV episode (voice) .... Bonsai
- Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) (TV) (voice) .... Mr. Fixx
- "Batman Beyond" .... Mr. Fixx (2 episodes, 1999)
... aka Batman of the Future (Europe: English title) (UK)
- Rebirth: Part 1 (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Mr. Fixx
- Rebirth: Part 2 (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Mr. Fixx - "Hercules" .... Ptolemy (1 episode, 1998)
... aka Disney's Hercules (USA: complete title)
- Hercules and the Falling Stars (1998) TV episode (voice) .... Ptolemy - "Diagnosis Murder" .... #1 Man In Black (1 episode, 1998)
- Alienated (1998) TV episode .... #1 Man In Black - "Early Edition" .... Mr. Lee (1 episode, 1998)
- Blackout (1998) TV episode .... Mr. Lee - "In the House" .... Dr. Vince O'Toole (1 episode, 1997)
- The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (1997) TV episode .... Dr. Vince O'Toole - "Once a Thief" .... McCoy Matsumoto (1 episode, 1997)
... aka John Woo's Once a Thief (Canada: English title) (USA: complete title)
- Art of Death (1997) TV episode .... McCoy Matsumoto - "Space Cases" .... Shank / ... (3 episodes, 1996-1997)
- A Friend in Need (1997) TV episode .... Warlord Shank
- Spung at Heart (1996) TV episode .... Shank
- On the Road to Find Out (????) TV episode .... Shank - "Hey Arnold!" .... Phoebe's Father (1 episode, 1997)
- Freeze Frame/Phoebe Cheats (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Phoebe's Father - The Best Bad Thing (1997) (TV) .... Mr. Yamanaka
- "Star Trek: Voyager" .... Captain Hikaru Sulu (1 episode, 1996)
... aka Voyager (USA: short title)
- Flashback (1996) TV episode .... Captain Hikaru Sulu - "Spider-Man" .... Monk / ... (1 episode, 1996)
- Sins of the Fathers Chapter 1: Doctor Strange (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Wong / Monk - "Minor Adjustments" .... Simms (1 episode, 1996)
- The Ungrateful Dead (1996) TV episode .... Simms - Kissinger and Nixon (1995) (TV) .... Le Duc Tho
- "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" .... Colonel Ong (1 episode, 1995)
- The Return of Sing Ling (1995) TV episode .... Colonel Ong - "Lightning Force" .... General Seng (2 episodes, 1992)
- M.I.A.: Part 2 (1992) TV episode .... General Seng
- M.I.A.: Part 1 (1992) TV episode .... General Seng
- "Adderly" .... Frank Tanaka (1 episode, 1987)
- To Better Days (1987) TV episode .... Frank Tanaka - "Miami Vice" .... Kenneth Togaru (1 episode, 1987)
- By Hooker by Crook (1987) TV episode .... Kenneth Togaru - "Murder, She Wrote" .... Bert Tanaka (1 episode, 1987)
- The Bottom Line Is Murder (1987) TV episode .... Bert Tanaka - "MacGyver" .... Dr. Shen Wei (1 episode, 1986)
- The Wish Child (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Shen Wei - "Jonny Quest" (1986) TV series .... Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
- "General Hospital" (1963) TV series .... Diem (unknown episodes, 1985)
- "Trapper John, M.D." .... Dr. Chung (1 episode, 1983)
- What a Difference a Day Makes (1983) TV episode .... Dr. Chung - "Matt Houston" (1 episode, 1983)
- The Rock and the Hard Place (1983) TV episode - "Strike Force" (1 episode, 1982)
- MIA (1982) TV episode - "Beyond Westworld" .... Doctor (1 episode, 1980)
- Take-Over (1980) TV episode .... Doctor
- "Vega$" .... Medical Examiner (1 episode, 1979)
- Ghost of Ripper (1979) TV episode .... Medical Examiner - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Doctor (1 episode, 1977)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Have I Got a Christmas for You (1977) TV episode .... Doctor - "Baa Baa Black Sheep" .... Maj. Kato (1 episode, 1976)
... aka Black Sheep Squadron (USA: new title)
- Up for Grabs (1976) TV episode .... Maj. Kato - "Chico and the Man" .... Yoshi Nakamura (1 episode, 1975)
- Mister Butterfly (1975) TV episode .... Yoshi Nakamura - "Hawaii Five-O" .... Nathanial Blake (1 episode, 1975)
... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
- Death's Name Is Sam (1975) TV episode .... Nathanial Blake - "Khan!" (1 episode, 1975)
- Triad (1975) TV episode - Year of the Dragon (1975) (TV) .... Fred Eng
- "The Six Million Dollar Man" .... Chin Lang (1 episode, 1974)
- The Coward (1974) TV episode .... Chin Lang - "Star Trek" .... Lt. Hikaru Sulu / ... (4 episodes, 1973)
... aka Star Trek: TAS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Star Trek: The Animated Adventures (USA)
... aka Star Trek: The Animated Series
... aka Star Trek: The Animated Series-The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek (USA: DVD box title)
... aka The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek (USA: video box title)
- The Slaver Weapon (1973) TV episode (voice) .... Lt. Hikaru Sulu / Additional voices
- One of Our Planets Is Missing (1973) TV episode .... Lt. Hikaru Sulu
- Yesteryear (1973) TV episode (voice) .... Lt. Hikaru Sulu
- Beyond the Farthest Star (1973) TV episode (voice) .... Lt. Hikaru Sulu - "Kung Fu" (1 episode, 1972)
- King of the Mountain (1972) TV episode - "Ironside" .... Tsutomu Watari (1 episode, 1971)
... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
- No Motive for Murder (1971) TV episode .... Tsutomu Watari - "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" .... Joe Lew (1 episode, 1971)
- Operation: Big Store (1971) TV episode .... Joe Lew
- "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" .... Mr. Sato (1 episode, 1969)
- Gentleman Friend (1969) TV episode .... Mr. Sato - "Star Trek" .... Sulu (51 episodes, 1966-1969)
... aka Star Trek: TOS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Star Trek: The Original Series (USA: informal title)
- Turnabout Intruder (1969) TV episode .... Sulu
- The Savage Curtain (1969) TV episode .... Sulu
- The Way to Eden (1969) TV episode .... Sulu
- The Lights of Zetar (1969) TV episode .... Sulu
- That Which Survives (1969) TV episode .... Sulu
(46 more) - "It Takes a Thief" .... Wo (1 episode, 1968)
- To Catch a Roaring Lion (1968) TV episode .... Wo - "Felony Squad" .... Jimmy Ito (1 episode, 1967)
- A Blueprint for Dying (1967) TV episode .... Jimmy Ito - "Mission: Impossible" .... Roger Lee (1 episode, 1966)
- The Carriers (1966) TV episode .... Roger Lee - "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Fahn (1 episode, 1966)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- Wind Fever (1966) TV episode .... Fahn - "The Wackiest Ship in the Army" (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
- My Father's Keeper (1966) TV episode
- Goldbrickers (1965) TV episode - "I Spy" .... Ito / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
- The Barter (1966) TV episode .... Yuze
- Tigers of Heaven (1965) TV episode .... Ito - "My Three Sons" .... Won Tsun (1 episode, 1965)
- Hong Kong Story (1965) TV episode .... Won Tsun - "Mister Roberts" (2 episodes, 1965)
- Just Getting There Is Half the Fun (1965) TV episode
- Which Way Did the War Go? (1965) TV episode - "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Major Li Cheng (1 episode, 1965)
- The Silent Saboteurs (1965) TV episode .... Major Li Cheng - "Death Valley Days" .... Wong Lee (1 episode, 1965)
... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
- The Book (1965) TV episode .... Wong Lee - "The Twilight Zone" .... Taro (1 episode, 1964)
... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
- The Encounter (1964) TV episode .... Taro - "The Gallant Men" .... Harry Ochi (1 episode, 1963)
- One Puka Puka (1963) TV episode .... Harry Ochi - "Hawaiian Eye" .... Hiroshi Kawagani / ... (4 episodes, 1960-1961)
- Thomas Jefferson Chu (1961) TV episode .... Thomas Jefferson Chu
- The Manchu Formula (1961) TV episode .... Larry Chang
- Jade Song (1960) TV episode .... Yen Fu
- Sword of the Samurai (1960) TV episode .... Hiroshi Kawagani - "The Islanders" (1 episode, 1961)
- Escape from Kaledau (1961) TV episode - "Assignment: Underwater" .... Kenji (1 episode, 1960)
- A Matter of Honor (1960) TV episode .... Kenji
- "Perry Mason" .... Toma Sakai (1 episode, 1959)
- The Case of the Blushing Pearls (1959) TV episode .... Toma Sakai - "Playhouse 90" (1 episode, 1959)
- Made in Japan (1959) TV episode
- "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2008)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 17 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 9 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 8 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Heroes Unmasked" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
- The Casting Couch (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Generations (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- The Invisible Touch (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Secret Talents of the Stars" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode #1.1 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- Episode dated 2 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Howard Stern on Demand" .... Himself / ... (42 episodes, 2006-2008)
... aka Howard TV on Demand (USA)
- Artie & Eric (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- John Popper (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Artie's Prank (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Casey and Paulina (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Craig Gass (2007) TV episode .... Himself
(37 more) - "Loose Women" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #12.42 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "GMTV" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 30 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Scream Awards 2007 (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- 07 Spaceys (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Bronx Bunny Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #1.2 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "According to Jim" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- The Grill II (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - "Thank God You're Here" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #1.4 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier (2007) (TV) .... Himself - interviewee
- "The Daily Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka A Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
... aka Jon Stewart (Australia)
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version)
- Episode dated 16 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 8 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - VH1 Big in 06 Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "Psych" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Shawn vs. the Red Phantom (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Roaster
- "HypaSpace" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka HypaSpace Daily (Canada: English title: long title)
... aka HypaSpace Weekly (Canada: English title: long title)
- Episode #5.137 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Will & Grace" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Buy, Buy Baby (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- How William Shatner Changed the World (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "Animal Icons" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- It Came from Japan (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Alienated" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- The Weekly Inquisitor (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Banzai" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode #1.3 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "After They Were Famous" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Star Trek (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Watching Ellie" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Fruit Shots (2003) TV episode .... Himself - OB-1 (2002) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Orbital Broadcast One (USA) - "Futurama" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Where No Fan Has Gone Before (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - "V.I.P." .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
... aka V.I.P. - Die Bodyguards (Germany)
- A.I. Highrise (2001) TV episode .... Himself - Spotlight on Trek (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- Spotlight on George Takei (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- In Search of the Unsolved (1999) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- "Muppets Tonight" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
... aka Muppets, Les (France)
- Episode #2.11 (1998) TV episode .... Himself - "Homeboys in Outer Space" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- The Adventures of Ratman and Gerbil or, Holy Homeboys in Outer Space (1997) TV episode .... Himself - "3rd Rock from the Sun" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
... aka 3rd Rock (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Life As We Know It
- Hotel Dick (1996) TV episode .... Himself - "Brotherly Love" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
- The Comet (1996) TV episode .... Himself - Star Trek: A Captain's Log (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- "Howard Stern" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
- Episode dated 15 November 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Himself - Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- David Letterman's 2nd Annual Holiday Film Festival (1986) (TV) .... Himself (segment "Chris Elliott: A Television Miracle")
- 'Doctor Who' Who's Who (1986) (TV) .... Himself
- Saturn Awards (1981) (TV)
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