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William Shatner

 
General Information (William Shatner)
  
Mostly Credited As: William Shatner
Birth Name: William Alan Shatner
Date Of Birth: March 22, 1931
Country Of Birth: Canada
Birth Place: Montreal, Quebec
Height: 5' 9 ½" (1.76 m)
Spouse
Elizabeth Anderson Martin Feb/13/2001 - Present
Nerine Kidd Nov/15/1997 - Aug/09/1999 (Her Death)
Marcy Lafferty Oct/20/1973 - 1994 (Divorced)
Gloria Rand Aug/12/1956 - 1969 (Divorced) (3 children)

When Shatner was cast to play Captain James Kirk in the "Star Trek" TV show, his small-screen immortality was assured (even though no one knew it at the time). The solidly built, handsome actor had previously worked on Broadway and in live TV before making his movie debut as Alexei in The Brothers Karamazov (1958). Shatner alternated film appearances with episodic TV work; his other early features include Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), The Outrage (1964), and leading roles in The Explosive Generation and the barely seen The Intruder (both 1961), in which he delivered a mature, spine-chilling performance as a racist Southern agitator for director Roger Corman. The immediate post-"Trek" years brought Shatner few opportunities from the major studios, and by the mid 1970s he was toiling in Big Bad Mama (1974), The Devil's Rain (1975), Kingdom of the Spiders (1977), and The Kidnapping of the President (1980). Beginning with 1979's Star Trek-The Motion Picture Shatner returned to the role he made famous on TV, and has appeared in the five bigbudget sequels (even directing 1989's Star Trek V: The Final Frontier He's shown an ability to spoof himself in Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) and National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon I (1993), but he's played it straight in his post-"Trek" TV series, "Barbary Coast" (1975-76), "T.J. Hooker" (1982-87), and "Rescue 911" (1989-1996). He published "Star Trek Memories" in 1993, and has written a series of science fiction novels called "Tekwar" which were adapted for TV in 1994. He costarred in the seventh Star Trek movie, Star Trek Generations (1994).

Currently he can be seen as Denny Crane on the ABC dramedy, "Boston Legal" which started in the fall of 2004. He played the part of Denny Crane during the final arc of the David E. Kelley drama "The Practice" which set up the fictional law firm of Crane, Poole, & Schmidt which is featured on "Boston Legal". Also in 2006 he hosted the short-lived ABC gameshow, "Show Me the Money".
 
 
William Shatner TV Appearances
  
Main cast 
Show: Extraordinary Animals(2008)As: Host -- [Voice]
Show: Shatner's Raw Nerve(2008)As: Himself (Host)
Show: Fast Cars & Superstars -- The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race(2007)As: Himself
Show: Show Me the Money(2006)As: Host
Show: How William Shatner Changed the World(2005)As: Himself (Host)
Show: Boston Legal(2004)As: Denny Crane
Show: One Hit Wonders(2002)As: Host
Show: Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration(2001)As: Himself
Show: A Twist in the Tale(1999)As: Narrator -- [Voice]
Show: Tek War(1994)As: Walter Bascom
Show: Rescue 911(1989)As: Host
Show: T.J. Hooker(1982)As: Detective Sergeant Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Hooker
Show: Night of 100 Stars(1982)As: Himself
Show: Barbary Coast(1975)As: Jeff Cable
Show: Star Trek: The Animated Series(1973)As: Captain James Tiberius Kirk -- [Voice]
Show: Vanished (1971)(1971)As: Dave Paulick
Show: Star Trek(1966)As: Captain James Tiberius Kirk
Show: For the People (1965)(1965)As: David Koster
Show: Howdy Doody(1947)As: Ranger Bob (1954)
Episode Cast Credits 
Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) 
  • William Shatner, Chelsea Handler, Newton Faulkner 16x129: (Jun/02/2008) As Himself 
  • William Shatner, Tricia Helfer, Ryan Bingham 16x98: (Apr/11/2008) As Himself 
  • Ben Affleck, Phil Jackson 13x25: (Oct/22/2004) As Himself 
Show: The Henry Rollins Show (2006) 
  • William Shatner, Peeping Tom 02x08: (Jun/01/2007) As Himself 
Show: The View (1997) 
• 5 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Thursday September 19th, 2002)
  • David Boreanaz, William Shatner 10x170: (May/15/2007) As Himself 
  • William Shatner, Justin Chambers 09x92: (May/16/2006) As Himself 
  • Shatner/McEntire 08x139: (Mar/18/2005) As Himself 
  • Shatner 08x59: (Nov/18/2004) As Himself 
Show: Good Morning America (1975) 
  • Tory Johnson, William Shatner, Becky Worley, 32x181: (May/14/2007) As Himself 
Show: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) 
  • William Shatner, Eric Dane, mtvU's Best Music on Campus Winner 14x137: (May/14/2007) As Himself 
  • William Shatner, Patton Oswalt, The Neville Brothers 12x43: (Nov/19/2004) As Himself 
Show: Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003) 
  • William Shatner, Hari Kondabalu 05x29: (Feb/19/2007) As Himself 
  • William Shatner, Kristen Bell, Staind 03x157: (Nov/14/2005) As Himself 
  • William Shatner, Sugar Ray Leonard, & Kasabian 03x31: (Mar/11/2005) As Himself 
  • ??x??: (Unknown/Unaired) As Himself 
Show: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) 
  • William Shatner, Vanessa Marcil 04x70: (Dec/11/2006) As Himself 
  • William Shatner/Avril Lavigne/Rosie Perez 02x105: (Feb/11/2005) As Himself 
Show: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) 
  • William Shatner, Mike Luckovich, Driveblind 02x191: (Nov/27/2006) As Himself 
  • William Shatner, Josh Bernstein, Andrea Bocelli 02x31: (Feb/20/2006) As Himself 
Show: Attack Of The Show! (2005) 
  • EGS, MySpace Girl of the Week 02x204: (Nov/01/2006) As Himself 
Show: Comedy Central Roast (2003) 
  • Roast of William Shatner 01x04: (Aug/20/2006) As Himself (Roastee), [Starring Roles]
Show: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) 
  • Morrissey, Paul Bettany, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, William Shatner 10x08: (May/19/2006) As Himself 
Show: Late Show with David Letterman (1993) 
  • Kid Scientists, William Shatner, Angels & Airwaves 13x143: (May/15/2006) As Himself 
Show: The Tony Danza Show (2004) (2004) 
  • Cyndi Lauper, William Shatner, Blair Underwood 02x41: (Nov/07/2005) As Himself 
  • William Shatner, Sandy Ferreira, Kevin Allen, Simon Le Bon 01x65: (Dec/10/2004) As Himself 
Show: Live with Regis and Kelly (1988) 
  • William Shatner/Frankie J. 17x211: (Oct/24/2005) As Himself 
Show: Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) 
  • These are the Voyages... 04x22: (May/13/2005) Voiced James T. Kirk (archive), [Uncredited]
Show: Best Week Ever (2004) 
  • The Oscars, Michael Jackson trial and more 03x07: (Mar/04/2005) As Himself 
  • David Gest Interview, Diets and more 01x03: (Feb/06/2004) As Himself 
  • Golden Globes, Oprah's Birthday and more 01x02: (Jan/30/2004) As Himself 
Show: World Poker Tour (2003) 
  • Hollywood Home Game 5 03x01: (Jan/16/2005) As Himself 
Show: The Practice (1997) 
• 6 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Sunday March 21st, 2004)
  • Cheers (a.k.a Adjourned: Series Finale) 08x22: (May/16/2004) As Denny Crane, [Special Guest Stars]
  • New Hoods on the Block 08x21: (May/02/2004) As Denny Crane, [Special Guest Stars]
  • Comings and Goings 08x20: (Apr/25/2004) As Denny Crane, [Special Guest Stars]
  • The Firm 08x19: (Apr/18/2004) As Denny Crane, [Special Guest Stars]
Show: Saturday Night Live (1975) 
  • Christmas Special (Dec/17/2002) As Himself 
  • William Shatner/Lone Justice & Buster Poindexter 12x08: (Dec/20/1986) As Himself (Host) 
Show: E! True Hollywood Story (1996) 
  • William Shatner 07x12: (Dec/08/2002) As Himself 
Show: The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999) 
• 5 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Thursday July 27th, 2000)
  • 7/24/2002 04x22: (Jul/24/2002) As Himself 
  • 4/26/2001 03x23: (Apr/26/2001) As Himself 
  • 2/28/2001 03x13: (Feb/28/2001) As Himself 
  • 12/19/2000 02x60: (Dec/19/2000) As Himself 
Show: Futurama (1999) 
  • Where No Fan Has Gone Before 04x12: (Apr/21/2002) Voiced Himself 
Show: Bob Patterson (2001) 
  • Awards Bob 01x04: (Oct/24/2001) As Warren Wellman 
Show: Miss USA (1960) 
  • The 50th Annual Miss USA Pageant 01x42: (Mar/02/2001) As Himself (Host) 
Show: 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) 
• 5 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Tuesday May 25th, 1999)
  • The Big Giant Head Returns Again (2) 05x22: (May/23/2000) As Big Giant Head / Stone Phillips 
  • The Big Giant Head Returns Again (1) 05x21: (May/23/2000) As Big Giant Head / Stone Phillips 
  • The Big Giant Head Returns 05x12: (Feb/22/2000) As Big Giant Head 
  • Dick's Big Giant Headache (2) 04x24: (May/25/1999) As Big Giant Head 
Show: Disney's Hercules (1998) 
  • Hercules and the Argonauts 01x21: (Oct/08/1998) Voiced Jason 
Show: Perversions of Science (1997) 
  • Boxed In 01x03: (Jun/07/1997) As Admiral Kornfeld 
Show: Muppets Tonight (1996) 
  • Whoopi Goldberg 01x09: (Jul/07/1996) As Himself 
Show: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) 
  • Eye, Tooth 06x22: (May/13/1996) As Himself 
Show: seaQuest DSV (1993) 
  • Hide and Seek 01x18: (Feb/27/1994) As Milos Tezlof 
Show: The Larry Sanders Show (1992) 
  • The Promise 01x02: (Aug/22/1992) As Himself 
Show: This Is Your Life (UK) (1955) 
  • William Shatner 30x10: (Dec/27/1989) As Himself 
Show: Late Night With David Letterman (1982) 
  • 861103 05x66: (Nov/03/1986) As Himself 
Show: The Ray Bradbury Theatre (1985) 
  • The Playground 01x02: (Jun/04/1985) As Charles Underhill 
Show: Battle of the Network Stars (1976) 
• 5 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Saturday November 18th, 1978)
  • Special #17 01x17: (Dec/20/1984) As ABC Team Captain 
  • Special #15 01x15: (Nov/03/1983) As ABC Team Captain 
  • Special #13 01x13: (Oct/01/1982) As ABC Team Captain 
  • Special #12 01x12: (May/07/1982) As ABC Team Captain 
Show: Police Squad! (1982) 
  • Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi) 01x04: (Mar/25/1982) As Himself, [Special Guest Stars]
Show: How the West Was Won (1978) 
  • Ep. #9 01x09: (Apr/16/1978) As Captain Harrison 
  • Ep. #8 01x08: (Apr/09/1978) As Captain Harrison 
Show: The Rookies (1972) 
  • The Hunting Ground 03x16: (Jan/20/1975) As Luke Harris 
Show: Police Woman (1974) 
  • Smack 01x11: (Dec/06/1974) As Mark Ciprio 
Show: Police Story (1973) (1973) 
  • Love, Mabel 02x09: (Nov/26/1974) As Sgt. Bill Keitlinger 
Show: Petrocelli (1974) 
  • Edge of Evil 01x04: (Oct/02/1974) As Adam North 
Show: Kung Fu (1972) 
  • A Small Beheading 03x03: (Sep/21/1974) As Gage 
  • Blood of the Dragon (2) 03x02: (Sep/14/1974) As Capt. Brandywine Gage 
Show: Ironside (1967) 
  • Amy Prentiss: AKA The Chief (2) 07x25: (May/23/1974) As Bill Parkins 
  • Amy Prentiss: AKA The Chief (1) 07x24: (May/23/1974) As Bill Parkins 
  • Walls Are Waiting 04x26: (Apr/15/1971) As unknown 
  • Little Jerry Jessup 03x23: (Mar/12/1970) As Marty Jessup 
Show: The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) 
  • Burning Bright 01x11: (Apr/12/1974) As Josh Lang 
Show: Mannix (1967) 
  • Search for a Whisper 06x21: (Feb/18/1973) As Adam Langer 
Show: Barnaby Jones (1973) 
  • To Catch a Dead Man 01x02: (Feb/04/1973) As Phil Carlyle 
Show: Mission: Impossible (1966) (1966) 
  • Cocaine 07x06: (Oct/21/1972) As Joseph Conrad 
  • Encore 06x02: (Sep/25/1971) As Thomas Kroll 
Show: Hawaii Five-O (1968) 
  • You Don't Have to Kill to Get Rich -- But It Helps. 05x03: (Sep/26/1972) As Sam Tolliver 
Show: The Sixth Sense (1972) 
  • Can a Dead Man Strike from the Grave? 01x06: (Feb/26/1972) As Edwin Danbury 
Show: The F.B.I. (1965) 
  • Antennae of Death 06x10: (Nov/29/1970) As Arthur Majors 
Show: The Name of the Game (1968) 
  • Tarot 02x19: (Feb/13/1970) As Peter 
Show: CBS Playhouse (1967) 
  • Shadow Game 02x04: (May/07/1969) As Peter Hoyt 
Show: Star Trek (1966) 
  • Operation -- Annihilate! 01x29: (Apr/13/1967) As Body of Sam Kirk, [Uncredited]
Show: Gunsmoke (1955) 
  • Quaker Girl 12x12: (Dec/10/1966) As Fred Bateman 
Show: Dr. Kildare (1961) 
• 6 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Thursday November 02nd, 1961)
  • Out of a Concrete Tower (5) 05x50: (Mar/08/1966) As Dr. Carl Noyes 
  • The Taste of Crow (4)