George Takei
Acting
- Born:
- 1937-04-20
- Place of birth:
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
George Hosato Takei Altman (born April 20, 1937) is an American actor of Japanese descent, best known for his role in the television series Star Trek, in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise. He is a proponent of gay rights and active in state and local politics as well as continuing his acting career. He has won several awards and accolades in his work on human rights and Japanese-American relations, including his work with the Japanese American National Museum.
Known For
Filmography
The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World
Hunky Jesus
The Gettysburg Address
Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek
Reclaim the Flag
Beam Me Up, Sulu
Coroner to the Stars
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
Avatar: The Last Airbender
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
ONI: Thunder God's Tale
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
The Shuttlepod Show
Marvel's Hit-Monkey
Jellystone!
Woman in Motion
Resident Alien
Call Me Kat
The Soul of America
Who’s on Top?
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Aliens Stole My Body
Visible: Out on Television
Love Monster
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
True Terror with George Takei
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Star Trek: Short Treks
The Terror
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
And Then They Came for Us
Allegiance
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
For the Love of Spock
Kubo and the Two Strings
Elena of Avalor
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Message From Hiroshima
Do I Sound Gay?
Roddenberry's Trek
Entourage
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Tab Hunter Confidential
Hopeful Romantic
Fresh Off the Boat
Eat With Me
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Ava & Lala
To Be Takei
BoJack Horseman
The 7D
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Free Birds
Through the Keyhole
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
The Missing Scarf
Space Milkshake
Art of Submission
The New Normal
Backyard Blockbusters
Strange Frame
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
8
Dark Vengeance
Larry Crowne
The Problem Solverz
Bubble Guppies
These Amazing Shadows
Supah Ninjas
Transformers: Prime
Conan
Pound Puppies
Hawaii Five-0
Lost Girl
Regular Show
Fish Hooks
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Hot in Cleveland
The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment
Adventure Time
The Pool Boys
Community
Archer
Live from Studio Five
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Bring Back... Star Trek
Annul Victory
Toyo's Camera
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
Party Down
You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story
Futurama: Bender's Game
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The Suite Life on Deck
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Ninja Cheerleaders
All Star Mr & Mrs
Secret Talents of the Stars
The Great Buck Howard
Transformers: Animated
Chowder
The Big Bang Theory
Phineas and Ferb
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
Thank God You're Here
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
The Graham Norton Show
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Cory in the House
Heroes
A.I. Assault
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Psych
The Howard Stern Interview
40 Years of Star Trek
How William Shatner Changed the World
The Colbert Report
Freddie
Bring Back...
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Robot Chicken
American Dad!
Mulan II
The Eavesdropper
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
Comedy Central Roasts
Alienated
Real Time with Bill Maher
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Kim Possible
After They Were Famous
Watching Ellie
New World Order
According to Jim
Scrubs
Samurai Jack
The Chronicle
The Brak Show
Grosse Pointe
Jackie Chan Adventures
Baby Blues
Son of the Beach
Malcolm in the Middle
The Early Show
Who Gets the House?
Futurama
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Batman Beyond
V.I.P.
Will & Grace
Mulan
Bug Buster
Trekkies
The View
The Best Bad Thing
The Magic Pearl
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
Hey Arnold!
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Once a Thief
Early Edition
The Daily Show
Oblivion 2: Backlash
Muppets Tonight
Space Cases
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
3rd Rock from the Sun
Kissinger and Nixon
Brotherly Love
In the House
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Star Trek: Voyager
William Shatner: Captain's Log
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
Spider-Man
Oblivion
Diagnosis: Murder
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Live by the Fist
The Curse of the Dragon
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Moving Memories
GMTV
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Lightning Force
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Blood Oath
The Simpsons
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Return from the River Kwai
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Who's Who
MacGyver
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
Doctor Who's Who's Who
Murder, She Wrote
Miami Vice
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Matt Houston
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Beyond Westworld
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Vega$
Have I Got a Christmas for You
The Star Trek Dream
The Year of the Dragon
Chico and the Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
Star Trek
Josie's Castle
Which Way to the Front?
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Hawaii Five-O
The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai
The Green Berets
The Big Mouth
Ironside
Mission: Impossible
Felony Squad
Star Trek
An American Dream
Walk Don't Run
Red Line 7000
Mister Roberts
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
PT 109
King Kong vs. Godzilla
The Gallant Men
The Islanders
My Three Sons
Hell to Eternity
Ice Palace
Never So Few
Hawaiian Eye
The Twilight Zone
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Perry Mason
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Holograms All the Way Down