William Alan Shatner was born on March 22, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a Canadian actor.

After working on Broadway and in television, he captained the USS Enterprise for television's quintessential science-fiction series, Star Trek (1966–1969), and recreated his roles as Captain Kirk in a number of successful films in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

Shatner also played Kirk in a series of Star Trek movies: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979); Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982); Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984); Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986); Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989); Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991); and Star Trek: Generations (1994).

He also starred in Other television series include T J Hooker (1982–6), Rescue 911 (1989), and Boston Legal (2005). Among his books are Star Trek Avenger (1997) and Star Trek Preserver (2000).

He managed this most effectively in comedy 'Free Enterprise', in which he had grand delusions of directing a film of Julius Caesar, with himself in all the roles.

Shatner married his fourth wife, Indiana native Elizabeth Martin, on February 13, 2001.

Filmography

• Horrorween 3D (2008)
• "Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race" (2007)
• "Everest" (2007)
• "Boston Legal" (88 episodes, 2004-2007)
• Star Trek: Legacy (2006)
• Star Trek: Encounters (2006)
• Over the Hedge (2006)
• The Wild (2006)
• Stalking Santa (2006)
• "Atomic Betty" (2 episodes, 2005)
• Last Laugh '05 (2005)
• "Invasion Iowa" (1 episode, 2005)
• Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005)
• Lil' Pimp (2005)
• Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
• "Chilly Beach" (1 episode, 2004)
• "The Practice" (5 episodes, 2004)
• A Carol Christmas (2003)
• "Full Moon Fright Night" (1 episode, 2002)
• Groom Lake (2002)
• American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002)
• Showtime (2002)
• Shoot or Be Shot (2002)
• The Kid (2001)
• "Bob Patterson" (1 episode, 2001)
• Osmosis Jones (2001)
• Miss Congeniality (2000)
• "3rd Rock from the Sun" (5 episodes, 1999-2000)
• Falcon Down (2000)
• "A Twist in the Tale" (1 episode, 1999)
• Land of the Free (1998)
• "Hercules" (1 episode, 1998)
• Free Enterprise (1998)
• "Cosby" (1 episode, 1997)
• The First Men in the Moon (1997)
• "Perversions of Science" (1 episode 1997)
• Star Trek: Generations (1997)
• Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (1997)
• Dead Man's Island (1996)
• "TekWar" (18 episodes, 1994-1996)
• Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. (1996)
• "Eek! the Cat" (2 episodes, 1993-1995)
• Janek: The Silent Betrayal (1994)
• Star Trek: Generations (1994)
• TekWar: TekJustice (1994)
• TekWar: TekLab (1994)
• "SeaQuest DSV" (1 episode, 1994)
• TekWar: TekLords (1994)
• TekWar (1994)
• Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1994)
• Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey (1993)
• Family of Strangers (1993)
• Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
• Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Enhanced (1992)
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
• "Voice of the Planet" (1991)
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
• Broken Angel (1988)
• The Trial of Standing Bear (1988)
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
• "T.J. Hooker" (90 episodes, 1982-1986)
• T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport (1986)
• North Beach and Rawhide (1985)
• "The Ray Bradbury Theater" (1 episode, 1985)
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
• Secrets of a Married Man (1984)
• Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
• Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
• Visiting Hours (1982)
• T.J. Hooker (1982)
• The Babysitter (1980)
• The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
• Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)
• Riel (1979)
• Crash (1978)
• Little Women (1978)
• The Third Walker (1978)
• Land of No Return (1978)
• The Bastard (1978)
• "How the West Was Won" (1978)
• "The Oregon Trail" (2 episodes, 1977)
• Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
• "Testimony of Two Men" (1977)
• A Whale of a Tale (1977)
• Columbo: Fade in to Murder (1976)
• Perilous Voyage (1976)
• "Barbary Coast" (1 episode, 1975)
• The Devil's Rain (1975)
• Barbary Coast (1975)
• "The Rookies" (1 episode, 1975)
• The Tenth Level (1975)
• "Police Woman" (1 episode, 1974)
• "Amy Prentiss" (2 episodes, 1974)
• "Police Story" (1 episode, 1974)
• Impulse (1974)
• "Kodiak" (1 episode, 1974)
• "Petrocelli" (1 episode, 1974)
• "Kung Fu" (1 episode, 1974)
• Big Bad Mama (1974)
• "Ironside" (4 episodes, 1970-1974)
• "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1 episode, 1974)
• "The Magician" (1 episode, 1974)
• Pray for the Wildcats (1974)
• "Star Trek" (16 episodes, 1973-1974)
• Indict and Convict (1974)
• Pioneer Woman (1973)
• "Dr. Simon Locke" (1 episode, 1973)
• "Mannix" (1 episode, 1973)
• The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973)
• "Barnaby Jones" (1 episode, 1973)
• Go Ask Alice (1973)
• Incident on a Dark Street (1973)
• "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" (1 episode, 1973)
• "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1 episode, 1972)
• "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1 episode, 1972)
• "Mission: Impossible" (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
• "Hawaii Five-O" (1 episode, 1972)
• "The Sixth Sense" (1 episode, 1972)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)
• The People (1972)
• "Cade's County" (1 episode, 1971)
• Owen Marshall, Counsellor at Law (1971)
• "Storefront Lawyers" (1 episode, 1971)
• Vanished (1971)
• "The Name of the Game" (2 episodes, 1970)
• "The F.B.I." (1 episode, 1970)
• The Andersonville Trial (1970)
• "Medical Center" (1 episode, 1970)
• "Paris 7000" (1 episode, 1970)
• Sole Survivor (1970)
• "The Virginian" (2 episodes, 1965-1969)
• "Star Trek" (79 episodes, 1966-1969)
• "CBS Playhouse" (1 episode, 1969)
• Comanche blanco (1968)
• "Off to See the Wizard" (1 episode, 1968)
• Alexander the Great (1968)
• "Insight" (1 episode, 1967)
• "Gunsmoke" (1 episode, 1966)
• "Dr. Kildare" (6 episodes, 1961-1966)
• "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (2 episodes, 1964-1966)
• "The Big Valley" (1 episode, 1966)
• "The Fugitive" (1 episode, 1965)
• "Twelve O'Clock High" (1 episode, 1965)
• "For the People" (13 episodes, 1965)
• "The Defenders" (5 episodes, 1961-1965)
• Incubus (1965)
• "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1 episode, 1964)
• "The Reporter" (1 episode, 1964)
• The Outrage (1964)
• "The Outer Limits" (1 episode, 1964)
• "Burke's Law" (1 episode, 1964)
• "Arrest and Trial" (1 episode, 1964)
• "Route 66" (1 episode, 1963)
• "Channing" (1 episode, 1963)
• "77 Sunset Strip" (5 episodes, 1963)
• "The Twilight Zone" (2 episodes, 1960-1963)
• "Alcoa Premiere" (1 episode, 1963)
• "The Nurses" (2 episodes, 1963)
• "The Dick Powell Show" (1 episode, 1963)
• The Intruder (1962)
• "Naked City" (2 episodes, 1962)
• Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
• The Explosive Generation (1961)
• "Thriller" (2 episodes, 1961)
• "Play of the Week" (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
• "Festival" (1 episode, 1960)
• "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Outlaws" (2 episodes, 1960)
• "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Adventures in Paradise" (1 episode, 1960)
• The Night of the Auk (1960)
• "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (2 episodes, 1957-1960)
• Julius Caesar (1960)
• "Sunday Showcase" (1 episode, 1959)
• "Tactic" (1959)
• "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1 episode, 1958)
• "The United States Steel Hour" (3 episodes, 1958)
• "Kraft Television Theatre" (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
• "Playhouse 90" (1 episode, 1958)
• "Climax!" (1 episode, 1958)
• "Suspicion" (1 episode, 1958)
• The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
• "Studio One" (5 episodes, 1957)
• "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
• Oedipus Rex (1957)
• "Omnibus" (1 episode, 1957)
• "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1956)
• Billy Budd (1955)
• "Howdy Doody" (1954) The Butler's Night Off (1951)

Awards

• Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series "Boston Legal" 2005
• Golden Globe Best Actor in a Supporting Role "The Practice" 2005
• Emmy Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series "The Practice" 2004