The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves responsible for that future.

Actor                          

Selected Works:


Stage Plays:

Shakespeare's Henry V - Shakespearean Stratford Festival of Canada in Stratford, Ontario
Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great - Shakespearean Stratford Festival of Canada in Stratford, Ontario

Film:

The Butler's Night Off - 1951
Oedipus Rex - 1957
The Brothers Karamazov - 1958
City Out of Time - 1959 - short subject - narrator
Judgment at Nuremberg - 1961
The Explosive Generation - 1961
The Intruder - 1962
The Outrage - 1964
Incubus - 1965
White Comanche - 1968
The Horror at 37 -000 Feet - 1973
Impulse - 1974
Big Bad Mama - 1974
The Devil's Rain - 1975
Land of No Return - 1975
Universe - 1976 - documentary - narrator
Mysteries of the Gods - 1976 - documentary - narrator
Kingdom of the Spiders - 1977
A Whale of a Tale - 1977
The Third Walker - 1978
Star Trek: The Motion Picture - 1979
The Kidnapping of the President - 1980
Airplane II: The Sequel - 1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - 1982
Visiting Hours - 1982
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - 1984
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - 1986
Seasons - 1987 - short subject - narrator
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - 1989 - also director and writer
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - 199
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 - 1993
Star Trek Generations - 1994
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie - 1995 - narrator
Land of the Free - 1997
Trekkies - 1997 - documentary
Free Enterprise - 1998
Jefftowne - 1998 - documentary
Miss Congeniality - 2000
Falcon Down - 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins - 2000
Festival in Cannes - 2001 - Cameo
Osmosis Jones - 2001 - voice
American Psycho II: All American Girl - 2002
Showtime - 2002
Shoot or Be Shot - 2002
Groom Lake - 2002 - also director and writer
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story - 2004
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous - 2005
Lil' Pimp - 2005 - voice
Over the Hedge - 2006 - voice
The Wild - 2006 - voice
Stalking Santa - 2006 - voice
Fanboys - 2009
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet - 2009
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey - 2009 - voice
- editTelevision
Space Command - 1953 & 1954
Howdy Doody - 1954
Billy Budd - 1955
Studio One - 1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents - 1957
Tactic - TV series - 1959-1960
Julius Caesar - 1960
The Night of the Auk - 1960
The Twilight Zone - 1960 & 1963
Thriller - US TV series - 1961
Route 66 - 1963
The Outer Limits - 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - 1964
For the People - TV series - 1965
Twelve O'Clock High - 1965
Star Trek - 1966-1969
Dr. Kildare - 1966
Alexander the Great - 1968 - filmed in 1964
Shadow Game - 1969
Sole Survivor - 1970
The Andersonville Trial - 1970
Vanished - 1971
Owen Marshall - Counsellor at Law - 1971
Mission: Impossible - 1971-72
Kung Fu - 1972
The People - 1972
The Hound of the Baskervilles - 1972
Star Trek: The Animated
Adventures - 1973-1974
Incident on a Dark Street - 1973
Go Ask Alice - 1973
Horror at 37 -000 Feet - 1973
Pioneer Woman - 1973
Inner Space - 1974
Indict and Convict - 1974
Pray for the Wildcats - 1974
Barbary Coast - 1975-1976
The Tenth Level - 1975
Perilous Voyage - 1976
Columbo - 1976 - 1994
Testimony of Two Men - 1977
The Oregon Trail - episode "The Scarlet Ribbon" - 1977
How the West Was Won - 1978
The Bastard - 1978
Little Women - 1978
Crash - 1978
Riel - 1979
Disaster on the Coastliner - 1979
The Babysitter_- 1980 - 1980
T.J. Hooker - 1982-1986
Vegetarian World - 1982
Mork & Mindy - 1982
Police Squad! - 1982 - 1 episode
Secrets of a Married Man - 1984
The Ray Bradbury Theater - episode "The Playground" - 1985
North Beach and Rawhide - 1985
The Trial of Standing Bear - 1988
Broken Angel - 1988
Rescue 911 - 1989-1996
Voice of the Planet - 1991
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air - 1992
Family of Strangers - 1993
SeaQuest DSV - 1993
TekWar - 1994-1996
Janek: The Silent Betrayal - 1994
WWF Monday Night Raw - 1995
Prisoner of Zenda - Inc. - 1996
The Fresh Prince - cameo - 1996
Dead Man's Island - 1996
Muppets Tonight - 1996
Space Cadets - UK - 1997- 2 episodes
A Twist in the Tale - 1998
3rd Rock from the Sun - 1999-2000 - 5 episodes
Iron Chef USA - 2001
The Kid - 2001 - voice
Full Moon Fright Night - 2002
A Carol Christmas - 2003
The Practice - 2004
Boston Legal - 2004-2008
Invasion Iowa - 2005
Merry F %$in' Christmas - 2005
Atomic Betty: The No-L 9 - 2005
How William Shatner Changed the World - 2005
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner - 2006
Show Me the Money - 2006
Everest '82 - 2007
WWE Hall of Fame 2007 - 2007
Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race - 2007
Mars Rising - documentary - 2007 - voice
Million Dollar Password - 2008-2009
Heartbeat of America - Infomercial on American Life TV - 2009
Late Night with Conan O'Brien - 2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien - 2009
- editOther work
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary - computer game - 1992
Star Trek: Judgment Rites - 1993
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - 1995
Star Trek: Legacy - 2006 - video game
Star Trek: Tactical Assault - 2006 - video game

Plays "Chief Negotiating officer" in Priceline commercials
Voice of Don Salmonella Gavone on the animated series "The Gavones"
World of Warcraft Television commercial as himself - 2007

Discography:

The Transformed Man - Decca - 1968
William Shatner Live - Lemli - 1977
Spaced Out: The Very Best of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner - Universal International - 1997
Has Been - Shout! Factory - 2004
Exodus: An Oratorio In Three Parts - Jewish Music Group - 2007- 52

Bibliography:
Fiction:
Believe - with Michael Tobias - 1992

Tek series - with Ron Goulart
Star Trek series - with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Star Trek: The Ashes of Eden - 1995
Star Trek: The Return - 1996
Star Trek: Avenger - 1997
Star Trek: Spectre - 1998
Star Trek: Dark Victory - 1999
Star Trek: Preserver - 2000
Star Trek: Captain's Peril - 2002
Star Trek: Captain's Blood - 2003
Star Trek: Captain's Glory - 2006
Star Trek: The Academy - Collision Course - 2007

War series:
Man o' War - 1996
The Law of War - 1998

Quest for Tomorrow series:
Delta Search - 1997
In Alien Hands - 1997
Step into Chaos - 1999
Beyond the Stars - 2000
Shadow Planet - 2002

Comic book adaptations:

Star Trek: The Ashes of Eden - DC Comics graphic novel - 1995.                          

Mother Anna Garmaise
Father Joseph Shatner, three children, William, Joy and Farla.
First wife Gloria Rand - 1956–1969 - divorced
Second wife Marcy Lafferty Shatner - 1973–1994 - divorced
Third wife Nerine Kidd-Shatner - 1997–1999 - died
Elizabeth Anderson - 2001–present
                          

In 1952 earned a Bachelor's degree in commerce from Montreal's McGill University.

Trained as a classical Shakespearean actor.
                          

Paternal grandfather, Wolf Schattner, shortened the family name to "Shatner”.