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William Shatner
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William Shatner

Born 1931 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada · Active 1944–2025

Born in 1931 in Montreal, Canada, William Shatner has captivated audiences for decades with his distinctive performances. He appears in Big Bad Mama (1974) as the charming and ruthless criminal partner alongside Angie Dickinson, and takes a turn in The Devil's Rain (1975), where he faces off against a sinister cult. Shatner's versatility shines through in Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) as he battles against a terrifying arachnid invasion, further solidifying his status in the realm of cult cinema.

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Kingdom of the Spiders

Kingdom of the Spiders

1977 ★ 5.5
as Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen

Investigating the mysterious deaths of a number of farm animals, vet Rack Hansen discovers that his town lies in the path of hordes of migrating tarantulas. Before he can take action, the streets are overrun by killer spiders, trapping a small group of townsfolk in a remote hotel.

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Filmography

455 credits
2020s 22 credits
2025
Movie
2024
Movie ★ 6.5
2024
Movie ★ 7.2
2024
TV ★ 7.8
2024
TV ★ 5.2
2024
TV
2023
Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited as Self (archive footage)
Movie
2023
Movie ★ 7.8
2023
Stars on Mars as Self - Host
TV ★ 5.0
2023
TV ★ 4.0
2022
Movie ★ 6.8
2022
Fireheart as Mayor of New York (voice)
Movie ★ 7.2
2022
Movie
2022
TV ★ 2.3
2022
TV ★ 2.8
2021
Movie ★ 8.7
2021
Movie ★ 5.9
2021
Senior Moment as Victor Martin
Movie ★ 5.6
2021
Movie ★ 6.0
2020
Creators: The Past as Lord Oghma
Movie ★ 3.4
2010s 71 credits
2019
To Your Last Death as The Overseer (voice)
Movie ★ 5.6
2019
Movie ★ 4.4
2019
TV ★ 7.5
2019
The Masked Singer as Knight (archive footage)
TV ★ 7.5
2019
My Life Is Murder as Barton Wallwork
TV ★ 7.1
2019
WWE Backstage as William Shatner
TV
2019
TV ★ 6.4
2019
The UnXplained as Self - Host
TV ★ 6.7
2018
Aliens Ate My Homework as Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice)
Movie ★ 4.8
2018
The Steam Engines of Oz as Oscar 'Oz' Diggs (voice)
Movie ★ 5.7
2018
Star Trek: Short Treks as Capt. James T. Kirk (voice) (archive footage)
TV ★ 6.2
2017
Heroes Manufactured as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 9.0
2017
Movie ★ 7.1
2017
Batman vs. Two-Face as Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)
Movie ★ 6.3
2017
Movie ★ 5.0
2017
The Indian Detective as David Marlowe
TV ★ 6.5
2016
A Sunday Horse as Kenneth Roubidoux
Movie ★ 6.3
2016
The Colorful Montreal Expos as Narrator (voice)
Movie
2016
Movie ★ 8.5
2016
Movie ★ 7.4
2016
Movie ★ 6.1
2016
Range 15 as Richard Chindler
Movie ★ 4.7
2016
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.6
2016
TV ★ 7.6
2016
Private Eyes as Norm Glinski
TV ★ 7.3
2016
The Shannara Chronicles as Captain Kirk (archive footage)
TV ★ 6.9
2015
Movie ★ 5.6
2015
Movie ★ 5.8
2015
Movie ★ 7.4
2015
Movie ★ 6.2
2015
Movie ★ 5.7
2015
TV ★ 6.7
2015
WWE Breaking Ground as Himself (narrator)
TV ★ 7.0
2015
TV ★ 6.1
2014
Movie ★ 7.2
2014
Movie ★ 7.0
2014
TV ★ 7.8
2013
Escape from Planet Earth as General Shanker (voice)
Movie ★ 5.8
2013
Movie ★ 7.0
2013
Movie
2013
TV ★ 6.4
2012
Movie ★ 7.4
2012
Horrorween as Self
Movie ★ 8.3
2012
TV ★ 6.8
2012
Gotham Comedy Live as Self - Host
TV ★ 5.5
2011
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored as Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Movie
2011
Movie ★ 6.4
2011
Corman's World as Self - Actor
Movie ★ 7.1
2011
Movie ★ 8.0
2011
Movie ★ 7.2
2011
Movie ★ 7.0
2010
Movie ★ 6.4
2010
$#*! My Dad Says as Ed Goodson
TV ★ 6.0
2010
TV ★ 8.2
2010
Haven as Croatoan
TV ★ 7.5
2010
TV ★ 3.0
2010
TV ★ 7.5
2010
TV
2010
TV ★ 7.2
2010
Rookie Blue as Henry McLeod
TV ★ 7.6
2000s 80 credits
2009
Movie ★ 6.7
2009
Fanboys as Himself
Movie ★ 6.2
2009
Movie ★ 7.0
2009
TV ★ 7.1
2008
Gotta Catch Santa Claus as Santa Claus (voice)
Movie ★ 5.0
2008
Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self - Host
TV ★ 4.0
2008
Everest as Norman Kelly
TV ★ 4.6
2008
Murdoch Mysteries as Mark Twain
TV ★ 7.7
2007
The Pixar Story as James T. Kirk (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.6
2007
Movie ★ 9.5
2007
The Big Bang Theory as William Shatner
TV ★ 7.9
2007
Mars Rising as Narrator (voice)
TV ★ 6.8
2006
Over the Hedge as Ozzie (voice)
Movie ★ 6.6
2006
The Wild as Kazar (voice)
Movie ★ 5.5
2006
Stalking Santa as Narrator
Movie ★ 2.0
2006
Movie ★ 7.0
2006
Movie ★ 4.3
2006
TV ★ 10.0
2006
TV ★ 6.0
2006
Psych as Frank O'Hara
TV ★ 7.9
2005
Movie ★ 5.7
2005
How William Shatner Changed the World as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Movie ★ 6.1
2005
Movie ★ 6.4
2005
Lil' Pimp as Tony Gold (voice)
Movie ★ 4.9
2005
Last Laugh '05 as Lucifer
Movie ★ 7.3
2005
The Colbert Report as Self - Guest
TV ★ 6.9
2005
Invasion Iowa as Col. Shane Yeager
TV ★ 9.0
2005
TV ★ 6.8
2005
The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
TV ★ 4.8
2005
The Annie Awards as Self - Host
TV
2004
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story as Dodgeball Chancellor
Movie ★ 6.4
2004
Movie ★ 7.0
2004
Movie ★ 7.0
2004
Movie ★ 8.0
2004
The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
TV ★ 6.4
2004
TV ★ 5.9
2004
TV ★ 5.7
2004
Boston Legal as Denny Crane
TV ★ 7.9
2003
A Carol Christmas as Dr. Bob / Ghost of Christmas Present
Movie ★ 5.8
2003
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.0
2003
Christmas in Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 10.0
2003
Movie ★ 7.0
2003
TV ★ 5.6
2003
TV ★ 6.0
2003
TV ★ 7.2
2003
Chilly Beach as The President (voice)
TV ★ 6.0
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
TV ★ 5.4
2002
Movie ★ 4.5
2002
Showtime as William Shatner
Movie ★ 5.6
2002
Shoot or Be Shot! as Harvey Wilkes
Movie ★ 6.7
2002
Groom Lake as John Gossner
Movie ★ 4.4
2002
Movie ★ 8.0
2002
Movie ★ 10.0
2002
TV ★ 10.0
2002
TV ★ 10.0
2002
TV ★ 6.5
2001
Falcon Down as Major Robert Carson
Movie ★ 5.3
2001
Osmosis Jones as Mayor Phlegmming (voice)
Movie ★ 6.5
2001
Movie
2001
Movie
2001
Movie
2001
Movie
2001
Movie ★ 8.0
2001
Movie ★ 6.3
2001
Bob Patterson as Warren Wellman
TV ★ 7.0
2001
TV ★ 3.8
2000
Miss Congeniality as Stan Fields
Movie ★ 6.5
2000
Movie ★ 7.4
2000
Click as Self
TV ★ 6.1
1990s 66 credits
1999
Nukes in Space as Narrator
Movie ★ 6.9
1999
Futurama as William Shatner (voice)
TV ★ 8.4
1999
TV ★ 5.0
1999
TV ★ 5.2
1998
Movie ★ 5.8
1998
Movie
1998
Movie ★ 8.0
1998
Land of the Free as Aidan Carvell
Movie ★ 5.3
1998
Hercules as Jason of the Argonauts (voice)
TV ★ 6.9
1997
Trekkies as Self
Movie ★ 6.4
1997
Jefftowne as Self
Movie ★ 6.7
1997
Movie ★ 8.0
1997
Perversions of Science as Admiral Kornfeld
TV ★ 6.1
1997
The View as Self
TV ★ 4.4
1997
TV ★ 8.3
1997
The View as Self - Guest
TV ★ 4.4
1997
The Practice as Denny Crane
TV ★ 7.7
1996
Star Trek Story as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 0.8
1996
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. as Michael Gatewick
Movie ★ 6.2
1996
Dead Man's Island as Chase Prescott
Movie ★ 5.6
1996
Movie ★ 5.5
1996
Movie ★ 6.1
1996
Corwin as Self
Movie ★ 8.0
1996
TV ★ 8.2
1996
TV ★ 7.4
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun as Big Giant Head
TV ★ 7.5
1996
The Daily Show as Narrator
TV ★ 6.4
1995
Movie ★ 7.3
1995
Virtuosity as Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.5
1994
Star Trek: Generations as Captain James T. Kirk
Movie ★ 6.5
1994
TekWar: TekLords as Walter H. Bascom
Movie ★ 6.3
1994
TekWar: TekJustice as Walter H. Bascom
Movie ★ 5.6
1994
TekWar: TekLab as Walter H. Bascom
Movie ★ 5.3
1994
Movie ★ 5.3
1994
Movie ★ 6.4
1994
TekWar as Walter H. Bascom
Movie ★ 5.7
1994
Movie ★ 4.0
1994
TekWar as Walter H. Bascom
TV ★ 5.8
1993
Movie ★ 6.1
1993
Movie ★ 1.0
1993
Movie ★ 6.3
1993
seaQuest DSV as Milos Tezlof
TV ★ 7.1
1993
TV ★ 7.3
1993
Raw as Self
TV ★ 6.8
1993
Raw as William Shatner
TV ★ 6.8
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Captain James T. Kirk
TV ★ 7.9
1993
TV ★ 6.4
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
TV ★ 7.3
1992
Movie ★ 9.0
1992
The Larry Sanders Show as William Shatner
TV ★ 7.7
1992
Eek! The Cat as Santa Claus (voice)
TV ★ 6.9
1992
Eek! The Cat as Commander Berzerk (voice)
TV ★ 6.9
1992
TV ★ 7.0
1991
Movie ★ 7.0
1991
Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member
Movie ★ 8.7
1991
Movie ★ 6.3
1991
The Horror Hall of Fame II as Self - Presenter
Movie
1990
Movie ★ 9.0
1990
TV ★ 7.9
1990
TV ★ 7.0
1990
TV ★ 7.2
1980s 32 credits
1989
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier as Captain James T. Kirk
Movie ★ 5.7
1989
Movie ★ 6.0
1989
Rescue 911 as Self - Host
TV ★ 7.9
1988
Broken Angel as Chuck Coburn
Movie ★ 6.5
1988
TV ★ 5.6
1987
Seasons as Narrator (voice)
Movie ★ 7.3
1987
Movie ★ 6.0
1986
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as Admiral James T. Kirk
Movie ★ 7.2
1986
Movie ★ 6.0
1986
Movie ★ 6.7
1986
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport as Sgt. T.J. Hooker
Movie ★ 8.0
1985
Movie
1985
Movie ★ 8.0
1985
North Beach and Rawhide as Rawhide MacGregor
Movie ★ 10.0
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater as Charles Underhill
TV ★ 6.9
1984
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as Admiral James T. Kirk
Movie ★ 6.6
1984
Movie ★ 3.3
1983
TV
1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as Admiral James T. Kirk
Movie ★ 7.4
1982
Airplane II: The Sequel as Cdr. Buck Murdock
Movie ★ 6.1
1982
Visiting Hours as Gary Baylor
Movie ★ 5.5
1982
Movie ★ 6.8
1982
T. J. Hooker as Sgt TJ Hooker
TV ★ 6.5
1982
TV ★ 6.1
1982
Police Squad! as Poisoned Man
TV ★ 7.9
1982
TV ★ 7.6
1980
Movie ★ 4.8
1980
The Babysitter as Dr. Jeff Benedict
Movie ★ 5.9
1980
Movie ★ 7.0
1980
Fridays as Self - Guest Host
TV ★ 5.9
1970s 55 credits
1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture as Admiral James T. Kirk
Movie ★ 6.5
1979
Movie ★ 5.5
1979
Riel as The Barker
Movie ★ 8.0
1978
Land of No Return as Curt Benell
Movie ★ 7.3
1978
The Third Walker as Munro Maclean
Movie ★ 7.0
1978
Movie ★ 8.3
1978
Little Women as Friedrich Bhaer
TV ★ 6.3
1978
The Bastard as Paul Revere
TV ★ 7.0
1977
Kingdom of the Spiders as Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
Movie ★ 5.6
1977
TV ★ 5.7
1977
How the West Was Won as Captain Harrison
TV ★ 7.0
1977
Testimony of Two Men as Adrian Ferrier
TV ★ 6.0
1976
Movie ★ 5.7
1976
Universe as Narrator
Movie ★ 6.6
1976
The Tenth Level as Prof. Stephen Turner
Movie ★ 5.8
1976
Movie ★ 6.0
1976
A Whale of a Tale as Jack Fredericks
Movie ★ 5.3
1976
Perilous Voyage as Steve Monroe
Movie ★ 7.0
1975
Movie
1975
The Devil’s Rain as Mark Preston
Movie ★ 5.1
1975
Movie ★ 1.0
1975
Barbary Coast as Jeff Cable
TV ★ 8.3
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
TV ★ 6.9
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.9
1974
Impulse as Matt Stone
Movie ★ 4.8
1974
Big Bad Mama as William J. Baxter
Movie ★ 5.7
1974
Pray for the Wildcats as Warren Summerfield
Movie ★ 6.7
1974
Indict and Convict as Sam Belden
Movie ★ 8.0
1974
TV ★ 6.4
1974
TV ★ 6.5
1974
TV ★ 7.3
1974
TV
1974
Kodiak as Buzz Howard
TV ★ 6.5
1974
Police Woman as Mark Ciprio
TV ★ 6.4
1974
Petrocelli as Adam North
TV ★ 7.2
1973
Movie ★ 5.0
1973
Movie ★ 5.7
1973
Pioneer Woman as John Sergeant
Movie ★ 4.9
1973
Incident on a Dark Street as Deaver G. Wallace
Movie ★ 6.0
1973
Star Trek as James T. Kirk (voice)
TV ★ 6.8
1973
TV ★ 7.0
1973
The Magician as Ed Cassidy
TV ★ 6.8
1973
Barnaby Jones as Phil Carlyle / Fred Williams
TV ★ 7.0
1972
The People as Dr. Curtis
Movie ★ 5.7
1972
Movie ★ 5.3
1972
TV ★ 6.9
1972
TV ★ 6.1
1972
Kung Fu as Capt. Brandywine Gage
TV ★ 7.7
1971
Columbo as Ward Fowler
TV ★ 8.1
1971
Vanished as Dave Paulick
TV ★ 5.0
1971
Columbo as Fielding Chase
TV ★ 8.1
1970
Sole Survivor as Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
Movie ★ 6.5
1970
Movie ★ 6.4
1970
Movie ★ 7.2
1960s 53 credits
1969
Shadow Game as Peter Hoyt
Movie ★ 10.0
1968
White Comanche as Johnny Moon / Notah
Movie ★ 4.9
1968
Movie ★ 5.8
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Sam Tolliver
TV ★ 7.2
1968
TV ★ 7.0
1968
The Name of the Game as Ronald Payden
TV ★ 7.0
1967
TV ★ 6.9
1967
Off to See the Wizard as Alexander the Great
TV ★ 9.0
1967
Ironside as Bill Parkins
TV ★ 6.9
1967
Ironside as Marty Jessup
TV ★ 6.9
1967
Mannix as Adam Langer
TV ★ 6.8
1966
Incubus as Marc
Movie ★ 5.8
1966
Star Trek as James T. Kirk
TV ★ 8.0
1966
Mission: Impossible as Joseph Conrad
TV ★ 7.6
1966
CBS Playhouse as Peter Hoyt
TV ★ 7.0
1966
Mission: Impossible as Thomas 'Tommy' Kroll
TV ★ 7.6
1965
The F.B.I. as Arthur Majors
TV ★ 5.6
1965
TV ★ 6.2
1965
For the People as David Koster
TV ★ 6.5
1964
The Outrage as Preacher
Movie ★ 6.0
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Michael Donfield
TV ★ 7.1
1964
Reporter as Horner
TV ★ 6.0
1963
Operation Bikini as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 3.9
1963
Burke's Law as Arthur Reynolds
TV ★ 6.3
1963
The Fugitive as Tony Burrell
TV ★ 7.3
1963
The Outer Limits as Gen. Jeff Barton
TV ★ 7.8
1963
Channing as Tom Ericson
TV ★ 7.5
1963
Arrest and Trial as Larry Tavener
TV ★ 8.3
1963
Miss USA as Self - Host
TV ★ 6.0
1962
The Intruder as Adam Cramer
Movie ★ 7.2
1962
The Virginian as Luke Milford
TV ★ 6.5
1962
TV ★ 6.6
1961
Judgment at Nuremberg as Harrison Byers
Movie ★ 8.0
1961
Movie ★ 5.2
1961
The Grim Reaper as Paul Graves
Movie
1961
The Dick Powell Show as Eric Tegman
TV ★ 5.7
1961
Dr. Kildare as Dr. Toby Cunningham
TV ★ 5.7
1961
The Defenders as Jim McCleery
TV ★ 6.3
1961
The Defenders as Charles Terranova
TV ★ 6.3
1961
The Defenders as Gil Rawson
TV ★ 6.3
1961
The Defenders as Cliff Sellers
TV ★ 6.3
1961
The Defenders as Assistant District Attorney Earl Rhodes
TV ★ 6.3
1961
TV ★ 5.8
1961
Dr. Kildare as Dr. Carl Noyes
TV ★ 5.7
1961
Alcoa Premiere as Dr William Grant
TV ★ 6.0
1960
Police Surgeon as Joe Flatt
TV ★ 6.3
1960
TV ★ 6.7
1960
TV ★ 6.7
1960
Thriller as Gil Thrasher
TV ★ 6.7
1960
Thriller as Paul Graves
TV ★ 6.7
1960
Festival as Mark Antony
TV
1950s 24 credits
1959
City Out of Time as Narrator (voice)
Movie ★ 8.5
1959
The Twilight Zone as Bob Wilson
TV ★ 8.5
1959
One Step Beyond as Carl Bremer
TV ★ 5.7
1959
The Twilight Zone as Don Carter
TV ★ 8.5
1958
Movie ★ 9.0
1958
The Brothers Karamazov as Alexi Karamazov
Movie ★ 6.6
1958
Movie
1958
Naked City as Roger Barmer
TV ★ 5.7
1958
Naked City as Maung Tun
TV ★ 5.7
1958
77 Sunset Strip as Paul DeVinger
TV ★ 7.1
1957
Oedipus Rex as Chorus
Movie ★ 6.5
1957
The Defender (Studio One) as Kenneth Preston
Movie ★ 7.5
1957
TV ★ 6.2
1955
Gunsmoke as Fred Bateman
TV ★ 6.7
1955
TV ★ 7.8
1955
TV ★ 7.8
1954
Climax! as Ben Tate
TV ★ 3.8
1954
TV ★ 7.0
1953
TV ★ 4.7
1953
The Oscars as Self
TV ★ 7.0
1952
TV ★ 6.3
1952
Omnibus as Palace Messenger
TV ★ 6.3
1951
Movie ★ 9.0
1951
TV ★ 8.8
1940s 10 credits
1948
Studio One as Dr. David Coleman
TV ★ 5.4
1948
TV ★ 6.8
1948
TV ★ 9.0
1948
Studio One as Dr. Franck
TV ★ 5.4
1948
Studio One as Kenneth Preston
TV ★ 5.4
1947
TV ★ 7.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
TV ★ 7.2
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
TV ★ 7.2
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Host
TV ★ 7.2
s 5 credits
Movie
TV ★ 7.1
Inner Space as Narrator
TV
Crew Credits
2020s 4 credits
2024
Movie ★ 6.5
2024
765874: Unification Executive Producer
Movie ★ 7.2
2024
TV ★ 5.2
2023
TV ★ 4.0
2010s 15 credits
2019
The UnXplained Executive Producer
TV ★ 6.7
2017
God Woke Executive Producer
Movie
2017
The Truth Is in the Stars Executive Producer
Movie ★ 7.1
2014
Movie ★ 7.0
2014
Movie ★ 7.0
2014
Chaos on the Bridge Executive Producer
Movie ★ 7.0
2013
Movie ★ 7.0
2013
TV ★ 6.4
2012
Get a Life! Director
Movie ★ 7.4
2012
Get a Life! Executive Producer
Movie ★ 7.4
2011
Movie ★ 6.4
2011
Movie ★ 6.4
2011
The Captains Executive Producer
Movie ★ 6.4
2010
TV ★ 6.8
2000s 7 credits
2007
Movie ★ 4.8
2007
Fire Serpent Executive Producer
Movie ★ 4.8
2005
Squidbillies Theme Song Performance
TV ★ 6.9
2002
Groom Lake Director
Movie ★ 4.4
2002
Movie ★ 4.4
2000
Movie ★ 6.4
1990s 8 credits
1997
TV ★ 6.1
1994
Movie ★ 6.3
1994
TekWar Director
Movie ★ 5.7
1994
TekWar Novel
Movie ★ 5.7
1994
Movie ★ 5.6
1994
TekWar Producer
TV ★ 5.8
1994
TekWar Director
TV ★ 5.8
1994
TekWar Creator
TV ★ 5.8
1980s 3 credits
1989
Movie ★ 5.7
1989
Movie ★ 5.7
1982
TV ★ 6.5