William Shatner

Biography: With decades of adventures under his belt, Shatner really isn't that different from his legendary TV alter ego, Captain James Tiberius Kirk on the original Star Trek. Before he rocketed (literally) to fame, Shatner did Shakespeare on stage and a host of small-screen guest spots. When he signed on to play Kirk in 1966, it was just another gig. Its cult wasn't born until the 1970s, when the show found new life in syndication. ST spawned a multitude of movies, small-screen spin-offs, books and conventions, thanks in part to Shatner, who played Kirk in seven ST films between 1979-1994. Shatner did take on other projects, including a starring role on the cop series T.J. Hooker and a stint as host of Rescue 911. Yet Shatner and Kirk remained inextricably linked and soon the actor embraced his campy place in pop culture, spoofing his image in myriad TV shows, recordings, books, even a series of commercials for Priceline.com. At age 73, Shatner reinvented himself yet again with aWith decades of adventures under his belt, Shatner really isn't that different from his legendary TV alter ego, Captain James Tiberius Kirk on the original Star Trek. Before he rocketed (literally) to fame, Shatner did Shakespeare on stage and a host of small-screen guest spots. When he signed on to play Kirk in 1966, it was just another gig. Its cult wasn't born until the 1970s, when the show found new life in syndication. ST spawned a multitude of movies, small-screen spin-offs, books and conventions, thanks in part to Shatner, who played Kirk in seven ST films between 1979-1994. Shatner did take on other projects, including a starring role on the cop series T.J. Hooker and a stint as host of Rescue 911. Yet Shatner and Kirk remained inextricably linked and soon the actor embraced his campy place in pop culture, spoofing his image in myriad TV shows, recordings, books, even a series of commercials for Priceline.com. At age 73, Shatner reinvented himself yet again with a recurring role as a nutty attorney on the last season of The Practice, which snagged him his first Emmy in 2004 and another in 2005 for playing the same part in the spin-off Boston Legal. In his spare time, Shatner is an avid horseman, and started the Hollywood Charity Horse Show in 1990. Expand

William Shatner's Scores

Average career score: 55
Highest Metascore: 91 The Larry Sanders Show: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 28 Bleep My Dad Says: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Negative: 2 out of 9
9 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd T.J. Hooker: Season 2 Sep 25, 1982 Sgt. Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Hooker / Sgt.Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Hooker / Director / Sgt. T.J. Hooker tbd
tbd T.J. Hooker: Season 1 Mar 13, 1982 Sgt. Thomas Jefferson "T.J" Hooker / Sgt. Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Hooker / Sgt. T.J. Hooker tbd
tbd Mork & Mindy: Season 4 Oct 8, 1981 Actor tbd
tbd Columbo: Season 6 Oct 10, 1976 Ward Fowler tbd
tbd Kung Fu: Season 3 Sep 14, 1974 Gage tbd
tbd Star Trek: The Animated Series: Season 2 Sep 7, 1974 Capt. James Tiberius Kirk / Captain Kirk 7.8
tbd Ironside: Season 7 Sep 13, 1973 Perkins / William Shatner tbd
tbd Star Trek: The Animated Series: Season 1 Sep 8, 1973 Capt. James Tiberius Kirk / Captain Kirk 7.1
tbd Mission: Impossible: Season 7 Sep 16, 1972 Joseph Conrad tbd
tbd Mission: Impossible: Season 6 Sep 18, 1971 Thomas Kroll tbd
tbd Ironside: Season 4 Sep 17, 1970 Actor / William Shatner tbd
tbd Ironside: Season 3 Sep 18, 1969 Jessup / William Shatner tbd
tbd Star Trek: Season 3 Sep 20, 1968 Captain James Tiberius Kirk / Captain James T. Kirk 7.2
tbd Star Trek: Season 2 Sep 15, 1967 Captain James Tiberius Kirk / Captain James T. Kirk 7.3
tbd Gunsmoke: Season 12 Sep 17, 1966 Bateman / Guest tbd
tbd Star Trek: Season 1 Sep 8, 1966 Captain James Tiberius Kirk / Captain James T. Kirk / Kirk 8.2
tbd The Outer Limits (1963): Season 2 Sep 19, 1964 Actor / William Shatner tbd
tbd The Twilight Zone: Season 5 Sep 27, 1963 Bob Wilson / Bob Wilson 8.8
tbd Route 66: Season 4 Sep 27, 1963 Menemsha tbd
tbd The Twilight Zone: Season 2 Sep 30, 1960 Don Carter / Don Carter 9.8