George Takei

George Takei

George Hosato Takei Altman 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.

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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

In the House

In the House

7.4
Son of the Beach

Son of the Beach

6.638
Freddie

Freddie

4.9
Batman Beyond

Batman Beyond

8.134
The Gallant Men

The Gallant Men

6
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

8.013
Spider-Man

Spider-Man

8.292
Jackie Chan Adventures

Jackie Chan Adventures

8.2
Star Trek

Star Trek

8.014
The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory

7.913
Futurama

Futurama

8.371
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

6.6
Space Cases

Space Cases

7
Heroes

Heroes

7.454
Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

7.796
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

7.447
Early Edition

Early Edition

7.3
According to Jim

According to Jim

6.5
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.13
Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man

5.8
Star Trek

Star Trek

6.8
Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle

8.473
V.I.P.

V.I.P.

5.3
The Early Show

The Early Show

6.25
MacGyver

MacGyver

7.7
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

7.719
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

8.468
Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

5.2
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.6
Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

7.5
Secret Talents of the Stars

Secret Talents of the Stars

0
The Islanders

The Islanders

8
Scrubs

Scrubs

8.011
Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

6.6
Will & Grace

Will & Grace

6.8
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera

El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera

7.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.5
Bring Back...

Bring Back...

6
Ironside

Ironside

6.8
Muppets Tonight

Muppets Tonight

7.471
Felony Squad

Felony Squad

6.4
Vega$

Vega$

7
Once a Thief

Once a Thief

5.6
Chowder

Chowder

8.18
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.714
Alienated

Alienated

2
Baby Blues

Baby Blues

6.6
Adventure Time

Adventure Time

8.501
Lightning Force

Lightning Force

0
Party Down

Party Down

7.5
Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

7.1
The New Normal

The New Normal

6.008
GMTV

GMTV

5.6
My Three Sons

My Three Sons

6.4
All Star Mr & Mrs

All Star Mr & Mrs

0
Live from Studio Five

Live from Studio Five

3.714
Supah Ninjas

Supah Ninjas

6.87
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

8.227
Community

Community

7.997
BLUE EYE SAMURAI

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

8.5
The Chronicle

The Chronicle

8.4
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.378
Psych

Psych

7.893
Marvel's Hit-Monkey

Marvel's Hit-Monkey

7.744
Kim Possible

Kim Possible

7.5
Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

7.753
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

8.065
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.323
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

6.7
Elena of Avalor

Elena of Avalor

0
Pound Puppies

Pound Puppies

5.2
Pound Puppies

Pound Puppies

5.2
The Suite Life on Deck

The Suite Life on Deck

7.781
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

6.9
The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.257
Fish Hooks

Fish Hooks

6.417
Fish Hooks

Fish Hooks

6.417
Fish Hooks

Fish Hooks

6.417
The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

6
The 7D

The 7D

5.806
Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold!

8.006
Jellystone!

Jellystone!

7
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World

Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World

7
Fresh Off the Boat

Fresh Off the Boat

7.136
The Brak Show

The Brak Show

7.447
The View

The View

4.363
The Howard Stern Interview

The Howard Stern Interview

7.5
ONI: Thunder God's Tale

ONI: Thunder God's Tale

7.7
Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb

7.892
Doctor Who's Who's Who

Doctor Who's Who's Who

0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6
After They Were Famous

After They Were Famous

6
The Shuttlepod Show

The Shuttlepod Show

10
Star Trek: New Voyages

Star Trek: New Voyages

4.2
Transformers: Prime

Transformers: Prime

8.053
Archer

Archer

7.958
Resident Alien

Resident Alien

7.8
The Problem Solverz

The Problem Solverz

4.833
The Terror

The Terror

7.344
Avatar the Last Airbender

Avatar the Last Airbender

7.812
Regular Show

Regular Show

8.6
Star Trek: Lower Decks

Star Trek: Lower Decks

7.608
Lost Girl

Lost Girl

7.7
Beyond Westworld

Beyond Westworld

5.4
Grosse Pointe

Grosse Pointe

7.8
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

6
3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun

7.474
Matt Houston

Matt Houston

6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.281
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.185
BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

8.545
True Terror with George Takei

True Terror with George Takei

0
Comedy Central Roasts

Comedy Central Roasts

6.5
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.1
Through the Keyhole

Through the Keyhole

6
Love Monster

Love Monster

2
American Dad!

American Dad!

7
Transformers: Animated

Transformers: Animated

8.078
Visible: Out on Television

Visible: Out on Television

7.1
Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

6.011
Call Me Kat

Call Me Kat

6.3
Cory in the House

Cory in the House

6.826
Star Trek: Short Treks

Star Trek: Short Treks

6.328
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

8
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5
Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender

8.754
Star Trek: very Short Treks

Star Trek: very Short Treks

4.4
Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack

8.5
Bubble Guppies

Bubble Guppies

7.6
Bubble Guppies

Bubble Guppies

7.6
Thank God You're Here

Thank God You're Here

0
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

8.013
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

8.013
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

8.013
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

8.013
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

7.728
Hot in Cleveland

Hot in Cleveland

7.387
Robot Chicken

Robot Chicken

7.636
Robot Chicken

Robot Chicken

7.636
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

7.677

Movies

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

7.453
Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

6.478
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

6.589
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

7.2
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

7.03
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

5.721
Mulan

Mulan

7.906
The Green Berets

The Green Berets

5.7
Mulan II

Mulan II

6.506
New World Order

New World Order

3
The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms

The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms

5.5
Art of Submission

Art of Submission

4.3
PT 109

PT 109

5.9
A.I. Assault

A.I. Assault

5.2
Hell to Eternity

Hell to Eternity

6.6
Trekkies

Trekkies

6.358
Walk Don't Run

Walk Don't Run

6.36
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

7.7
Ice Palace

Ice Palace

5.8
The Eavesdropper

The Eavesdropper

5.2
Roddenberry on Patrol

Roddenberry on Patrol

0
These Amazing Shadows

These Amazing Shadows

7.4
Oblivion 2: Backlash

Oblivion 2: Backlash

4.375
Ninja Cheerleaders

Ninja Cheerleaders

4.1
Blood Oath

Blood Oath

5.444
The Curse of the Dragon

The Curse of the Dragon

7.221
Josie's Castle

Josie's Castle

3.3
Bug Buster

Bug Buster

3.6
Return from the River Kwai

Return from the River Kwai

5
Larry Crowne

Larry Crowne

5.997
Who’s on Top?

Who’s on Top?

0
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

0
Strange Frame

Strange Frame

5.6
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis

DC 9/11: Time of Crisis

6.667
Free Birds

Free Birds

5.9
Toyo's Camera

Toyo's Camera

0
You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story

You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story

0
Live by the Fist

Live by the Fist

5.3
To Be Takei

To Be Takei

7.4
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage

Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage

4.7
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center

One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center

6
Holograms All the Way Down

Holograms All the Way Down

0
The Missing Scarf

The Missing Scarf

7.9
Kissinger and Nixon

Kissinger and Nixon

7.9
King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

6.564
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero

Axel: The Biggest Little Hero

2.8
Who's Who

Who's Who

0
Eat With Me

Eat With Me

6.2
Red Line 7000

Red Line 7000

5.4
An American Dream

An American Dream

4.6
The Great Buck Howard

The Great Buck Howard

6.008
Never So Few

Never So Few

5.381
Which Way to the Front?

Which Way to the Front?

4.8
Space Milkshake

Space Milkshake

5.18
Bring Back... Star Trek

Bring Back... Star Trek

3.5
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

6.5
Yamasong: March of the Hollows

Yamasong: March of the Hollows

3.538
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream

Cool Cat's Crazy Dream

1
Entourage

Entourage

6.256
Roddenberry's Trek

Roddenberry's Trek

0
Who Gets the House?

Who Gets the House?

2.75
The Best Bad Thing

The Best Bad Thing

7
Message From Hiroshima

Message From Hiroshima

8
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

5
Do I Sound Gay?

Do I Sound Gay?

5.6
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations

The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations

0
Kubo and the Two Strings

Kubo and the Two Strings

7.6
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories

William Shatner's Star Trek Memories

4.3
For the Love of Spock

For the Love of Spock

7.434
How William Shatner Changed The World

How William Shatner Changed The World

6.1
Tab Hunter Confidential

Tab Hunter Confidential

7.4
The Star Trek Dream

The Star Trek Dream

1
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

6.647
Ava & Lala

Ava & Lala

8
8

8

5.5
William Shatner: Captain's Log

William Shatner: Captain's Log

0
Dark Vengeance

Dark Vengeance

5.974
Allegiance

Allegiance

6.5
Moving Memories

Moving Memories

0
Oblivion

Oblivion

4.95
Star Trek: A Captain's Log

Star Trek: A Captain's Log

5.5
Batman Beyond: The Movie

Batman Beyond: The Movie

7.253
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century

Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century

6.5
Birth of a Timeless Legacy

Birth of a Timeless Legacy

7
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

5.4
And Then They Came for Us

And Then They Came for Us

0
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

5.7
40 Years of Star Trek

40 Years of Star Trek

4.3
Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

6.382
The Year of the Dragon

The Year of the Dragon

10
The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

0
Backyard Blockbusters

Backyard Blockbusters

7.5
The Big Mouth

The Big Mouth

5.3
You Don't Mess with the Zohan

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

5.724
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

2.6
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

5.7
Aliens Stole My Body

Aliens Stole My Body

3.857
Annul Victory

Annul Victory

0
Yorktown: A Time to Heal

Yorktown: A Time to Heal

0
The Soul of America

The Soul of America

6
Have I Got a Christmas for You

Have I Got a Christmas for You

0
Woman in Motion

Woman in Motion

6.8
Futurama: Bender's Game

Futurama: Bender's Game

6.9
The Pool Boys

The Pool Boys

5.8
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee

5
The Magic Pearl

The Magic Pearl

0
Coroner to the Stars

Coroner to the Stars

0
The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment

The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment

0
Rodan! The Flying Monster!

Rodan! The Flying Monster!

7
Beam Me Up, Sulu

Beam Me Up, Sulu

0
Reclaim the Flag

Reclaim the Flag

0