George Takei
George Hosato Takei Altman (born April 20, 1937) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Takei, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Apr 20, 1937 In Los Angeles - California - USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 168
- First Appeared:
- In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Gettysburg Address 2025-11-19
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Gettysburg Address | Self | 2025-11-19 |
| Series | Avatar the Last Airbender | Koh | 2024-02-22 |
| Movie | To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager | Self | 2024-11-07 |
| Movie | The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms | AO the Wise (voice) | 2023-02-21 |
| Series | BLUE EYE SAMURAI | Seki (voice) | 2023-11-03 |
| Movie | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | Ohga (voice) | 2022-07-14 |
| Movie | Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage | Self - Host | 2022-05-27 |
| Movie | Boulevard! A Hollywood Story | Self (archive footage) | 2021-08-16 |
| Movie | Woman in Motion | Self | 2021-02-02 |
| Series | Marvel's Hit-Monkey | Shinji (voice) | 2021-11-17 |
| Series | Visible: Out on Television | Self | 2020-02-14 |
| Series | Love Monster | Elder Panda (voice) | 2020-01-27 |
| Movie | Who’s on Top? | 2020-09-11 | |
| Movie | The Soul of America | Self | 2020-10-22 |
| Movie | Cool Cat's Crazy Dream | Dream World George | 2019-07-26 |
| Series | The Terror | Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san | 2018-03-26 |
| Movie | Yamasong: March of the Hollows | Elder Masook (voice) | 2017-09-10 |
| Series | Elena of Avalor | King Toshi (voice) | 2016-07-22 |
| Movie | For the Love of Spock | Self | 2016-09-09 |
| Movie | Kubo and the Two Strings | Hosato (voice) | 2016-08-18 |
| Movie | Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault | Self | 2016-12-05 |
| Movie | Allegiance | Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan | 2016-12-13 |
| Movie | Tab Hunter Confidential | Self | 2015-03-15 |
| Series | Fresh Off the Boat | Bernard | 2015-02-04 |
| Series | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson | Himself | 2015-04-20 |
| Movie | Roddenberry's Trek | himself | 2015-06-05 |
| Movie | Do I Sound Gay? | Self | 2015-07-10 |
| Movie | Entourage | George Takei | 2015-06-03 |
| Movie | Message From Hiroshima | Narrator | 2015-08-04 |
| Movie | To Be Takei | Self | 2014-08-22 |
| Movie | Ava & Lala | 2014-10-01 | |
| Movie | Eat With Me | George | 2014-12-05 |
| Movie | The Missing Scarf | Narrator | 2013-07-13 |
| Movie | Axel: The Biggest Little Hero | Elder (voice) | 2013-08-02 |
| Movie | Free Birds | S.T.E.V.E. (voice) | 2013-10-30 |
| Movie | Strange Frame | Tamadamsa (voice) | 2012-05-03 |
| Movie | Backyard Blockbusters | Sulu (archive footage) | 2012-08-31 |
| Movie | Space Milkshake | Gary (voice) | 2012-10-26 |
| Movie | Art of Submission | Krang | 2012-09-21 |
| Series | Supah Ninjas | Hattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga | 2011-01-17 |
| Movie | These Amazing Shadows | Self | 2011-01-22 |
| Movie | Larry Crowne | Dr. Matsutani | 2011-06-30 |
| Movie | Dark Vengeance | Tanaka | 2011-10-10 |
| Series | Adventure Time | Unknown | 2010-04-05 |
| Movie | Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword | Old Man Samurai (voice) | 2009-04-07 |
| Movie | Annul Victory | Self | 2009-05-02 |
| Series | Party Down | Unknown | 2009-03-20 |
| Movie | Toyo's Camera | Self | 2009-04-11 |
| Series | Community | Himself (Voice) | 2009-09-17 |
| Movie | The Pool Boys | Maitre D (Joon) | 2009-09-30 |
| Series | Live from Studio Five | Unknown | 2009-09-14 |
| Series | All Star Mr & Mrs | Unknown | 2008-04-12 |
| Series | Secret Talents of the Stars | 2008-04-08 | |
| Movie | The Great Buck Howard | George Takei | 2008-01-18 |
| Movie | Ninja Cheerleaders | Hiroshi | 2008-05-10 |
| Movie | Futurama: Bender's Game | George Takei (voice) | 2008-11-03 |
| Movie | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | George Takei | 2008-06-05 |
| Series | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Unknown | 2008-10-03 |
| Series | The Suite Life on Deck | Rome Tipton | 2008-09-26 |
| Movie | Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee | Man in Black (Voice) | 2007-01-21 |
| Movie | Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier | Self | 2007-02-19 |
| Series | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | 2007-03-03 | |
| Series | Chowder | Unknown | 2007-11-02 |
| Series | The Big Bang Theory | Unknown | 2007-09-24 |
| Movie | 40 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2006-01-01 |
| Series | Psych | lui-même | 2006-07-07 |
| Movie | A.I. Assault | Major Lane | 2006-09-11 |
| Movie | Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner | Self - Roaster | 2006-08-20 |
| Series | Heroes | Kaito Nakamura | 2006-09-25 |
| Series | Freddie | Unknown | 2005-10-12 |
| Series | Bring Back... | Unknown | 2005-05-10 |
| Movie | How William Shatner Changed The World | Self | 2005-11-13 |
| Movie | Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century | 2004-01-01 | |
| Movie | Birth of a Timeless Legacy | 2004-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Eavesdropper | Dr. Hsieh | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | Mulan II | First Ancestor (voice) | 2004-11-03 |
| Series | Alienated | Unknown | 2003-07-08 |
| Movie | Roddenberry on Patrol | Narrator | 2003-11-22 |
| Movie | DC 9/11: Time of Crisis | Norman Mineta | 2003-09-07 |
| Movie | New World Order | Radio Free World (voice) | 2002-01-13 |
| Series | Kim Possible | Unknown | 2002-06-07 |
| Series | Scrubs | Unknown | 2001-10-02 |
| Series | Samurai Jack | Unknown | 2001-08-10 |
| Series | According to Jim | Unknown | 2001-10-03 |
| Series | Malcolm in the Middle | Unknown | 2000-01-09 |
| Series | Son of the Beach | Unknown | 2000-03-14 |
| Series | Jackie Chan Adventures | Unknown | 2000-09-09 |
| Series | Baby Blues | Unknown | 2000-07-28 |
| Series | Batman Beyond | Unknown | 1999-01-10 |
| Series | Futurama | Unknown | 1999-03-28 |
| Movie | Batman Beyond: The Movie | Mr. Fixx (voice) | 1999-01-10 |
| Movie | Who Gets the House? | Elliott | 1999-06-15 |
| Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
| Movie | Bug Buster | Dr. Hiro Fujimoto | 1998-01-18 |
| Series | Will & Grace | Unknown | 1998-09-21 |
| Movie | Mulan | First Ancestor (voice) | 1998-06-18 |
| Movie | The Best Bad Thing | Mr. Yamanaka | 1997-05-05 |
| Movie | Trekkies | Self | 1997-10-18 |
| Series | The Daily Show | Himself | 1996-07-22 |
| Series | Muppets Tonight | Unknown | 1996-03-08 |
| Series | Space Cases | Unknown | 1996-03-02 |
| Series | Early Edition | Unknown | 1996-09-28 |
| Movie | Oblivion 2: Backlash | Doc Valentine | 1996-04-02 |
| Series | Once a Thief | Unknown | 1996-09-29 |
| Series | Hey Arnold! | Unknown | 1996-10-07 |
| Movie | Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Self | 1996-10-06 |
| Movie | The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations | Self | 1996-11-04 |
| Movie | William Shatner's Star Trek Memories | Self | 1995-01-01 |
| Series | Star Trek: Voyager | Unknown | 1995-01-16 |
| Movie | Kissinger and Nixon | Le Duc Tho | 1995-12-10 |
| Series | In the House | Unknown | 1995-04-10 |
| Series | Brotherly Love | Unknown | 1995-09-16 |
| Movie | Oblivion | Doc Valentine | 1994-04-01 |
| Series | Spider-Man | Unknown | 1994-11-19 |
| Movie | William Shatner: Captain's Log | Self | 1994-11-30 |
| Movie | Star Trek: A Captain's Log | Himself | 1994-11-30 |
| Series | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Unknown | 1993-01-27 |
| Movie | Moving Memories | 1993-01-01 | |
| Series | GMTV | Unknown | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | The Curse of the Dragon | Narrator (voice) | 1993-06-30 |
| Movie | Live by the Fist | Uncle Coronado | 1993-07-07 |
| Movie | Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 1991-09-28 |
| Series | Lightning Force | Unknown | 1991-10-04 |
| Movie | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | Captain Hikaru Sulu | 1991-12-06 |
| Movie | Blood Oath | Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi | 1990-07-26 |
| Movie | Return from the River Kwai | Lieutenant Tanaka | 1989-04-07 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu | 1989-06-09 |
| Movie | Who's Who | 1986-08-13 | |
| Movie | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Sulu | 1986-11-26 |
| Series | MacGyver | Unknown | 1985-09-29 |
| Movie | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu | 1984-06-01 |
| Series | Miami Vice | Unknown | 1984-09-16 |
| Series | Matt Houston | Unknown | 1982-09-26 |
| Movie | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu | 1982-06-04 |
| Movie | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu | 1979-12-07 |
| Series | Vega$ | Unknown | 1978-09-20 |
| Movie | Have I Got a Christmas for You | Doctor | 1977-12-16 |
| Series | Chico and the Man | Unknown | 1974-09-13 |
| Series | Star Trek | Hikaru Sulu (voice) | 1973-09-08 |
| Movie | Josie's Castle | Ken Tanaka | 1971-06-01 |
| Movie | Which Way to the Front? | Yamashita | 1970-09-03 |
| Movie | The Green Berets | Captain Nim | 1968-07-04 |
| Series | Hawaii Five-O | Unknown | 1968-09-20 |
| Movie | The Big Mouth | Diamond Jeweler (uncredited) | 1967-07-12 |
| Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
| Movie | An American Dream | Attorney Ord Long | 1966-08-31 |
| Movie | Walk Don't Run | Police Captain | 1966-06-29 |
| Series | Felony Squad | Unknown | 1966-09-12 |
| Series | Star Trek | Sulu | 1966-09-08 |
| Series | Mission: Impossible | Unknown | 1966-09-17 |
| Series | Mister Roberts | Unknown | 1965-09-17 |
| Movie | Red Line 7000 | Kato | 1965-11-09 |
| Movie | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited) | 1963-06-26 |
| Series | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Unknown | 1963-10-04 |
| Movie | PT 109 | Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited) | 1963-06-26 |
| Series | The Gallant Men | Unknown | 1962-10-05 |
| Movie | Hell to Eternity | George Une | 1960-08-01 |
| Movie | Ice Palace | Wang | 1960-01-02 |
| Series | My Three Sons | Unknown | 1960-09-29 |
| Series | The Islanders | Unknown | 1960-10-02 |
| Movie | Gigantis, the Fire Monster | Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited) | 1959-05-21 |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
| Series | Hawaiian Eye | Unknown | 1959-10-07 |
| Movie | Never So Few | Soldier in Hospital | 1959-12-07 |
| Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
| Movie | Rodan! The Flying Monster! | Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice) | 1957-11-07 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |