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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:
153
First Appeared:
In the series Howard Stern on Demand
Latest Project:
Movie To the Journey - Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager 2025
Known For
Poster of Free Birds
Poster of Community
Poster of Scrubs
Poster of The Daily Show
Filmography
Series Howard Stern on Demand Unknown 2025
Movie To the Journey - Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager self 2025
Series Avatar: The Last Airbender Koh 2024-02-22
Movie Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Ohga (voice) 2022-07-14
Movie Woman in Motion Self 2021-02-02
Series Marvel's Hit-Monkey Shinji (voice) 2021-11-17
Movie Boulevard! A Hollywood Story Self (archive footage) 2021-08-16
Series Visible: Out On Television Self 2020-02-14
Series Love Monster Elder Panda (voice) 2020-01-27
Movie The Soul of America Self 2020-10-22
Movie Who’s on Top? 2020-09-11
Series The Terror Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san 2018-03-26
Movie Yamasong: March of the Hollows Elder Masook 2017-09-10
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 For the Love of Spock Himself 2016-09-09
Movie The Gettysburg Address Self 2015-01-01
Movie Tab Hunter Confidential Self 2015-03-15
Movie Entourage George Takei 2015-06-03
Movie Message From Hiroshima Narrator 2015-08-04
Movie Roddenberry's Trek himself 2015-06-05
Movie Do I Sound Gay? Self 2015-07-10
Movie Eat With Me George 2014-12-05
Movie To Be Takei Self 2014-08-22
Movie The Missing Scarf Narrator 2013-07-13
Movie Free Birds S.T.E.V.E. (voice) 2013-10-30
Movie Axel: The Biggest Little Hero Elder 2013-08-02
Movie 8 Dr. William Tam 2012-03-03
Movie Strange Frame: Love & Sax Tamadamsa (voice) 2012-05-03
Movie Backyard Blockbusters Sulu (archive footage) 2012-08-31
Movie Art of Submission Krang 2012-09-21
Movie Space Milkshake Gary (voice) 2012-10-26
Movie These Amazing Shadows Self 2011-01-22
Series Supah Ninjas Hattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga 2011-01-17
Movie Dark Vengeance Tanaka 2011-10-10
Movie Larry Crowne Dr. Matsutani 2011-06-30
Series Adventure Time Unknown 2010-04-05
Series Party Down Unknown 2009-03-20
Movie Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword Old Man Samurai (voice) 2009-04-07
Movie The Pool Boys Maitre D (Joon) 2009-09-30
Series Community Himself (Voice) 2009-09-17
Movie Toyo's Camera Self 2009-04-11
Series Live from Studio Five Unknown 2009-09-14
Series Secret Talents of the Stars 2008-04-08
Series All Star Mr & Mrs Unknown 2008-04-12
Movie The Great Buck Howard George Takei 2008-01-18
Movie Ninja Cheerleaders Hiroshi 2008-05-10
Movie You Don't Mess with the Zohan George Takei 2008-06-05
Movie Futurama: Bender's Game Himself (voice) 2008-11-03
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 Unknown 2007-03-03
Series The Big Bang Theory Unknown 2007-09-24
Series Chowder Unknown 2007-11-02
Series Psych lui-même 2006-07-07
Movie 40 Years of Star Trek Self 2006-01-01
Series Heroes Kaito Nakamura 2006-09-25
Movie Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner Self - Roaster 2006-08-20
Movie A.I. Assault Major Lane 2006-09-11
Series Bring Back... Unknown 2005-05-10
Series Freddie Unknown 2005-10-12
Movie How William Shatner Changed The World Himself 2005-11-13
Movie Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century 2004-01-01
Movie Mulan II First Ancestor (voice) 2004-11-03
Movie Birth of a Timeless Legacy 2004-01-01
Movie The Eavesdropper Dr. Hsieh 2004-01-01
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
Series Kim Possible Unknown 2002-06-07
Movie New World Order Radio Free World (voice) 2002-01-13
Series Samurai Jack Unknown 2001-08-10
Series Scrubs Unknown 2001-10-02
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
Movie Batman Beyond: The Movie Mr. Fixx (voice) 1999-01-10
Series Batman Beyond Unknown 1999-01-10
Series The Early Show Unknown 1999-11-01
Series Futurama Unknown 1999-03-28
Movie Who Gets the House? Elliott 1999-06-15
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 Muppets Tonight Unknown 1996-03-08
Series Space Cases Unknown 1996-03-02
Series Hey Arnold! Unknown 1996-10-07
Movie Oblivion 2: Backlash Doc Valentine 1996-04-02
Series Once a Thief Unknown 1996-09-29
Series The Daily Show Himself 1996-07-22
Series Early Edition Unknown 1996-09-28
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 Brotherly Love Unknown 1995-09-16
Series In the House Unknown 1995-04-10
Movie Oblivion Doc Valentine 1994-04-01
Series Spider-Man Unknown 1994-11-19
Movie Star Trek: A Captain's Log Himself 1994-11-30
Series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Unknown 1993-01-27
Series GMTV Unknown 1993-01-01
Movie Live by the Fist Uncle Coronado 1993-07-07
Movie The Curse of the Dragon Narrator (voice) 1993-06-30
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
Movie Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu 1989-06-09
Movie The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next Self 1988-10-03
Movie Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu 1986-11-26
Movie Who's Who 1986-08-13
Series MacGyver Unknown 1985-09-29
Series Miami Vice Unknown 1984-09-16
Movie Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu 1984-06-01
Movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu 1982-06-04
Series Matt Houston Unknown 1982-09-26
Movie Star Trek: The Motion Picture Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu 1979-12-07
Series Vega$ Unknown 1978-09-20
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
Series Hawaii Five-O Unknown 1968-09-20
Movie The Green Berets Captian Nim 1968-07-04
Movie The Big Mouth Diamond Jeweler (uncredited) 1967-07-12
Series Ironside Unknown 1967-03-28
Movie Walk Don't Run Police Captain 1966-06-29
Movie An American Dream Attorney Ord Long 1966-08-31
Series Mission: Impossible Unknown 1966-09-17
Series Felony Squad Unknown 1966-09-12
Series Star Trek Sulu 1966-09-08
Movie Red Line 7000 Kato 1965-11-09
Series Mister Roberts Unknown 1965-09-17
Movie King Kong vs. Godzilla Osamu Sakurai (voice) 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 Ice Palace Wang 1960-01-02
Series My Three Sons Unknown 1960-09-29
Movie Hell to Eternity George Une 1960-08-01
Series The Islanders Unknown 1960-10-02
Movie Gigantis, the Fire Monster Commander of Landing Craft Ikeda (voice) 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
Series Hallmark Hall of Fame Unknown 1951-12-24