WILLIAM SHATNER BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:

William Shatner was born on March 22nd, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec in Canada with the  middle name Alan, born to Anne and Joseph Shatner.  He has two sisters and received his early years education ay Willingdon Elementary School and West Hill High School.  After graduating from high school he enrolled at McGill University in Montreal and earned a bachelor degree of Commerce.
 
His first job out of college was working as a business manager for the Mountain Playhouse in Montreal and then he decided to join the Canadian National Repertory Theatre and began receiving stage training as a Shakespearean actor.  He began appearing in such productions as, "Henry V" and "Oedipus Rex".
 
Now an experienced stage actor, he began working on Broadway.  Soon he broke into the television industry and added to his credits appearances on such shows as, "Space Command" (1953), "The Canadian Howdy Doody Show" (1954), "Encounter" (1955), "On Camera" (1956) and "Goodyear Playhouse" (1956).
 
His first real feature film role was in 1958 on, "The Brothers Karamazov" starring Yul Byrnner followed by the television movie, "The Christmas Tree" (1958) and the films, "The Explosive Generation" (1961) and "Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961).
 
In addition to his film work, he remained adding numerous television credits to his resume on such series as, "The Dupont Show of the Month", "Twilight Zone", "The Defenders", "Outlaws", "Adventures in Paradise", "Play of the Week", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "Tactic".
 
His most well known role is his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk in the 1966 science fiction television series, "Star Trek" and later doing the voice over work for the animated Star Trek series between 1973 and 1974.  His role on the series lasted from 1966 through 1969.  
 
After Star Trek came to an end, he continued working in the industry showing no intent of slowing down his pace.  In the late 60's and early 70's, Shatner was seen all over television on, "Hawaii Five-O", "Columbo", "Kung Fu", "Marcus Welby, M.D", "The Rookies", "The Six Million Dollar Man", "Ironside" and starring on "T.J. Hooker".
 
His Star Trek experience soon began to attract a following known as "Trekkies".  He was a cultural icon and Star Trek conventions began to show up all over the country.  It was this spark of interest in the series that intrigued paramount Studio's to see if they could make a film out of the "Star Trek" phenomenon.    
 
His film roles were no where near as successful as his earlier work until big budget feature Star Trek films came about such as, "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979), "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" (1982), "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" (1984), "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (1986), "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" (1989) and "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" (1991).
 
More highly successful films were then being added to his credits making guest appearances in such features as, "Loaded Weapon" (1993), "Miss Congeniality" (2000), "Shoot or Be Shot" (2002) and "Groom Lake" (2002). 
 
Shatner has also been the face and voice for a variety of commercials and products such as, Priceline.  His voice is also heard on such films as, "Over the Hedge" (2006), "The Wild" (2006) and the television series, "Atomic Betty" (2005).
 
Not only is he a well known actor, he has also managed to hold onto a successful music career which began with the release of his 1968 album, "The Transformed Man".  He has released two more albums since then, "Has Been" (2004) and "Seeking Major Tom" (2011).   
 
William Shatner is also a published author, having written several books of his experience playing Captain Kirk and well as being the co-writer for a number of novels that take place in the, Star Trek Universe.   
 
Shatner has married four different times, first in 1956 to Gloria Rand and they had three children together before the marriage ended in divorce in 1969.  He then married Marcy Lafferty in 1973 however by 1996, this marriage also came to an end.  His third wife was Nerine Kidd whom he wed in 1997 and they were together until she passed away from an accidental drowning in their home pool in 1999.  His fourth and current wife is Elizabeth Shatner and they married in 2001.
 
More recently, Shatner has returned to television appearing in the series, "The Practice" (1997) and "Boston Legal" (2004), both roles for which he won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.  He also has recurring roles on, "Rookie Blue" (2012), "Psych" (2011-2012) and "$#*! My Dad Says" (2010-2012).
 
He also starred in as well as directed the 2011 documentary, "The Captains" which follows William Shatner as he interviews other actors who have had the chance to portray starship captains from the Star Trek franchise. 
 
He has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as a star on the Canadian Walk of Fame.    
 
William Shatner is also involved in a number of different charitable causes such as selling his own kidney stone for $25,000 to donate the profit to GoldenPalace.com where the money was helped to build a house by Habitat for Humanity.  He also plays poker on the World Poker Tour and all winnings are donated to his favorite charity, which is Hollywood Charity Horse Show which helps raise funds for children's charities.      

Filmography

2012   Rookie Blue 

2011-2012  Psych 

2010-2011  $#*! My Dad Says

2011   Horrorween

2010   Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey 

2008   Gotta Catch Santa Claus 

2004-2008  Boston Legal 

2007   The Tuttles: Madcap Misadventures 

2007   Live Life

2007   Everest 

2006   Star Trek: Tactical Assault 

2006   Star Trek: Legacy 

2006   Star Trek: Encounters 

2006   Over the Hedge 

2006   The Wild

2006   Stalking Santa

2005   Atomic Betty

2005   Last Laugh '05 

2005   Invasion Iowa

2005   Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 

2005   Lil' Pimp

2004   Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 

2004   Chilly Beach

2004   The Practice 

2003   A Carol Christmas 

2002   Groom Lake

2002   American Psycho II: All American Girl 

2002   Shoot or Be Shot

2001   The Kid 

2001   Bob Patterson

2001   Osmosis Jones

2001   Falcon Down 

2000   Miss Congeniality

1999-2000  3rd Rock from the Sun

1999   A Twist in the Tale

1998   Land of the Free 

1998   Hercules

1998   Free Enterprise

1997   Cosby

1997   The First Men in the Moon 

1997   Perversions of Science 

1997   Star Trek: Generations 

1997   Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

1996   Dead Man's Island 

1994-1996  TekWar 

1996   The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. 

1993-1995  Eek! the Cat 

1994   Janek: The Silent Betrayal

1994   Star Trek: Generations

1994   TekWar: TekJustice 

1994   TekWar: TekLab 

1994   SeaQuest 2032 

1994   TekWar: TekLords 

1994   TekWar

1976-1993  Columbo 

1993   Family of Strangers 

1993   Loaded Weapon 1

1993   Star Trek: Judgment Rites 

1992   The Larry Sanders Show

1992   Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Enhanced

1991   Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 

1991   Voice of the Planet

1989   Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

1988   Broken Angel 

1988   The Trial of Standing Bear 

1986   Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

1982-1986  T.J. Hooker 

1985   North Beach and Rawhide

1985   The Ray Bradbury Theater 

1984   Secrets of a Married Man 

1984   Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 

1982   Airplane II: The Sequel 

1982   Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 

1982   Visiting Hours 

1982   Police Squad! 

1980   The Babysitter

1980   The Kidnapping of the President

1979   Star Trek: The Motion Picture

1979   Disaster on the Coastliner

1979   Riel

1978   Crash 

1978   Little Women

1978   The Third Walker

1978   Land of No Return 

1978   The Bastard 

1978   How the West Was Won

1977   The Oregon Trail

1977   Kingdom of the Spiders 

1977   Testimony of Two Men

1977   A Whale of a Tale

1976   The Tenth Level 

1976   Perilous Voyage

1975-1976   Barbary Coast

1975   The Devil's Rain

1975   The Rookies 

1974   Police Woman

1974   Amy Prentiss 

1974   Police Story 

1973-1974  Star Trek 

1974   Kodiak

1974   Petrocelli

1974   The Collaborators

1974   Kung Fu 

1974   Big Bad Mama 

1970-1974  Ironside 

1974   The Six Million Dollar Man

1974   The Magician 

1974   Impulse 

1974   Pray for the Wildcats 

1974   Indict and Convict 

1973   Pioneer Woman 

1973   Police Surgeon 

1973   Mannix 

1973   The Horror at 37,000 Feet 

1973   Barnaby Jones 

1973   Go Ask Alice

1973   Incident on a Dark Street 

1973   The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1972   Marcus Welby, M.D.

1971-1972  Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971-1972  Mission: Impossible 

1972   Hawaii Five-O 

1972   The Sixth Sense 

1972   The Hound of the Baskervilles

1972   The People 

1972   Norman Corwin Presents

1971   Cade's County 

1971   Men at Law

1971   Vanished 

1970   The Name of the Game

1970   Swing Out, Sweet Land 

1970   The F.B.I.

1970   The Andersonville Trial

1970   Medical Center 

1970   Paris 7000 

1970   Sole Survivor 

1965-1969  The Virginian 

1966-1969  Star Trek 

1969   The Skirts of Happy Chance

1969   CBS Playhouse 

1968   White Comanche 

1968   Alexander the Great

1968   Off to See the Wizard

1966   Gunsmoke 

1966   Incubus 

1961-1966  Dr. Kildare 

1964-1966  Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 

1966   The Big Valley 

1965   The Fugitive 

1965   12 O'Clock High

1965   For the People 

1961-1965  The Defenders 

1965   Insight 

1964   The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964   The Reporter 

1964   The Outrage 

1964   The Outer Limits

1964   Burke's Law

1964   Arrest and Trial

1963   Route 66

1963   Channing

1963   77 Sunset Strip 

1960-1963  Twilight Zone  

1963   Alcoa Premiere 

1963   Operation Bikini

1963   The Doctors and the Nurses 

1963   The Dick Powell Theatre 

1962   The Soldier 

1962   The Intruder

1962   Naked City 

1961   Judgment at Nuremberg 

1961   The Explosive Generation 

1961   Thriller 

1960   Festival 

1960   The DuPont Show of the Month

1960   Outlaws 

1960   Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond 

1960   Adventures in Paradise 

1960   The Robert Herridge Theater 

1960   Play of the Week

1957-1960  Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1959   Sunday Showcase

1959   Tactic

1958   The Christmas Tree 

1958   The United States Steel Hour

1957-1958  Kraft Theatre 

1958   Playhouse 90 

1958   Climax! 

1958   Suspicion

1958   The Brothers Karamazov 

1957   Studio One in Hollywood

1957   Omnibus 

1956-1957  The Kaiser Aluminum Hour 

1957   Oedipus Rex 

1956   Goodyear Playhouse 

1956   On Camera 

1955   Encounter 

1954   The Howdy Doody Show

1953   Space Command 

1951   The Butler's Night Off