George Takei

Acting

George Takei

Born April 20, 1937Los Angeles, California, USA249 credits

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.

Known For

Hunky Jesus

Hunky Jesus

Movie

2026

The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

Movie

2025

Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek

Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek

Movie

2025

Reclaim the Flag
5.5

Reclaim the Flag

Movie

2025

Beam Me Up, Sulu
6.0

Beam Me Up, Sulu

Movie

2025

Coroner to the Stars

Coroner to the Stars

Movie

2025

Filmography

Hunky Jesus
2026Hunky JesusMovie
The Gettysburg Address
2025The Gettysburg Addressas SelfMovie
Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek
2025Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trekas SelfMovie
Reclaim the Flag
2025Reclaim the Flagas SelfMovie
Beam Me Up, Sulu
2025Beam Me Up, Suluas SelfMovie
Coroner to the Stars
2025Coroner to the Starsas SelfMovie
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyageras SelfMovie
Avatar the Last Airbender
2024Avatar the Last Airbenderas Koh (voice)TV
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023BLUE EYE SAMURAIas Seki (voice)TV
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center
2023One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Centeras NarratorMovie
Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023Star Trek: very Short Treksas Sulu (voice)TV
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwaias Noggin (voice)TV
The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
2023The Keepers of the 5 Kingdomsas AO the Wise (voice)Movie
ONI: Thunder God's Tale
2022ONI: Thunder God's Taleas Mr. Tengu (voice)TV
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hankas Ohga (voice)Movie
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Moviesas Self - (archive footage)Movie
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritageas Self - HostMovie
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
2022Yorktown: A Time to Healas Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru SuluMovie
The Shuttlepod Show
2022The Shuttlepod Showas SelfTV
Marvel's Hit-Monkey
2021Marvel's Hit-Monkeyas Shinji (voice)TV
Jellystone!
2021Jellystone!as SoSo (voice)TV
Woman in Motion
2021Woman in Motionas SelfMovie
Resident Alien
2021Resident Alienas The Gray (voice)TV
Call Me Kat
2021Call Me Katas SelfTV
The Soul of America
2020The Soul of Americaas SelfMovie
Who’s on Top?
2020Who’s on Top?Movie
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020Star Trek: Lower Decksas Hikaru Sulu (voice)TV
Aliens Stole My Body
2020Aliens Stole My Bodyas Phil the Plant (voice)Movie
Visible: Out on Television
2020Visible: Out on Televisionas SelfTV
Love Monster
2020Love Monsteras Elder Panda (voice)TV
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
2019Cool Cat's Crazy Dreamas Dream World GeorgeMovie
True Terror with George Takei
2019True Terror with George Takeias Self - HostTV
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?as George Takei (voice)TV
Star Trek: Short Treks
2018Star Trek: Short Treksas Hikaru Sulu (voice) (archive footage)TV
The Terror
2018The Terroras Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-sanTV
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017Yamasong: March of the Hollowsas Elder Masook (voice)Movie
And Then They Came for Us
2017And Then They Came for Usas himselfMovie
Allegiance
2016Allegianceas Sam Kimura / Ojii-ChanMovie
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
2016Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry VaultTV
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vaultas SelfMovie
For the Love of Spock
2016For the Love of Spockas SelfMovie
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016Kubo and the Two Stringsas Hosato (voice)Movie
Elena of Avalor
2016Elena of Avaloras King Toshi (voice)TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - GuestTV
Message From Hiroshima
2015Message From Hiroshimaas NarratorMovie
Do I Sound Gay?
2015Do I Sound Gay?as SelfMovie
R
2015Roddenberry's Trekas himselfMovie
Entourage
2015Entourageas George TakeiMovie
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tysonas SelfTV
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015Tab Hunter Confidentialas SelfMovie
Hopeful Romantic
2015Hopeful RomanticMovie
Fresh Off the Boat
2015Fresh Off the Boatas BernardTV
Eat With Me
2014Eat With Meas GeorgeMovie
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014Penn Zero: Part-Time Heroas Sylvester Kobayashi (voice)TV
Ava & Lala
2014Ava & LalaMovie
To Be Takei
2014To Be Takeias SelfMovie
BoJack Horseman
2014BoJack Horsemanas Audiobook Narrator (voice)TV
The 7D
2014The 7Das Dr. Sweet Tooth (voice)TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - GuestTV
Free Birds
2013Free Birdsas S.T.E.V.E. (voice)Movie
Through the Keyhole
2013Through the Keyholeas SelfTV
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
2013Axel: The Biggest Little Heroas Elder (voice)Movie
The Missing Scarf
2013The Missing Scarfas NarratorMovie
Space Milkshake
2012Space Milkshakeas Gary (voice)Movie
Art of Submission
2012Art of Submissionas KrangMovie
The New Normal
2012The New Normalas SamTV
Backyard Blockbusters
2012Backyard Blockbustersas Sulu (archive footage)Movie
Strange Frame
2012Strange Frameas Tamadamsa (voice)Movie
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
2012Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Manas Master of K'un L'un (voice)TV
8
20128as William TamMovie
Dark Vengeance
2011Dark Vengeanceas TanakaMovie
Larry Crowne
2011Larry Crowneas Dr. MatsutaniMovie
The Problem Solverz
2011The Problem Solverzas Mr. Konishi (voice)TV
Bubble Guppies
2011Bubble Guppiesas Major Bummer (voice)TV
These Amazing Shadows
2011These Amazing Shadowsas SelfMovie
Supah Ninjas
2011Supah Ninjasas Hattori 'Hologramps' FukanagaTV
Transformers: Prime
2010Transformers: Primeas Alpha Trion (voice)TV
Pound Puppies
2010Pound Puppiesas Mr. Julius (voice)TV
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as Uncle ChoiTV
Lost Girl
2010Lost Girlas EngelramTV
Regular Show
2010Regular Showas Daisuke (voice)TV
Fish Hooks
2010Fish Hooksas Bird / Robot (voice)TV
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporatedas Mr. Wang / White Wizard (voice)TV
Hot in Cleveland
2010Hot in Clevelandas Reverend MatsudaTV
The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment
2010The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internmentas HimselfMovie
Adventure Time
2010Adventure Timeas Ricardio (voice)TV
The Pool Boys
2009The Pool Boysas Maitre D (Joon)Movie
Community
2009Communityas George Takei (voice)TV
Archer
2009Archeras Mr. Moto (voice)TV
Live from Studio Five
2009Live from Studio Fiveas SelfTV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
B
2009Bring Back... Star Trekas SelfMovie
Annul Victory
2009Annul Victoryas SelfMovie
Toyo's Camera
2009Toyo's Cameraas SelfMovie
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
2009Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Swordas Old Man Samurai (voice)Movie
Party Down
2009Party Downas George TakeiTV
You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story
2009You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Storyas SelfMovie
Futurama: Bender's Game
2008Futurama: Bender's Gameas George Takei (voice)Movie
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008Star Wars: The Clone Warsas Lok Durd (voice)TV
The Suite Life on Deck
2008The Suite Life on Deckas Rome TiptonTV
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008You Don't Mess with the Zohanas George TakeiMovie
Ninja Cheerleaders
2008Ninja Cheerleadersas HiroshiMovie
All Star Mr & Mrs
2008All Star Mr & MrsTV
S
2008Secret Talents of the StarsTV
The Great Buck Howard
2008The Great Buck Howardas George TakeiMovie
Transformers: Animated
2007Transformers: Animatedas Yoketron (voice)TV
Chowder
2007Chowderas Foie Gras (voice)TV
The Big Bang Theory
2007The Big Bang Theoryas George TakeiTV
Phineas and Ferb
2007Phineas and Ferbas Positive Re-enforcement Machine (voice)TV
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
2007Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the Worldas Mayor Screwsum / Police Chief (voice)TV
Thank God You're Here
2007Thank God You're Hereas SelfTV
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2007El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny RiveraTV
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas Self - GuestTV
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontieras SelfMovie
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Leeas Man in Black (Voice)Movie
Cory in the House
2007Cory in the Houseas RonaldTV
Heroes
2006Heroesas Kaito NakamuraTV
A.I. Assault
2006A.I. Assaultas Major LaneMovie
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006Comedy Central Roast of William Shatneras Self - RoasterMovie
Psych
2006Psychas George TakeiTV
The Howard Stern Interview
2006The Howard Stern Interviewas SelfTV
40 Years of Star Trek
200640 Years of Star Trekas SelfMovie
How William Shatner Changed The World
2005How William Shatner Changed The Worldas SelfMovie
Freddie
2005Freddieas MartinTV
Bring Back...
2005Bring Back...as SelfTV
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005Avatar: The Last Airbenderas Warden (voice)TV
Robot Chicken
2005Robot Chickenas Godzilla vs. Jason Narrator / Yakuza (voice)TV
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as George Takei (voice)TV
Mulan II
2004Mulan IIas First Ancestor (voice)Movie
The Eavesdropper
2004The Eavesdropperas Dr. HsiehMovie
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd CenturyMovie
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004Birth of a Timeless LegacyMovie
Roddenberry on Patrol
2003Roddenberry on Patrolas NarratorMovie
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
2003DC 9/11: Time of Crisisas Norman MinetaMovie
Comedy Central Roasts
2003Comedy Central Roastsas SelfTV
Alienated
2003AlienatedTV
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003Real Time with Bill Maheras Self - GuestTV
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!as SelfTV
Kim Possible
2002Kim Possibleas Sensei (voice)TV
After They Were Famous
2002After They Were Famousas SelfTV
Watching Ellie
2002Watching Ellieas George TakeiTV
New World Order
2002New World Orderas Radio Free World (voice)Movie
According to Jim
2001According to Jimas George Takei (voice)TV
Scrubs
2001Scrubsas George TakeiTV
Samurai Jack
2001Samurai Jackas Warrior #4 (voice)TV
The Chronicle
2001The Chronicleas Mr. ShenTV
The Brak Show
2000The Brak Showas TV Executive (voice) (uncredited)TV
Grosse Pointe
2000Grosse Pointeas Japanese Ad Executive (uncredited)TV
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000Jackie Chan Adventuresas High Mystic (voice)TV
Baby Blues
2000Baby BluesTV
Son of the Beach
2000Son of the BeachTV
Malcolm in the Middle
2000Malcolm in the Middleas George TakeiTV
The Early Show
1999The Early Showas SelfTV
Who Gets the House?
1999Who Gets the House?as ElliottMovie
Futurama
1999Futuramaas George Takei's Head (voice)TV
Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999Batman Beyond: The Movieas Mr. Fixx (voice)Movie
Batman Beyond
1999Batman Beyondas Mr. Fixx (voice)TV
V.I.P.
1998V.I.P.as KOP's Voice / SelfTV
Will & Grace
1998Will & Graceas George TakeiTV
Mulan
1998Mulanas First Ancestor (voice)Movie
Bug Buster
1998Bug Busteras Dr. Hiro FujimotoMovie
Trekkies
1997Trekkiesas SelfMovie
The View
1997The Viewas Self - GuestTV
The Best Bad Thing
1997The Best Bad Thingas Mr. YamanakaMovie
The Magic Pearl
1997The Magic Pearlas Ha Ping (voice)Movie
T
1996The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ationsas SelfMovie
Hey Arnold!
1996Hey Arnold!as Phoebe's Father (voice)TV
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyondas SelfMovie
Once a Thief
1996Once a ThiefTV
Early Edition
1996Early Editionas Mr. LeeTV
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas Self - GuestTV
Oblivion 2: Backlash
1996Oblivion 2: Backlashas Doc ValentineMovie
Muppets Tonight
1996Muppets Tonightas SelfTV
Space Cases
1996Space CasesTV
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
1996William Shatner's Star Trek Memoriesas SelfMovie
3rd Rock from the Sun
19963rd Rock from the Sunas George TakeiTV
Kissinger and Nixon
1995Kissinger and Nixonas Le Duc ThoMovie
Brotherly Love
1995Brotherly Loveas George TakeiTV
In the House
1995In the HouseTV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Keiji (voice)TV
Star Trek: Voyager
1995Star Trek: Voyageras Captain SuluTV
W
1994William Shatner: Captain's Logas SelfMovie
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1994Star Trek: A Captain's Logas HimselfMovie
Spider-Man
1994Spider-Manas Wong (voice)TV
Oblivion
1994Oblivionas Doc ValentineMovie
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Diagnosis: Murderas Man In BlackTV
Live by the Fist
1993Live by the Fistas Uncle CoronadoMovie
The Curse of the Dragon
1993The Curse of the Dragonas Narrator (voice)Movie
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993Kung Fu: The Legend Continuesas Colonel OngTV
M
1993Moving MemoriesMovie
GMTV
1993GMTVas SelfTV
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Countryas Captain Hikaru SuluMovie
Lightning Force
1991Lightning Forceas General SengTV
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Specialas SelfMovie
Blood Oath
1990Blood Oathas Vice-Admiral Baron TakahashiMovie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Akira Kurosawa (voice)TV
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989Star Trek V: The Final Frontieras Cmdr. Hikaru SuluMovie
Return from the River Kwai
1989Return from the River Kwaias Lieutenant TanakaMovie
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Nextas SelfMovie
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage Homeas Cmdr. Hikaru SuluMovie
Who's Who
1986Who's WhoMovie
MacGyver
1985MacGyveras Dr. Shen WeiTV
Doctor Who's Who's Who
1985Doctor Who's Who's Whoas SuluTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Bert TanakaTV
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas Kenneth TogaruTV
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984Star Trek III: The Search for Spockas Cmdr. Hikaru SuluMovie
Matt Houston
1982Matt Houstonas Sam ShimaTV
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khanas Cmdr. Hikaru SuluMovie
Beyond Westworld
1980Beyond Westworldas Doctor MarcusTV
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979Star Trek: The Motion Pictureas Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru SuluMovie
Vega$
1978Vega$TV
Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977Have I Got a Christmas for Youas DoctorMovie
The Star Trek Dream
1975The Star Trek Dreamas SelfMovie
The Year of the Dragon
1975The Year of the Dragonas Fred EngMovie
Chico and the Man
1974Chico and the ManTV
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974The Six Million Dollar Manas Chin-LingTV
Star Trek
1973Star Trekas Hikaru Sulu (voice)TV
Josie's Castle
1971Josie's Castleas Ken TanakaMovie
Which Way to the Front?
1970Which Way to the Front?as YamashitaMovie
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969The Courtship of Eddie's Fatheras Mr. SatoTV
The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai
1969The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samuraias NarratorMovie
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas Nathaniel BlakeTV
The Green Berets
1968The Green Beretsas Captain NimMovie
The Big Mouth
1967The Big Mouthas Diamond Jeweler (uncredited)Movie
Ironside
1967IronsideTV
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossibleas Roger LeeTV
Felony Squad
1966Felony SquadTV
Star Trek
1966Star Trekas SuluTV
An American Dream
1966An American Dreamas Attorney Ord LongMovie
Walk Don't Run
1966Walk Don't Runas Police CaptainMovie
Red Line 7000
1965Red Line 7000as KatoMovie
Mister Roberts
1965Mister RobertsTV
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964Voyage to the Bottom of the Seaas ChengTV
B
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
PT 109
1963PT 109as Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)Movie
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963King Kong vs. Godzillaas Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)Movie
The Gallant Men
1962The Gallant MenTV
The Islanders
1960The Islandersas YungTV
My Three Sons
1960My Three Sonsas Won TsunTV
Hell to Eternity
1960Hell to Eternityas George UneMovie
Ice Palace
1960Ice Palaceas WangMovie
Never So Few
1959Never So Fewas Soldier in HospitalMovie
Hawaiian Eye
1959Hawaiian EyeTV
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas Arthur Takamori / TaroTV
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959Gigantis, the Fire Monsteras Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957Rodan! The Flying Monsteras Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)Movie
Perry Mason
1957Perry Masonas Toma SakaiTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas DoctorTV
H
—Holograms All the Way Downas Hikaru SuluMovie