George Takei
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 20, 1937 (age 89)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
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
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Filmography
Holograms All the Way Down
Movie · as Hikaru Sulu
The Con of Wrath: The Craziest Convention Ever!
Movie
Hunky Jesus
Movie
The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World
Movie · as Self
The Gettysburg Address
Movie · as Self
Coroner to the Stars
Movie · as Self
Beam Me Up, Sulu
Movie · as Self
Reclaim the Flag
Movie · as Self
Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek
Movie · as Self
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
Movie · as Self
Avatar: The Last Airbender
TV · as Koh (voice) · 1 ep
The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
Movie · as AO the Wise (voice)
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center
Movie · as Narrator
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
TV · as Seki (voice) · 8 eps
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
TV · as Noggin (voice) · 9 eps
Star Trek: very Short Treks
TV · as Sulu (voice) · 2 eps
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
Movie · as Self - Host
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Movie · as Ohga (voice)
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
Movie · as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Movie · as Self - (archive footage)
ONI: Thunder God's Tale
TV · as Mr. Tengu (voice) · 4 eps
The Shuttlepod Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Woman in Motion
Movie · as Self
Marvel's Hit-Monkey
TV · as Shinji (voice) · 10 eps
Jellystone!
TV · as SoSo (voice) · 1 ep
Resident Alien
TV · as The Gray (voice) · 3 eps
Call Me Kat
TV · as George Takei · 1 ep
Who’s on Top?
Movie
Aliens Stole My Body
Movie · as Phil the Plant (voice)
The Soul of America
Movie · as Self
Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV · as Hikaru Sulu (voice) · 1 ep
Love Monster
TV · as Elder Panda (voice) · 80 eps
Visible: Out on Television
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
Movie · as Dream World George
True Terror with George Takei
TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
TV · as George Takei (voice) · 1 ep
The Terror
TV · as Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san · 10 eps
Star Trek: Short Treks
TV · as Hikaru Sulu (voice) (archive footage) · 1 ep
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Movie · as Elder Masook (voice)
And Then They Came for Us
Movie · as himself
Kubo and the Two Strings
Movie · as Hosato (voice)
For the Love of Spock
Movie · as Self
Allegiance
Movie · as Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Movie · as Self
Kubo's Journey
Movie · as Self
Elena of Avalor
TV · as King Toshi (voice) · 1 ep
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
TV · 6 eps
Entourage
Movie · as George Takei
Roddenberry's Trek
Movie · as himself
Message From Hiroshima
Movie · as Narrator
Do I Sound Gay?
Movie · as Self
Tab Hunter Confidential
Movie · as Self
Hopeful Romantic
Movie
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fresh Off the Boat
TV · as Bernard · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
To Be Takei
Movie · as Self
Eat With Me
Movie · as George
Ava & Lala
Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
TV · as Sylvester Kobayashi (voice) · 2 eps
The 7D
TV · as Dr. Sweet Tooth (voice) · 1 ep
BoJack Horseman
TV · as Audiobook Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Free Birds
Movie · as S.T.E.V.E. (voice)
The Missing Scarf
Movie · as Narrator
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
Movie · as Elder (voice)
Through the Keyhole
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Art of Submission
Movie · as Krang
Strange Frame
Movie · as Tamadamsa (voice)
Space Milkshake
Movie · as Gary (voice)
8
Movie · as William Tam
Backyard Blockbusters
Movie · as Sulu (archive footage)
The New Normal
TV · as Sam · 1 ep
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
TV · as Master of K'un L'un (voice) · 1 ep
These Amazing Shadows
Movie · as Self
Larry Crowne
Movie · as Dr. Matsutani
Dark Vengeance
Movie · as Tanaka
Supah Ninjas
TV · as Hattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga · 39 eps
The Problem Solverz
TV · as Mr. Konishi (voice) · 2 eps
Bubble Guppies
TV · as Major Bummer (voice), Master Rakunuki (voice) · 1 ep
The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment
Movie · as Himself
Adventure Time
TV · as Ricardio (voice) · 2 eps
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
TV · as Mr. Wang / White Wizard (voice) · 1 ep
Hawaii Five-0
TV · as Uncle Choi · 2 eps
Pound Puppies
TV · as Mr. Julius (voice), Mr. Julius / Monsieur Mitch (voice) · 1 ep
Fish Hooks
TV · as Bird / Robot (voice), Mr. K (voice), Mr. Bird (voice) · 1 ep
Transformers: Prime
TV · as Alpha Trion (voice) · 2 eps
Regular Show
TV · as Daisuke (voice) · 1 ep
Lost Girl
TV · as Engelram · 1 ep
Hot in Cleveland
TV · as Reverend Matsuda · 1 ep
Conan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
Movie · as Old Man Samurai (voice)
Toyo's Camera
Movie · as Self
You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story
Movie · as Self
Bring Back... Star Trek
Movie · as Self
Annul Victory
Movie · as Self
The Pool Boys
Movie · as Maitre D (Joon)
Party Down
TV · as George Takei · 1 ep
Live from Studio Five
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Community
TV · as George Takei (voice) · 1 ep
Archer
TV · as Mr. Moto (voice) · 2 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Ninja Cheerleaders
Movie · as Hiroshi
The Great Buck Howard
Movie · as George Takei
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Movie · as George Takei
Futurama: Bender's Game
Movie · as George Takei (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
TV · as Lok Durd (voice) · 1 ep
Secret Talents of the Stars
TV · 2 eps
All Star Mr & Mrs
TV · 1 ep
The Suite Life on Deck
TV · as Rome Tipton · 1 ep
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Movie · as Self
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Movie · as Man in Black (Voice)
The Big Bang Theory
TV · as George Takei · 1 ep
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
TV · 1 ep
Chowder
TV · as Foie Gras (voice) · 1 ep
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
TV · as Mayor Screwsum / Police Chief (voice) · 1 ep
Phineas and Ferb
TV · as Positive Re-enforcement Machine (voice) · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Transformers: Animated
TV · as Yoketron (voice) · 1 ep
Cory in the House
TV · as Ronald · 1 ep
Thank God You're Here
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A.I. Assault
Movie · as Major Lane
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Movie · as Self - Roaster
40 Years of Star Trek
Movie · as Self
Heroes
TV · as Kaito Nakamura · 13 eps
Psych
TV · as George Takei · 1 ep
The Howard Stern Interview
TV · as Self · 1 ep
How William Shatner Changed the World
Movie · as Self
Freddie
TV · as Martin · 1 ep
Bring Back...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
American Dad!
TV · as George Takei (voice) · 1 ep
Avatar: The Last Airbender
TV · as Warden (voice) · 1 ep
Robot Chicken
TV · as Godzilla vs. Jason Narrator / Yakuza (voice), Hikaru Sulu / Purple Crayon Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
The Colbert Report
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Mulan II
Movie · as First Ancestor (voice)
The Eavesdropper
Movie · as Dr. Hsieh
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
Movie
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
Movie
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
Movie · as Norman Mineta
Alienated
TV · 1 ep
Comedy Central Roasts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
New World Order
Movie · as Radio Free World (voice)
Kim Possible
TV · as Sensei (voice) · 6 eps
After They Were Famous
TV · as Self · 1 ep
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
TV · as Self · 17 eps
Watching Ellie
TV · as George Takei · 1 ep
According to Jim
TV · as George Takei (voice) · 1 ep
The Chronicle
TV · as Mr. Shen · 1 ep
Samurai Jack
TV · as Warrior #4 (voice) · 1 ep
Scrubs
TV · as George Takei · 1 ep
Son of the Beach
TV · 1 ep
Jackie Chan Adventures
TV · as High Mystic (voice) · 1 ep
Malcolm in the Middle
TV · as George Takei · 1 ep
Baby Blues
TV · 1 ep
The Brak Show
TV · as TV Executive (voice) (uncredited) · 1 ep
Grosse Pointe
TV · as Japanese Ad Executive (uncredited) · 1 ep
Who Gets the House?
Movie · as Elliott
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Movie · as Mr. Fixx (voice)
Batman Beyond
TV · as Mr. Fixx (voice) · 2 eps
Futurama
TV · as George Takei's Head (voice) · 5 eps
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mulan
Movie · as First Ancestor (voice)
Bug Buster
Movie · as Dr. Hiro Fujimoto
V.I.P.
TV · as KOP's Voice / Self · 1 ep
Will & Grace
TV · as George Takei · 1 ep
Trekkies
Movie · as Self
The Best Bad Thing
Movie · as Mr. Yamanaka
The Magic Pearl
Movie · as Ha Ping (voice)
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Oblivion 2: Backlash
Movie · as Doc Valentine
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
Movie · as Self
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
Movie · as Self
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Movie · as Self
Space Cases
TV · 1 ep
Early Edition
TV · as Mr. Lee · 1 ep
Muppets Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Once a Thief
TV · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Hey Arnold!
TV · as Phoebe's Father (voice) · 1 ep
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV · as George Takei · 1 ep
Kissinger and Nixon
Movie · as Le Duc Tho
In the House
TV · 1 ep
Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Captain Sulu · 1 ep
Brotherly Love
TV · as George Takei · 1 ep
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as Keiji (voice), Change / Peddler (voice) · 1 ep
William Shatner: Captain's Log
Movie · as Self
Oblivion
Movie · as Doc Valentine
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
Movie · as Self
Spider-Man
TV · as Wong (voice) · 1 ep
The Curse of the Dragon
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Live by the Fist
Movie · as Uncle Coronado
Moving Memories
Movie
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
TV · as Colonel Ong · 1 ep
Diagnosis: Murder
TV · as Man In Black · 1 ep
GMTV
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Movie · as Captain Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Lightning Force
TV · as General Seng · 2 eps
Blood Oath
Movie · as Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Movie · as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Return from the River Kwai
Movie · as Lieutenant Tanaka
The Simpsons
TV · as Akira Kurosawa (voice), Wink - The Game Show Host (voice), Waiter (voice), Sushi Chef (voice), George Takei (voice) · 1 ep
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Movie · as Self
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Movie · as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Who's Who
Movie
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
Movie · as Narrator
MacGyver
TV · as Dr. Shen Wei · 1 ep
Doctor Who's Who's Who
TV · as Sulu · 1 ep
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Movie · as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Miami Vice
TV · as Kenneth Togaru · 1 ep
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Bert Tanaka · 1 ep
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Movie · as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Matt Houston
TV · as Sam Shima · 1 ep
Beyond Westworld
TV · as Doctor Marcus · 1 ep
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Movie · as Sulu
Vega$
TV · 1 ep
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Movie · as Doctor
The Star Trek Dream
Movie · as Self
The Year of the Dragon
Movie · as Fred Eng
Chico and the Man
TV · 1 ep
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Chin-Ling · 1 ep
Star Trek
TV · as Hikaru Sulu (voice) · 22 eps
Josie's Castle
Movie · as Ken Tanaka
Which Way to the Front?
Movie · as Yamashita
The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai
Movie · as Narrator
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Nathaniel Blake · 1 ep
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
TV · as Mr. Sato · 1 ep
The Green Berets
Movie · as Captain Nim
The Big Mouth
Movie · as Diamond Jeweler (uncredited)
Ironside
TV · 1 ep
Walk Don't Run
Movie · as Police Captain
An American Dream
Movie · as Attorney Ord Long
Star Trek
TV · as Sulu · 79 eps
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Roger Lee · 1 ep
Felony Squad
TV · 1 ep
Red Line 7000
Movie · as Kato
Mister Roberts
TV · 1 ep
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
TV · as Cheng · 1 ep
PT 109
Movie · as Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Movie · as Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · 1 ep
The Gallant Men
TV · 1 ep
Hell to Eternity
Movie · as George Une
Ice Palace
Movie · as Wang
The Islanders
TV · as Yung · 1 ep
My Three Sons
TV · as Won Tsun · 1 ep
Never So Few
Movie · as Soldier in Hospital
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Movie · as Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Hawaiian Eye
TV · 4 eps
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Arthur Takamori / Taro · 1 ep
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Movie · as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)
Perry Mason
TV · as Toma Sakai · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Doctor · 1 ep