Actor

George Takei

Born 20 April 1937 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Films and shows

  1. 2026Hunky Jesus1h 25m
  2. 2026The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World2h 14mSelf
  3. 2025The Gettysburg Address2h 45mSelf
  4. 2025Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek31mSelf
  5. 2025Coroner to the Stars1h 25mSelf
  6. 2025Beam Me Up, Sulu1h 30mSelf
  7. 2025Reclaim the Flag30mSelf
  8. 2024To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager1h 56mSelf
  9. 2023BLUE EYE SAMURAI2 seasonsSeki (voice)
  10. 2023One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center30mNarrator
  11. 2023The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms1h 49mAO the Wise (voice)
  12. 2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander HeritageSelf - Host
  13. 2022ONI: Thunder God's Tale1 seasonMr. Tengu (voice)
  14. 2022Yorktown: A Time to Heal23mLt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
  15. 2022Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank1h 34mOhga (voice)
  16. 2021Woman in Motion1h 36mSelf
  17. 2020Love Monster3 seasonsElder Panda (voice)
  18. 2020Who’s on Top?1h 17m
  19. 2020Aliens Stole My Body1h 28mPhil the Plant (voice)
  20. 2020The Soul of America1h 17mSelf
  21. 2019True Terror with George Takei1 seasonSelf - Host
  22. 2019Cool Cat's Crazy Dream10mDream World George
  23. 2018The Terror2 seasonsNobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san
  24. 2017And Then They Came for Us40mhimself
  25. 2017Yamasong: March of the Hollows1h 35mElder Masook (voice)
  26. 2016Allegiance2h 10mSam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
  27. 2016Kubo and the Two Strings1h 42mHosato (voice)
  28. 2016Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault1 season
  29. 2016For the Love of Spock1h 45mSelf
  30. 2016Kubo's Journey28mSelf
  31. 2015Roddenberry's Trek46mhimself
  32. 2015Hopeful Romantic17m
  33. 2015Tab Hunter Confidential1h 31mSelf
  34. 2015Do I Sound Gay?1h 17mSelf
  35. 2015Message From Hiroshima53mNarrator
  36. 2014Eat With Me1h 35mGeorge
  37. 2014Ava & Lala1h 20m
  38. 2014To Be Takei1h 34mSelf
  39. 2013Axel: The Biggest Little Hero1h 20mElder (voice)
  40. 2013Free Birds1h 31mS.T.E.V.E. (voice)
  41. 2013The Missing Scarf7mNarrator
  42. 2012Space Milkshake1h 25mGary (voice)
  43. 2012Art of Submission1h 59mKrang
  44. 2012Strange Frame1h 38mTamadamsa (voice)
  45. 201281h 31mWilliam Tam
  46. 2011Supah Ninjas2 seasonsHattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga
  47. 2011Dark Vengeance1h 30mTanaka
  48. 2011Larry Crowne1h 38mDr. Matsutani
  49. 2010The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment49mHimself
  50. 2009Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword1h 14mOld Man Samurai (voice)
  51. 2009Annul Victory1h 7mSelf
  52. 2009Toyo's Camera1h 38mSelf
  53. 2009Bring Back... Star TrekSelf
  54. 2009You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story1h 10mSelf
  55. 2009The Pool Boys1h 24mMaitre D (Joon)
  56. 2008Ninja Cheerleaders1h 21mHiroshi
  57. 2008Secret Talents of the Stars1 season
  58. 2008Futurama: Bender's Game1h 28mGeorge Takei (voice)
  59. 2007Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier1h 30mSelf
  60. 2006A.I. Assault1h 34mMajor Lane
  61. 200640 Years of Star Trek48mSelf
  62. 2006Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner1h 3mSelf - Roaster
  63. 2005How William Shatner Changed the World2hSelf
  64. 2004The Eavesdropper1h 37mDr. Hsieh
  65. 2004Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century8m
  66. 2004Birth of a Timeless Legacy24m
  67. 2004Mulan II1h 19mFirst Ancestor (voice)
  68. 2003DC 9/11: Time of Crisis2h 8mNorman Mineta
  69. 2003Roddenberry on Patrol18mNarrator
  70. 2002New World Order1h 40mRadio Free World (voice)
  71. 1999Who Gets the House?1h 38mElliott
  72. 1999Batman Beyond: The Movie41mMr. Fixx (voice)
  73. 1998Bug Buster1h 33mDr. Hiro Fujimoto
  74. 1998Mulan1h 28mFirst Ancestor (voice)
  75. 1997The Magic Pearl1h 30mHa Ping (voice)
  76. 1997The Best Bad Thing1h 29mMr. Yamanaka
  77. 1997Trekkies1h 26mSelf
  78. 1996Oblivion 2: Backlash1h 23mDoc Valentine
  79. 1996William Shatner's Star Trek Memories1h 9mSelf
  80. 1996The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations32mSelf
  81. 1995Kissinger and Nixon1h 37mLe Duc Tho
  82. 1994Oblivion1h 34mDoc Valentine
  83. 1994William Shatner: Captain's Log50mSelf
  84. 1994Star Trek: A Captain's Log43mSelf
  85. 1993The Curse of the Dragon1h 27mNarrator (voice)
  86. 1993Live by the Fist1h 17mUncle Coronado
  87. 1993Moving Memories31m
  88. 1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country1h 50mCaptain Hikaru Sulu
  89. 1991Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special1h 33mSelf
  90. 1990Blood Oath1h 48mVice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
  91. 1989Return from the River Kwai1h 41mLieutenant Tanaka
  92. 1989Star Trek V: The Final Frontier1h 46mCmdr. Hikaru Sulu
  93. 1988The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next1h 33mSelf
  94. 1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home1h 58mCmdr. Hikaru Sulu
  95. 1986Who's Who53m
  96. 1985Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from ChinaNarrator
  97. 1984Star Trek III: The Search for Spock1h 45mCmdr. Hikaru Sulu
  98. 1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan1h 53mCmdr. Hikaru Sulu
  99. 1979Star Trek: The Motion Picture2h 11mLt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
  100. 1977Have I Got a Christmas for You1hDoctor
  101. 1975The Year of the Dragon1h 30mFred Eng
  102. 1975The Star Trek Dream51mSelf
  103. 1973Star Trek2 seasonsHikaru Sulu (voice)
  104. 1971Josie's Castle1h 25mKen Tanaka
  105. 1970Which Way to the Front?1h 36mYamashita
  106. 1969The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai23mNarrator
  107. 1968The Green Berets2h 22mCaptain Nim
  108. 1967The Big Mouth1h 47mDiamond Jeweler (uncredited)
  109. 1966Star Trek3 seasonsSulu
  110. 1966Walk Don't Run1h 54mPolice Captain
  111. 1966An American Dream1h 43mAttorney Ord Long
  112. 1965Red Line 70001h 50mKato
  113. 1963King Kong vs. Godzilla1h 36mOsamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)
  114. 1960Ice Palace2h 23mWang
  115. 1960Hell to Eternity2h 11mGeorge Une
  116. 1959Never So Few2h 5mSoldier in Hospital
  117. 1957Rodan! The Flying Monster1h 12mDr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)
  118. Holograms All the Way DownHikaru Sulu
  119. The Con of Wrath: The Craziest Convention Ever!