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