George Takei

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

232

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-04-20 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

  • George Takai
  • 武井穗乡
  • 武井乔治

George Takei

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.

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Known For

The Big Bang Theory
7.9%

The Big Bang Theory

Sep 24, 2007

The Simpsons
8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

Mulan
7.9%

Mulan

Jun 18, 1998

Malcolm in the Middle
8.5%

Malcolm in the Middle

Jan 9, 2000

Kubo and the Two Strings
7.6%

Kubo and the Two Strings

Aug 18, 2016

Futurama
8.4%

Futurama

Mar 28, 1999

Adventure Time
8.5%

Adventure Time

Apr 5, 2010

Mulan II
6.5%

Mulan II

Nov 3, 2004

BoJack Horseman
8.6%

BoJack Horseman

Aug 22, 2014

Heroes
7.5%

Heroes

Sep 25, 2006

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Acting

The Howard Stern Interview (2006) as Self
Holograms All the Way Down as Hikaru Sulu
To the Journey - Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager as self
2024
Avatar: The Last Airbender as Koh (voice)
2023
BLUE EYE SAMURAI as Seki (voice)
2023
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center as Narrator
2023
Star Trek: Very Short Treks as Hikaru Sulu
2023
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai as Noggin (voice)
2023
Patsy Lee & The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms as AO the Wise (voice)
2022
ONI: Thunder God's Tale as Mr. Tengu (voice)
2022
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank as Ohga (voice)
2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage as Self - Host
2022
Yorktown: A Time to Heal as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
2022
The Shuttlepod Show as Self
2021
Marvel's Hit-Monkey as Shinji (voice)
2021
Star Wars: Visions as Self
2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story as Self (archive footage)
2021
Jellystone! as SoSo (voice)
2021
Woman in Motion as Self
2021
Resident Alien as The Gray (voice)
2021
Call Me Kat as Self
2020
The Soul of America as Self
2020
Who’s on Top?
2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks as Cpt. Hikaru Sulu (voice)
2020
Aliens Stole My Body as Phil the Plant (voice)
2020
Visible: Out On Television as Self
2020
Love Monster as Elder Panda (voice)
2019
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream as Dream World George
2019
True Terror with George Takei as Self - Host
2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as George Takei (voice)
2018
Star Trek: Short Treks as Hikaru Sulu (voice) (archive footage)
2018
The Terror as Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san
2017
Yamasong: March of the Hollows as Elder Masook
2017
And Then They Came for Us as himself
2016
Allegiance as Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
2016
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault as Self
2016
For the Love of Spock as Himself
2016
Kubo and the Two Strings as Hosato (voice)
2016
Elena of Avalor as King Toshi (voice)
2015
Message From Hiroshima as Narrator
2015
Do I Sound Gay? as Self
2015
Roddenberry's Trek as himself
2015
Entourage as George Takei
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
2015
Tab Hunter Confidential as Self
2015
Fresh Off the Boat as Bernard
2015
The Gettysburg Address as Self
2014
Eat With Me as George
2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Sylvester Kobayashi (voice)
2014
Ava & Lala
2014
BoJack Horseman as Audiobook Narrator (voice)
2014
To Be Takei as Self
2014
The 7D as Dr. Sweet Tooth (voice)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2013
Free Birds as S.T.E.V.E. (voice)
2013
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero as Elder
2013
The Missing Scarf as Narrator
2012
Space Milkshake as Gary (voice)
2012
Art of Submission as Krang
2012
The New Normal as Sam
2012
Backyard Blockbusters as Sulu (archive footage)
2012
Strange Frame: Love & Sax as Tamadamsa (voice)
2012
8 as Dr. William Tam
2011
Dark Vengeance as Tanaka
2011
Larry Crowne as Dr. Matsutani
2011
The Problem Solverz
2011
These Amazing Shadows as Self
2011
Supah Ninjas as Hattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga
2010
Transformers: Prime as Alpha Trion (voice)
2010
Pound Puppies as Mr. Julius (voice)
2010
Pound Puppies as Mr. Julius / Monsieur Mitch (voice)
2010
Hawaii Five-0 as Uncle Choi
2010
Lost Girl as Engelram
2010
Regular Show as Daisuke (voice)
2010
Fish Hooks as Bird / Robot (voice)
2010
Fish Hooks as Mr. Bird (voice)
2010
Fish Hooks as Mr. K (voice)
2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Mr. Wang / White Wizard (voice)
2010
Adventure Time as Ricardio
2009
The Pool Boys as Maitre D (Joon)
2009
Community as Himself (voice)
2009
Archer as Mr. Moto (voice)
2009
Live from Studio Five as Self
2009
Bring Back... Star Trek as Self
2009
Annul Victory as Self
2009
Toyo's Camera as Self
2009
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword as Old Man Samurai (voice)
2009
Party Down as George Takei
2009
You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story as Self
2008
Futurama: Bender's Game as Himself (voice)
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Lok Durd (voice)
2008
The Suite Life on Deck as Rome Tipton
2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan as George Takei
2008
Ninja Cheerleaders as Hiroshi
2008
All Star Mr & Mrs
2008
Secret Talents of the Stars
2008
The Great Buck Howard as George Takei
2007
Transformers: Animated as Yoketron (voice)
2007
Chowder as Foie Gras (voice)
2007
The Big Bang Theory as Self
2007
Phineas and Ferb as Positive Re-enforcement Machine (voice)
2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Mayor Screwsum / Police Chief (voice)
2007
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self
2007
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier as Self
2007
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee as Man in Black (Voice)
2007
Cory in the House as Ronald
2006
Heroes as Kaito Nakamura
2006
A.I. Assault as Major Lane
2006
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner as Self - Roaster
2006
Psych as George Takei
2006
Thank God You're Here as Self
2006
40 Years of Star Trek as Self
2005
How William Shatner Changed The World as Self
2005
Freddie as Martin
2005
Bring Back... as Self
2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender as Warden (voice)
2005
American Dad! as George Takei (voice)
2004
Mulan II as First Ancestor (voice)
2004
Drawn Together as Hikaru Sulu (voice)
2004
Star Trek Phase 2 as Hikaru Sulu
2004
The Eavesdropper as Dr. Hsieh
2004
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2003
Roddenberry on Patrol as Narrator
2003
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis as Norman Mineta
2003
Alienated
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2002
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! as Self
2002
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002
Kim Possible as Sensei (voice)
2002
After They Were Famous as Self
2002
New World Order as Radio Free World (voice)
2001
According to Jim as George Takei (voice)
2001
Scrubs as George Takei
2001
Samurai Jack as Warrior #4 (voice)
2001
The Chronicle as Mr. Shen
2000
The Brak Show
2000
Jackie Chan Adventures as High Mystic (voice)
2000
Baby Blues
2000
Son of the Beach
2000
Malcolm in the Middle as George Takei
1999
The Early Show as Self
1999
Who Gets the House? as Elliott
1999
Futurama as George Takei's Head (voice)
1999
Batman Beyond as Mr. Fixx (voice)
1999
Batman Beyond: The Movie as Mr. Fixx (voice)
1998
V.I.P. as KOP's Voice / Self
1998
Will & Grace as George Takei
1998
Mulan as First Ancestor (voice)
1998
Bug Buster as Dr. Hiro Fujimoto
1997
Trekkies as Self
1997
The View as Self - Guest
1997
The Best Bad Thing as Mr. Yamanaka
1997
The Magic Pearl as Ha Ping
1996
Hey Arnold! as Phoebe's Father (voice)
1996
Once a Thief
1996
Early Edition
1996
The Daily Show as Self
1996
Oblivion 2: Backlash as Doc Valentine
1996
Muppets Tonight as Himself
1996
Space Cases
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun as George Takei
1995
Kissinger and Nixon as Le Duc Tho
1995
Brotherly Love as George Takei
1995
In the House
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Keiji (voice)
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Change / Peddler (voice)
1995
Star Trek: Voyager as Captain Sulu
1995
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories as Self
1994
Star Trek: A Captain's Log as Himself
1994
Spider-Man as Wong (voice)
1994
Oblivion as Doc Valentine
1993
Diagnosis: Murder as Man In Black
1993
Live by the Fist as Uncle Coronado
1993
The Curse of the Dragon as Narrator (voice)
1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as Colonel Ong
1993
GMTV as Self
1993
Moving Memories
1991
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as Captain Hikaru Sulu
1991
Lightning Force as General Seng
1991
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
1990
Blood Oath as Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
1989
The Simpsons as Akira Kurosawa (voice)
1989
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
1989
Return from the River Kwai as Lieutenant Tanaka
1988
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next as Self
1986
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
1986
Who's Who
1985
MacGyver as Dr. Shen Wei
1985
Doctor Who's Who's Who as Sulu
1984
Miami Vice
1984
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
1982
Matt Houston
1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
1980
Beyond Westworld as Doctor Marcus
1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
1978
Vega$
1977
Have I Got a Christmas for You as Doctor
1975
The Year of the Dragon as Fred Eng
1974
Chico and the Man
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man as Chin-Ling
1973
Star Trek as Hikaru Sulu (voice)
1971
Josie's Castle as Ken Tanaka
1970
Which Way to the Front? as Yamashita
1969
The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Mr. Sato
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Nathaniel Blake
1968
The Green Berets as Captain Nim
1967
The Big Mouth as Diamond Jeweler (uncredited)
1967
Ironside
1966
Mission: Impossible as Roger Lee
1966
Felony Squad
1966
Star Trek as Sulu
1966
An American Dream as Attorney Ord Long
1966
Walk Don't Run as Police Captain
1965
Red Line 7000 as Kato
1965
Mister Roberts
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla as Osamu Sakurai (voice)
1963
PT 109 as Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)
1962
The Gallant Men
1960
The Islanders as Yung
1960
My Three Sons as Won Tsun
1960
Hell to Eternity as George Une
1960
Ice Palace as Wang
1959
Never So Few as Soldier in Hospital
1959
Hawaiian Eye
1959
The Twilight Zone as Arthur Takamori / Taro
1959
Gigantis, the Fire Monster as Commander of Landing Craft Ikeda (voice)
1957
Perry Mason as Toma Sakai
1957
Rodan! The Flying Monster as Professor Kashiwagi (Voice)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Doctor
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