George Takei
- Acting
- April 20, 1937 · 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
Filmography
- The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World · Self
- Hunky Jesus
- The Gettysburg Address · Self
- Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek · Self
- Reclaim the Flag · Self
- Beam Me Up, Sulu · Self
- Coroner to the Stars · Self
- To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager · Self
- Avatar: The Last Airbender · Koh (Voice)
- BLUE EYE SAMURAI · Seki (Voice)
- One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center · Narrator
- Star Trek: very Short Treks · Sulu (Voice)
- Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai · Noggin (Voice)
- The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms · AO the Wise (Voice)
- ONI: Thunder God's Tale · Mr. Tengu (Voice)
- Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank · Ohga (Voice)
- Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies · Self
- Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage · Self
- Yorktown: A Time to Heal · Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
- The Shuttlepod Show · Self
- Marvel's Hit-Monkey · Shinji (Voice)
- Jellystone! · SoSo (Voice)
- Woman in Motion · Self
- Resident Alien · The Gray (Voice)
- Call Me Kat · George Takei
- The Soul of America · Self
- Who’s on Top?
- Star Trek: Lower Decks · Hikaru Sulu (Voice)
- Aliens Stole My Body · Phil the Plant (Voice)
- Visible: Out on Television · Self
- Love Monster · Elder Panda (Voice)
- Cool Cat's Crazy Dream · Dream World George
- True Terror with George Takei · Self
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? · George Takei (Voice)
- Star Trek: Short Treks · Hikaru Sulu (voice) (archive footage)
- The Terror · Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san
- Yamasong: March of the Hollows · Elder Masook (Voice)
- And Then They Came for Us · Self
- Allegiance · Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
- Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
- Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault · Self
- For the Love of Spock · Self
- Kubo and the Two Strings · Hosato (Voice)
- Elena of Avalor · King Toshi (Voice)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Message From Hiroshima · Narrator
- Do I Sound Gay? · Self
- Roddenberry's Trek · Self
- Entourage · George Takei
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson · Self
- Tab Hunter Confidential · Self
- Hopeful Romantic
- Fresh Off the Boat · Bernard
- Eat With Me · George
- Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero · Sylvester Kobayashi (Voice)
- Ava & Lala
- To Be Takei · Self
- BoJack Horseman · Audiobook Narrator (Voice)
- The 7D · Dr. Sweet Tooth (Voice)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- Free Birds · S.T.E.V.E. (Voice)
- Through the Keyhole · Self
- Axel: The Biggest Little Hero · Elder (Voice)
- The Missing Scarf · Narrator
- Space Milkshake · Gary (Voice)
- Art of Submission · Krang
- The New Normal · Sam
- Backyard Blockbusters · Sulu (archive footage)
- Strange Frame · Tamadamsa (Voice)
- Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man · Master of K'un L'un (Voice)
- 8 · William Tam
- Dark Vengeance · Tanaka
- Larry Crowne · Dr. Matsutani
- The Problem Solverz · Mr. Konishi (Voice)
- Bubble Guppies · Major Bummer (Voice), Master Rakunuki (Voice)
- These Amazing Shadows · Self
- Supah Ninjas · Hattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga
- Transformers: Prime · Alpha Trion (Voice)
- Conan · Self
- Pound Puppies · Mr. Julius (Voice), Mr. Julius / Monsieur Mitch (Voice)