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George Takei

Acting

George Takei

Born
(age 89)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
254 titles

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

Acting credits 254

YearTitleRole
TBA Holograms All the Way Down Film Hikaru Sulu
TBA The Con of Wrath: The Craziest Convention Ever! Film
2026 The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World Film Self
2026 Hunky Jesus Film
2025 The Gettysburg Address Film Self
2025 Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek Film Self
2025 Reclaim the Flag Film Self
2025 Beam Me Up, Sulu Film Self
2025 Coroner to the Stars Film Self
2024 To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager Film Self
2024 Avatar: The Last Airbender TV Koh (voice) (1 ep)
2023 BLUE EYE SAMURAI TV Seki (voice) (8 ep)
2023 One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center Film Narrator
2023 Star Trek: very Short Treks TV Sulu (voice) (2 ep)
2023 Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai TV Noggin (voice) (9 ep)
2023 The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms Film AO the Wise (voice)
2022 ONI: Thunder God's Tale TV Mr. Tengu (voice) (4 ep)
2022 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Film Ohga (voice)
2022 Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies Film Self - (archive footage)
2022 Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Film Self - Host
2022 Yorktown: A Time to Heal Film Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
2022 The Shuttlepod Show TV Self (1 ep)
2021 Marvel's Hit-Monkey TV Shinji (voice) (10 ep)
2021 Jellystone! TV SoSo (voice) (1 ep)
2021 Woman in Motion Film Self
2021 Resident Alien TV The Gray (voice) (3 ep)
2021 Call Me Kat TV George Takei (1 ep)
2020 The Soul of America Film Self
2020 Who’s on Top? Film
2020 Star Trek: Lower Decks TV Hikaru Sulu (voice) (1 ep)
2020 Aliens Stole My Body Film Phil the Plant (voice)
2020 Visible: Out on Television TV Self (5 ep)
2020 Love Monster TV Elder Panda (voice) (80 ep)
2019 Cool Cat's Crazy Dream Film Dream World George
2019 True Terror with George Takei TV Self - Host (6 ep)
2019 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? TV George Takei (voice) (1 ep)
2018 Star Trek: Short Treks TV Hikaru Sulu (voice) (archive footage) (1 ep)
2018 The Terror TV Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san (10 ep)
2017 Yamasong: March of the Hollows Film Elder Masook (voice)
2017 And Then They Came for Us Film himself
2016 Allegiance Film Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
2016 Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault TV (6 ep)
2016 Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault Film Self
2016 For the Love of Spock Film Self
2016 Kubo and the Two Strings Film Hosato (voice)
2016 Elena of Avalor TV King Toshi (voice) (1 ep)
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV Self - Guest (2 ep)
2015 Message From Hiroshima Film Narrator
2015 Do I Sound Gay? Film Self
2015 Roddenberry's Trek Film himself
2015 Entourage Film George Takei
2015 StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson TV Self (1 ep)
2015 Tab Hunter Confidential Film Self
2015 Hopeful Romantic Film
2015 Fresh Off the Boat TV Bernard (2 ep)
2014 Eat With Me Film George
2014 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero TV Sylvester Kobayashi (voice) (2 ep)
2014 Ava & Lala Film
2014 To Be Takei Film Self
2014 BoJack Horseman TV Audiobook Narrator (voice) (1 ep)
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