George Takei
Acting·April 20, 1937 — 89 years old·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.
Known For
Filmography · 252
—Holograms All the Way DownHikaru Sulu2026Hunky Jesus2025The Gettysburg AddressSelf2025Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star TrekSelf2025Reclaim the FlagSelf2025Beam Me Up, SuluSelf2025Coroner to the StarsSelf2024To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: VoyagerSelf2024Avatar: The Last AirbenderTVKoh (voice)2023BLUE EYE SAMURAITVSeki (voice)2023One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation CenterNarrator2023Star Trek: very Short TreksTVSulu (voice)2023Gremlins: Secrets of the MogwaiTVNoggin (voice)2023The Keepers of the 5 KingdomsAO the Wise (voice)2022ONI: Thunder God's TaleTVMr. Tengu (voice)2022Paws of Fury: The Legend of HankOhga (voice)2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage)2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander HeritageSelf - Host2022Yorktown: A Time to HealLt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu2022The Shuttlepod ShowTVSelf2021Marvel's Hit-MonkeyTVShinji (voice)2021Jellystone!TVSoSo (voice)2021Woman in MotionSelf2021Resident AlienTVThe Gray (voice)2021Call Me KatTVGeorge Takei2020The Soul of AmericaSelf2020Who’s on Top?2020Star Trek: Lower DecksTVHikaru Sulu (voice)2020Aliens Stole My BodyPhil the Plant (voice)2020Visible: Out on TelevisionTVSelf2020Love MonsterTVElder Panda (voice)2019Cool Cat's Crazy DreamDream World George2019True Terror with George TakeiTVSelf - Host2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?TVGeorge Takei (voice)2018Star Trek: Short TreksTVHikaru Sulu (voice) (archive footage)2018The TerrorTVNobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san2017Yamasong: March of the HollowsElder Masook (voice)2017And Then They Came for Ushimself2016AllegianceSam Kimura / Ojii-Chan2016Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry VaultTV2016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry VaultSelf2016For the Love of SpockSelf2016Kubo and the Two StringsHosato (voice)2016Elena of AvalorTVKing Toshi (voice)2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTVSelf - Guest2015Message From HiroshimaNarrator2015Do I Sound Gay?Self2015Roddenberry's Trekhimself2015EntourageGeorge Takei2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonTVSelf2015Tab Hunter ConfidentialSelf2015Hopeful Romantic2015Fresh Off the BoatTVBernard2014Eat With MeGeorge2014Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroTVSylvester Kobayashi (voice)2014Ava & Lala2014To Be TakeiSelf2014BoJack HorsemanTVAudiobook Narrator (voice)2014The 7DTVDr. Sweet Tooth (voice)2014Late Night with Seth MeyersTVSelf - Guest2013Free BirdsS.T.E.V.E. (voice)2013Through the KeyholeTVSelf2013Axel: The Biggest Little HeroElder (voice)2013The Missing ScarfNarrator2012Space MilkshakeGary (voice)2012Art of SubmissionKrang2012The New NormalTVSam2012Backyard BlockbustersSulu (archive footage)2012Strange FrameTamadamsa (voice)2012Marvel's Ultimate Spider-ManTVMaster of K'un L'un (voice)20128William Tam2011Dark VengeanceTanaka2011Larry CrowneDr. Matsutani2011The Problem SolverzTVMr. Konishi (voice)2011Bubble GuppiesTVMajor Bummer (voice) · Master Rakunuki (voice)2011These Amazing ShadowsSelf2011Supah NinjasTVHattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga2010Transformers: PrimeTVAlpha Trion (voice)2010ConanTVSelf - Guest2010Pound PuppiesTVMr. Julius (voice) · Mr. Julius / Monsieur Mitch (voice)2010Hawaii Five-0TVUncle Choi2010Lost GirlTVEngelram2010Regular ShowTVDaisuke (voice)2010Fish HooksTVBird / Robot (voice) · Mr. K (voice) · Mr. Bird (voice)2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedTVMr. Wang / White Wizard (voice)2010Hot in ClevelandTVReverend Matsuda2010The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the InternmentHimself2010Adventure TimeTVRicardio (voice)2009The Pool BoysMaitre D (Joon)2009CommunityTVGeorge Takei (voice)2009ArcherTVMr. Moto (voice)2009Live from Studio FiveTVSelf2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTVSelf - Guest2009Bring Back... Star TrekSelf2009Annul VictorySelf2009Toyo's CameraSelf2009Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai SwordOld Man Samurai (voice)2009Party DownTVGeorge Takei2009You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo StorySelf2008Futurama: Bender's GameGeorge Takei (voice)2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsTVLok Durd (voice)2008The Suite Life on DeckTVRome Tipton2008You Don't Mess with the ZohanGeorge Takei2008Ninja CheerleadersHiroshi2008All Star Mr & MrsTV2008Secret Talents of the StarsTV2008The Great Buck HowardGeorge Takei2007Transformers: AnimatedTVYoketron (voice)2007ChowderTVFoie Gras (voice)2007The Big Bang TheoryTVGeorge Takei2007Phineas and FerbTVPositive Re-enforcement Machine (voice)2007Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the WorldTVMayor Screwsum / Police Chief (voice)2007Thank God You're HereTVSelf2007El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny RiveraTV2007The Graham Norton ShowTVSelf - Guest2007Star Trek: Beyond the Final FrontierSelf2007Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce LeeMan in Black (Voice)2007Cory in the HouseTVRonald2006HeroesTVKaito Nakamura2006A.I. AssaultMajor Lane2006Comedy Central Roast of William ShatnerSelf - Roaster2006PsychTVGeorge Takei2006The Howard Stern InterviewTVSelf200640 Years of Star TrekSelf2005How William Shatner Changed the WorldSelf2005The Colbert ReportTVSelf - Guest2005FreddieTVMartin2005Bring Back...TVSelf2005Avatar: The Last AirbenderTVWarden (voice)2005Robot ChickenTVGodzilla vs. Jason Narrator / Yakuza (voice) · Hikaru Sulu / Purple Crayon Narrator (voice)2005American Dad!TVGeorge Takei (voice)2004Mulan IIFirst Ancestor (voice)2004The EavesdropperDr. Hsieh2004Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century2004Birth of a Timeless Legacy2003Roddenberry on PatrolNarrator2003DC 9/11: Time of CrisisNorman Mineta2003Comedy Central RoastsTVSelf2003AlienatedTV2003Real Time with Bill MaherTVSelf - Guest2002I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!TVSelf2002Kim PossibleTVSensei (voice)2002After They Were FamousTVSelf2002Watching EllieTVGeorge Takei2002New World OrderRadio Free World (voice)2001According to JimTVGeorge Takei (voice)2001ScrubsTVGeorge Takei2001Samurai JackTVWarrior #4 (voice)2001The ChronicleTVMr. Shen2000The Brak ShowTVTV Executive (voice) (uncredited)2000Grosse PointeTVJapanese Ad Executive (uncredited)2000Jackie Chan AdventuresTVHigh Mystic (voice)2000Baby BluesTV2000Son of the BeachTV2000Malcolm in the MiddleTVGeorge Takei1999The Early ShowTVSelf1999Who Gets the House?Elliott1999FuturamaTVGeorge Takei's Head (voice)1999Batman Beyond: The MovieMr. Fixx (voice)1999Batman BeyondTVMr. Fixx (voice)1998V.I.P.TVKOP's Voice / Self1998Will & GraceTVGeorge Takei1998MulanFirst Ancestor (voice)1998Bug BusterDr. Hiro Fujimoto1997TrekkiesSelf1997The ViewTVSelf - Guest1997The Best Bad ThingMr. Yamanaka1997The Magic PearlHa Ping (voice)1996The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ationsSelf1996Hey Arnold!TVPhoebe's Father (voice)1996Star Trek: 30 Years and BeyondSelf1996Once a ThiefTV1996Early EditionTVMr. Lee1996The Daily ShowTVSelf - Guest1996Oblivion 2: BacklashDoc Valentine1996Muppets TonightTVSelf1996Space CasesTV1996William Shatner's Star Trek MemoriesSelf19963rd Rock from the SunTVGeorge Takei1995Kissinger and NixonLe Duc Tho1995Brotherly LoveTVGeorge Takei1995In the HouseTV1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTVKeiji (voice) · Change / Peddler (voice)1995Star Trek: VoyagerTVCaptain Sulu1994William Shatner: Captain's LogSelf1994Star Trek: A Captain's LogSelf1994Spider-ManTVWong (voice)1994OblivionDoc Valentine1993Diagnosis: MurderTVMan In Black1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienTVSelf - Guest1993Live by the FistUncle Coronado1993The Curse of the DragonNarrator (voice)1993Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesTVColonel Ong1993Moving Memories1993GMTVTVSelf1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryCaptain Hikaru Sulu1991Lightning ForceTVGeneral Seng1991Star Trek: 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf1990Blood OathVice-Admiral Baron Takahashi1989The SimpsonsTVAkira Kurosawa (voice) · Wink - The Game Show Host (voice) · Waiter (voice) · Sushi Chef (voice) · George Takei (voice)1989Star Trek V: The Final FrontierCmdr. Hikaru Sulu1989Return from the River KwaiLieutenant Tanaka1988The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the NextSelf1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeCmdr. Hikaru Sulu1986Who's Who1985MacGyverTVDr. Shen Wei1985Doctor Who's Who's WhoTVSulu1984Murder, She WroteTVBert Tanaka1984Miami ViceTVKenneth Togaru1984Star Trek III: The Search for SpockCmdr. Hikaru Sulu1982Matt HoustonTVSam Shima1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanCmdr. Hikaru Sulu1980Beyond WestworldTVDoctor Marcus1979Star Trek: The Motion PictureLt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu1978Vega$TV1977Have I Got a Christmas for YouDoctor1975The Star Trek DreamSelf1975The Year of the DragonFred Eng1974Chico and the ManTV1974The Six Million Dollar ManTVChin-Ling1973Star TrekTVHikaru Sulu (voice)1971Josie's CastleKen Tanaka1970Which Way to the Front?Yamashita1969The Courtship of Eddie's FatherTVMr. Sato1969The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the SamuraiNarrator1968Hawaii Five-OTVNathaniel Blake1968The Green BeretsCaptain Nim1967The Big MouthDiamond Jeweler (uncredited)1967IronsideTV1966Mission: ImpossibleTVRoger Lee1966Felony SquadTV1966Star TrekTVSulu1966An American DreamAttorney Ord Long1966Walk Don't RunPolice Captain1965Red Line 7000Kato1965Mister RobertsTV1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaTVCheng1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV1963PT 109Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)1963King Kong vs. GodzillaOsamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)1962The Gallant MenTV1960The IslandersTVYung1960My Three SonsTVWon Tsun1960Hell to EternityGeorge Une1960Ice PalaceWang1959Never So FewSoldier in Hospital1959Hawaiian EyeTV1959The Twilight ZoneTVArthur Takamori / Taro1959Gigantis, the Fire MonsterIkeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)1957Rodan! The Flying MonsterDr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)1957Perry MasonTVToma Sakai1951Hallmark Hall of FameTVDoctor