George Takei
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Apr 20, 1937 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2026 | Hunky Jesus | |
| 2025 | The Gettysburg AddressSelf | |
| 2025 | Coroner to the StarsSelf | |
| 2025 | Beam Me Up, SuluSelf | |
| 2025 | Reclaim the FlagSelf | |
| 2025 | Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star TrekSelf | |
| 2024 | To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: VoyagerSelf | |
| 2024 | Avatar the Last AirbenderKoh (voice) | |
| 2023 | The Keepers of the 5 KingdomsAO the Wise (voice) | |
| 2023 | One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation CenterNarrator | |
| 2023 | BLUE EYE SAMURAISeki (voice) | |
| 2023 | Gremlins: Secrets of the MogwaiNoggin (voice) | |
| 2023 | Star Trek: very Short TreksSulu (voice) | |
| 2022 | Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander HeritageSelf - Host | |
| 2022 | Paws of Fury: The Legend of HankOhga (voice) | |
| 2022 | Yorktown: A Time to HealLt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu | |
| 2022 | Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | ONI: Thunder God's TaleMr. Tengu (voice) | |
| 2022 | The Shuttlepod ShowSelf | |
| 2021 | Woman in MotionSelf | |
| 2021 | Marvel's Hit-MonkeyShinji (voice) | |
| 2021 | Jellystone!SoSo (voice) | |
| 2021 | Resident AlienThe Gray (voice) | |
| 2021 | Call Me KatSelf | |
| 2020 | Who’s on Top? | |
| 2020 | Aliens Stole My BodyPhil the Plant (voice) | |
| 2020 | The Soul of AmericaSelf | |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Lower DecksHikaru Sulu (voice) | |
| 2020 | Love MonsterElder Panda (voice) | |
| 2020 | Visible: Out on TelevisionSelf | |
| 2019 | Cool Cat's Crazy DreamDream World George | |
| 2019 | True Terror with George TakeiSelf - Host | |
| 2019 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?George Takei (voice) | |
| 2018 | The TerrorNobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san | |
| 2018 | Star Trek: Short TreksHikaru Sulu (voice) (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | Yamasong: March of the HollowsElder Masook (voice) | |
| 2017 | And Then They Came for Ushimself | |
| 2016 | Kubo and the Two StringsHosato (voice) | |
| 2016 | For the Love of SpockSelf | |
| 2016 | AllegianceSam Kimura / Ojii-Chan | |
| 2016 | Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry VaultSelf | |
| 2016 | Elena of AvalorKing Toshi (voice) | |
| 2016 | Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault | |
| 2015 | EntourageGeorge Takei | |
| 2015 | Roddenberry's Trekhimself | |
| 2015 | Message From HiroshimaNarrator | |
| 2015 | Do I Sound Gay?Self | |
| 2015 | Tab Hunter ConfidentialSelf | |
| 2015 | Hopeful Romantic | |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelf | |
| 2015 | Fresh Off the BoatBernard | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest | |
| 2014 | To Be TakeiSelf | |
| 2014 | Eat With MeGeorge | |
| 2014 | Ava & Lala | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest | |
| 2014 | Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroSylvester Kobayashi (voice) | |
| 2014 | The 7DDr. Sweet Tooth (voice) | |
| 2014 | BoJack HorsemanAudiobook Narrator (voice) | |
| 2013 | Free BirdsS.T.E.V.E. (voice) | |
| 2013 | The Missing ScarfNarrator | |
| 2013 | Axel: The Biggest Little HeroElder (voice) | |
| 2013 | Through the KeyholeSelf | |
| 2012 | Art of SubmissionKrang | |
| 2012 | Strange FrameTamadamsa (voice) | |
| 2012 | Space MilkshakeGary (voice) | |
| 2012 | 8William Tam | |
| 2012 | Backyard BlockbustersSulu (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | The New NormalSam | |
| 2012 | Marvel's Ultimate Spider-ManMaster of K'un L'un (voice) | |
| 2011 | These Amazing ShadowsSelf | |
| 2011 | Larry CrowneDr. Matsutani | |
| 2011 | Dark VengeanceTanaka | |
| 2011 | Supah NinjasHattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga | |
| 2011 | The Problem SolverzMr. Konishi (voice) | |
| 2011 | Bubble GuppiesMajor Bummer (voice) | |
| 2011 | Bubble GuppiesMaster Rakunuki (voice) | |
| 2010 | The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the InternmentHimself | |
| 2010 | Adventure TimeRicardio (voice) | |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedMr. Wang / White Wizard (voice) | |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0Uncle Choi | |
| 2010 | Pound PuppiesMr. Julius (voice) | |
| 2010 | Pound PuppiesMr. Julius / Monsieur Mitch (voice) | |
| 2010 | Fish HooksBird / Robot (voice) | |
| 2010 | Fish HooksMr. K (voice) | |
| 2010 | Fish HooksMr. Bird (voice) | |
| 2010 | Transformers: PrimeAlpha Trion (voice) | |
| 2010 | Regular ShowDaisuke (voice) | |
| 2010 | Lost GirlEngelram | |
| 2010 | Hot in ClevelandReverend Matsuda | |
| 2009 | Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai SwordOld Man Samurai (voice) | |
| 2009 | Toyo's CameraSelf | |
| 2009 | You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo StorySelf | |
| 2009 | Bring Back... Star TrekSelf | |
| 2009 | Annul VictorySelf | |
| 2009 | The Pool BoysMaitre D (Joon) | |
| 2009 | Party DownGeorge Takei | |
| 2009 | Live from Studio FiveSelf | |
| 2009 | CommunityGeorge Takei (voice) | |
| 2009 | ArcherMr. Moto (voice) | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest | |
| 2008 | Ninja CheerleadersHiroshi | |
| 2008 | The Great Buck HowardGeorge Takei | |
| 2008 | You Don't Mess with the ZohanGeorge Takei | |
| 2008 | Futurama: Bender's GameGeorge Takei (voice) | |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone WarsLok Durd (voice) | |
| 2008 | Secret Talents of the Stars | |
| 2008 | All Star Mr & Mrs | |
| 2008 | The Suite Life on DeckRome Tipton | |
| 2007 | Star Trek: Beyond the Final FrontierSelf | |
| 2007 | Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce LeeMan in Black (Voice) | |
| 2007 | The Big Bang TheoryGeorge Takei | |
| 2007 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | |
| 2007 | ChowderFoie Gras (voice) | |
| 2007 | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the WorldMayor Screwsum / Police Chief (voice) | |
| 2007 | Phineas and FerbPositive Re-enforcement Machine (voice) | |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2007 | Transformers: AnimatedYoketron (voice) | |
| 2007 | Cory in the HouseRonald | |
| 2007 | Thank God You're HereSelf | |
| 2006 | A.I. AssaultMajor Lane | |
| 2006 | Comedy Central Roast of William ShatnerSelf - Roaster | |
| 2006 | 40 Years of Star TrekSelf | |
| 2006 | HeroesKaito Nakamura | |
| 2006 | PsychGeorge Takei | |
| 2006 | The Howard Stern InterviewSelf | |
| 2005 | How William Shatner Changed The WorldSelf | |
| 2005 | FreddieMartin | |
| 2005 | Bring Back...Self | |
| 2005 | American Dad!George Takei (voice) | |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last AirbenderWarden (voice) | |
| 2005 | Robot ChickenGodzilla vs. Jason Narrator / Yakuza (voice) | |
| 2005 | Robot ChickenHikaru Sulu / Purple Crayon Narrator (voice) | |
| 2004 | Mulan IIFirst Ancestor (voice) | |
| 2004 | The EavesdropperDr. Hsieh | |
| 2004 | Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century | |
| 2004 | Birth of a Timeless Legacy | |
| 2003 | Roddenberry on PatrolNarrator | |
| 2003 | DC 9/11: Time of CrisisNorman Mineta | |
| 2003 | Alienated | |
| 2003 | Comedy Central RoastsSelf | |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill MaherSelf - Guest | |
| 2002 | New World OrderRadio Free World (voice) | |
| 2002 | Kim PossibleSensei (voice) | |
| 2002 | After They Were FamousSelf | |
| 2002 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Self | |
| 2002 | Watching EllieGeorge Takei | |
| 2001 | According to JimGeorge Takei (voice) | |
| 2001 | The ChronicleMr. Shen | |
| 2001 | Samurai JackWarrior #4 (voice) | |
| 2001 | ScrubsGeorge Takei | |
| 2000 | Son of the Beach | |
| 2000 | Jackie Chan AdventuresHigh Mystic (voice) | |
| 2000 | Malcolm in the MiddleGeorge Takei | |
| 2000 | Baby Blues | |
| 2000 | The Brak ShowTV Executive (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 2000 | Grosse PointeJapanese Ad Executive (uncredited) | |
| 1999 | Who Gets the House?Elliott | |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond: The MovieMr. Fixx (voice) | |
| 1999 | Batman BeyondMr. Fixx (voice) | |
| 1999 | FuturamaGeorge Takei's Head (voice) | |
| 1999 | The Early ShowSelf | |
| 1998 | MulanFirst Ancestor (voice) | |
| 1998 | Bug BusterDr. Hiro Fujimoto | |
| 1998 | V.I.P.KOP's Voice / Self | |
| 1998 | Will & GraceGeorge Takei | |
| 1997 | TrekkiesSelf | |
| 1997 | The Best Bad ThingMr. Yamanaka | |
| 1997 | The Magic PearlHa Ping (voice) | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf - Guest | |
| 1996 | Oblivion 2: BacklashDoc Valentine | |
| 1996 | The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ationsSelf | |
| 1996 | William Shatner's Star Trek MemoriesSelf | |
| 1996 | Star Trek: 30 Years and BeyondSelf | |
| 1996 | Space Cases | |
| 1996 | Early EditionMr. Lee | |
| 1996 | Muppets TonightSelf | |
| 1996 | Once a Thief | |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1996 | Hey Arnold!Phoebe's Father (voice) | |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the SunGeorge Takei | |
| 1995 | Kissinger and NixonLe Duc Tho | |
| 1995 | In the House | |
| 1995 | Star Trek: VoyagerCaptain Sulu | |
| 1995 | Brotherly LoveGeorge Takei | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildKeiji (voice) | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildChange / Peddler (voice) | |
| 1994 | William Shatner: Captain's LogSelf | |
| 1994 | OblivionDoc Valentine | |
| 1994 | Star Trek: A Captain's LogHimself | |
| 1994 | Spider-ManWong (voice) | |
| 1993 | The Curse of the DragonNarrator (voice) | |
| 1993 | Live by the FistUncle Coronado | |
| 1993 | Moving Memories | |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesColonel Ong | |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: MurderMan In Black | |
| 1993 | GMTVSelf | |
| 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryCaptain Hikaru Sulu | |
| 1991 | Star Trek: 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf | |
| 1991 | Lightning ForceGeneral Seng | |
| 1990 | Blood OathVice-Admiral Baron Takahashi | |
| 1989 | Star Trek V: The Final FrontierCmdr. Hikaru Sulu | |
| 1989 | Return from the River KwaiLieutenant Tanaka | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsAkira Kurosawa (voice) | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsWink - The Game Show Host (voice) | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsWaiter (voice) | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsSushi Chef (voice) | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsGeorge Takei (voice) | |
| 1988 | The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the NextSelf | |
| 1986 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeCmdr. Hikaru Sulu | |
| 1986 | Who's Who | |
| 1985 | MacGyverDr. Shen Wei | |
| 1985 | Doctor Who's Who's WhoSulu | |
| 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for SpockCmdr. Hikaru Sulu | |
| 1984 | Miami ViceKenneth Togaru | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteBert Tanaka | |
| 1982 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanCmdr. Hikaru Sulu | |
| 1982 | Matt HoustonSam Shima | |
| 1980 | Beyond WestworldDoctor Marcus | |
| 1979 | Star Trek: The Motion PictureLt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu | |
| 1978 | Vega$ | |
| 1977 | Have I Got a Christmas for YouDoctor | |
| 1975 | The Star Trek DreamSelf | |
| 1975 | The Year of the DragonFred Eng | |
| 1974 | Chico and the Man | |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar ManChin-Ling | |
| 1973 | Star TrekHikaru Sulu (voice) | |
| 1971 | Josie's CastleKen Tanaka | |
| 1970 | Which Way to the Front?Yamashita | |
| 1969 | The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the SamuraiNarrator | |
| 1969 | The Courtship of Eddie's FatherMr. Sato | |
| 1968 | The Green BeretsCaptain Nim | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-ONathaniel Blake | |
| 1967 | The Big MouthDiamond Jeweler (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1966 | Walk Don't RunPolice Captain | |
| 1966 | An American DreamAttorney Ord Long | |
| 1966 | Star TrekSulu | |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleRoger Lee | |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | |
| 1965 | Red Line 7000Kato | |
| 1965 | Mister Roberts | |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaCheng | |
| 1963 | PT 109Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited) | |
| 1963 | King Kong vs. GodzillaOsamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | |
| 1962 | The Gallant Men | |
| 1960 | Hell to EternityGeorge Une | |
| 1960 | Ice PalaceWang | |
| 1960 | The IslandersYung | |
| 1960 | My Three SonsWon Tsun | |
| 1959 | Never So FewSoldier in Hospital | |
| 1959 | Gigantis, the Fire MonsterIkeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZoneArthur Takamori / Taro | |
| 1957 | Rodan! The Flying MonsterDr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice) | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonToma Sakai | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameDoctor | |
| - | Holograms All the Way DownHikaru Sulu |