George Takei
Born: 1937-04-20 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Gettysburg Address as Self
- Beam Me Up, Sulu as Self
- Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek as Self
- Reclaim the Flag as Self
- Coroner to the Stars as Self
2024
- Avatar: The Last Airbender as Koh (voice)
- To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager as Self
2023
- BLUE EYE SAMURAI as Seki (voice)
- Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai as Noggin (voice)
- Star Trek: very Short Treks as Sulu (voice)
- The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms as AO the Wise (voice)
- One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center as Narrator
2022
- Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank as Ohga (voice)
- ONI: Thunder God's Tale as Mr. Tengu (voice)
- The Shuttlepod Show as Self
- Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies as Self - (archive footage)
- Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage as Self - Host
- Yorktown: A Time to Heal as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
2021
- Resident Alien as The Gray (voice)
- Jellystone! as SoSo (voice)
- Marvel's Hit-Monkey as Shinji (voice)
- Call Me Kat as George Takei
- Woman in Motion as Self
2020
- Star Trek: Lower Decks as Hikaru Sulu (voice)
- Visible: Out on Television as Self
- Love Monster as Elder Panda (voice)
- Aliens Stole My Body as Phil the Plant (voice)
- The Soul of America as Self
- Who’s on Top?
2019
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as George Takei (voice)
- Cool Cat's Crazy Dream as Dream World George
- True Terror with George Takei as Self - Host
2018
- The Terror as Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san
- Star Trek: Short Treks as Hikaru Sulu (voice) (archive footage)
2017
- Yamasong: March of the Hollows as Elder Masook (voice)
- And Then They Came for Us as himself
2016
- Elena of Avalor as King Toshi (voice)
- Kubo and the Two Strings as Hosato (voice)
- For the Love of Spock as Self
- Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
- Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault as Self
- Allegiance as Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Fresh Off the Boat as Bernard
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- Entourage as George Takei
- Tab Hunter Confidential as Self
- Hopeful Romantic
- Do I Sound Gay? as Self
- Roddenberry's Trek as himself
- Message From Hiroshima as Narrator
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- BoJack Horseman as Audiobook Narrator (voice)
- Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Sylvester Kobayashi (voice)
- The 7D as Dr. Sweet Tooth (voice)
- Eat With Me as George
- To Be Takei as Self
- Ava & Lala
2013
- Free Birds as S.T.E.V.E. (voice)
- Through the Keyhole as Self
- Axel: The Biggest Little Hero as Elder (voice)
- The Missing Scarf as Narrator
2012
- Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man as Master of K'un L'un (voice)
- The New Normal as Sam
- Space Milkshake as Gary (voice)
- Art of Submission as Krang
- 8 as William Tam
- Strange Frame as Tamadamsa (voice)
- Backyard Blockbusters as Sulu (archive footage)
2011
- Bubble Guppies as Major Bummer (voice)
- Larry Crowne as Dr. Matsutani
- Supah Ninjas as Hattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga
- The Problem Solverz as Mr. Konishi (voice)
- These Amazing Shadows as Self
- Dark Vengeance as Tanaka
2010
- Regular Show as Daisuke (voice)
- Adventure Time as Ricardio (voice)
- Hawaii Five-0 as Uncle Choi
- Conan as Self - Guest
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Mr. Wang / White Wizard (voice)
- Hot in Cleveland as Reverend Matsuda
- Lost Girl as Engelram
- Transformers: Prime as Alpha Trion (voice)
- Fish Hooks as Bird / Robot (voice)
- Pound Puppies as Mr. Julius (voice)
- The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment as Himself
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Community as George Takei (voice)
- Archer as Mr. Moto (voice)
- Party Down as George Takei
- Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword as Old Man Samurai (voice)
- The Pool Boys as Maitre D (Joon)
- Annul Victory as Self
- Live from Studio Five as Self
- You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story as Self
- Bring Back... Star Trek as Self
- Toyo's Camera as Self
2008
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Lok Durd (voice)
- The Suite Life on Deck as Rome Tipton
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan as George Takei
- The Great Buck Howard as George Takei
- All Star Mr & Mrs
- Futurama: Bender's Game as George Takei (voice)
- Ninja Cheerleaders as Hiroshi
- Secret Talents of the Stars
2007
- Phineas and Ferb as Positive Re-enforcement Machine (voice)
- The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
- The Big Bang Theory as George Takei
- Chowder as Foie Gras (voice)
- Transformers: Animated as Yoketron (voice)
- Cory in the House as Ronald
- El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
- Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Mayor Screwsum / Police Chief (voice)
- Thank God You're Here as Self
- Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee as Man in Black (Voice)
- Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier as Self
2006
- Psych as George Takei
- Heroes as Kaito Nakamura
- The Howard Stern Interview as Self
- A.I. Assault as Major Lane
- Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner as Self - Roaster
- 40 Years of Star Trek as Self
2005
- American Dad! as George Takei (voice)
- The Colbert Report as Self - Guest
- Robot Chicken as Godzilla vs. Jason Narrator / Yakuza (voice)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender as Warden (voice)
- Freddie as Martin
- Bring Back... as Self
- How William Shatner Changed the World as Self
2004
- Mulan II as First Ancestor (voice)
- The Eavesdropper as Dr. Hsieh
- Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
- Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self - Guest
- Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- Alienated
- Roddenberry on Patrol as Narrator
- DC 9/11: Time of Crisis as Norman Mineta
2002
- Kim Possible as Sensei (voice)
- I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! as Self
- Watching Ellie as George Takei
- After They Were Famous as Self
- New World Order as Radio Free World (voice)
2001
- Scrubs as George Takei
- Samurai Jack as Warrior #4 (voice)
- According to Jim as George Takei (voice)
- The Chronicle as Mr. Shen
2000
- Malcolm in the Middle as George Takei
- Jackie Chan Adventures as High Mystic (voice)
- Son of the Beach
- Grosse Pointe as Japanese Ad Executive (uncredited)
- Baby Blues
- The Brak Show as TV Executive (voice) (uncredited)
1999
- Futurama as George Takei's Head (voice)
- Batman Beyond as Mr. Fixx (voice)
- The Early Show as Self
- Batman Beyond: The Movie as Mr. Fixx (voice)
- Who Gets the House? as Elliott
1998
- Will & Grace as George Takei
- V.I.P. as KOP's Voice / Self
- Mulan as First Ancestor (voice)
- Bug Buster as Dr. Hiro Fujimoto
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
- Trekkies as Self
- The Magic Pearl as Ha Ping (voice)
- The Best Bad Thing as Mr. Yamanaka
1996
- The Daily Show as Self - Guest
- Hey Arnold! as Phoebe's Father (voice)
- 3rd Rock from the Sun as George Takei
- Early Edition as Mr. Lee
- Muppets Tonight as Self
- Once a Thief
- Space Cases
- Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond as Self
- Oblivion 2: Backlash as Doc Valentine
- William Shatner's Star Trek Memories as Self
- The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations as Self
1995
- Star Trek: Voyager as Captain Sulu
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Keiji (voice)
- In the House
- Brotherly Love as George Takei
- Kissinger and Nixon as Le Duc Tho
1994
- Spider-Man as Wong (voice)
- Oblivion as Doc Valentine
- William Shatner: Captain's Log as Self
- Star Trek: A Captain's Log as Self
1993
- Diagnosis: Murder as Man In Black
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- GMTV as Self
- Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as Colonel Ong
- The Curse of the Dragon as Narrator (voice)
- Live by the Fist as Uncle Coronado
- Moving Memories
1991
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as Captain Hikaru Sulu
- Lightning Force as General Seng
- Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
1990
- Blood Oath as Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
1989
- The Simpsons as Akira Kurosawa (voice)
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
- Return from the River Kwai as Lieutenant Tanaka
1988
1986
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
- Who's Who
1985
- MacGyver as Dr. Shen Wei
- Doctor Who's Who's Who as Sulu
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Bert Tanaka
- Miami Vice as Kenneth Togaru
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
1982
- Matt Houston as Sam Shima
- 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
1977
- Have I Got a Christmas for You as Doctor
1975
- The Star Trek Dream as Self
- The Year of the Dragon as Fred Eng
1974
- The Six Million Dollar Man as Chin-Ling
- Chico and the Man
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
- The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai as Narrator
1968
- Hawaii Five-O as Nathaniel Blake
- The Green Berets as Captain Nim
1967
- Ironside
- The Big Mouth as Diamond Jeweler (uncredited)
1966
- Star Trek as Sulu
- Mission: Impossible as Roger Lee
- Felony Squad
- Walk Don't Run as Police Captain
- An American Dream as Attorney Ord Long
1965
- Mister Roberts
- Red Line 7000 as Kato
1964
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Cheng
1963
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- King Kong vs. Godzilla as Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)
- PT 109 as Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)
1962
1960
- My Three Sons as Won Tsun
- The Islanders as Yung
- Hell to Eternity as George Une
- Ice Palace as Wang
1959
- The Twilight Zone as Arthur Takamori / Taro
- Hawaiian Eye
- Never So Few as Soldier in Hospital
- Gigantis, the Fire Monster as Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
1957
- Perry Mason as Toma Sakai
- Rodan! The Flying Monster as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Doctor