George Takei
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 20, 1937
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
The Con of Wrath: The Craziest Convention Ever! TBA
Actor
- Holograms All the Way Down
Holograms All the Way Down TBA
as Hikaru Sulu
The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World 2026
as Self
Hunky Jesus 2026
Actor
The Gettysburg Address 2025
as Self
Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek 2025
as Self
Reclaim the Flag 2025
as Self
Beam Me Up, Sulu 2025
as Self
Coroner to the Stars 2025
as Self
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager 2024
as Self
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center 2023
as Narrator
The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms 2023
as AO the Wise (voice)
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank 2022
as Ohga (voice)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies 2022
as Self - (archive footage)
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage 2022
as Self - Host
Yorktown: A Time to Heal 2022
as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Woman in Motion 2021
as Self
The Soul of America 2020
as Self
Who’s on Top? 2020
Actor
Aliens Stole My Body 2020
as Phil the Plant (voice)
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream 2019
as Dream World George
Yamasong: March of the Hollows 2017
as Elder Masook (voice)
And Then They Came for Us 2017
as himself
Kubo's Journey 2016
as Self
Allegiance 2016
as Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault 2016
as Self
For the Love of Spock 2016
as Self
Kubo and the Two Strings 2016
as Hosato (voice)
Message From Hiroshima 2015
as Narrator
Do I Sound Gay? 2015
as Self
Roddenberry's Trek 2015
as himself
Entourage 2015
as George Takei
Tab Hunter Confidential 2015
as Self
Hopeful Romantic 2015
Actor
Eat With Me 2014
as George
Ava & Lala 2014
Actor
To Be Takei 2014
as Self
Free Birds 2013
as S.T.E.V.E. (voice)
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero 2013
as Elder (voice)
The Missing Scarf 2013
as Narrator
Space Milkshake 2012
as Gary (voice)
Art of Submission 2012
as Krang
Backyard Blockbusters 2012
as Sulu (archive footage)
Strange Frame 2012
as Tamadamsa (voice)
8 2012
as William Tam
Dark Vengeance 2011
as Tanaka
Larry Crowne 2011
as Dr. Matsutani
These Amazing Shadows 2011
as Self
The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment 2010
as Himself
The Pool Boys 2009
as Maitre D (Joon)
Bring Back... Star Trek 2009
as Self
Annul Victory 2009
as Self
Toyo's Camera 2009
as Self
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword 2009
as Old Man Samurai (voice)
You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story 2009
as Self
Futurama: Bender's Game 2008
as George Takei (voice)
You Don't Mess with the Zohan 2008
as George Takei
Ninja Cheerleaders 2008
as Hiroshi
The Great Buck Howard 2008
as George Takei
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier 2007
as Self
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee 2007
as Man in Black (Voice)
A.I. Assault 2006
as Major Lane
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner 2006
as Self - Roaster
40 Years of Star Trek 2006
as Self
How William Shatner Changed the World 2005
as Self
Mulan II 2004
as First Ancestor (voice)
Birth of a Timeless Legacy 2004
Actor
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century 2004
Actor
The Eavesdropper 2004
as Dr. Hsieh
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis 2003
as Norman Mineta
New World Order 2002
as Radio Free World (voice)
Who Gets the House? 1999
as Elliott
Batman Beyond: The Movie 1999
as Mr. Fixx (voice)
Mulan 1998
as First Ancestor (voice)
Bug Buster 1998
as Dr. Hiro Fujimoto
Trekkies 1997
as Self
The Best Bad Thing 1997
as Mr. Yamanaka
The Magic Pearl 1997
as Ha Ping (voice)
- The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations 1996
as Self
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond 1996
as Self
Oblivion 2: Backlash 1996
as Doc Valentine
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories 1996
as Self
Kissinger and Nixon 1995
as Le Duc Tho
Star Trek: A Captain's Log 1994
as Self
- William Shatner: Captain's Log
William Shatner: Captain's Log 1994
as Self
Oblivion 1994
as Doc Valentine
Live by the Fist 1993
as Uncle Coronado
The Curse of the Dragon 1993
as Narrator (voice)
- Moving Memories
Moving Memories 1993
Actor
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1991
as Captain Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special 1991
as Self
Blood Oath 1990
as Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 1989
as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Return from the River Kwai 1989
as Lieutenant Tanaka
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next 1988
as Self
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986
as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Who's Who 1986
Actor
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China 1985
as Narrator
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 1984
as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982
as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979
as Sulu
Have I Got a Christmas for You 1977
as Doctor
The Star Trek Dream 1975
as Self
The Year of the Dragon 1975
as Fred Eng
Josie's Castle 1971
as Ken Tanaka
Which Way to the Front? 1970
as Yamashita
The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai 1969
as Narrator
The Green Berets 1968
as Captain Nim
The Big Mouth 1967
as Diamond Jeweler (uncredited)
An American Dream 1966
as Attorney Ord Long
Walk Don't Run 1966
as Police Captain
Red Line 7000 1965
as Kato
King Kong vs. Godzilla 1963
as Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)
PT 109 1963
as Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)
Hell to Eternity 1960
as George Une
Ice Palace 1960
as Wang
Never So Few 1959
as Soldier in Hospital
Gigantis, the Fire Monster 1959
as Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Rodan! The Flying Monster 1957
as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)
Credits from TMDB.