6.1Acting
George Takei
- Born
- 1937-04-20
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
254 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Hunky Jesus
2026 · Movie
Cast
The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World
2026 · Movie
Self
Beam Me Up, Sulu
2025 · Movie
Self
Coroner to the Stars
2025 · Movie
Self
Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star Trek
2025 · Movie
Self
Reclaim the Flag
2025 · Movie
Self
The Gettysburg Address
2025 · Movie
Self
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2024 · TV Show
Koh (voice)
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024 · Movie
Self
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023 · TV Show
Seki (voice)
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023 · TV Show
Noggin (voice)
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center
2023 · Movie
Narrator
Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023 · TV Show
Sulu (voice)
The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
2023 · Movie
AO the Wise (voice)
ONI: Thunder God's Tale
2022 · TV Show
Mr. Tengu (voice)
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022 · Movie
Ohga (voice)
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022 · Movie
Self - Host
The Shuttlepod Show
2022 · TV Show
Self
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 · Movie
Self - (archive footage)
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
2022 · Movie
Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Call Me Kat
2021 · TV Show
George Takei
Jellystone!
2021 · TV Show
SoSo (voice)
Marvel's Hit-Monkey
2021 · TV Show
Shinji (voice)
Resident Alien
2021 · TV Show
The Gray (voice)
Woman in Motion
2021 · Movie
Self
Aliens Stole My Body
2020 · Movie
Phil the Plant (voice)
Love Monster
2020 · TV Show
Elder Panda (voice)
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020 · TV Show
Hikaru Sulu (voice)
The Soul of America
2020 · Movie
Self
Visible: Out on Television
2020 · TV Show
Self
Who’s on Top?
2020 · Movie
Cast
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
2019 · Movie
Dream World George
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019 · TV Show
George Takei (voice)
True Terror with George Takei
2019 · TV Show
Self - Host
Star Trek: Short Treks
2018 · TV Show
Hikaru Sulu (voice) (archive footage)
The Terror
2018 · TV Show
Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san
And Then They Came for Us
2017 · Movie
himself
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017 · Movie
Elder Masook (voice)
Allegiance
2016 · Movie
Sam Kimura / Ojii-Chan
Elena of Avalor
2016 · TV Show
King Toshi (voice)
For the Love of Spock
2016 · Movie
Self
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016 · Movie
Hosato (voice)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016 · Movie
Self
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
2016 · TV Show
Cast
Do I Sound Gay?
2015 · Movie
Self
Entourage
2015 · Movie
George Takei
Fresh Off the Boat
2015 · TV Show
Bernard
Hopeful Romantic
2015 · Movie
Cast
Message From Hiroshima
2015 · Movie
Narrator
Roddenberry's Trek
2015 · Movie
himself
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015 · TV Show
Self
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015 · Movie
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Ava & Lala
2014 · Movie
Cast
BoJack Horseman
2014 · TV Show
Audiobook Narrator (voice)
Eat With Me
2014 · Movie
George
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014 · TV Show
Sylvester Kobayashi (voice)
The 7D
2014 · TV Show
Dr. Sweet Tooth (voice)
To Be Takei
2014 · Movie
Self
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
2013 · Movie
Elder (voice)
Free Birds
2013 · Movie
S.T.E.V.E. (voice)
The Missing Scarf
2013 · Movie
Narrator
Through the Keyhole
2013 · TV Show
Self
8
2012 · Movie
William Tam
Art of Submission
2012 · Movie
Krang
Backyard Blockbusters
2012 · Movie
Sulu (archive footage)
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
2012 · TV Show
Master of K'un L'un (voice)
Space Milkshake
2012 · Movie
Gary (voice)
Strange Frame
2012 · Movie
Tamadamsa (voice)
The New Normal
2012 · TV Show
Sam
Bubble Guppies
2011 · TV Show
Major Bummer (voice) · Master Rakunuki (voice)
Dark Vengeance
2011 · Movie
Tanaka
Larry Crowne
2011 · Movie
Dr. Matsutani
Supah Ninjas
2011 · TV Show
Hattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga
The Problem Solverz
2011 · TV Show
Mr. Konishi (voice)
These Amazing Shadows
2011 · Movie
Self
Adventure Time
2010 · TV Show
Ricardio (voice)
Conan
2010 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Fish Hooks
2010 · TV Show
Bird / Robot (voice) · Mr. Bird (voice) · Mr. K (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · TV Show
Uncle Choi
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · TV Show
Reverend Matsuda
Lost Girl
2010 · TV Show
Engelram
Pound Puppies
2010 · TV Show
Mr. Julius (voice) · Mr. Julius / Monsieur Mitch (voice)
Regular Show
2010 · TV Show
Daisuke (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010 · TV Show
Mr. Wang / White Wizard (voice)
The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment
2010 · Movie
Himself
Transformers: Prime
2010 · TV Show
Alpha Trion (voice)
Annul Victory
2009 · Movie
Self
Archer
2009 · TV Show
Mr. Moto (voice)
Bring Back... Star Trek
2009 · Movie
Self
Community
2009 · TV Show
George Takei (voice)
Live from Studio Five
2009 · TV Show
Self
Party Down
2009 · TV Show
George Takei
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
2009 · Movie
Old Man Samurai (voice)
The Pool Boys
2009 · Movie
Maitre D (Joon)
Toyo's Camera
2009 · Movie
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV Show
Self - Guest
You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story
2009 · Movie
Self
All Star Mr & Mrs
2008 · TV Show
Cast
Futurama: Bender's Game
2008 · Movie
George Takei (voice)
Ninja Cheerleaders
2008 · Movie
Hiroshi
Secret Talents of the Stars
2008 · TV Show
Cast
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008 · TV Show
Lok Durd (voice)
The Great Buck Howard
2008 · Movie
George Takei
The Suite Life on Deck
2008 · TV Show
Rome Tipton
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008 · Movie
George Takei
Chowder
2007 · TV Show
Foie Gras (voice)
Cory in the House
2007 · TV Show
Ronald
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2007 · TV Show
Cast
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007 · Movie
Man in Black (Voice)
Phineas and Ferb
2007 · TV Show
Positive Re-enforcement Machine (voice)
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
2007 · TV Show
Mayor Screwsum / Police Chief (voice)
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007 · Movie
Self
Thank God You're Here
2007 · TV Show
Self
The Big Bang Theory
2007 · TV Show
George Takei
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Transformers: Animated
2007 · TV Show
Yoketron (voice)
40 Years of Star Trek
2006 · Movie
Self
A.I. Assault
2006 · Movie
Major Lane
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006 · Movie
Self - Roaster
Heroes
2006 · TV Show
Kaito Nakamura
Psych
2006 · TV Show
George Takei
The Howard Stern Interview
2006 · TV Show
Self
American Dad!
2005 · TV Show
George Takei (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005 · TV Show
Warden (voice)
Bring Back...
2005 · TV Show
Self
Freddie
2005 · TV Show
Martin
How William Shatner Changed the World
2005 · Movie
Self
Robot Chicken
2005 · TV Show
Godzilla vs. Jason Narrator / Yakuza (voice) · Hikaru Sulu / Purple Crayon Narrator (voice)
The Colbert Report
2005 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004 · Movie
Cast
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004 · Movie
Cast
Mulan II
2004 · Movie
First Ancestor (voice)
The Eavesdropper
2004 · Movie
Dr. Hsieh
Alienated
2003 · TV Show
Cast
Comedy Central Roasts
2003 · TV Show
Self
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
2003 · Movie
Norman Mineta
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · TV Show
Self - Guest
After They Were Famous
2002 · TV Show
Self
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002 · TV Show
Self
Kim Possible
2002 · TV Show
Sensei (voice)
New World Order
2002 · Movie
Radio Free World (voice)
Watching Ellie
2002 · TV Show
George Takei
According to Jim
2001 · TV Show
George Takei (voice)
Samurai Jack
2001 · TV Show
Warrior #4 (voice)
Scrubs
2001 · TV Show
George Takei
The Chronicle
2001 · TV Show
Mr. Shen
Baby Blues
2000 · TV Show
Cast
Grosse Pointe
2000 · TV Show
Japanese Ad Executive (uncredited)
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000 · TV Show
High Mystic (voice)
Malcolm in the Middle
2000 · TV Show
George Takei
Son of the Beach
2000 · TV Show
Cast
The Brak Show
2000 · TV Show
TV Executive (voice) (uncredited)
Batman Beyond
1999 · TV Show
Mr. Fixx (voice)
Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999 · Movie
Mr. Fixx (voice)
Futurama
1999 · TV Show
George Takei's Head (voice)
The Early Show
1999 · TV Show
Self
Who Gets the House?
1999 · Movie
Elliott
Bug Buster
1998 · Movie
Dr. Hiro Fujimoto
Mulan
1998 · Movie
First Ancestor (voice)
V.I.P.
1998 · TV Show
KOP's Voice / Self
Will & Grace
1998 · TV Show
George Takei
The Best Bad Thing
1997 · Movie
Mr. Yamanaka
The Magic Pearl
1997 · Movie
Ha Ping (voice)
The View
1997 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Trekkies
1997 · Movie
Self
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 · TV Show
George Takei
Early Edition
1996 · TV Show
Mr. Lee
Hey Arnold!
1996 · TV Show
Phoebe's Father (voice)
Muppets Tonight
1996 · TV Show
Self
Oblivion 2: Backlash
1996 · Movie
Doc Valentine
Once a Thief
1996 · TV Show
Cast
Space Cases
1996 · TV Show
Cast
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996 · Movie
Self
The Daily Show
1996 · TV Show
Self - Guest
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
1996 · Movie
Self
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
1996 · Movie
Self
Brotherly Love
1995 · TV Show
George Takei
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · TV Show
Keiji (voice) · Change / Peddler (voice)
In the House
1995 · TV Show
Cast
Kissinger and Nixon
1995 · Movie
Le Duc Tho
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · TV Show
Captain Sulu
Oblivion
1994 · Movie
Doc Valentine
Spider-Man
1994 · TV Show
Wong (voice)
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1994 · Movie
Self
William Shatner: Captain's Log
1994 · Movie
Self
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · TV Show
Man In Black
GMTV
1993 · TV Show
Self
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993 · TV Show
Colonel Ong
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Live by the Fist
1993 · Movie
Uncle Coronado
Moving Memories
1993 · Movie
Cast
The Curse of the Dragon
1993 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
Lightning Force
1991 · TV Show
General Seng
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991 · Movie
Captain Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991 · Movie
Self
Blood Oath
1990 · Movie
Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
Return from the River Kwai
1989 · Movie
Lieutenant Tanaka
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989 · Movie
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
Akira Kurosawa (voice) · Wink - The Game Show Host (voice) · Waiter (voice) · Sushi Chef (voice) · George Takei (voice)
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988 · Movie
Self
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986 · Movie
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Who's Who
1986 · Movie
Cast
Doctor Who's Who's Who
1985 · TV Show
Sulu
MacGyver
1985 · TV Show
Dr. Shen Wei
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
1985 · Movie
Narrator
Miami Vice
1984 · TV Show
Kenneth Togaru
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
Bert Tanaka
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984 · Movie
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Matt Houston
1982 · TV Show
Sam Shima
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982 · Movie
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Beyond Westworld
1980 · TV Show
Doctor Marcus
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979 · Movie
Sulu
Vega$
1978 · TV Show
Cast
Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977 · Movie
Doctor
The Star Trek Dream
1975 · Movie
Self
The Year of the Dragon
1975 · Movie
Fred Eng
Chico and the Man
1974 · TV Show
Cast
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · TV Show
Chin-Ling
Star Trek
1973 · TV Show
Hikaru Sulu (voice)
Josie's Castle
1971 · Movie
Ken Tanaka
Which Way to the Front?
1970 · Movie
Yamashita
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · TV Show
Nathaniel Blake
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969 · TV Show
Mr. Sato
The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai
1969 · Movie
Narrator
The Green Berets
1968 · Movie
Captain Nim
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
Cast
The Big Mouth
1967 · Movie
Diamond Jeweler (uncredited)
An American Dream
1966 · Movie
Attorney Ord Long
Felony Squad
1966 · TV Show
Cast
Mission: Impossible
1966 · TV Show
Roger Lee
Star Trek
1966 · TV Show
Sulu
Walk Don't Run
1966 · Movie
Police Captain
Mister Roberts
1965 · TV Show
Cast
Red Line 7000
1965 · Movie
Kato
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964 · TV Show
Cheng
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · TV Show
Cast
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963 · Movie
Osamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)
PT 109
1963 · Movie
Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)
The Gallant Men
1962 · TV Show
Cast
Hell to Eternity
1960 · Movie
George Une
Ice Palace
1960 · Movie
Wang
My Three Sons
1960 · TV Show
Won Tsun
The Islanders
1960 · TV Show
Yung
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959 · Movie
Ikeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Hawaiian Eye
1959 · TV Show
Cast
Never So Few
1959 · Movie
Soldier in Hospital
The Twilight Zone
1959 · TV Show
Arthur Takamori / Taro
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
Toma Sakai
Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957 · Movie
Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
Doctor
Holograms All the Way Down
Date unknown · Movie
Hikaru Sulu
The Con of Wrath: The Craziest Convention Ever!
Date unknown · Movie
Cast