George Takei
Born: 1937-04-20
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
Mulan
1998★ 7.9
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008★ 5.7
Mulan II
2004★ 6.5
Larry Crowne
2011★ 6.0
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982★ 7.5
Free Birds
2013★ 5.9
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979★ 6.5
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022★ 6.7
These Amazing Shadows
2011★ 7.4
Allegiance
2016★ 6.5
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016★ 7.6
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986★ 7.2
Strange Frame
2012★ 5.2
Entourage
2015★ 6.3
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
2013★ 2.8
Blood Oath
1990★ 5.4
Oblivion
1994★ 4.9
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991★ 7.0
Annul Victory
2009★ 0.0
Ava & Lala
2014★ 8.0
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989★ 5.7
PT 109
1963★ 6.0
The Green Berets
1968★ 5.7
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984★ 6.6
Art of Submission
2012★ 4.2
Trekkies
1997★ 6.4
The Eavesdropper
2004★ 5.2
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
2009★ 7.7
Space Milkshake
2012★ 5.2
New World Order
2002★ 3.0
The Best Bad Thing
1997★ 7.0
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963★ 6.6
Futurama: Bender's Game
2008★ 6.9
Dark Vengeance
2011★ 6.0
Walk Don't Run
1966★ 6.5
The Gettysburg Address
2025★ 0.0
Never So Few
1959★ 5.4
8
2012★ 4.0
Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999★ 7.2
An American Dream
1966★ 4.7
The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment
2010★ 0.0
Bug Buster
1998★ 3.6
Oblivion 2: Backlash
1996★ 4.2
The Big Mouth
1967★ 5.2
The Great Buck Howard
2008★ 6.0
And Then They Came for Us
2017★ 0.0
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
2022★ 0.0
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015★ 7.3
Ninja Cheerleaders
2008★ 4.0
Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957★ 5.7
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959★ 6.5
Woman in Motion
2021★ 6.8
Red Line 7000
1965★ 5.3
For the Love of Spock
2016★ 7.4
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1994★ 5.5
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006★ 6.5
The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
2023★ 6.1
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007★ 4.9
Hopeful Romantic
2015★ 6.0
Eat With Me
2014★ 6.1
A.I. Assault
2006★ 5.2
Return from the River Kwai
1989★ 5.0
The Curse of the Dragon
1993★ 7.2
Who's Who
1986★ 0.0
Ice Palace
1960★ 5.8
Aliens Stole My Body
2020★ 4.1
The Pool Boys
2009★ 5.8
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016★ 6.8
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024★ 0.0
Kissinger and Nixon
1995★ 7.9
To Be Takei
2014★ 7.3
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017★ 3.5
Hell to Eternity
1960★ 6.3
Beam Me Up, Sulu
2025★ 0.0
40 Years of Star Trek
2006★ 4.3
The Missing Scarf
2013★ 7.9
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991★ 5.9
Josie's Castle
1971★ 2.8
Roddenberry on Patrol
2003★ 0.0
Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977★ 0.0
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007★ 5.4
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
2003★ 6.7
The Soul of America
2020★ 6.3
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996★ 5.8
The Magic Pearl
1997★ 0.0
Do I Sound Gay?
2015★ 5.5
Which Way to the Front?
1970★ 4.8
The Year of the Dragon
1975★ 10.0
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988★ 2.6
How William Shatner Changed The World
2005★ 6.1
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center
2023★ 6.0
Who Gets the House?
1999★ 2.8
Toyo's Camera
2009★ 0.0
Backyard Blockbusters
2012★ 6.7
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
2019★ 1.0
Live by the Fist
1993★ 4.7
The Star Trek Dream
1975★ 1.0
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022★ 4.7
Reclaim the Flag
2025★ 10.0
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
1995★ 4.3
Coroner to the Stars
2025★ 0.0
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004★ 7.0
Who’s on Top?
2020★ 0.0
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022★ 0.0
You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story
2009★ 0.0
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004★ 6.5
Message From Hiroshima
2015★ 8.0
The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai
1969★ 0.0