George Takei
Known for acting · Born 20 April 1937 · 89 · Los Angeles, California, USA
253 credits
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
Star Trek
1966
Heroes
2006
Supah Ninjas
2011
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989
Star Trek
1973
Free Birds
2013
For the Love of Spock
2016
Love Monster
2020
The Terror
2018
Acting (253)
2026Holiewood: From Rags To CardboardChase Lingle · 8 episodesSeries
2026Hunky JesusFilm
2026The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the WorldSelfFilm
2025Beam Me Up, SuluSelfFilm
2025Reclaim the FlagSelfFilm
2025The Gettysburg AddressSelfFilm
2025Coroner to the StarsSelfFilm
2025Lost Voyages: Phase II and the Rebirth of Star TrekSelfFilm
2024Avatar: The Last AirbenderKoh (voice)Series
2024To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: VoyagerSelfFilm
2023BLUE EYE SAMURAISeki (voice) · 8 episodesSeries
2023Gremlins: Secrets of the MogwaiNoggin (voice) · 9 episodesSeries
2023The Keepers of the 5 KingdomsAO the Wise (voice)Film
2023Star Trek: very Short TreksSulu (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2023One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation CenterNarratorFilm
2022Paws of Fury: The Legend of HankOhga (voice)Film
2022ONI: Thunder God's TaleMr. Tengu (voice) · 4 episodesSeries
2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander HeritageSelf - HostFilm
2022The Shuttlepod ShowSelfSeries
2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage)Film
2022Yorktown: A Time to HealLt. Cmdr. Hikaru SuluFilm
2021Resident AlienThe Gray (voice) · 3 episodesSeries
2021Marvel's Hit-MonkeyShinji (voice) · 10 episodesSeries
2021Call Me KatGeorge TakeiSeries
2021Jellystone!SoSo (voice)Series
2021Woman in MotionSelfFilm
2020Star Trek: Lower DecksHikaru Sulu (voice)Series
2020Visible: Out on TelevisionSelf · 5 episodesSeries
2020Aliens Stole My BodyPhil the Plant (voice)Film
2020The Soul of AmericaSelfFilm
2020Love MonsterElder Panda (voice) · 80 episodesSeries
2020Who’s on Top?Film
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?George Takei (voice)Series
2019Cool Cat's Crazy DreamDream World GeorgeFilm
2019True Terror with George TakeiSelf - Host · 6 episodesSeries
2018The TerrorNobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san · 10 episodesSeries
2018Star Trek: Short TreksHikaru Sulu (voice) (archive footage)Series
2017Yamasong: March of the HollowsElder Masook (voice)Film
2017And Then They Came for UshimselfFilm
2016Kubo and the Two StringsHosato (voice)Film
2016For the Love of SpockSelfFilm
2016Elena of AvalorKing Toshi (voice)Series
2016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry VaultSelfFilm
2016AllegianceSam Kimura / Ojii-ChanFilm
2016Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault · 6 episodesSeries
2015EntourageGeorge TakeiFilm
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2015Fresh Off the BoatBernard · 2 episodesSeries
2015Tab Hunter ConfidentialSelfFilm
2015Do I Sound Gay?SelfFilm
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelfSeries
2015Roddenberry's TrekhimselfFilm
2015Message From HiroshimaNarratorFilm
2015Hopeful RomanticFilm
2014BoJack HorsemanAudiobook Narrator (voice)Series
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - GuestSeries
2014To Be TakeiSelfFilm
2014Eat With MeGeorgeFilm
2014The 7DDr. Sweet Tooth (voice)Series
2014Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroSylvester Kobayashi (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2014Ava & LalaFilm
2013Free BirdsS.T.E.V.E. (voice)Film
2013The Missing ScarfNarratorFilm
2013Axel: The Biggest Little HeroElder (voice)Film
2013Through the KeyholeSelfSeries
2012Marvel's Ultimate Spider-ManMaster of K'un L'un (voice)Series
2012The New NormalSamSeries
2012Space MilkshakeGary (voice)Film
2012Strange FrameTamadamsa (voice)Film
2012Art of SubmissionKrangFilm
20128William TamFilm
2012Backyard BlockbustersSulu (archive footage)Film
2011Larry CrowneDr. MatsutaniFilm
2011Supah NinjasHattori 'Hologramps' Fukanaga · 39 episodesSeries
2011These Amazing ShadowsSelfFilm
2011Bubble GuppiesMajor Bummer (voice), Master Rakunuki (voice)Series
2011Dark VengeanceTanakaFilm
2011The Problem SolverzMr. Konishi (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2010Adventure TimeRicardio (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2010Regular ShowDaisuke (voice)Series
2010Hawaii Five-0Uncle Choi · 2 episodesSeries
2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedMr. Wang / White Wizard (voice)Series
2010Transformers: PrimeAlpha Trion (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2010Lost GirlEngelramSeries
2010ConanSelf - GuestSeries
2010Hot in ClevelandReverend MatsudaSeries
2010Fish HooksBird / Robot (voice), Mr. Bird (voice), Mr. K (voice)Series
2010Pound PuppiesMr. Julius (voice), Mr. Julius / Monsieur Mitch (voice)Series
2010The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the InternmentHimselfFilm
2009CommunityGeorge Takei (voice)Series
2009ArcherMr. Moto (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2009Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai SwordOld Man Samurai (voice)Film
2009Party DownGeorge TakeiSeries
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2009The Pool BoysMaitre D (Joon)Film
2009Live from Studio FiveSelfSeries
2009Bring Back... Star TrekSelfFilm
2009Toyo's CameraSelfFilm
2009You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo StorySelfFilm
2009Annul VictorySelfFilm
2008You Don't Mess with the ZohanGeorge TakeiFilm
2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsLok Durd (voice)Series
2008Futurama: Bender's GameGeorge Takei (voice)Film
2008The Suite Life on DeckRome TiptonSeries
2008The Great Buck HowardGeorge TakeiFilm
2008Ninja CheerleadersHiroshiFilm
2008Secret Talents of the Stars · 2 episodesSeries
2008All Star Mr & MrsSeries
2007The Big Bang TheoryGeorge TakeiSeries
2007Phineas and FerbPositive Re-enforcement Machine (voice)Series
2007ChowderFoie Gras (voice)Series
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2007Cory in the HouseRonaldSeries
2007El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny RiveraSeries
2007Transformers: AnimatedYoketron (voice)Series
2007Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce LeeMan in Black (Voice)Film
2007Star Trek: Beyond the Final FrontierSelfFilm
2007Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the WorldMayor Screwsum / Police Chief (voice)Series
2007Thank God You're HereSelfSeries
2006HeroesKaito Nakamura · 13 episodesSeries
2006PsychGeorge TakeiSeries
2006Comedy Central Roast of William ShatnerSelf - RoasterFilm
2006A.I. AssaultMajor LaneFilm
200640 Years of Star TrekSelfFilm
2006The Howard Stern InterviewSelfSeries
2005Avatar: The Last AirbenderWarden (voice)Series
2005American Dad!George Takei (voice)Series
2005Robot ChickenGodzilla vs. Jason Narrator / Yakuza (voice), Hikaru Sulu / Purple Crayon Narrator (voice)Series
2005The Colbert ReportSelf - GuestSeries
2005FreddieMartinSeries
2005How William Shatner Changed the WorldSelfFilm
2005Bring Back...SelfSeries
2004Mulan IIFirst Ancestor (voice)Film
2004The EavesdropperDr. HsiehFilm
2004Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd CenturyFilm
2004Birth of a Timeless LegacyFilm
2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf - GuestSeries
2003DC 9/11: Time of CrisisNorman MinetaFilm
2003Comedy Central RoastsSelfSeries
2003AlienatedSeries
2002Kim PossibleSensei (voice) · 6 episodesSeries
2002I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Self · 17 episodesSeries
2002New World OrderRadio Free World (voice)Film
2002Watching EllieGeorge TakeiSeries
2002After They Were FamousSelfSeries
2001Samurai JackWarrior #4 (voice)Series
2001According to JimGeorge Takei (voice)Series
2001ScrubsGeorge TakeiSeries
2001The ChronicleMr. ShenSeries
2000Malcolm in the MiddleGeorge TakeiSeries
2000Jackie Chan AdventuresHigh Mystic (voice)Series
2000The Brak ShowTV Executive (voice) (uncredited)Series
2000Son of the BeachSeries
2000Baby BluesSeries
2000Grosse PointeJapanese Ad Executive (uncredited)Series
1999FuturamaGeorge Takei's Head (voice) · 5 episodesSeries
1999Batman BeyondMr. Fixx (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
1999Batman Beyond: The MovieMr. Fixx (voice)Film
1999The Early ShowSelfSeries
1999Who Gets the House?ElliottFilm
1998MulanFirst Ancestor (voice)Film
1998Will & GraceGeorge TakeiSeries
1998V.I.P.KOP's Voice / SelfSeries
1998Bug BusterDr. Hiro FujimotoFilm
1997The ViewSelf - GuestSeries
1997TrekkiesSelfFilm
1997The Best Bad ThingMr. YamanakaFilm
1997The Magic PearlHa Ping (voice)Film
1996Hey Arnold!Phoebe's Father (voice)Series
1996The Daily ShowSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
19963rd Rock from the SunGeorge TakeiSeries
1996Early EditionMr. LeeSeries
1996Muppets TonightSelfSeries
1996Oblivion 2: BacklashDoc ValentineFilm
1996Once a ThiefSeries
1996Star Trek: 30 Years and BeyondSelfFilm
1996Space CasesSeries
1996William Shatner's Star Trek MemoriesSelfFilm
1996The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ationsSelfFilm
1995Star Trek: VoyagerCaptain SuluSeries
1995In the HouseSeries
1995Brotherly LoveGeorge TakeiSeries
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildKeiji (voice), Change / Peddler (voice)Series
1995Kissinger and NixonLe Duc ThoFilm
1994Spider-ManWong (voice)Series
1994OblivionDoc ValentineFilm
1994Star Trek: A Captain's LogSelfFilm
1994William Shatner: Captain's LogSelfFilm
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
1993Diagnosis: MurderMan In BlackSeries
1993Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesColonel OngSeries
1993The Curse of the DragonNarrator (voice)Film
1993GMTVSelfSeries
1993Live by the FistUncle CoronadoFilm
1993Moving MemoriesFilm
1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryCaptain Hikaru SuluFilm
1991Star Trek: 25th Anniversary SpecialSelfFilm
1991Lightning ForceGeneral Seng · 2 episodesSeries
1990Blood OathVice-Admiral Baron TakahashiFilm
1989The SimpsonsAkira Kurosawa (voice), Wink - The Game Show Host (voice), Waiter (voice), Sushi Chef (voice), George Takei (voice)Series
1989Star Trek V: The Final FrontierCmdr. Hikaru SuluFilm
1989Return from the River KwaiLieutenant TanakaFilm
1988The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the NextSelfFilm
1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeCmdr. Hikaru SuluFilm
1986Who's WhoFilm
1985MacGyverDr. Shen WeiSeries
1985Doctor Who's Who's WhoSuluSeries
1984Star Trek III: The Search for SpockCmdr. Hikaru SuluFilm
1984Miami ViceKenneth TogaruSeries
1984Murder, She WroteBert TanakaSeries
1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanCmdr. Hikaru SuluFilm
1982Matt HoustonSam ShimaSeries
1980Beyond WestworldDoctor MarcusSeries
1979Star Trek: The Motion PictureLt. Cmdr. Hikaru SuluFilm
1978Vega$Series
1977Have I Got a Christmas for YouDoctorFilm
1975The Star Trek DreamSelfFilm
1975The Year of the DragonFred EngFilm
1974The Six Million Dollar ManChin-LingSeries
1974Chico and the ManSeries
1973Star TrekHikaru Sulu (voice) · 22 episodesSeries
1971Josie's CastleKen TanakaFilm
1970Which Way to the Front?YamashitaFilm
1969Hawaii Five-ONathaniel BlakeSeries
1969The Courtship of Eddie's FatherMr. SatoSeries
1969The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the SamuraiNarratorFilm
1968The Green BeretsCaptain NimFilm
1967IronsideSeries
1967The Big MouthDiamond Jeweler (uncredited)Film
1966Star TrekSulu · 79 episodesSeries
1966Mission: ImpossibleRoger LeeSeries
1966Walk Don't RunPolice CaptainFilm
1966An American DreamAttorney Ord LongFilm
1966Felony SquadSeries
1965Red Line 7000KatoFilm
1965Mister RobertsSeries
1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaChengSeries
1963King Kong vs. GodzillaOsamu Sakurai (voice) (uncredited)Film
1963PT 109Helmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)Film
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries
1962The Gallant MenSeries
1960My Three SonsWon TsunSeries
1960Hell to EternityGeorge UneFilm
1960Ice PalaceWangFilm
1960The IslandersYungSeries
1959The Twilight ZoneArthur Takamori / TaroSeries
1959Never So FewSoldier in HospitalFilm
1959Gigantis, the Fire MonsterIkeda / Osaka SDF Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)Film
1959Hawaiian Eye · 4 episodesSeries
1957Perry MasonToma SakaiSeries
1957Rodan! The Flying MonsterDr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi / Izeki / male honeymooner (voice)Film
1951Hallmark Hall of FameDoctorSeries
—Holograms All the Way DownHikaru SuluFilm