George Takei

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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

The Big Bang Theory

George Takei

The Simpsons

Akira Kurosawa (voice)

The Simpsons

Wink - The Game Show Host (voice)

The Simpsons

Waiter (voice)

The Simpsons

Sushi Chef (voice)

The Simpsons

George Takei (voice)

Mulan

First Ancestor (voice)

Malcolm in the Middle

George Takei

Full Filmography

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

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